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Our urban trees: beneficial in so many ways!
By Isabelle Leclerc-Morin Besides being incredibly important to animals and the ecosystem, trees provide a number of services to humans in ways we often take for granted. The joint City of Ottawa / National Capital Commission (2020) climate projections estimate that very hot days in the summer (> 30°C) four times more common by 2050….
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Self-guided Lowertown public art walk
By Scott Lemoine A towering, leggy spider, named Maman, surveils the western border of Lowertown from the forecourt of the National Gallery. She is both portal and defender — beyond her, in climate-controlled solitude, many beautiful things hang on pristine walls. But if Maman took a stroll through our neighbourhood, she would find art woven into the fabric…
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A survey of forthcoming Ottawa Police Services strategies for the ByWard Market and Lowertown
By Sandra Milton Over the past year, the Ottawa Police Services (OPS) have engaged extensively with our downtown communities. This has involved building stronger relationships with city partners, social service agencies, businesses, and local community associations. The growing problems of crime and social disorder are profoundly affecting community safety and well-being in the downtown…
City approves Irish Famine monument for Macdonald Gardens Park
By Allen Brown On May 14, the City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Committee approved a motion to erect a monument to commemorate the Irish Famine of 1847-52 at a former cemetery where Irish Famine victims were buried, in what is now Macdonald Gardens Park. The monument is one of several being erected in Canada this…