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By Alain Miguelez, Vice-President, Capital Planning and Chief Planner, National Capital Commission For more than 70 years, the National Capital Greenbelt has been a defining part of life in the National Capital Region. Reflecting the planning paradigms of the 1950s, it was created to contain the outward expansion of the urban area, protect natural landscapes,…
By Valerie Proctor If your sandwich board or A-frame sign is sticking out on the sidewalk, I am the person who pushes it in close to your establishment! I even called the city about one big, heavy board the owner regularly leaves in the middle of the sidewalk! There are many obstacles on our sidewalks…
By Josiah Frith I grew up understanding that the best things in life take time. My father, a municipal politician on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast in the 1980s, worked to preserve old-growth forests. He taught me that these forests were not just collections of trees, but thriving, self-sustaining ecosystems. Their strength came from their history,…
By Josiah Frith The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is proposing significant changes to school boundaries, including expanding French immersion programs to all schools. On the surface, this appears to be a positive step toward educational accessibility. However, the decision to implement these changes without a grandfathering period – forcing some students to switch schools…
By W. Thomas Leroux Cats are a source of great amusement to me – the internet is absolutely overflowing with terabytes of cute cat videos. Did you see the one where the kitten and the dolphin… actually, that’s outside of the scope of this piece. I admit, I never really thought about the effect…
By the Board of Directors of the LCRC The Echo has received a request to print this letter to the community from the Lowertown Community Resource Centre (LCRC). Any questions regarding this should be sent directly to the LCRC. More than a year ago, the Board of Directors of the Lowertown Community Resource Centre (LCRC)…
Par le conseil d’administration du CRCBV L’Echo a reçu une demande d’impression de cette lettre à la communauté de la part du Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville (CRCBV). Toute question à ce sujet doit être envoyée directement au CRCBV. Il y a un plus d’un an, le C.A. du Centre de ressources communautaires…