Try refreshing your browser, or Today s letters: On the O-Train, vaccines and patios Back to video
It would be sad to send Ottawa’s retired Bombardier Talent rail vehicles off to the scrap heap. I hope that someone with heritage connections sees the discarding of these old trains as a golden opportunity. The city might consider asking a high-profile museum, preferably the Canada Science and Technology Museum, to acquire at least one of the vehicles for a hands-on multimedia display.
What child does not enjoy the thrill of clambering on board a train, even one that no longer runs? Witness the popularity of the vintage locomotives already in the museum, and the big draw of trains in museums around the world.
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Ottawa Council has recently voted to spend $129 million to renew public infrastructure in the ByWard Market. This money will be wasted if it is not accompanied by plans and regulations aimed at producing a diversified residential, commercial and institutional community.
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The need to fix Lowertown is not just a matter of concern to the businesses and residents in that community. It is needed to support the whole city.
Lowertown is regularly the second-most important tourist destination in the city. While Parliament’s Centre and East Blocks are closed for reconstruction, Lowertown will be the top tourist destination. To play that role, Lowertown has to be a healthy community.
A recommendation to close restaurant patios on city-owned property at 2 a.m. won t receive unanimous support from city council, despite the municipal government s attempt to help Ottawa small businesses survive the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an effort to help the beleaguered hospitality sector recover from the pandemic, the city is proposing to let restaurants and bars take up more street space to make their patios larger and to stay open longer during this year's outdoor dining season.