Menard lane closure moving ahead despite business concerns

 Councillor Shawn Menard says that after consulting with businesses along Bank Street he will continue his push towards closing a lane in the Glebe to allow pedestrians to physically distance while accessing essential services. Menard’s proposal is to close the southbound curb lane from Glebe Avenue to Third Avenue to

Shawn Menard is tone deaf to Bank Street businesses’ concerns

 Bank street businesses are concerned about the possibility of lane closures along the city’s main thoroughfare meant to allow pedestrians and cyclists to physically distance. Ottawa City Councillor for Capital Ward, Shawn Menard, has been working at getting more space for cyclists and pedestrians along Bank Street since January. Since the

Ottawa Reclaims a Guinness World Record

 All photos courtesy of Sofie Sharom What’s more Canadian than building a snowman? Answer: building 2069 of them in less than an hour! This past Sunday over 1500 eager Ottawa area residents came out to help the city proudly reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most snowman made in