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I did an analysis of the development applications for 265 Centrum, and I thought it would be good to do a similar exercise for 500 Famille-Côté. Both developments are towers but cater to different populations. 265 Centrum looks like it may for people who are single or couples without kids (I don’t have a breakdown of the unit types so I am basing myself off other similar developments). 500 Famille-Côté is for seniors. 265 Centrum is designed for people without cars, while 500 Famille-Côté is for people who may not be able to drive or may not be able to…
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Some of you may have heard that there is a new development proposed at 265 Centrum. While this development does not fall in the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association catchment area, it is a big development that will have an impact on our community. For those of you who don’t follow development applications and the city’s Planning and Housing Committee, the objection to most developments is not the people who will reside in those developments, but the cars that those people will drive. In this case, the development of 1500 residential units is proposed with only 136 visitor parking…
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On March 7th, the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Environment Committee co-hosted a Climate & Your Cash event at École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde. The purpose of the event was to give practical information about how to do values-based investing, as well as how to better protect our homes from climate related events. The event was the third in a series of 3 Climate & Your Cash events held in Ottawa in the past 5 months. The first was hosted by the Glebe Community Association. Using the funds that they obtained from the City’s Community Environmental Project Grants Program (CEPGP), the Glebe Community…
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I was recently speaking to a woman I know who is expecting a baby and was considering using cloth diapers. She was telling me about all the different diaper options parents have nowadays. Then she told me about an interesting reusable diaper trial program run by the Ottawa South Eco-Action Network (OSEAN). I was intrigued and wanted to know more. Our conversation reminded me of when I was pregnant and all the decisions expecting parents need to make. My son is 33 years old now, but I remember my husband and I choosing to use cloth diapers for him. Back…
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We’ve all experienced bullying in one form or another — and some of us may even recognise moments when we were the ones doing the harm. It’s easy to dismiss bullying as a childhood issue, but it doesn’t magically disappear when we become adults. It shows up everywhere, even in community groups. One form of bullying that often goes unnoticed is quiet bullying. Unlike evident hostility, quiet bullying operates subtly. It could take the form of work being undermined or sabotaged with no one taking responsibility. Gaslighting, backhanded compliments, quietly creating conflict. It can look like someone being consistently left…
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Ahh, the ease of flipping an egg on a non-stick frying pan! Cleaning is also much easier when you don’t have to scrub caked food from the pan. It’s easy to see why this cookware appeals to so many of us. But did you know that much of our non-stick cookware contains chemicals that are harming us? In order to achieve “non-stickiness”, this cookware is coated with a group of forever chemicals called per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances or PFAS. One type of PFAS is a plastic called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), aka Teflon, which is commonly used to coat cookware. When…
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