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Inside Council approves NEWS money for move of Sussex homes Community association still lobbying to keep heritage buildings in place The NCC announces it will scrap the interprovincial bridge study. – Page 3
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Glebe band bringing Motown sound to Bluesfest. – Page 13
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News - More than $1 million needed to move two Sussex Drive heritage homes was approved by city councillors, despite some objections. City council signed off on $1.2-million to pay to move the Lowertown home and a rowhouse along a curved section of Sussex Drive between Cathcart and Bolton streets back away from the road to ensure they won’t have to be demolished when it is widened over the next two years. During a planning committee meeting on June 25, Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley wondered why it was necessary to pay to move both
houses back into the lot. “The houses themselves don’t have any special status,” he said. “So do we really need to move and pay for them?” The city’s heritage planner Sally Coutts said while the homes are not individually designated as having heritage value, they are part of Lowertown’s heritage conservation district. The two buildings have been deemed to have equal value and must be moved in tandem if they are to retain the “street fabric,” she said. Nancy Miller-Chenier, head of the Lowertown Community Association’s heritage committee, said moving the homes diminishes their heritage value. See RESIDENTS, page 29
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Sweet treats Jessie Duffy, left, Sarah Watson and Mike Bulthuis of the Vanier Community Association offer sweet and savoury treats for passersby as part of the Path of Flavours during the St. Jean Baptiste celebration on June 22 in Richelieu Park.
Vanier Farmers Market cancelled just ahead of 2013 launch Shrinking revenues, low merchant, resident participation to blame, BIA says Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com
The Ottawa Lumière Festival announces its 2013 lineup. – Page 22
News - The Vanier Farmers Market has been canceled for the 2013 season. The decision was made June 26 by the Quartier Vanier Merchants Association’s board, citing loss of money, limited interest from residents and low farmer participation as the reasons. The executive director of the merchants association
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said she wishes the business improvement area didn’t have to go through this. “This is a sad day for Quartier Vanier,” she said. The market opened in the summer of 2008, offering residents in the area a place on Montreal Road to purchase fresh produce. Just last week, Valiquet discussed the 2013 famers market with Ottawa East News, when plans were still in place for the market to start up July
13. In a letter addressed to market supporters, Valiquet expressed her disappointment and sadness about the news. “Our family purchased our vegetables from the Vanier Farmers Market almost every Saturday over the last five years,” Valiquet wrote. “We travelled from the west end of the city to come here on weekends, because we so enjoyed seeing all of you and the general ambiance that a
market creates in a community. I have very fond memories of our market days.” The executive director went on to say the decision was made because of the thousands of dollars in BIA subsidies each year that ensured the market continued. Bands, buskers, Franko the Clown, face painters, barbecues and a petting zoo are just a few of the events the market offered each Saturday in the summer and early fall. An annual tourtiere competition even drew more than 1,200 people the first year the asso-
ciation held the event. “We had lots of fun and the community loved it. Our elected officials attended events and supported the market,” Valiquet wrote. It has only been in the last two years that the market’s numbers went down and sales began to suffer. Getting the market going this year had been difficult, starting with the market’s location; the Scotiabank parking lot was no longer going to be made available. See BOARD, page 12
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