After extensive renovations, the NCC River House is now open, providing a new spot to swim in the Ottawa River. Additional details in CTVNews blog post.

Back in the day when the LRT was but a plan I remember it being said that construction would happen along the LRT line. Well as presented in a blog post by the CBC that seems to be more now in the works. More than a dozen multi tower projects are being proposed.

The article goes on to state that though there is often objections to the proposal of towers they can have a positive impact to the community. I have heard of this from residents of Vanier near 70 or 90 Landry – stating that the area did not seem safe to walk in at night in the past but with a changed demographic from the additional residents in the towers the area was improved.

The following proposals are detailed:

• 265 Centrum
• Kanata North
• Lansdowne 2.0
• 2000 City Park
• 829 Carling Avenue
• 400 Coventry
• Former Greyhound station
• 1047 Richmond Road
• 665 Albert Street
• 2026 Scott
• 2 Robinson
• Standard Bread Building
• 2946 Baseline Road
• 70-80 Woodridge
• 1640-1660 Carling Avenue

Carlingwood Shopping Centre is for sale. It’s sale could trigger a wave of mixed-use-development.