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Originally Posted by Beedok
Why was this thing limited to being so short when it's like 3 blocks from the future tallest building in the city?
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I think because it's on a dead-end street off to the side.
On a side note, it's a shame the elderly home was rejected. It's important that we also build housing for elderly people as well.
Furthermore, if people cared about the "Italian character and Italians in the area", which I can assure you are quite small as most of us left for other parts as soon as we had money (mine left for West Wellington in the early 60s when the they started tearing down houses for the Queensway), the elderly who remained are no longer going to be able to be a part of their community in which they've lived and socialized for decades unless some form of care homes are constructed here. The only Italian nursing home in Ottawa,
Villa Marconi, is all the way on Baseline, by Merivale. That is no where near Little Italy, nor is it in a walkable, accessible neighbourhood.