Unless you've been living under a rock for the past years you've likely seen how Ottawa has transformed itself. Ottawa has seen large infrastructure and real estate projects get announced and some are already underway. We've seen some areas reinvent itself such as The Glebe and more precisely Lansdowne Park which now hosts 3 of our local professional sports teams and many restaurants, shops as well as farmers markets.

We've seen the Zibi by Windmill Developments on Albert Island and the Trinity...

Many business owners are opposing the Salvation Army's plan to build a $50 million dollar shelter at 333 Montreal Road which will house 350 beds with 140 of those being for emergency stays.

Concerns from business owners are centered around the move to the Montreal Road location hindering business and development opportunities along Montreal Road and neighbouring streets. The other concern is that Vanier is already home to numerous shelters and adding another shelter of this size would simply...