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Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning change
Ottawa Business Journal
July 12, 2023
Written by: Mia Jensen
Article excerpt:
It’s an amendment deemed “wonderful” by Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA).
“(It) addresses the 15-minute neighbourhood strategy in Ottawa’s official plan,” she said. “We hope to see more small to mid-size independent food retailers in our city, as well as larger ones to bring food – a necessity – to various parts of Ottawa where it’s missing.”