Since the city released plans for a sprawling Little Italy development, local community groups have mobilized to protect Plouffe Park. But some parents are worried public opposition could delay construction on a badly-needed school slated to be built where the park currently stands.
, the school is plunked directly in the footprint of the century-old Plouffe Park.Since the plan was released in May, local community groups have mobilized to protect what they view asBut some parents are concerned sending the city back to the drawing board may delay construction — and any delay would be unfair to the kids.
André Poulin-Denis, the outgoing co-chair of the school's parent council, said teachers who give individualized lessons are relegated to an office in a storage closet. Lee said access to a French-language education in his neighbourhood is "essential," but the condition of the school is turning some parents away.
A bike is locked to a tree outside Plouffe Park in Ottawa's Little Italy. The park is a much-needed sliver of greenspace in a neighbourhood otherwise bereft of it, residents say.
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