Share this Story : Deachman: The battle over Ottawa's Plouffe Park may finally be nearing an end Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists Deachman: The battle over Ottawa's Plouffe Park may finally be nearing an end Far from perfect, the new design for the 1010 Somerset development offers a feasible home for a French-language school and saves vital green space. Get the latest from Bruce Deachman straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Bruce Deachman Published May 31, 2024 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Last fall, Plouffe Park supporters and those who wanted a new French-language school building were at odds. Maybe the city has now found something everyone can live with. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA Article content A parent of a student at Louise-Arbour elementary school said he didn’t have time to speak with me this week, so I didn’t ask him his name.
But before hurrying off with his daughter, he described the past 12 months as “a waste of a year.” I can understand his exasperation. Parents at the overcrowded and decaying French-language public school on Beech Street have spent years asking for a much-needed new school, and when it seemed last year that they might finally get one — on Plouffe Park, as part of the city’s 1010 Somerset development — residents .
