ByWard Market gets $19M boost from province

Article contentThe ByWard Market is getting a nearly $20-million infusion as part of the province’s “new deal for Ottawa” announced last spring.Article contentFinance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the funding Dec. 4 while meeting with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe at the regular Mayor’s Breakfast series. The funding includes $11.8 million over three years to make William Street into a permanent pedestrian walkway and ByWard Market Square into a car-free zone in the summer months. The work is expected to be finished in 2026.Article contentAnother $3.85 million is going to be spent improving…

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