Vacant retirement home could house families staying in hotels

Ottawa city council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether the 170-unit building on Corkstown Road should become transitional housing for families living in spaces such as hotels and post-secondary residences.

Vacant retirement home could house families staying in hotels
A former retirement home on a city street in summer. It's brown, with green accents.

Ottawa city council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether the 170-unit building on Corkstown Road should become transitional housing for families living in spaces such as hotels and post-secondary residences.