Public Works blocks entrance to National Press Building

I have a new story on the main page of OpenFile Ottawa today, which looks at the upcoming closure of a sidewalk on Wellington Street here in Ottawa, and how that closure affects the National Press Building, and by extension the National Press Theatre. It's something that not only affects journalists here in town, but any group or politician who would make use of the Theatre, and the fact that the main entrance is going to be blocked for two-and-a-half years is clearly an issue. It's also part of the pattern that seems to keep the most important street in Ottawa as far as tourism and public democracy continues to be a permanent construction zone, and it should be something that we are concerned about.