How can we improve the ByWard Market building? Electrical outlets would be a good start (Citizen)
May 2, 2025 - The Ottawa Citizen
Should Byward be a farmer’s market? A hobby network? A place for tourists? Locals?
Zachary Dayler of the ByWard Market District Authority (BMDA) said there are many competing opinions on the building’s function.
He said the BMDA is focused on adding value for tenants and attracting residents to the area. “How can we promote the value of being in a public space?”
There’s an “incredible opportunity” for the city to upgrade the building’s infrastructure, Dyler added point to its power system and roof, but the challenge in defining the ByWard Market building’s public space in the context of other Ottawa marquee destinations, like Lansdowne Park and LaBreton Flats.
