Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's comments came after Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the ByWard Market 'a disaster.

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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe defended efforts to improve conditions in the ByWard Market after Ontario Premier Doug Ford labelled the area “a disaster” following a recent visit to the capital. Article content

“There are some really positive things happening in the ByWard Market and we still have a lot of work to do,” Sutcliffe said during a press conference in the mayor’s chambers on Aug. 21. Article content Article content

Sutcliffe pointed to new restaurants, businesses and a planned concert hall for the area, along with an increase in visitor traffic among the “enormous improvements” for the heritage district.

Ford was among the visitors who was l

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