YMCA

Margaret Jones Dept: While other locations are getting upgrades, the YMCA said the building at 200 Lockhart Avenue was too small and too old to justify a major renovation. The Carlingwood YMCA first opened its doors in 1967, according to CBC. "It's a shame really...they couldn't keep it going," said Margaret Jones, who has been working out at the Y here since she retired in 1998 and residents in Ottawa's west end said good-bye to the Carlingwood YMCA, which closed its doors Wednesday after 45 years in the community. Two years ago, they sold it to Claridge Homes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.