Proposed changes to Larga Baffin’s new Ottawa facility in an application to the city reduce the total number of rooms from the originally planned 220 to 176, but the facility will still be able to accommodate 350 clients as intended, a spokesperson for the medical boarding facility said Monday. (Image courtesy of DTAH Architects)
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Fewer rooms will still be able to accommodate 350 guests, says spokesperson
Updated April 24 at 10:55 a.m. Larga Baffin’s proposed new building in Ottawa will contain fewer rooms than originally planned but will still have space for 350 clients, a spokesperson said Monday.
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