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In its revised application filed with the city, Devmont says it is scaling back the height of the main tower in its proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Rd., across the street from Stittsville Corners Shopping Plaza, and is readjusting the size of other parts of the development to maintain the same number of units.
The federal government’s pledge to invest $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to divest its office holdings more quickly is the final “nail in the coffin” for any hope the region’s largest employer will reclaim most of its pre-pandemic real estate footprint in downtown Ottawa, a prominent local commercial broker says.
The Ottawa Airport continues to pursue direct flights to other European destinations after seeing steady growth in traffic between Ottawa and Paris since that route was introduced last year.