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Feds give Hydro Ottawa $5M to pilot smart grid tech in local communities

Hydro Ottawa’s vision for the future of the capital’s energy grid will get a power boost from the federal government as it pilots the project in local communities

A million reasons to celebrate

The population of the nation’s capital has hit one million people, a feat the city said puts it 'in a different league of big North American cities'

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Here's a roundup of local firms winning work with the federal government from June 3-7

Ottawa Business Growth Survey: Consistent confidence in the capital’s economy

Members of Ottawa’s business community are maintaining an optimistic outlook with intentions to grow employee headcounts and, in many cases, expand their physical office space

Council approves two 27-storey towers, nine-storey podium above Lyon Station

A pair of 27-storey apartment towers and a nine-storey commercial-use podium set to rise above the Lyon light-rail transit station will include 300 units of affordable housing, city council heard Wednesday

Developer proposes nine-storey Sandy Hill apartment without residential parking

A Toronto-based developer is proposing to build a nine-storey apartment building at the corner of Besserer Street and King Edward Avenue in Sandy Hill

Feds to spend $3.65M on 42-unit affordable housing project in Ottawa

The Shepherds of Good Hope will receive more than $3.65 million from the federal government for a new project to provide housing for Ottawa’s homeless population

Gatineau housing starts hit 50-year high in May

Fuelled by a wave of apartment construction, housing starts in Gatineau hit a 50-year high in May...

City of Ottawa ramping up traffic controls to ease congestion in downtown core

Beginning Monday morning, Ottawa Police Services, city by-law officers and transportation officials will take to the streets to implement additional traffic control measures

Shrinking labour force cuts Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate to 5.4% in May

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a percentage point in May as the total number of residents with jobs held steady while the overall size of labour force shrank slightly

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