City councillors push for additional 0.5% tax hike to boost infrastructure spending
Arguing the city urgently needs more cash to repair crumbling infrastructure such as roads and recreation facilities, eight Ottawa city councillors have banded together to
Turn some Ottawa 2017 events into annual festivities, Watson urges
Mayor wants to build on momentum generated as part of Canada 150 celebrations.
‘Forgotten’ Orléans business community asks city for east-end startup incubator
As municipal councillors worked to finalize next year’s budget, the head of the Orléans Chamber of Commerce asked the city for more resources to support
City embarks on fresh effort to revitalize Ottawa’s Sparks Street
In its never-ending quest to breathe life into Sparks Street, the city is asking residents, business owners, community associations and government agencies what they want
Opponents of Vanier Salvation Army shelter eye appeal after committee vote
The city’s planning committee approved the Salvation Army’s controversial proposal to build a large institutional shelter in Vanier Friday, after a three-day-long meeting, but it
Ottawa prepping for Lyft application, after successful year with Uber
More rideshare change appears to be on the way, as the city is preparing for Lyft to expand into Ottawa in the near future. On
Hard Rock given green light on 14 new gaming tables
Hard Rock Casinos Ottawa has the green light for a 67 per cent increase in the number of gaming tables at the Rideau Carleton Raceway
Uber drivers clock 49M kilometres in first legal year of Ottawa operations
One year after Ottawa city council gave Uber the green light, city staff say they’ve had relatively few problems and are not planning to require
Heading into election year, city proposes 2% property tax hike
When transit levies and garbage fees are included, the average urban homeowner will pay the city $3,724 next year, an increase of $76 over 2017.
City staff chart ‘smart city’ blueprint for Ottawa
Digital initiatives could soon be hitting Ottawa’s streets with the goal of turning the capital into a “smart city,” according to a report going before
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