Council gives green light to vacant-housing tax
Owners of residential properties that are vacant more than 184 days a year will have a one per cent tax tacked onto their annual property
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Three firms to roll out 1,200 e-scooters in Ottawa in expanded pilot project
Bird Canada, Lime and Neuron have won bids to deliver the two-wheeled electric vehicles in the second year of the scooter pilot.
OC Transpo boss Manconi to retire in September
Longtime city employee became a familiar face as he oversaw construction of the $2.1-billion Confederation Line.
New city bylaw to limit short-term rentals to 10 guests
Change is part of new rules aimed at more tightly regulating properties rented out on Airbnb and similar platforms.
Committee green-lights plan to seek public feedback on small biz tax cut
The change would cut property taxes by 10 per cent at about 4,700 commercial properties housing nearly 8,000 small businesses in Ottawa.
Relief in sight? Watson proposes permanent 10% tax discount for small biz
New rules would translate into an annual discount of about $1,000 for a business property assessed at $600,000 that now pays about $15,000 a year
City committee OKs plan for up to 1,500 e-scooters on Ottawa streets
It would be the second year of the pilot project, which saw 600 devices available for rent in 2020.
City council OKs $129M proposal to revitalize ByWard Market
Councillors gave a unanimous thumbs-up to the plan that would see pedestrian plazas set up along major streets and a “destination building” replace the Clarence
City committee rejects developer’s plan to redevelop Kanata golf course
A staff report released last week urged the planning committee to reject ClubLink’s proposal to build more than 1,500 housing units on the site of
City committee rejects developer’s plan to redevelop Kanata golf course
A staff report released last week urged the planning committee to reject ClubLink’s proposal to build more than 1,500 housing units on the site of
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