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Candidates make their pitch for council seats: Katherine Hobbs, Kitchissippi

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On Thursday, Aug. 28, OBJ issued an open invitation to all candidates in the upcoming municipal election to answer one simple question: Why should the

City maintains Triple-A rating

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Despite the recent downgrade of Ontario’s credit rating, the City of Ottawa has maintained its Triple-A rating, according to the latest report from Moody’s Investor

AG slams city’s Orgaworld contract

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Ottawa’s green bin recycling contract will cost the city more than $7 million in unnecessary costs – a number that could climb even higher, said

Local BOMA to appeal official plan

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Ottawa’s Building Owners and Managers Association is appealing the city’s official plan to the Ontario Municipal Board. By Jacob Serebrin The group said that the

Council briefs: committee rejects Wellington West project

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City council’s planning committee on Tuesday rejected a rezoning request by Mizrahi Developments to increase the allowable height of a Wellington Street West property from

Opinion: Wanted: more business advocacy at Ottawa City Hall

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As this term of city council draws to a close, those involved with economic development are assessing its progress and thinking about how the municipal

Opinion: Council gambles away economic progress over casino file

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City councillors may have put the decision about the location of a potential casino in Ottawa behind them, but that doesn’t mean the resulting damage

Opinion: O’Brien: the difference between business and politics

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The leap from business to politics is difficult to make – I speak from experience. By Larry O’Brien Climbing the steep learning curve of my

Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

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Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the near-complete failure of city politicians to deal with

Opinion: Mayor Watson: Who stands to benefit

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Jim Watson put economic development front and centre when he officially kicked off his election campaign in late April with a lunchtime speech to the