
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.

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.

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 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

Planning committee OKs two-phased Kanata North apartment development
Proposal calls for two buildings with a total of 139 apartment units and 10,000 square feet of commercial space in Kanata’s Beaverbrook neighbourhood.

City aiming for 3% tax hike in 2021
The average commercial property owner will shell out an additional $231 under a draft budget framework approved by a city committee on Tuesday.

City committee OKs fee cuts aimed at boosting small businesses
Proposed changes would make it easier and less expensive to have properties rezoned for certain types of businesses.

Quebec company aiming high with proposal for trio of mixed-use towers in Orléans
A vegetation-covered parcel of vacant land near the future Trim Road LRT station could become the site of mixed-use highrises soaring more than 30 storeys

Feds pledge $168M for Gladstone Avenue affordable housing projects
Funds will go toward the construction of 698 residential units in four separate buildings at 811, 818 and 933 Gladstone Ave.

Mayor said City Hall staff are working with local business groups to help restaurants, bars, retail shops and other enterprises that have seen revenues plummet
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