City of Ottawa

City gives community groups more say in development proposals

A trial program being rolled out by city hall will give community associations in one downtown ward more say in residential and commercial construction projects proposed by

Local BOMA to appeal official plan

City Hall

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

Opinion: Wanted: more business advocacy at Ottawa City Hall

City Hall

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

Construction intentions rise in March

Construction

A higher number of permits helped boost the year-over-year increase in the value of newly approved construction projects last month, according to City of Ottawa

Value of building permits up $400M in 2013: city report

Construction

The City of Ottawa received $400 million more worth of applications for building permits than the year before, according to a new report from the

Construction permit values fall 40% in December

Construction

The value of construction permits the City of Ottawa handed out decreased year-over-year last month despite the approval of several high-value row housing projects, municipal

City plans $9.5M Glebe parking garage project

Construction

The City of Ottawa is in the planning stages for a project that will see nearly $10 million spent constructing a four-storey parking garage in

Construction permit values receive slight bump in November

Construction

The value of construction permits the City of Ottawa handed out in November were up slightly from the year before, according to municipal records. Contractors

Construction permit values up 50% in October

Construction

Major multimillion-dollar construction projects at shopping centres downtown and in Kanata helped push up the value of permits the City of Ottawa handed out in

Opinion: All quiet on the 2017 front as Leeder laments slow pace of 150th plans

Sports and Entertainment

In less than four years, it will be time to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial – or, to put it in plainer language, the nation’s 150th birthday.