City of Ottawa

PWHL, world juniors mean hockey tourism will score big in Ottawa this year, officials say

Insider Only Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Tourism

How the Ottawa Airport Authority and the city work together by navigating complexity

When it comes to the intricate relationship between the Ottawa Airport Authority and the City of Ottawa, a sophisticated interplay emerges.

‘We can’t do it alone’: Downtown core, transit top mayor’s list of priorities for 2024

Insider Only City Hall, Ottawa

Developer Joey Theberge has filed a proposal to build three highrises at the site of site of the Fisher Heights Plaza strip mall, just south of the Central Experimental Farm. Baseline

Theberge Homes ‘satisfied’ by committee decision on Baseline highrises, owner says

Real Estate, Residential

The proposal filed by Joey Theberge, owner of Theberge Homes, involves plans for two 24-storey highrises and a 32-storey tower at 780 Baseline Rd.

Board of Trade calls on feds to help fund Ottawa’s downtown revitalization efforts

Ottawa

The Ottawa Board of Trade says a guaranteed revenue stream from the feds would help offset shortfalls in transit revenues since the pandemic and provide

Ottawa is ‘off to the races,’ hotel association boss says, and higher hotel room tax won’t hurt

Ottawa, Tourism

While hotel guests spending a night in Ottawa will face a tax increase next year, at least one local industry expert says Ottawa’s “unique” situation

Investments in public transit, housing headline Ottawa’s draft budget for 2024

Ottawa, City Hall

The City of Ottawa released its 2024 draft budget Wednesday, a proposed $4.6-billion operational portfolio that keeps property tax increases capped at 2.5 per cent

New nightlife commissioner will need to ‘dream big,’ one industry expert says

Ottawa

As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa

More incentives needed to spur office-to-residential conversions, real estate execs say

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate

‘We need to finish what we started’: OSEG and city press ahead with $419M Lansdowne project

Ottawa

The updated Lansdowne 2.0 proposal cuts back on density, but not cost, with an increased price tag of $419.5 million, compared to the original estimate