
Capital Coun. Menard calls for breakup of planning committee over urban-rural divide
An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately

Capital Coun. Menard calls for breakup of planning committee over urban-rural divide
An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately

Councillors’ effort to block Château Laurier addition fails – but will be reconsidered Thursday
Though a call to revoke council approval for the Château Laurier’s controversial addition was initially defeated, a move to reconsider the motion on Thursday will

With trains delivered, RTG looks to clear final testing hurdle before LRT handover
Ottawa’s transit boss delivered a positive update on the long-awaited light rail transit line Wednesday morning, indicating Rideau Transit Group is on track to deliver

ByWard Market business owners keen on Mayor Watson’s CCTV proposal
The ByWard Market BIA’s safety and security committee endorsed the pilot project at its latest meeting on Tuesday afternoon

$21M Flora Footbridge to open ahead of schedule this weekend
The City of Ottawa announced Wednesday the Flora Footbridge over the Rideau Canal on will officially open this weekend, a few months ahead of schedule

Prospectus: Ottawa’s golden age of city-building
In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran shares his observations from Ottawa’s city-building summit

Confederation Line LRT service to start in September: Watson
Rideau Transit Group has not provided a new date to hand over the system, though the city has been told to expect work to finish

A million reasons to celebrate
The population of the nation’s capital has hit one million people, a feat the city said puts it ‘in a different league of big North

Watson calls for ‘grander’ vision for LeBreton Flats
Mayor says he doesn’t expect Sens owner Eugene Melnyk to be part of renewed development process

Confederation Line will not be ready for handover by end of June
Ottawa’s light-rail transit line will not be ready by June 30 as promised due to issues with the trains, OC Transpo head John Manconi told
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