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February 13, 2012
Putting Ottawa on the scale to weigh the risk and rewards of an increased population.
February 09, 2012
Local and not-so-local firms are hoping for chance to subcontract with three short-listed LRT consortia.
Concerns remain after ‘impressive’ Lansdowne unveiling
February 07, 2012
Glebe resident Diane McIntyre was impressed by the city’s visual presentation of the new Lansdowne Park designs, but it doesn’t show the whole picture, she said.
February 07, 2012
Members of the city's Lansdowne Design Review Panel delivered an inside look at the latest plans for redeveloping Lansdowne Park for councilors at a meeting Tuesday morning.
The Smart Car and the Hummer
February 06, 2012
It may seem like water torture for some taxpayers as they contemplate a proposed 74 per cent increase in water and sewer rates over 10 years to pay for the city’s long-neglected infrastructure.
City panel to move fixtures outside pub
February 01, 2012
Trees, lights and street furniture blocking the sidewalk in front of Pub Italia will be moved after the were built in the wrong place, a city committee decided Wednesday.
Former mayor regrets racial tweet
January 30, 2012
Former Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien told reporters that he regrets using a derogatory term for Hispanic people in a Twitter post.
City to consider all-day outdoor smoking ban
January 30, 2012
The city’s Board of Health will consider a 24-hour ban on smoking outdoors on city properties and bar and restaurant patios at a special meeting next Monday.
OC Transpo back on board with open GPS
January 25, 2012
OC Transpo will release bus-location data to the public after all, says one transit commissioner.
Group cries foul over Lansdowne tender
January 23, 2012
The Court of Appeal hasn’t reached a decision on Lansdowne Park yet, but both the developers and their opponents appear busy as they wait for a judgment.
Proposed art plan pulls people to feet
January 20, 2012
Members of Ottawa’s art scene gave a city committee a standing ovation today for approving an ambitious six-year plan for arts investment.
City to help pay rent for the needy
January 20, 2012
A city committee approved a $600,000 plan to help 200 people pay their rent Thursday.
OC Transpo recommends reneging on open data promise
January 18, 2012
Ottawa’s Transit Commission will consider reneging on a promise to make real-time bus location data available to the public and app developers, councillors and staffers said Wednesday.
Give transit riders real answers, councillors demand
January 16, 2012
City councillors send so many rider complaints to OC Transpo that it takes the equivalent of one full-time staff member to answer them all, city documents reveal.
All-star election fever hits city hall
January 02, 2012
Ottawans may successfully vote a handful of Sens into the Jan. 29 NHL all-star game but they won’t see any at today’s election rally at city hall.
Billboard survey lacks depth: Councillor
December 19, 2011
Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches is calling a public survey on the city’s digital billboard pilot project “shallow”
Update: City committee backs Plasco deal
December 12, 2011
The city’s environment committee approved a 20-year waste-to-electricity-conversion contract with Plasco.
Tierney drives OC Transpo GPS plan
December 09, 2011
City council’s resident tech guru is fed up with confusion and delays surrounding the release of live GPS bus location data and is looking to take action on the file.
Residents cry foul over ‘secret’ meeting
December 08, 2011
Residents who oppose development in the South March Highlands say they’re concerned about developers’ influence on city staff after a law student uncovered records of a “secret” meeting at city hall.
Missed fundraiser spurs funding plea
December 06, 2011
A city committee agreed to advance the Ottawa Arts Court Foundation $40,000 after the organization found itself in a financial jam after a missed fundraiser.
Congo protest turns violent
December 06, 2011
Riot police were called in to guard the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday as dozens of protesters swarmed the building complaining of election rigging and violence in that country.
Paving paradise to put up a parking lot
December 01, 2011
A city councillor and NDP leadership candidate are teaming up to save a small green space in central Ottawa, saying the Museum of Nature is turning its lawn into a parking lot because the federal government doesn’t adequately fund museums.
Hackathon to build a better city
December 01, 2011
Developers from the around the world are again getting together in their own municipalities on Saturday to discuss the future of their cities in the context of open data, and Ottawa is no exception.
City, Plasco reach deal
December 01, 2011
The City of Ottawa and local waste-disposal company Plasco have agreed on the terms of a long-term agreement, which they will present at City Hall on Friday.
Ottawa's budget passes without dissent
November 30, 2011
City council approved the 2012 capital and operating budgets yesterday.
Pass on the salt, city urges
November 30, 2011
Salt isn’t just bad for your health, it’s bad for the environment, city infrastructure and your pocketbook, according to a non-profit group that aims to reduce the amount of salt used on winter roads.
Teens share ideas on how to improve OC Transpo
November 30, 2011
High school students from across Ottawa were invited to City Hall yesterday to share their thoughts and recommendations on transportation in the city.
Ottawa budget vote may see debate over extra transit cash
November 29, 2011
City Council votes today on the 2012 budget, and are not likely to spend any more than the $3.35 billion outlined in the draft budget last month.
Inquiry to revisit bus-camera policy
November 24, 2011
There’s been shouting, spitting, cellphone calling, punching and even, in 2006, a fatal stabbing on OC Transpo buses.
Healthy on a budget
November 24, 2011
Cook off participant Lynsey Belair said healthy eating is the rule at her house.
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