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The ByWard Market is slowly bouncing back and is now getting new funding from the province as part of its "New Deal" for Ottawa. Plus, a man war arrested at a heated Sprung structure meeting in Nepean
We all know what its like to be stuck waiting for an OC Transpo bus to come. One Riverside South commuter was so fed up, he created a documentary about his experience
It wont be long before the Trillium line opens to commuters. Plus, our food editor shared four stories you might have missed
And it stems from the decline of local media
The Ottawa Mission is short a few hundred thousand dollars due to the Canada Post strike.
The mayor remains adament the issue is not political and does not believe the city should have handled it differently
The Lookout sat down with the company behind Sprung structures that will be used to house aslyum seekers
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says transit funding from upper levels of government could be coming. He also says Stage 3 LRT should still be built. Council thinks otherwise.
Transit continues to be a big topic in Ottawa, but seniors wont need to face such a sharp increase for their monthly transit pass.
No issues has been more contentious this year than where to house Sprung structures for asylum seekers. The Lookout investigates how we go here and what’s causing so much division
A new year-round skating rink is coming to the ByWard Market as part of its three month-long winter festivities. Will it help bring more people to the neighbourhood?
The City of Ottawa said they are going back to the drawing board to eliminate a 120 per cent increase seniors were set to pay for monthly bus passes. Plus, local businesses are feeling the effects of the Canada Post strike.
