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Ottawa Mission tasked with handling asylum seekers amid Holiday financial strain

The Ottawa Mission is short a few hundred thousand dollars due to the Canada Post strike.

Downtown

Mayor Sutcliffe says the city has no regrets on handling of Sprung structure debate

The mayor remains adament the issue is not political and does not believe the city should have handled it differently

Mark Sutcliffe

What are Sprung structures and why does Ottawa want to use them

The Lookout sat down with the company behind Sprung structures that will be used to house aslyum seekers

Upper level transit funding announcements could come in weeks, Sutcliffe tells Lookout

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.

City Hall

Seniors transit passes set to go up 60 per cent instead of 120.

Transit continues to be a big topic in Ottawa, but seniors wont need to face such a sharp increase for their monthly transit pass.

Transit

The Sprung structure debate: What really went on and what's next?

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

Will a new synthetic skating rink be a driving force for ByWard Market revitalization efforts?

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?

Exclusive

City walks back on seniors transit fare increase

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.

Transit

Should Ottawa ban protests outside of schools?

The City of Ottawa is considering a bubble bylaw which could ban demonstrations outside of certain settings such as schools. Is it needed or does it infringe on human rights?