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‘It keeps people up at night’: Echo Drive development threatens homes, trees and canal-side character

A proposal has ignited opposition among tenants and nearby homeowners who say the project would displace long-term renters, remove mature trees, strain aging infrastructure and introduce a building whose height and massing are explicitly restricted by current planning rules.

City Hall Insider: Flood recovery at city hall

city council has approved new steps to support Ottawa residents in the ongoing repair and recovery, even as reports continue to roll in and illustrate just how widespread the damage is.

How the City of Ottawa is helping flood victims rebuild one month later

MacLeod for mayor? How a new possible contender could change Ottawa’s mayoral race

Many commenters on social media have suggested MacLeod herself should consider running for mayor. As it turns out, she has been thinking about it, too.

Canada Day flooding could help save Kanata golf course lands from development

The record-breaking rainfall Ottawa received on July 1 could help prove why development can't occur on a former Kanata golf course

Canada Day flood raises questions about Ottawa’s weather preparedness

Two weeks after torrential rain overwhelmed Ottawa neighbourhoods on Canada Day, the floodwaters may be gone, but the disaster is still impossible to miss.

City Hall Insider: deterring renovictions

Every year, it’s estimated that more than 500 Ottawa residents have been evicted from their homes in bad faith, told by landlords that their homes required repairs or renovations, and were barred from returning.

Renoviction bylaw one step closer after committee approval

Every year, it’s estimated that more than 500 Ottawa residents have been evicted from their homes in bad faith, told by landlords that their homes required repairs or renovations, and were barred from returning.

Audit paints troubling picture of OC Transpo’s planning failures

Once regarded as one of North America’s premier transit systems, OC Transpo has become an example of how quickly public confidence can erode.

Accessibility at TD Place is sub-standard. Will Lansdowne 2.0 change that?

Pam Fitch didn’t expect to become an accessibility advocate. But after she and her husband visited TD Place earlier this month, she is sounding alarms.

City Hall Insider: Surplus property housing

With more than 10,000 Ottawa households waiting for social housing and nearly 3,000 individuals estimated to be experiencing homelessness, the city is dipping into its own coffers to supply city-owned properties as sites for future affordable housing.

Five ‘surplus’ city-owned properties are now being considered for affordable housing

With more than 10,000 Ottawa households waiting for social housing and nearly 3,000 individuals estimated to be experiencing homelessness, the city is dipping into its own coffers to supply city-owned properties as sites for future affordable housing.

Ottawa may have to sell aging facilities as $3.8 B infrastructure gap grows

A new 10-year Long Range Financial Plan for tax-supported capital assets says Ottawa faces a major funding gap for roads, parks, buildings, recreation facilities and other public assets.

Is Ottawa getting its fair share of funding from the province? Opposition MPPs say no

Liberal MPPs held an "Ottawa Day" at Queen's Park to advocate for more financial support

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe officially registers as candidate, but faces controversy over newspaper ads

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has filed his papers to run for Mayor a second time, but is now facing controversy over an ad published in a local newspaper

Here’s who’s running for city council so far in Nepean wards

Some old and new names make the list

A new 10-point plan promises to improve OC Transpo. Will it be enough?

Leary, who previously headed the Toronto Transit Commission, has unveiled a 10-point “customer-first action plan” aimed at restoring confidence in Ottawa’s struggling transit system and improving reliability across buses, trains and Para Transpo.

Council takes steps to support rural homeowners in home upgrades and retrofits

In one of the latest efforts to increase advocacy and equal investment opportunity in rural Ottawa, city council is working to assess whether the Better Homes Ottawa program can be adjusted to support rural infrastructure and rural housing needs.

Over 16,000 housing units proposed on abandoned Confederation Heights office site

As the city plans to grow by half between now and 2051, it’s looking to build a new mixed-use community in Confederation Heights

City releases plan to promote economic development in Metcalfe

As Ottawa continues to grow and expand, community advocates want to make sure that growth doesn’t pass Metcalfe by.

Here's who’s running so far to be your next city councillor and mayor

City Hall Insider: bubble bylaw

A new bylaw establishing “safe access zones” will take effect in August, prohibiting protests within 50 metres of certain buildings, after the controversial bylaw was approved 20 to four by council on Wednesday.

City council passes ‘bubble bylaw’ with 20-4 vote

A new bylaw establishing “safe access zones” will take effect in August, prohibiting protests within 50 metres of certain buildings, after the controversial bylaw was approved 20 to four by council on Wednesday.

Could high-speed rail ever reach downtown? Councillors say no

Downtown Ottawa is being considered for a new high-speed rail station, but councillors say it would be better suited on Tremblay Road

Is a 'ring road' in southern Ottawa fantasy or reality?

A possible transportation solution that began as a pipe dream and evolved to a proposal at city hall has once emerged as rural Ottawa residents retain hope for a ring road south of the urban core.