Development
Development
Housing
+5
Aug 4, 2026
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8 min read
‘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.
Housing
+3
Jun 14, 2026
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3 min read
Nine-storey building could bring up to 90 mixed-income homes to Bank Street
A city-owned parking lot at one of the busiest gateways into the Glebe could soon be transformed into affordable housing, bringing up to 90 new homes to one of Ottawa’s least affordable neighbourhoods.
Orleans
+1
May 10, 2026
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6 min read
Community centre project pushes back against retail plaza planned for South Orléans
A long-awaited commercial development could soon bring a grocery store and other retail amenities to a rapidly growing neighbourhood in Orléans, and residents are also pushing for more investment to keep up with intensification.
Nepean
+1
Apr 20, 2026
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8 min read
From cow path to corridor: what the future holds for the Baseline-Merivale Corridor
As Ottawa heads into another festival and patio season, city hall is quietly preparing to revisit a rulebook that shapes everything from backyard air conditioners to late-night concerts.
Housing
+4
Mar 21, 2026
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7 min read
City Hall Insider: March 5-19
Here's what happened in council chambers
Kanata
+5
Mar 18, 2026
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10 min read
Where Ottawa is building next
Ottawa is building for the future.
Housing
+2
Feb 12, 2026
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16 min read
Q&A: Jason Burrggraaf talks housing supply, zoning and red tape — and what we can do to fix it
The Lookout sat down with Jason Burggraaf, director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association (GOHBA), to learn more about housing supply, zoning, the role the city plays in promoting home building, and whether the city’s most recent promises will make an impact.
Transit
+2
Feb 10, 2026
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9 min read
Orléans community and councillor continue fight for reliable transit
Orléans East–Cumberland Coun. Matthew Luloff said frustration with transit service is one of the most common complaints he hears from residents.
Downtown
+3
Jan 29, 2026
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10 min read
New Edinburgh petition opposes NCC’s plan for Sussex Drive redevelopment
Sussex Drive serves as one of Ottawa’s most historic and ceremonial roads. Now, it could become home to a new development that would redesign some of the street’s most recognizable features.
Westboro
+8
Oct 23, 2025
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13 min read
Ottawa’s malls are dying. What does the future hold for local big-box retail?
With so many big-box stores available for rent, what does the future hold for retail in Ottawa's dying malls?
