Glebe
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.
Glebe
+2
Apr 21, 2026
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4 min read
Ottawa’s noise rules back in focus as council faces competing priorities
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.
Glebe
+1
Jun 27, 2025
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4 min read
What is causing a hum through the Glebe?
Neighbours of the Clemow Apartments at Carling and Bronson say its air conditioning unit is creating too much noise, which might be over the allowable limit
Downtown
+3
Jun 13, 2025
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1 min read
“We are growing very impatient” — The debate over fixing gridlock on Bank Street
The City of Ottawa has ruled out putting bus-only lanes on Bank Street, but some community groups say they are desperately needed
Glebe
+3
Dec 13, 2024
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25 min read
Ottawa is a winter city? So why don’t we build it that way?
Why are so many pedestrian crossings closed when the snow starts to fall? That’s something many councillors are looking to find out.
