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Ottawa West

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Qualicum community opposes height of proposed Brigil development on Baseline

Oct 29, 2025

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6 min read

Qualicum community opposes height of proposed Brigil development on Baseline

Brigil has plans to build three towers on Baseline near the Queensway Carleton Hospital. But the local community says the towers would be too high

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Federal

+5

Heron Road site selected for new factory-built housing project. Will it help end homelessness in the city?
LockSimple

Oct 10, 2025

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2 min read

Heron Road site selected for new factory-built housing project. Will it help end homelessness in the city?

A new housing community is slated to be built on Heron Road next year. It could include thousands of new affordable units.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Sutcliffe announces plan to build more houses

Sep 25, 2025

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6 min read

Sutcliffe announces plan to build more houses

The plan includes a five year waiver on community amenity charges, which one councillors is speaking out against

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Provincial

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Province says it won’t get involved with Kanata golf course development dispute

Sep 24, 2025

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5 min read

Province says it won’t get involved with Kanata golf course development dispute

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will not get involved with a dispute between a Kanata Golf Course and the city after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a case

Geoff Sharpe
Charlie Senack
Geoff Sharpe, +1

Provincial

+1

Ottawa MPP proposes maximum heat temperature for rentals

Sep 24, 2025

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6 min read

Ottawa MPP proposes maximum heat temperature for rentals

An Ottawa MPP is looking to create legislation that would force landlords to provide air conditioning to tenants

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Federal

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Prime Minister Carney announces new affordable housing, with federal land in Ottawa eyed for major housing build

Sep 15, 2025

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7 min read

Prime Minister Carney announces new affordable housing, with federal land in Ottawa eyed for major housing build

Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Nepean Sunday to announce new rules that will build affordable housing fast.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Downtown

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Bright colours, big promises: Can ‘Uncommon Spaces’ revive Downtown Ottawa?

Aug 18, 2025

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7 min read

Bright colours, big promises: Can ‘Uncommon Spaces’ revive Downtown Ottawa?

Uncommon Space has recently opened in Centretown. The local business improvement association hopes it will help make downtown an arts and culture hot spot.

Kate Chappell
Kate Chappell

Lincoln Fields

+8

How Ottawa’s biggest transit-oriented development projects will reshape much of the city
LockSimple

Jul 16, 2025

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13 min read

How Ottawa’s biggest transit-oriented development projects will reshape much of the city

As Ottawa continues to expand its light rail line, transit-oriented development is popping up around the city. We explore how it will impact your neighbourhood

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Downtown

+2

Former office building converted into transitional housing

Jul 9, 2025

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4 min read

Former office building converted into transitional housing

The city has opened its first office to housing conversion on Queen Street

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

+1

Can Ottawa count on federal housing platforms?
LockSimple

Apr 25, 2025

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2 min read

Can Ottawa count on federal housing platforms?

We take a look at the political parties housing platforms and how they could impact Ottawa.

Victor Vigas Alvarez
Victor Vigas Alvarez

Housing

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Get ready to pay less for rent if you live in a building built before 2001

Apr 4, 2025

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4 min read

Get ready to pay less for rent if you live in a building built before 2001

Get ready to save a few hundred dollars a year on rent. Plus, Ottawa Police are investigating after five killings in a week

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Housing could be built on Kanata golf course after ruling

Jan 22, 2025

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3 min read

Housing could be built on Kanata golf course after ruling

It could mean a big new development in the area

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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The city is fast-tracking work to build two Sprung structures in Nepean and Kanata

Jan 17, 2025

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3 min read

The city is fast-tracking work to build two Sprung structures in Nepean and Kanata

The cost will be $15 million to build each centre

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Will Ottawa get a renoviction bylaw afterall?

Jan 17, 2025

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4 min read

Will Ottawa get a renoviction bylaw afterall?

In a surprising move, the answer appears to be yes

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Downtown

+2

Ottawa Mission tasked with handling asylum seekers amid Holiday financial strain

Nov 29, 2024

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21 min read

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.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Barrhaven wont get sprung shelters after all. Here is where they are going instead

Nov 8, 2024

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17 min read

Barrhaven wont get sprung shelters after all. Here is where they are going instead

Barrhaven is rejoicing over news they wont be having a sprung structure built in their suburban community. Instead, two locations have been chosen in Nepean and Kanata.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Queensway Hospital looks to build urgent care centre on shortlisted sprung structure site

Oct 30, 2024

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22 min read

Queensway Hospital looks to build urgent care centre on shortlisted sprung structure site

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod and Barrhaven councillors are hoping to secure funding for a new urgent care centre for the Queensway Carleton Hospital. It’s a political move to potentially stop a sprung structure from getting built.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack

Housing

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Are old convents the answer to Ottawa’s emergency housing crisis?

Oct 25, 2024

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21 min read

Are old convents the answer to Ottawa’s emergency housing crisis?

Old religious institutions are being used to house people. Plus, the Greenboro Community Centre has been renamed after Diane Deans.

Charlie Senack
Charlie Senack
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