Infrastructure

Housing

Sep 3, 2026

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7 min read

How Ottawa’s top mayoral candidates plan to address Ottawa’s housing crisis

With Ottawa’s municipal election officially underway, candidates for city council are launching their campaigns and revealing their platforms, promising change, advocacy and partnership for the nation’s capital.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Infrastructure

City Hall Insider: expanding the urban boundary?

Aug 27, 2026

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12 min read

City Hall Insider: expanding the urban boundary?

As Ottawa continues to brace and plan for huge population growth, another urban expansion could be on the horizon.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Infrastructure

Ottawa’s urban boundary could be expanding. What does it mean?

Aug 27, 2026

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9 min read

Ottawa’s urban boundary could be expanding. What does it mean?

As Ottawa continues to brace and plan for huge population growth, another urban expansion could be on the horizon.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Weather

Third time’s a charm: Nepean hit with intense damage after Wednesday thunderstorm

Aug 14, 2026

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5 min read

Third time’s a charm: Nepean hit with intense damage after Wednesday thunderstorm

A second severe storm in weeks has left thousands of Ottawa residents without power and renewed urgent questions about the city's aging infrastructure — and whether some neighbourhoods are being left behind

Charlie Senack

Richmond

Rural councillors crack down on road safety following deadly collision

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

Rural councillors crack down on road safety following deadly collision

Following two recent collisions, councillors unanimously agreed to install a four-way stop at Nixon and Dalmeny.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Infrastructure

After the flood: Knoxdale-Merivale councillor calls for better preparedness following years of severe-weather events

Jul 30, 2026

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5 min read

After the flood: Knoxdale-Merivale councillor calls for better preparedness following years of severe-weather events

Sean Devine wants to know why some streets flooded and others a few blocks away did not

Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

Jun 28, 2026

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8 min read

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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Ottawa West

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

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

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.

Charlie Senack

Infrastructure

Bells Corners launches plan to reimagine Robertson Road

Nov 18, 2025

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7 min read

Bells Corners launches plan to reimagine Robertson Road

After years of transformation and growth followed by decades of stagnation, it's time to talk about the future of Robertson Road.

Charlie Senack

Infrastructure

Sidewalks won’t be built in Manor Park following fierce pushback

Sep 7, 2025

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3 min read

Sidewalks won’t be built in Manor Park following fierce pushback

Out of a survey filled out by 338 respondents, 79 per cent said they were against the sidewalks

Charlie Senack

Transportation

Aug 6, 2025

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7 min read

A sidewalk debate in Park Manor

The plan to add sidewalks in Park Manor is part of the city's Transportation Master Plan updates, but some residents speaking out against it

Charlie Senack

Infrastructure

Stuck in the 60s: Why is City View digging ditches for drainage instead of sewers?

Jul 25, 2025

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2 min read

Stuck in the 60s: Why is City View digging ditches for drainage instead of sewers?

The system has slowly erroded after Nepean amalgamated with Ottawa

Charlie Senack

Downtown

Damage is worse than expected to Mackenzie Bridge, says new report

Jul 9, 2025

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3 min read

Damage is worse than expected to Mackenzie Bridge, says new report

The Mackenzie King work will have construction crews repairing the aging structure for at least two more years after new problems surfaced.

Geoff Sharpe, +1

Federal

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

Jul 9, 2025

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4 min read

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

Some politicians from various levels of government are calling for a pivot to a different, bigger priority instead.

Charlie Senack

Infrastructure

How Ottawa’s top mayoral candidates plan to address Ottawa’s housing crisis

City Hall Insider: expanding the urban boundary?

Ottawa’s urban boundary could be expanding. What does it mean?

Third time’s a charm: Nepean hit with intense damage after Wednesday thunderstorm

Rural councillors crack down on road safety following deadly collision

After the flood: Knoxdale-Merivale councillor calls for better preparedness following years of severe-weather events

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

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

Bells Corners launches plan to reimagine Robertson Road

Sidewalks won’t be built in Manor Park following fierce pushback

A sidewalk debate in Park Manor

Stuck in the 60s: Why is City View digging ditches for drainage instead of sewers?

Damage is worse than expected to Mackenzie Bridge, says new report

Opposition to new inter-provincial bridge increases with new idea tabled

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