Ottawa Centre
Downtown
+6
Sep 15, 2026
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10 min read
How Somerset candidates would tackle safety, homelessness and the toxic drug crisis
The five candidates running in Ward 14 are each making the case for how they would approach a community that is both one of Ottawa’s most vibrant and one of its most complex.
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.
Downtown
+5
Jun 23, 2026
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6 min read
Shepherds of Good Hope to convert to supportive housing as Ottawa moves away from the shelter model
Shepherds of Good Hope says it wants to reimagine its emergency shelter into a health-focused and supportive housing facility aimed at providing long-term stability.
Downtown
+6
Jun 16, 2026
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4 min read
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.
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.
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.
Housing
+2
Jan 20, 2026
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8 min read
‘We can do it’: the ongoing fight to end youth homelessness in Ottawa
Within the statistics about unsheltered individuals in Ottawa and data from emergency shelters lies a smaller but underrepresented community of homeless youth, some under the age of 18, who live on streets, friends’ couches, or in the few shelters dedicated to their age group.
Gatineau
+2
Jan 12, 2026
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12 min read
Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market
The Ottawa Lookout spoke with Francis Cortellino, a senior economist at CMHC, to learn more about the current situation for renters in Ottawa.
Housing
+3
Dec 10, 2025
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7 min read
Provincial and federal governments plan more affordable housing in Centretown and Nepean
During the Mayor’s Breakfast held at the Rogers Centre on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave more details on how his build Canada Homes Fund will help build more affordable accommodations in Ottawa.
