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How Somerset candidates would tackle safety, homelessness and the toxic drug crisis

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.

Amanda McLeod

ByWard Market

Transit, parking, safety: three mayoral candidates weigh in on what Ottawa’s downtown core needs to thrive

Aug 23, 2026

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9 min read

Transit, parking, safety: three mayoral candidates weigh in on what Ottawa’s downtown core needs to thrive

With Ottawa heading toward a municipal election this fall, decisions about what downtown should become are increasingly part of the race for mayor.

Kate Chappell

Housing

‘It keeps people up at night’: Echo Drive development threatens homes, trees and canal-side character

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.

Charlie Senack

Ottawa West

From downtown to your neighbourhood: How to spend Canada Day in the nation’s Capital

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

From downtown to your neighbourhood: How to spend Canada Day in the nation’s Capital

While the national spotlight will once again shine downtown, Canada Day in Ottawa is no longer just about Parliament Hill.

Charlie Senack

Downtown

Shepherds of Good Hope to convert to supportive housing as Ottawa moves away from the shelter model

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.

Charlie Senack

ByWard Market

Jun 21, 2026

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5 min read

Will a new arts district help transform the ByWard Market?

The new district, a collaborative endeavour between the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is part of ongoing efforts to revitalize the city’s downtown core.

Amanda McLeod

Downtown

City Hall Insider: Surplus property housing

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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Ottawa South

Five ‘surplus’ city-owned properties are now being considered for affordable housing

Jun 16, 2026

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7 min read

Five ‘surplus’ city-owned properties are now being considered for affordable housing

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Housing

Nine-storey building could bring up to 90 mixed-income homes to Bank Street

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.

Charlie Senack

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

Glebe

Ottawa’s noise rules back in focus as council faces competing priorities

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.

Kate Chappell

Community

Growing pricetag, LRT washroom closures raise questions about proposed downtown public toilet

Apr 2, 2026

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9 min read

Growing pricetag, LRT washroom closures raise questions about proposed downtown public toilet

Long-awaited plans to install a stand-alone public washroom in Centretown are set to come to fruition this year, but as the city’s other public restrooms face vandalism and safety hazards, the Centretown facility could be on the chopping block.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale, +1

Transportation

Weighing the wins and trade-offs of Bank Street’s bus-lane pilot project

Mar 26, 2026

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9 min read

Weighing the wins and trade-offs of Bank Street’s bus-lane pilot project

The city once said the idea of permanent bus-only lanes was off the table, but now, it wants to make that vision a reality with permanent and temporary solutions rolling out next summer.

Charlie Senack, +1

Downtown

New Edinburgh petition opposes NCC’s plan for Sussex Drive redevelopment

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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Housing

‘We can do it’: the ongoing fight to end youth homelessness in Ottawa

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.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Provincial

Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

Jan 15, 2026

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7 min read

Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

A day before students went on a two-and-a-half-week break for the holidays, parents received a memo from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s new director of education saying alternative schools would not include junior kindergarten enrolment come September.

Charlie Senack

Gatineau

Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market

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.

Julie Chadwick

Ottawa South

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

Dec 17, 2025

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12 min read

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

A trend is emerging among Ottawa churches, and it’s one that has caught most priests and pastors by surprise.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

ByWard Market

Dec 15, 2025

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9 min read

Changing times: Will a heritage designation attract more people to the ByWard Market?

In recent years, numerous initiatives have been introduced to revitalize the area; the latest seeks to establish the Market as a heritage site.

Charlie Senack

Housing

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.

Charlie Senack

ByWard Market

Dec 8, 2025

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9 min read

A quiet experiment in compassion: How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

Kate Chappell

Lansdowne

Dec 1, 2025

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9 min read

The future of the Ottawa Charge as Lansdowne 2.0 breaks ground

Despite shovels going into the ground on Ottawa’s Lansdowne 2.0 development later this week, the Ottawa Charge women’s hockey team says they will not play at the new arena when it opens in 2028.

Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

Oct 24, 2025

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5 min read

Council narrowly decides not to delay Lansdowne vote and one rural representative changes their vote

The Mayor called the move a "political stunt"

Charlie Senack

Lansdowne

Oct 22, 2025

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12 min read

Mayor Sutcliffe says Lansdowne 2.0 is on budget. But one councillor says that is not true

During a press conference on Monday, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said Lansdowne 2.0 would be cheaper than expected. But one city councillor says it is actually more

Charlie Senack

Ottawa West

Ottawa is falling short on its tree planting goals

Oct 14, 2025

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6 min read

Ottawa is falling short on its tree planting goals

Ottawa is falling short of meetings its 40 per cent tree canopy in most municipal wards

Charlie Senack

Ottawa Centre

How Somerset candidates would tackle safety, homelessness and the toxic drug crisis

Transit, parking, safety: three mayoral candidates weigh in on what Ottawa’s downtown core needs to thrive

‘It keeps people up at night’: Echo Drive development threatens homes, trees and canal-side character

From downtown to your neighbourhood: How to spend Canada Day in the nation’s Capital

Shepherds of Good Hope to convert to supportive housing as Ottawa moves away from the shelter model

Will a new arts district help transform the ByWard Market?

City Hall Insider: Surplus property housing

Five ‘surplus’ city-owned properties are now being considered for affordable housing

Nine-storey building could bring up to 90 mixed-income homes to Bank Street

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

Ottawa’s noise rules back in focus as council faces competing priorities

Growing pricetag, LRT washroom closures raise questions about proposed downtown public toilet

Weighing the wins and trade-offs of Bank Street’s bus-lane pilot project

New Edinburgh petition opposes NCC’s plan for Sussex Drive redevelopment

‘We can do it’: the ongoing fight to end youth homelessness in Ottawa

Slow-motion closure? Parents push to save alternative schooling options

Q&A: Affordability, supply and availability in Ottawa’s rental market

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

Changing times: Will a heritage designation attract more people to the ByWard Market?

Provincial and federal governments plan more affordable housing in Centretown and Nepean

A quiet experiment in compassion: How the ByWard Market’s block leaders are redefining street outreach

The future of the Ottawa Charge as Lansdowne 2.0 breaks ground

Council narrowly decides not to delay Lansdowne vote and one rural representative changes their vote

Mayor Sutcliffe says Lansdowne 2.0 is on budget. But one councillor says that is not true

Ottawa is falling short on its tree planting goals

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