How Barrhaven is preparing for the future after reaching a population of 110,000
Over the past few decades, the community has changed dramatically. Former longtime councillor Jan Harder often joked there was a time when you couldn’t even buy a pair of socks in Barrhaven. Today, residents have dozens of places to shop.
Aging infrastructure closes down Bells Corners dive pool for the summer
While the main swimming pool remains open, city staff determined the diving area could not safely operate after discovering new cracking, concrete spalling and erosion around the deck structure.
City council rejects Stittsville urban boundary expansion, blocking 360 homes
A proposal to extend the urban boundary to allow the development of more than 360 homes has been rejected by city councillors, though not without debate and division.
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.
From forest and farmland to suburbs and tech hubs: a history of Kanata
On November 26, 1964, ground was broken on a revolutionary planned community in March Township, then a close neighbour to the growing City of Ottawa, in what would soon become the suburb of Kanata.
Ben Franklin Place could become the heart of a changing Centrepointe
Nearly four decades after the civic complex first opened, many residents say the area surrounding it is on the verge of its biggest transformation yet.
Committee approves long-debated sidewalks for Manor Park
Councillors have greenlit next steps for installing sidewalks along some roads in Manor Park as part of ongoing road modifications, despite ongoing controversy in the community.
