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An Ottawa councillor is calling on city staff to present a draft renoviction bylaw to committee in June, but staff say recent amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act to enhance tenant protections “substantially address the policy objectives” that would be covered in a municipal law.
The City of Ottawa is looking to improve lighting, public safety and pedestrian movement in two main access points to the ByWard Market and the downtown area.
Taxpayers are being asked to chip in another $18.5 million to build Ottawa’s new central library at LeBreton Flats, as construction is expected to be completed 12 months behind schedule.
OC Transpo posted a multi-million-dollar budget deficit in the first three months of the year due to low ridership, maintenance for its aging bus fleet and rising diesel fuel prices.
The City of Ottawa’s planning and housing committee unanimously rejected a proposed expansion to the city’s urban boundary in Stittsville.
City of Ottawa staff are recommending the city reject an application to add land to the urban boundary in Stittsville to permit 360 housing units to be built, saying the city currently has enough land available for housing.
Ottawa motorists are being warned to expect delays on several roads this week as construction season ramps up.
The City of Ottawa is exploring options to process household organic waste in the future, including using an emerging technology that would process organic waste and generate renewable natural gas.
A redesigned axle hub for the Alstom trains on O-Train Line 1 could still be years away, officials told the City of Ottawa’s transit committee, but progress on the redesign is being made.
Restaurateurs in Ottawa will not have to pay monthly patio fees this summer as the city celebrates its 200th birthday.
Ottawa’s auditor general has identified several gaps in project management oversight and budgeting at the Ottawa Police Service, saying there has “not been a holistic project management approach” which has resulted in “variances in project management rigour.”
Ottawa’s construction season will ramp up after the Victoria Day long weekend, as the next phase of the Bank Street renewal begins with lane closures in the Billings Bridge area.
Data collected by the City of Ottawa shows the average speed has increased 8 to 10 km/h at several former photo radar locations between October, the last full month for photo radar cameras, and April.
A grocery store and a new anchor retail outlet will be part of a new multi-unit commercial plaza planned for Orléans.
OC Transpo staff say they’ve looked at several options for compensating riders for thousands of bus trip cancellations and disrupted service on O-Train Line 1 this year.
A section of a former convent in Ottawa’s Westboro neighbourhood will be demolished as part of a proposed new housing development with 170 units.
