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City of Ottawa staff say a ban on industrial, commercial and institutional waste at the Trail Road landfill will begin on July 1 and is expected to extend the life of the landfill by one year.
The ByTowne Cinema and the Ottawa Mosque are among the City of Ottawa buildings being added to the city’s list of heritage buildings, but the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall opposes heritage designations for two churches.
The City of Ottawa received a boost in parking revenue in 2024, as more people returned to the office and the city increased parking rates at several locations.
Drivers will soon have to pay to parking on city streets during the evenings in the ByWard Market and parts of Little Italy and the Glebe.
The City of Ottawa is proposing new rules for food trucks, exemptions for bar and restaurant owners to host after-hours events and allowing for late-night noise exemptions when outdoor festivals are affected by weather delays to help the city shake the image as the town that fun forgot.
Ottawa residents will soon be prohibited from using a smart consumption monitoring device to track their water usage, under proposed changes to Ottawa’s Watering Bylaw.
The planning committee approved a zoning amendment to allow an amusement park to operate within the Hazeldean Mall on Eagleson Road.
Organizers will no longer need to obtain a special event permit from the City of Ottawa for protests, rallies and demonstrations in the capital, under a proposed “new approach to demonstrations” that will require “voluntary notification” to the city ahead of a planned event.
A former City of Ottawa case worker and a landlord are facing charges in connection to an alleged kickback scheme involving a housing allowance program, according to police.
City Treasurer Cyril Rogers says the updated 2025 City of Ottawa budget shows the city could save $10.5 million following the elimination of the federal carbon tax.
The City of Ottawa is hosting nine household hazardous waste drop-off events, with the first one on Sunday at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium on Coventry Road.
OC Transpo will hold its latest outreach session regarding proposed changes to bus routes Thursday evening at the Westgate Shopping Centre.
Ottawa’s auditor general has found millions of dollars in revenue from the city’s red-light cameras could have been allocated to road safety initiatives over the past four years, but the funding supported the City of Ottawa’s general operating budget and police.
Ottawa city council has voted unanimously to support a campaign to ban Nazi symbols nationwide.
Ottawa city council has voted unanimously to call on the Ontario government to strengthen legislation around vehicle-related crimes, like theft and stunt driving.
Ottawa city council has voted unanimously to direct staff to develop a strategy to recruit family doctors to the capital.
