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City might tear out new turf at Minto Field
The City of Ottawa might rip out the new artificial turf at the Nepean Sportsplex and put in a sole-sourced playing surface safe for all sports, including football. The city installed the new turf at...
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Council spends more on donations and sponsorships in 2016
City councillors beefed up spending on donations and sponsorships in 2016 but they still managed to return nearly $650,000 from their office budgets to the coffers. The city recently published the...
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City hall: Backup beeping has committee's attention, firefighters trained on...
Early morning construction will still be allowed on Saturdays, but council could ask staff to figure out how to turn down the volume on annoying backup warning beeps on trucks. Coun. Diane Deans, chair...
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Wetland war embroils Navan as residents fear traffic, mosquitoes and red tape
A proposal to install a boardwalk looping around a man-made pond in Navan has angered some village residents, leaving the conservation authority bewildered by the opposition and the local councillor...
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Why Minto shouldn't charge for visitor parking
Minto’s decision to charge for visitor parking at many of its rental buildings in Ottawa is a cash grab targeted at some of the most vulnerable in our community – and it must not be allowed to stand....
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Planning committee gives OK to Salvation Army's shelter proposal for Vanier
After months of rancorous debate and three long days of discussion at Ottawa City Hall, the Salvation Army’s controversial plan to build a new homeless shelter in Vanier received the planning...
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Eggertson: City of Ottawa is falling short on renewable energy goal
Ottawa has one of the cleanest environments in Canada, but that is due to our lack of smokestacks – not because our behaviour is any different from that of other cities. City council originally wanted...
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Today's letters: Blind River, and development woes
Our investigation into the town of Blind River, and zoning issues for a development at Southminster Church, caught readers’ attention early this week. Then there is the “Bonjour-Hi” debate … You can...
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Today's letters: Fair wages, fair taxes, free transit and F-18s
The minimum wage hike has people talking, as does city council, the idea of free public transit and the fighter jet deal. Got thoughts? Write to us at: letters@ottawacitizen.com — Let’s pay Canadians a...
View ArticleGee and Kishek: The city of Ottawa needs a women's bureau. Here's why
Earlier this week, Gloucester-Southgate city councillor Diane Deans said she would be lobbying her city council colleagues, including Mayor Jim Watson, to support the creation of a women’s bureau (and...
View ArticleTrain Yards and Heron Gate – a tale of two neighbourhoods?
The proposed residential development at the Train Yards, and the current re-development at Heron Gate, are giving the Alta Vista community a lot of pause for thought. Both developments will bring...
View ArticleAgency gives city more time to decide on fate of Prince of Wales Bridge
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has granted the City of Ottawa an extension to decide the fortunes of the Prince of Wales Bridge. On Feb. 16, the CTA ordered the city to make a decision by...
View ArticleTaxpayers shouldn’t pay to clean up Zibi land feds owned, Centretown...
Taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for paying to clean up portions of industrial lands on the Ottawa River once owned by the federal government and now slated for an ambitious mixed-use redevelopment,...
View ArticleToday's letters: Getting a charge out of electric vehicles
The future is electric Re: Electric car industry gets a jolt of reality, June 28. Oh really, no future for the electric car? Premier Doug Ford is right to do away with government measures to make the...
View ArticleBarnes: To help save the climate, elect a greener Ottawa City Council
The irony was unmistakable. Just two days after a sweltering Canada Day, reported by the Ottawa Citizen as having the highest humidex level ever recorded in Ottawa, Doug Ford pulled the plug on...
View ArticleWhat happened at Ottawa city council: 'Gateway' speed limit signs get green...
Council approves neighbourhood ‘gateway’ speed limit signs Blanket speed limits of 30 or 40 km/h may be coming soon to some neighbourhoods now that council has signed off on a new policy for speed...
View ArticleIncumbent councillor's steakhouse fundraiser cancelled because of 'threats,'...
An incumbent councillor candidate who was to be the recipient of campaign donations during a steakhouse lunch with bigwigs in the development industry says he has cancelled the event. “There’s been...
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Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Osgoode
In the lead-up to Ottawa’s municipal election, this newspaper surveyed every candidate, providing them with a list of questions. It’s an exercise that’s meant to help residents get to know the...
View ArticleYee: On Ottawa Council, where are the women of colour?
This year’s municipal elections come on the heels of a local push for women’s inclusion in city government and policy. In March, city councillors Diane Deans and Catherine McKenney brought forward a...
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Watson pleads for unity, collaboration as new council sworn
Mayor Jim Watson made a plea Monday for a collaborative approach to governing the city as seven new councillors were sworn into office alongside 15 returning politicians at a gala event in downtown...
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