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Plans to route Ottawa's proposed light rail transit and tunnel system through the downtown core have some residents concerned about traffic and business disruption during construction.
Without collaboration between all levels of government, some city councillors say trying to protect the Ottawa River will be like paddling upstream.
Despite the Correctional Service of Canada’s hasty relocation of a controversial halfway house in Kingston last month, a similar move for the Ottawa parole office is unlikely to happen by the promised deadline of September 2009.
Developers say they will fight any attempt by the city to implement downtown development fees as envisioned by a new bylaw.