City council gave the Lansdowne Live proposal the green light last week with rural and suburban councillors tipping the balance in its favour.
Lansdowne vote battle between rural and urban
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Month: November 2009
City council approves LRT for Ottawa’s new rail system
In a nearly unanimous vote on Wednesday, city council approved light-rail transit as its technology of choice for Ottawa’s new rail system.
Transit strike costs city $5.9 million
Last winter’s bus strike cost the city $5.9 million, Ottawa auditor general Alain Lalonde told city councillors Wednesday.
University of Ottawa student to carry Olympic torch
With 79 days until the start of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien announced that Orleans resident and University of Ottawa student Mélissa Brunet will carry the torch for Ottawa’s portion of the Olympic relay.