Archive 1997-2016
Time and time again, Ottawa’s public transportation system causes its users more frustration than necessary. And OC Transpo’s at it again. The latest fiasco to make headlines in the city concerns hybrid buses.
More lower-priced condominiums are expected to be developed in downtown Ottawa over the next few years due to the demand for more affordable housing from first-time homebuyers, according to a senior market analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
A recent decision by the City of Ottawa to put a Preston Street development on hold is an example of the city’s “hodge-podge,” ad hoc approach to intensification, experts say.
The Champlain Local Health Integration Network has received $11.1 million in annual funding to be allocated to community-based health centres across the region to improve care for seniors and people with mental health problems and addictions.