Month: March 2013

Archeologists with trowels will be joining construction workers and their backhoes this spring in LeBreton Flats as the next stage of development at the sprawling downtown property prompts a renewed hunt for Ottawa’s early history.

Residents in the “meaty part” of Centretown are left to cover their own ears as a result of a design plan released by the Ontario government for new sound barriers along the Queensway, according to the vice-president of Centretown Citizens Community Association.

The city’s public health board is taking steps to improve Ottawa’s ability to cope with “extreme weather” phenomena such as heat waves, deep freezes and smog incidents.

On a hot summer’s day in Ottawa, you can practically see the streets sizzling.