Category: Breaking News

Forget rushing to top up the meter, Ottawa residents may soon be able to pay for parking using their cell phones.

Computer programmer Kevin O’Donnell will be the Green party candidate for Ottawa-Centre in the next provincial election, after winning an uncontested ballot Wednesday night.

Housing advocates have unveiled what they say is a no-cost solution to Ottawa’s low-income housing crisis, but some Centretown residents remain sceptical.

Somerset Ward will be receiving a portion of the city’s infrastructure stimulus fund to finance the lighting of the Chinatown arch and could receive more if the federal and provincial governments approve an extension on the fund.