100-year-old Rosemount library branch to get ‘major’ renovation
By Madison Ranta While the new Central Library project is a top priority, the latest Ottawa Public Library board meeting highlighted a range of other improvement projects planned for the…
Centretown Community Health Centre receives official French designation
By Connor Oke The Centretown Community Health Centre has been granted an official French language designation from the Ontario government, signalling the centre’s capacity to fully operate in either of…
City of Ottawa survey coming to a close
By Sophia Barkhouse The Ottawa Next survey being conducted by city staff is meant to give Ottawa residents the chance to contribute to city policies. But with the survey closing…
Upcoming Performance Shows Potential of Dominion-Chalmers for Carleton
By Corey Price An ambitious upcoming performance by Carleton University’s Choir and Chamber Singers underscores the potential of Dominion-Chalmers United Church as a university-owned arts venue. Carleton is now finalizing…
New provincial soil standards lead to renovations at community garden
By Travis Poland Gardeners planning to sow their seeds at the city-owned Nanny Goat Hill Community Garden this spring have had their hopes squashed. Lead and other toxins exceeding provincial…
Women’s Day event honours ‘Femmy Award’ winners
By Aaron Hemens International Women’s Day Ottawa hosted its 10th annual event at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park on March 8. The theme for this year’s celebration, “Hashtags &…
Watson balks at city women’s bureau encouraging more female candidates
By Jacob Hoytema Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said in a recent interview that the creation of City of Ottawa women’s bureau aimed at encouraging more women to run for municipal…
City delays deadline for bids to build next stage of LRT
By Karen-Luz Sison The City of Ottawa is giving companies more time to submit bids for the next stage of the LRT expansion after some firms requested a schedule adjustment,…
LRT builder says it shouldn’t be penalized for costs of delay caused by sinkhole
By Hilary Laffrenier The Rideau Transit Group — the company responsible for LRT construction in Ottawa — says it should not have to take responsibility for the costs associated with…
Viewpoint: $50M budget boost for Canadian journalism a good start
By Matt Yuyitung “Canada is facing a crisis of quality journalism.” John Honderich, the chair of Toronto Star parent company Torstar, recently published a column that opened with the above…