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News

Committee approves housing, school, addition to Plant Recreation Centre

The area connecting Chinatown and Hintonburg is expected to see a major revitalization in the next few years after a proposal to redevelop the area around the Plant Recreation Centre was approved by the city’s planning and housing Committee. The original redevelopment plan, put forward in December, led to numerous requests for amendments. The latest proposal includes four future residential...
Transit

OC Transpo spotlights Route 11 data to address service reliability issues

Facing widespread public dissatisfaction with the reliability of Ottawa’s transit system, OC Transpo officials gave city councillors an overview of its performance standards at a transit committee meeting on June 12. The review focused on data from Route 11, which runs from the west-end Bayshore Shopping Centre to Waller Street in the downtown core, a key stop for University of...
News

Schedule still ‘fluid,’ but city expects mid-2026 opening for Ādisōke library

Officials overseeing construction of the city’s new central library say it’s on track for completion by mid-2026, but added that the work schedule for the project remains “fluid” because of the structure’s massive scale and complexity. The latest update on Ādisōke, a $334-million collaboration between the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada, was presented to the Ottawa Public...
Arts & Culture

Review: Metric delivers intimate, high-energy performance at Bronson Centre

Canadian alternative rock band Metric took to the Bronson Centre stage on Monday night to play their most iconic album for Ottawa fans. The show was part of a retrospective tribute to the band’s Polaris-nominated, Juno-award-winning 2009 album Fantasies. The record was Metric’s best-selling release ever and included some of their highest charting songs. Ottawa wasn’t originally a stop in...
Heritage

Veterans lead ceremony marking 25 years of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Canadian veterans led a May 28 ceremony at the National War Memorial to mark the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the country’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On the day of the anniversary, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, Canadian military officials, veterans representing the Royal Canadian Legion and hundreds of local residents gathered for a solemn ceremony honouring the unknown...
Transit

Groups call for 24-hour bus lanes along Bank to ease congestion, improve safety

When Ottawa Council recently approved plans to include surrounding streets in a major study of transportation options along Bank Street, advocates for public transit, cyclists and pedestrians dismissed the move as a waste of time. Instead, they argued, an obvious solution to the congestion and safety issues — 24-hour bus lanes — should be implemented urgently. The Bank Street Active...
Housing

Report by uOttawa Student Union urges city to address off-campus housing crisis

The University of Ottawa Student Union has released its 2024-2025 Student Housing Report, which highlights the challenges facing students who live in off-campus housing and urges the City of Ottawa to do more to address the crisis. The UOSO gathered survey data from 420 students to learn more about the costs of housing and their living conditions. The results paint...