Ottawa Community Lands Development Corp. aims to rebrand, focus on affordable housing
The City of Ottawa’s Housing and Planning Committee has approved a report to allow Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation to change its name to Build Ottawa.
City builder: Rae Landriau uses passion for nature to fuel volunteer work in Ottawa
Activist, volunteer, author and master's student Rae Landriau was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award from Volunteer Ottawa.
OC Transpo gets an earful of complaints about proposed bus route changes
OC Transpo's Bus Route Review was met with a swift backlash from community members at the Nov. 14 meeting of the Transit Commission.
The 25th Hour: Mapping a Life
Brad Green and Petra Thoms have successfully ran World of Maps for nearly 30 years despite the pandemic, because of their decision to take their business online years ago.
City builder: ‘Loud and proud,’ Sally Thomas works hard to bring parity to OC Transpo
Sally Thomas is a "loud and proud" adaptive public transit advocate working to close the disparity between conventional transit and para transit.
A promise kept: A son honours father’s request to attend National Remembrance Day ceremony
The annual National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa was attended by a large crowd there to pay tribute to the fallen.
City builder: Lisa Weagle ‘hurrying hard’ to make a lasting impact in the curling world
World-class curler and proud Ottawa resident Lisa Weagle is using her experience to teach the "next generation" of curlers.
New colouring book helps people have fun while learning about the human brain
A new colouring book offers an accessible way to learn about the human brain and the importance of keeping it healthy.
City builder: Devinder Chaudhary uses business success to give back to Ottawa
Ottawa businessman Devinder Chaudhary, owner of Aiana Restaurant Collective, partners with local charities to help the community.
Committee gets an earful about transparency around Ottawa’s Lansdowne 2.0 project
Some public delegates voiced their concerns over the lack of ‘transparency’ on the Lansdowne 2.0 project proposal during the joint Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing Committee meeting Nov. 2.
Self-storage business booms in Ottawa and small condos may be a factor
Storage unit employees in Canada’s capital region say they have seen a 'huge demand' for self-storage rental units from residents.
Aiming to make more housing affordable in Ottawa, land trust buys its first property
An Ottawa non-profit with the stated goal of keeping housing affordable forever has acquired its first rental property on Kirkwood Avenue in Carlington.