Jeff Leiper News Today

Council is set to vote Wednesday on a new bylaw that would increase development charges by between 11 and 12 per cent

Time could soon run out on free on-street parking in Ottawas Westboro, Wellington West and Hintonburg neighbourhoods.

Motorists in Ottawa will soon need to brace for a significant road closure affecting the eastbound on-ramp at Parkdale for almost four months this summer.

Essentially, modular housing is prefabricated housing, built off-site in a factory and transported to the building site to be assembled.

The most radical proposals in a home builder white paper aren't meeting much enthusiasm at city hall.

Home builders and a federation of community associations both agree that minimum parking requirements should be abandoned across Ottawa.

The 'iconic' Ottawa building that once hosted a basement tiki bar was supposed to be saved through a plan to build towers on the site, but that changed as the application went through the bureaucracy.

When people don't pay their fare it's demoralizing to drivers and frustrates riders who always tap their cards, say transit staff.

Some are in favour of developers being able to donate to ward projects. Others are staunchly against. City councillors do agree there need to be clear rules on how these negotiations work.

Some are in favour of developers donating to wards. Others are staunchly against. But councillors agree there need to be clear rules on how these negotiations work.