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  OTTAWA -- City of Ottawa staff say it will cost about $22.6 million to transform the Prince of Wales Bridge over the Ottawa River into a multi-use pathway until its ready for rail again. The 140-year-old bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau via Lemieux Island is still expected to be used for rail again in the future but, in the meantime, the City of Ottawa intends to turn it into a pathway that will be used by cyclists and pedestrians and even cross-country skiers, according to a memo se...

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The citys planning staff scored the land poorly and recommended that the proposal for the community be further analyzed over the next few years before allowing the property into the urban area. But a surprise motion that referenced the citys "truth and reconciliation action plan" called for the 445 hectares to be included in the urban area and was approved by nine councillors at the committee level last week. Council is set to discuss the issue at its meeting next Wednesday. Ottawa Morning17:00...

Article content If Mayor Jim Watson’s “state of the city” speech to Ottawa Council this week was meant to set priorities for 2021, then we can expect new emphasis on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. What will this mean in practice? The fate of a proposed First Nations development at the southeast edge of the city may set the tone. But first, the easy parts. Watson promises to rename the soon-to-be-refurbished Prince of Wales Bridge after the late, highly respected Chief William Com...

And the crossing is poised to get a new name. “I am committed to advancing this dialogue over the coming months with the goal of reopening it as the Chief William Commanda Bridge later this year or early next year,” Watson said Wednesday during his state of the city address, kicking off the first council meeting of 2021. Commanda is the late Algonquin spiritual leader and chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation between 1951 and 1970. The city is also renaming a street in the Lind...

  OTTAWA -- A residential street in Ottawas Lindenlea neighbourhood will be renamed after Algonquin elder William Commanda. Council passed a motion from Coun. Rawlson King to change the name of Langevin Avenue to Commanda Way. William Commanda served as Chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation from 1951 to 1970. "Reconciliation is a journey, not a destination," said Coun. King during Wednesdays Council meeting. "But as the saying goes, journeys are made up of a thousand steps. ...

Posted: Jan 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 25 Governor General Michaelle Jean invests Elder William Commanda as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009. On Wednesday, Ottawa city council will consider a motion proposing to rename a street after him. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) City council will decide Wednesday whether to rename a residential street in Ottawas Beechwood neighbourhood after a respected Indigenous leader — and thereby drop its connection to a historical f...

  OTTAWA -- The name of Hector-Louis Langevin could be removed from a street in Ottawas Rideau-Rockcliffe neighbourhood in the new year. Councillor Rawlson King gave notice of motion on Wednesday asking Council to rename Langevin Avenue, off Beechwood Avenue in the Lindenlea neighbourhood, to Commanda Way. In July, King asked residents for feedback on renaming the street named after one of the fathers of Confederation. Langevin is considered ...