Resident-led transit ridership study raises red flag; Hintonburg association tally offers preview of what's in store for Albert/Scott diversion
Dog laws are barking up the wrong tree
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$20M equestrian plan could give royal swans winter digs
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Mizrahi submits new plan for 12-storey condo tower in quest for zoning change
By Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 2014
OTTAWA — A Toronto luxury condominium developer has overhauled plans for a signature building at the corner of Wellington Street and Island Park Drive in hopes of securing support from city planners who rejected it the first time around.
But despite all the changes Mizrahi Developments has made, it isn’t budging on the request to build 12 storeys — in an area where the zoning allows for a maximum of nine — and that appears to remain a sticking point.
Chianello: CEO Kristmanson giving NCC a new urban focus
By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 2014
OTTAWA — The fifth floor of the National Capital Commission’s offices on Elgin Street — space that was previously occupied by the folks who organized Winterlude and Canada Day events — is now completely empty, except for a 3-D model of the capital region. It dates back to the days when Jacques Greber was running things, although it’s been updated over the years, adding such landmarks as the Canadian Museum of History and the World Exchange Plaza.
Until a few weeks ago, however, the model had been in storage. Now, still a little dusty, it’s the single item of interest among the unoccupied desks and limp electrical wires.
Province funds launch of Canada’s first eco district in downtown Ottawa
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580 CFRA News Talk Radio :: Extreme weather is the new normal :: News - Article
By Alison Sandor, CFRA News, April 23, 2014
Like it or hate it, the weather is always a conversation starter and lately it just seems like the cold or the heat, the snow or the rain will never end.
One year we see flooding and the next, it's so dry farmers can barely grow their crops and at least one climatologist says extreme weather is now the new normal.
580 CFRA News Talk Radio :: Local MP calls for federal funds for Ottawa River cleanup :: News - Article
By Alison Sandor, CFRA News, April 22, 2014
Every time there is a heavy rainfall in Ottawa sewers overflow, spewing millions of litres of raw sewage into the Ottawa River and a local MP is using Earth Day to renew his call for the federal to put that to an end.
Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar says it's time for the federal government to spend more money to finish the ongoing project to prevent sewer overflow into the river.
"Minister [John] Baird has said as the minister responsible for the Ottawa area that this is a moral issue for him," said Dewar. "I agree with him, but alas, we've seen no announcements in the most recent budget, and when it comes to commitment, we need more than words. We need money on the table."
Massive Orléans park expansion gets green light
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Windmill unveils plans for ‘world’s most sustainable community’ for former Domtar lands
By Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 2014
OTTAWA — Windmill Development Group chose Earth Day to submit rezoning applications to the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau for the former Domtar lands, a step toward developing what the company is calling the “world’s most sustainable community” on the post-industrial waterfront property.
The billion-dollar project, if approved by various levels of government, would eventually be home to about 3,500 people in apartments, condos and townhouses, as well as numerous parks, a hotel, stores, restaurants and loft-style offices in “innovation hubs.” Windmill anticipates another 3,500 people would work on the site. The project is expected to take about 15 years to complete.
Reevely: Effort to green downtown gets big boost from provincial grant
By David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 2014
OTTAWA — Electric car-charging stations and plugging private buildings into the federal government’s central heating plant are the key projects for a small but increasingly well-funded effort to make downtown Ottawa the country’s first “eco-district,” its executive director said Tuesday.
Don Grant was still aglow from an announcement by the provincial government’s Trillium Foundation that it’ll give the eco-district effort $199,600 over the next three years. MPPs Yasir Naqvi and Bob Chiarelli praised it lavishly in presenting the money in a little do at Hub Ottawa’s hip “collaborative workspace” on Bank Street for freelancers of all kinds who want a place to work downtown, with other people. The elevator often doesn’t work but the Wi-Fi does.