Here's what would cost you more in Ottawa's draft budget

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By Arthur White-Crummey, CBC Ottawa, November 9, 2023

...Then there are some costs that shoot up more if the budget passes — sometimes much more. The city says fee increases are in line with the cost of providing services. 

Here are some examples:

  • The base OC Transpo fare would go up 2.5 per cent, bringing a single ride from $3.70 to $3.80 by card. Paying with cash still would cost a nickel more. Some transit costs would rise more: the price of a one-day pass would shoot up 4.4 per cent, reaching $11.75.
  • Garbage user fees would increase 11.5 per cent for a single family household from $130 to $145. Tipping fees for the landfill would go up 9.2 per cent for loads under 250 kilograms.
  • Maximum on-street parking rates would go up 12.5 per cent from $4 to $4.50. Staff can vary specific rates, but council sets the upper limit.
  • ...
  • The cost of a permit to cut down a distinctive tree would rise 7.4 per cent where no development is taking place, reaching $174. With development, the price rises by 27 per cent.

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Auditor slams City of Ottawa officials over handling of Barrhaven housing development

By Randy Boswell, Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2023

The City of Ottawa’s auditor general has slammed municipal officials for mishandling a major housing development in Barrhaven that involved extensive alterations of the Jock River floodplain to accommodate a sprawling new subdivision with nearly 1,000 new homes.

Auditor General Nathalie Gougeon has released a scathing, 14-page report detailing her team’s investigation into the project after allegations of mismanagement were made through the city’s fraud and waste hotline. The report has been tabled for discussion at the city’s audit committee meeting on Monday.

...The plan involved cutting away more than 100,000 cubic metres of soil along the north shore of the Jock and depositing more than 400,000 cubic metres of soil on adjacent land immediately to the north so houses could be safely built there, beyond any flood risk.

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Ottawa city council asks province to reinstate nine-storey building heights on minor corridors

By Blair Crawford, Ottawa Citizen, November 25, 2023

In a head-spinning move that has angered some community groups, Ottawa is asking the province to reverse its decision to override the city’s official plan on building heights.

A motion, approved by council this week in a 19-2 vote, instructs city officials to ask Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra to reinstate rules allowing higher buildings heights along minor road corridors. It’s something the city’s planning committee rejected two years ago, when it approved Ottawa’s new official plan.

Pellerin: Speak up for the glorious, badly under-used, Rideau Canal

By Brigitte Pellerin, Ottawa Citizen Op-Ed, November 24, 2023

The City of Ottawa, the National Capital Commission and Parks Canada are launching a consultation on the Rideau Canal, and they want our opinions.

What they hope we do is complete a survey, attend a virtual meeting, visit a pop-up kiosk at Landsowne Christmas Market on Nov. 25 and send our comments. I’m going to skip right to the last step.

...Around here, we only think of roads for commuting. Everything else — even a lovely gem like the Canal — is for recreational purposes. It’s a failure of imagination that deprives everyone, residents and visitors alike, of truly magnificent public spaces in the nation’s capital.

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