• City looks at hauling more business trash

  December 16, 2011 - 17 h 05

  City staff say they want to expand an underused garbage pick up program for businesses.

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• City committee endorses Plasco deal

  December 12, 2011 - 17 h 29

  Plasco's first commercial waste-to-energy facility inched one step closer to construction on Monday when councillors on a city committee endorsed the 20-year deal negotiated by the company and the municipality's top bureaucrat.

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• Richcraft offers $500K for facility naming rights

  December 12, 2011 - 17 h 04

  The name of a local homebuilder is set to grace a new Kanata recreation complex, according to a city report.

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• City holds to 2.39% tax increase in budget

  November 30, 2011 - 13 h 01

  Ottawa's city council approved the 2012 budget Wednesday, holding to the 2.39-per-cent increase first proposed in late October.

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• Hydro closes books on failed streetlight investment

  November 25, 2011 - 12 h 43

  Hydro Ottawa’s top executive says the public utility expects to recoup only a fraction of its investment in a B.C. streetlight technology company.

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• Kanata North Business Park considering BIA

  November 14, 2011 - 13 h 05

  As business improvement areas gain more influence - and funding - at city hall, a group of property owners in the Kanata North Business Park are attempting to launch a new organization for the area.

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• Private garbage bids come before committee

  November 14, 2011 - 11 h 23

  Bids from several private garbage collection firms for residential pick-up contracts came in $1.1 million below budget, according to a city report being tabled this week.

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• Ottawa property taxes exceed national average: study

  November 1, 2011 - 13 h 20

  Local business owners pay nearly $6 more in property taxes per $1,000 of assessed value than the average of eight major Canadian cities, according to a new study.

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• City proposes 2.39% tax hike in draft budget

  October 26, 2011 - 15 h 35

  Ottawa businesses would see a 2.39-per-cent rise in property taxes under the 2012 budget proposed at city hall Wednesday.

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• Business improvement areas find new voice, funding, at city hall

  October 20, 2011 - 9 h 25

  In a bid to unify the voice of small business in Ottawa, Mayor Jim Watson and city economic development officials met for the first time last week with representatives from 17 business improvement areas.

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Other news

• October 19, 2011 New city agency’s .com and .ca names bought by local entrepreneurs
• September 15, 2011 Committee rejects taxi fare hike
• September 8, 2011 OCRI admin costs draw concerns of city auditor
• September 2, 2011 City wants local labour building LRT line
• August 9, 2011 City’s use of management consultants plunges
• July 29, 2011 Lansdowne challenge dismissed in Ontario Superior Court
• July 14, 2011 Council endorses updated LRT plan
• July 13, 2011 City approves economic development plan
• July 7, 2011 City alters downtown LRT route
• June 30, 2011 LRT procurement gets underway
• June 6, 2011 Tourism a winner in revamped economic development strategy: Clark
• May 25, 2011 Council approves LRT acceleration
• May 25, 2011 UPDATE: Coventry footbridge design work moves forward
• May 20, 2011 City to tap capital budget for new ice rink
• May 19, 2011 Bids begin for city garbage collection