The city plans to replace an outdated equipment garage at the Trail Road landfill site with a new 38,220-square-foot building that is needed as part of the planned expansion of the solid waste facility.
The new facility, expected to cost at least $40 million, is needed to replace the space that will be lost in the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park and would likely be leased for a 30-year period by the city.
Shenkman Corp. is expected to be one...
The owner of a commercial property assessed at $222,000 will pay an additional $82 in municipal taxes, according to preliminary figures provided by the city.
Provincial regulations effectively only allow the city to pass a tax increase to...
Last year, TDL Group Corp., the parent company of Tim Hortons, appealed dozens of sections of the city’s new zoning bylaw to the Ontario Municipal Board.
Several of those sections prohibited drive-thrus on various types of property, such as...
Vendors will only be allowed to communicate with an approved city official or the chief procurement officer, a new position created as part of changes to the municipality’s purchasing bylaw.
“There is a perception in the...
The city plans to self-publish a short description, as well as contact information, for procurement opportunities below $50,000. In the past, city officials would either contact past suppliers for quotes or publish a request with the Ottawa...
City staff are asking for permission to temporarily ban specific suppliers who are engaged in litigation with the municipality from bidding on future contracts as part of a review of Ottawa’s purchasing bylaw.
The city treasurer...
Mr. Watson said he would step down as MPP for Ottawa West, and has already stepped down from the provincial cabinet. The municipal election is set for Oct. 25.
The 48-year-old said he had been approached by a "wide range of people" asking him to...
On Wednesday, the city’s transportation committee will consider a motion put forward by Coun. Georges Bedard to direct staff to launch a study on the impact of closing Emond Street, Cody Avenue and Olmstead Street north at Montreal Road....
The Ontario government on Friday announced it would triple a previously announced funding commitment in support of Ottawa’s rapid transit plan, and urged the federal and municipal governments to match the funds.
The province is providing...
New Flyer Industries (TSX:NFI.UN) said a dozen employees working in the new National Capital Region service centre will provide bus warranty, technical and integrated supply chain services.
OC Transpo general manager Alain Mercier calls the New...
So what if the commercial rates are higher per-dollar-value of real estate? I don't get to deduct my residential taxes paid as an expense against...