Ottawa Business Journal

Centretown key for tourism: urban planner

March 26, 2013 - 14 h 26

The City of Ottawa should entice tourists to the community just south of Parliament Hill through beautification initiatives and efforts to make the area more pedestrian-friendly, according to a planner hired by the city.

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Taggart's Bronson tower endorsed by committee

March 26, 2013 - 14 h 15

City councillors gave the preliminary go-ahead to an 18-storey condo near the Glebe proposed by Ottawa developer Taggart Homes over the opposition of local residents.

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City staff brush off $110K Locate Ottawa website

March 26, 2013 - 8 h 45

City staff are questioning the reliability of the statistics contained in an online municipal tool designed to help businesses decide where to expand or set up shop.

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Council notebook: Bronson highrise up for debate

March 25, 2013 - 16 h 14

A contentious new high-rise on the edge of the Glebe will come up for debate again at City Hall on Tuesday.

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City asks businesses to be ‘imaginative’ in providing free Wi-Fi in municipal buildings

March 14, 2013 - 15 h 20

The City of Ottawa is hoping an Internet service provider is willing to provide free Wi-Fi at municipal buildings without directly receiving any taxpayer money.

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Council briefs: Plasco granted extension

February 27, 2013 - 12 h 30

Ottawa city council has agreed to extend a looming deadline the municipality set for local clean-tech company Plasco to secure financing to construct a waste-to-energy facility until later this year.

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Alstom confirmed as LRT vehicle supplier

February 14, 2013 - 14 h 31

French infrastructure firm Alstom said Thursday that it had finalized a contract to supply and maintain the vehicles for Ottawa’s light-rail line.

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Water, wastewater rates set to climb 7% in 2013, 2014

February 12, 2013 - 17 h 08

The City of Ottawa is proposing to increase the rate at which businesses are charged for drinking water and wastewater by seven per cent over the next two years.

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UPDATE: Pattison wins 10-year OC Transpo advertising contract

February 12, 2013 - 10 h 49

One of Canada’s largest outdoor advertising companies has won a fresh contract with the City of Ottawa to introduce new ads on OC Transpo buses and transit stations.

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City looks for Lansdowne construction companies

January 28, 2013 - 15 h 35

The City of Ottawa is canvassing Ottawa construction companies to see which of them are interested in helping with the construction of a newly-renovated Lansdowne Park.

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