Today, Ottawa city council voted on a motion to revoke the heritage designation for the Chateau Laurier’s extension. I share the intent behind the motion, the planned rear addition by the owners of the Chateau Laurier is atrocious. It is the 5th design, each one a marginal improvement, yet completely tone-deaf to the concerns raised…
The city has struggled for years to increase usage of the green bin. A recent social media post I made about the green bin resulted a multitude of tips from Ottawa residents on how they have successfully adopted the green bin as a way of life and dealt with the “ick factor”. Here are a…
The draft budget caps the overall residential property-tax increase at three per cent. The proposed increase, including the transit levy, amounts to $113 for an average urban home, which works out to less than $10 per month.