City to Convert 230 Queen into Emergency Housing Shelter

 In an unusual change of procedure, Ottawa City Council began its monthly meeting with a private, in-camera session that lasted nearly 45 minutes. Councillor Catherine Kitts kicked off the public session by bringing forward a motion asking that Caitlin Salter MacDonald be appointed city clerk, effective April 12, 2024. The

Industrial Park development quashed & Councillor Kitts pushes for disaster relief

 An overview of Ottawa City Council's September 21, 2022 session. The session of Ottawa City Council opened today with a moment of silence in recognition of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Mayor Jim Watson noted that the official portrait of the monarch was taken down and will be replaced with the official portrait of

Past the expiry date—Renewal will be good for Ottawa City Council

 Nine councillors will not be returning to Ottawa City Council chambers in the fall. Eli El-Chantiry is the latest to announce that he will not run for re-election. This comes only a few days after Carol-Anne Meehan stated her decision to withdraw from the race. In all, nine councillors and

Hydro executives debrief City Council on last months’ outages

 The presence of Jim Durrell, the chair of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc., and Bryce Conrad, the company’s president and chief executive officer, was the most anticipated part of Wednesday’s Ottawa City Council meeting. During his review of the 2021 fiscal year, Durrell said Hydro Ottawa was best in class for the