Plan needed for “Ugly Duckling” OTrain station

 ABOVE: Artistic representation of the proposed Leitrim Station. The final station may not be exactly as shown. (SOURCE: CITY OF OTTAWA) By Steve Desroches A planning makeover is needed for one of ugliest OTrain location in Ottawa. The gloomy site is located in south Ottawa close to the airport, along Leitrim Road. The

Light-Rail gets $1 Billion Boost from Feds

 The existing O-Train passes over the Rideau River. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In a letter to Mayor Jim Watson dated July 22, Orléans MP Royal Galipeau announced his party’s intention to give $1 billion to support Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail plans. That money will make up one third