Ottawa

Housing — denser, taller and cheaper — will be the the hallmark of a revamped Tunney’s Pasture in a plan unveiled by the National Capital Commission at its January board meeting.

The NCC’s federal land use and transaction approval (FLUTA) plan will lead to a “full transformation” of the Tunney’s Pasture property, NCC chairperson Maryse Gaudreault said when the board approved the plan on Jan. 23.

It calls for less office space in keeping with the federal government plan to cut its footprint in the city by 50 per cent, and between 7,000 and 9,000 new housing units, with 1,400 to 1,800 of them to be considered “affordable” under the city’s official plan.

That’s a steep jump from the 3,400 to 3,700 housing units envisioned the last time the NCC’s did a land use plan in 2014. And it’s a staggering reduction in the number of public servants who work at Tunney’s Pasture.

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Happy new year to you all! Party on and ride home safely!

Starting with Monday to Friday operation for 2 weeks with bus service serving the same route,

Monday to Saturday for another 2 weeks,

then 7-day operation for 2 weeks,

then the buses will be phased out.

From the frustrations of waiting for a bus that never comes in the suburbs of Ottawa (Riverside South) I went down a rabbit hole of exploring the OC Transpo system, specifically what is causing late busses, why has service gotten so bad, the disastrous line 1 LRT project, and what we can expect in future.

I had no idea this building was so old, let alone so beautiful in its prime. I'd love to bring it back to it's former glory someday.

The story of the Jackson Building is both fabled and fraught. Its history has been buffeted by great events - both World Wars, a man-made disaster, the Roaring Twenties, the birth of Canada's radio broadcasting, and the vagaries of Federal Government accommodation. The Jackson has now slipped back into obscurity. Hard to believe that what is today an anonymous brick block was once one of Ottawa’s best-known addresses. And, that there are still a few stories to be told. This post is replete with lengthy extracts from the overheated advertising copy-writers of the 1920s and 30s, which will have to suffice until photographs of the Jackson's more exciting features are uncovered.

Pat King, a key figure in what became the Freedom Convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022, has been found guilty of most charges against him for his role.

Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland is delivering his decision at the Ottawa Courthouse Friday.

King has been found guilty of five charges including mischief, counselling to commit mischief and disobeying a court order.

He's been found not guilty of three charges: intimidation, counselling to commit intimidation and obstructing a public or peace officer.

Passengers at the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) will not be required to remove their laptops and liquids from carry-on-bags for screening, thanks to a new CT X-ray screening technology.

The Ottawa airport is the second airport in the country to be using CATSA’s new technology.

Something, something, broken clock.

This better just be rage-bait. Otherwise, wow is this person out of touch.

New COVID-19 vaccines designed to target current variants are now available at many pharmacies in Ottawa.

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Several Ottawa pharmacies contacted by the Ottawa Citizen said they were now administering COVID-19 vaccines, which they received earlier this week. At least one said they were still waiting for supply.

The updated vaccines were approved by Health Canada in September. In Ontario and some other provinces, previous versions of COVID vaccines, targeting older variants, were destroyed before the new ones would be made available. That meant no vaccines have been available in the province for weeks of a significant COVID wave.

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A spokesperson for Ottawa Public Health said it was awaiting shipment of the COVID vaccines so it could begin administering in its clinics, but it expected to have more information next week.