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Taylor Blewett

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Ottawa, ON, Canada

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The terms of the LRT settlement between the city and Rideau Transit Group are off-limits to the public. Why?

Some inquiry recommendations will happen thanks to a settlement that ended the legal battle that followed the 2021 LRT derailments. → Read More

Ottawa politicians react to the Rouleau report

While officially federal in focus, the report has much to unpack for the city of Ottawa; the protest's stage, the jurisdiction that first found itself on the front lines of the response, and the home of residents who felt under siege for three weeks. → Read More

Four things Budget 2023 made clear, and the questions it provoked

Among them: There were "efficiencies" to be found at OC Transpo, but what will that mean for transit riders? → Read More

Mayor Sutcliffe says proposed city 'service review' is about priorities and value for money — not austerity

City of Ottawa staff are proposing a slate of annual reviews on how municipal services can be delivered "more efficiently and effectively." → Read More

OTTAWA BUDGET 2023: Sutcliffe unveils 'tight' draft budget with priority investments and efficiencies

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe introduced the draft of what he described as a "tight" municipal budget on Wednesday, that found room for many of the priorities he campaigned on, including a 2.5 per cent property tax increase, but which also came with warnings about the fiscal pressures in the road ahead. → Read More

Ottawa's major electric bus project secures support after extra scrutiny at transit commission

OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar assured commission members that, “We have full confidence in our zero-emission bus program.” → Read More

E-bus program should get second look at transit commission, council decides

Despite pressures to drive forward the last council’s $1-billion electric bus project, a majority of councillors voted Wednesday to make time for a separate… → Read More

Proposed changes to how the public can participate in Ottawa police board meetings up for a vote next month

Members of the Ottawa Police board have proposed bringing back a virtual appearance option for public presentations. → Read More

'The OPS needs continued investments': New police chief provides his perspective on the service

Eric Stubbs called for investment into the public's trust in the force, plus increasing demand for services Ottawa's police can provide. → Read More

Debate ignites over future of Wellington Street, as council committee prepares to consider its reopening

A year into Wellington Street's closure to traffic, brought on by a log-jam of Freedom Convoy protest vehicles and maintained amidst deliberations about its future. → Read More

What's next for Catherine McKenney? Ex-mayoral candidate to launch 'new national venture'

The two-term council representative for Somerset Ward will hold a press conference Thursday with economist Neil Saravanamuttoo → Read More

Q&A: Jeff Leiper, the new chair of city council's reworked planning and housing committee

Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper is now chairing the Ottawa city council committee responsible for planning and development oversight. → Read More

Police services board appoints chair in four-minute meeting with little to no public notice

Members unanimously elected Suzanne Valiquet, the citizen appointed to the police board by the last city council, to continue as chair. → Read More

Meet the team in Mayor Sutcliffe's office, a mix of new hires and staff from the Watson era

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has staffed up top positions in his office, naming a mix of external hires and people who served under his predecessor. → Read More

The sound of Christmas: Ottawans on their favourite holiday songs

Ottawans indulged this newspaper's Christmas Day request to name a favourite holiday tune, explain why it holds a special place in their heart and, in some cases, sing a snippet. → Read More

Home together for Christmas? Not as this family had planned, as storm creates travel chaos

A weather storm created travel chaos for holiday travellers across Canada → Read More

One-third of council opposed budget direction on property taxes — but not all of them meant to vote that way

It was an honest mistake, albeit a lesson to city council members, about the stakes when they utter their vote into their council table microphone. → Read More

Municipal job reductions? Transit efficiencies? Five big questions ahead of the 2023 draft budget reveal

Among them: What's in store for transit service? Which City of Ottawa jobs disappear? Can Mayor Sutcliffe keep his campaign promises? → Read More

Council approves budget crafting around 2.5 per cent cap on property tax increase

Many of the dissenters expressed their concern that a budget built under this revenue constraint would mean even less capacity to deliver the projects and services that residents say they want. → Read More

Who goes to what committee? Another (ad-hoc) committee of mayor and councillors to deliberate today

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and returning city councillors will deliberate on the distribution of appointments to city hall's committees and boards → Read More