Ottawa City Hall

• Ottawa city council ousts Diane Deans as police board chair

  The move on Wednesday comes after a report that Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was seeking to replace Deans as the chair of the police services board.

  Politics

  Feb 16, 2022
  
• Year-end interview: Jim Watson defends his 3-term record as mayor of Ottawa

  Jim Watson defends his work on city council over three terms as mayor of Ottawa in the first part of a year-end interview with Global News.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2021
  
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• Deans, McKenney target city division in announcing Ottawa mayoral runs

  Two Ottawa city councillors threw their hats in the ring on Friday to replace Jim Watson as mayor after he announced he wouldn't run again in 2022.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Ottawa 2022 budget approved with 3% property tax hike, 2.5% transit fare increase

  Ottawa city council approved a three per cent increase on property tax bills in 2022, a two per cent hike to the police levy and a 2.5 per cent fare increase for OC Transpo.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2021
• Ottawa council approves 2% police budget hike in 2022

  Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said there will be no officer layoffs in 2022 despite getting less funding than he wanted in the next year's budget.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2021
• Ottawa auditor general proceeding with LRT probe despite ‘crickets’ from Ontario

  Ottawa's light-rail transit system is on auditor general Nathalie Gougeon's 2022 agenda, but the city is still waiting to hear from the province about the terms of its own inquiry.

  News

  Dec 3, 2021
• City of Ottawa moving to ‘hybrid’ office model, but no remote-only option

  Ottawa's administrative workforce will be able to work from home as needed but will not have remote-only options after the COVID-19 pandemic, the city manager says.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021
• Ottawa police board approves 2% budget hike, below service’s request

  The Ottawa Police Service's request for funding in 2022 was trimmed at Tuesday's board meeting, which will now be put to city council on Dec. 8.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Ottawa city council taps former school board trustee Cathy Curry for Kanata North seat

  Ottawa city council appointed Cathy Ann Green Curry, a former OCDSB trustee, as the new ward councillor for Kanata North on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Nov 11, 2021
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• Ottawa council sticks with LRT audit over judicial inquiry

  The procurement of Ottawa's light-rail transit system will not be subject to a judicial inquiry, city council decided on Wednesday, preferring the already-approved audit.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2021