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CMHC Ottawa housing tracker
Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.
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LRT replacement landscaping
This week I was sent the long-awaited replacement landscaping plan for our part of the western LRT extension. It’s a big document, and I’ve posted it here for viewing. In general, the NCC has insisted on a 3:1 replacement of the trees that have been lost to construction. It’s important to note that that’s an…
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Fairness for Ottawa
Last week, Mayor Sutcliffe set forth in unequivocal terms the lack of fairness with which our provincial and federal governments have been treating Ottawa. His focus was on two issues: the preferential treatment the federal government gives itself in determining how much it wants to pay us in taxes, and the inequitable treatment between the…
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LRT frequency
Good evening, Kitchissippi. I’m writing tonight on vacation and from the road – Motor City, Detroit MI – and will keep this brief. Over the past few days, I’ve learned with the rest of residents that OC Transpo intends to drastically reduce the frequency of LRT outside of certain peak periods. I’ve posted the most…
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Line 2 nears completion
The LRT lines 2 and 4 – the newly-expanded Trillium line and airport spur – are now about two weeks into the 8-10 week testing and commissioning phase. Some time within that period, the lines will go into a two-week trial running when they must perform virtually flawlessly before the contractor turns them over to…