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Rammed earth house in Chelsea sustainable and stylish
There’s a home in Chelsea that blends in perfectly with the natural landscape, and it’s not just because it matches the colour of the recent changing leaves. The four-bedroom home was constructed using...
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Overbrook residents can chat with city staff about LRT Thursday night
Residents of Overbrook will be able to chat with City of Ottawa staff members about Light Rail Transit at an open house at the Overbrook Community Centre on Thursday night. Residents of the...
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Watson says science and tech museum needs new home, not overhaul
Ottawa mayor Jim Watson has criticized the federal government’s decision to repair the Canada Science and Technology Museum instead of moving it to another location. Watson said he was given no notice...
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City of Ottawa looking for food cart applications
Got a mobile food experience you’ve been looking to provide? The City of Ottawa is calling for proposals to occupy four cart spaces and five truck spaces in spots across the city that have opened up...
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Chianello: The value of building beauty into our city
When city council agreed to sink another $4.65 million into the botched Airport Parkway pedestrian bridge almost a year ago, everyone was frustrated over the lost time and money that was spent on this...
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Getting out of Ottawa's new Escape Manor is a (fun) problem
If you’ve ever wanted to be locked in a room while a ticking clock signals your impending doom, well, now’s your chance. Escape Manor is a new interactive facility on Queen Street with a concept that’s...
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'Help me, help me': Alleged kidnap victim 'desperate,' court hears
A mother in the middle of picking up her children from an Orléans area school told an Ottawa court Thursday that she saw an alleged kidnapper with his arm around the neck of a young woman who was...
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Gatineau approves Windmill's Domtar lands redevelopment
Plans to redevelop the former Domtar lands on the Ottawa River passed a major hurdle this week when Gatineau gave its approval. The plan by Windmill Development Group to build a green community on the...
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Q&A: Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella on retirement and reform (with video)
Speaker of the Senate Noël Kinsella retires next week after 25 years in the Senate. Over the course of two separate conversations with Jordan Press, the Conservative senator reflected on his time in...
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Cost to repair Sparks Street's Kinetic Clock could be more than original price
The cost of repairing a piece of public art that was quietly removed from Sparks Street may be almost double what the city paid for it in the first place. The Kinetic Clock — a modern art sundial that...
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Developing the Main Street Oblate lands (with video)
A deeply green urban community is set to rise on land where young Oblate brothers played outdoor hockey in the 1930s and collected sap from maple trees to sweeten morning porridge in the dining room of...
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Ottawa's jailhouse beating trial: Guard says he didn't want to break the code
Stacey Robertson had only been working at the Innes Road jail for a few years but knew enough not to cross the code among fellow guards. So when it came time for him to write an occurrence report about...
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Russian hackers hijack webcams worldwide — with at least four in Ottawa
Have you checked your webcam lately? Hackers have created a website to hijack the webcam feeds of more than 73,000 people, including hundreds from Canada — and apparently at least four from Ottawa —...
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Planners back 12-unit development to replace single home in Orléans
Ottawa’s planning department wants city council to endorse an intensification project in Orléans. Attollo Homes wants to replace a single-detached home at 1590 Belcourt Blvd. with 12 semi-detached...
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No proof surcharge discriminates against disabled, Crown argues
The mandatory victim surcharge doesn’t discriminate against the disabled because offenders who are on disability pensions aren’t considered a protected group under the Canadian Charter of Rights and...
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Dragon Age: Inquisition perfect fit for fantasy fans
Score: 4 out of 5 stars Available on: PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Rating” M for Mature If there is one thing the new generation of consoles has been sorely lacking, it’s a solid role playing game...
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Developer alters Vanier apartment plan to address objections
A developer has made a number of changes to its proposal to build a three-storey rental building in Vanier in hopes of securing the planning committee’s approval. Lindenlea Apartments Inc. wants to...
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The Diane Holmes legacy
Corktown Bridge The pedestrian bridge linking Somerset Street West to the University of Ottawa passed by the slimmest margin of victory at council — one vote. But since it opened in 2006, thousands of...
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Longtime Somerset councillor Diane Holmes makes no apologies for tough...
Diane Holmes is not amused. “They’ve painted,” she says, eyebrow raised in displeasure. “Bleh! Is that a bureaucratic colour or what?” The beige and slate blue walls of her city hall office stare back...
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Police blitz nabs 261 drivers on phones
Ottawa police say they got the attention of 261 distracted drivers this week in a three-day blitz targeting motorists talking, texting or reading messages on their cellphones. The drivers face fines of...
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