Development
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When this all started, in 1996 it was clear Lansdowne needed a makeover. To get the makeover going, Mayor Chiarelli and his Council commissioned an... more
By Clive Doucet
March 4, 2025
I sometimes wonder if people are able to see the forest through the trees. When we get emotional about something, like the future of the world under an... more
By James OGrady
January 8, 2025
With the Ottawa Senators set to relocate to LeBreton Flats, a vibrant downtown development, the city faces a significant challenge: accommodating the influx of... more
September 20, 2024
The bustling city of Ottawa-Gatineau has witnessed a remarkable surge in population, now 1,651,660 people; quickly getting ready to surpass even the most... more
September 19, 2024
I have mixed feelings about the annual celebration of my old mentor, Jane Jacobs and the spring walks in her memory. On the one hand, it’s great to see her and... more
By Clive Doucet
May 8, 2024
The Central Experimental Farm belongs to all Canadians. It’s where winter wheat was developed which revolutionized western wheat production and continues to... more
By Clive Doucet
February 12, 2024
The City’s amalgamation with the towns and townships of Carleton County is now twenty-three years old and it’s clear it’s never worked. The only people... more
By Clive Doucet
November 19, 2023
I bring a different perspective on Lansdowne Park, having been a pre-amalgamation City of Ottawa Councillor when the City ran Lansdowne Park, and then again as... more
By AlexCullen
November 9, 2023
I ran for council in 2022. I know that spending $500 million on Lansdowne was not a priority of any candidate for mayor or council. Yet, here we are, a year... more
November 4, 2023
Doug Ford’s folksy, buck a beer, open neck shirt, ‘we’re-all-just-folks-in-this-together’ approach to government isn’t working to rebrand his backdoor sale of... more
By Clive Doucet
September 16, 2023
For 150 years, Lansdowne Park was a monument to community liveliness and generosity. It was given to the young capital in 1868 just a year after Confederation... more
By Clive Doucet
August 15, 2023
OTTAWA, ON - August 17, 2023 Housing affordability is the worst it has been in over 30 years. Premier Doug Ford made big promises about millions of homes, but... more
By Yasir Naqvi
August 17, 2023
Intensification, in land use speak, means more intensive land use i.e. more homes per lot. This term has become the buzz-word for urban planning, and... more
February 13, 2023
John Lorinc recently won the mouthwatering $60,000 Balsillie Prize for his book on cities. This prize is for books that are deemed to be important enough to... more
By Clive Doucet
December 9, 2022
On November 17, 2022, more than thirty Ontario mayors endorsed a Conservation Authority letter to the province expressing concerns with Ontario provincial... more
By James OGrady
November 22, 2022