Ottawa West Local Community News

Councillor, community surprised by benefit slash, Payment cut by 70 per cent for pathway community doesn't want

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 by Laura Mueller

EMC news - Residents of the Glebe Annex are fuming after discovering city planners gave a developer a 70 per cent break on community benefit payments in exchange for building...

Tunnel will protect park: city, Staff reject rail on Carling, endorse western LRT line

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 by Laura Mueller

EMC news - A light-rail connection between Tunney's Pasture and Baseline Station via a tunnel under Richmond Road is the best way to extend Ottawa's LRT to the west, city staff decided. Deputy city manager Nancy Schepers called the route an "elegant solution" to both the community's concerns and the...

OC Transpo launches spring schedule

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 by EMC News

EMC news - As warmer weather arrives in Ottawa, OC Transpo is unrolling a list of service improvements and the return of the Rack and Roll bicycle program as part of its new spring schedule beginning April 21. - Route 16 will bring new service to St. Paul University and Ottawa East, as it will travel...

Work to get underway on O-Train expansion, Bus route to replace O-Train service during summer construction period

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 by Steph Willems

EMC news - Taking advantage of lower ridership rates between school years, work begins on the O-Train service expansion project on April 27. Between that date and Sept. 2, the transit line will be shut down to make way for track, bridge and tunnel maintenance, station upgrades, and the construction...

Low-rise apartment proposed for Westboro

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 by Steph Willems

EMC news - In a neighbourhood experiencing constant change, a development application has been submitted to the city that will be of interest to residents of Westboro. The zoning bylaw amendment and site plan control proposal, dated April 18, concerns 305 Picton Ave., which is a dead end street near...