Reading Time: 4 minutesOttawa’s leading mayoral candidates clashed over the environmental consequences of the city’s growth at a Sept. 17 debate, with artificial intelligence, data centres, and urban intensification becoming points of contention.
Jeff Leiper
Reading Time: 7 minutes From rent and transit fares to nightlife and downtown safety, three mayoral candidates addressed questions about the issues facing students in Ottawa.
Reading Time: 9 minutesWith little to use, it’s what the U of O could have gained that matters. Every day a house remains empty, another student struggles to find housing near campus.
Reading Time: 4 minutesKey protections were not included: no mandatory compensation beyond existing provincial minimums, moving expense coverage, alternative accommodation requirement, or report confirming that vacant possession is actually necessary.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a 13-12 decision, Ottawa city council voted down councillor Sean Devine’s amendment that would have restored O-Train service to 7 minute intervals during off-peak hours after shunning a vote of councillor Jeff Leiper’s original motion for 5 minute intervals.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa city councillor Jeff Leiper tabled a motion to bring LRT service from the current 10 minute wait, back to five minutes. This motion will be voted on at the city council meeting on Sept. 18.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe City’s voter turnout increased by three points from the 2014 municipal election, at 42 per cent.
