Politics

WEST CARLETON – In the 2020 Ottawa Police Service (OPS) annual report, the crime rate in West Carleton went down 24.6 per cent, but violent crime rose 14.3 per cent for the 2019 calendar year.

WEST CARLETON – In a marathon council meeting, the last for the city until late August, Coun. Eli El-Chantiry was able to get a motion passed that will bring some surprise roadwork to West Carleton.

WEST CARLETON – The city’s Finance and Economic Development committee (FEDCO) heard from its team of ward boundary review consultants yesterday (July 7) who presented several options as part of the ongoing ward boundary review.

CITY HALL – Urban expansion is coming. After nearly four hours of discussion at Ottawa City Hall yesterday, (May 27) council approved the joint Planning and Agriculture and Rural Affairs  (ARAC) committees’ recommendation for what city staff calls a balanced approach to urban boundary expansion that may see as many as 1,650 hectares added to the urban boundary, taken from the suburban and rural areas of the city.

WEST CARLETON – A new COVID-19 map released by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) shows 51 confirmed cases have been found in West Carleton.

OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa has seen a one per cent increase in cases over the weekend. There are

OTTAWA – Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting two more local deaths related to COVID-19, but just 21 more cases

ONTARIO – The provincial government is putting a dent in restaurant take-out orders’ booze bill with new legislation that will

WEST CARLETON – As the province plans to ease business restrictions in response to the health and safety concerns of