Letter: Two more thoughts on BESS op-ed
Two more readers share their thoughts on the CAFES Ottawa op-ed piece published a couple days ago – this time in favour.
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Planning briefs: Kanata office approved for housing, Old Ottawa East townhomes
CITY HALL – The Planning and Housing committee (PHc) approved a zoning amendment to facilitate converting an existing 11-storey office building to a mixed-use building.
Read moreRural agriculture properties receive garbage exemption until December
WEST CARLETON – Residential agriculture properties won’t need to count garbage bags until at least December city staff is reminding residents.
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Police briefs: OPS mounted unit, Arnprior cemetery vandalized, OPP investigation two-year-old Renfrew murder
OTTAWA — Yesterday, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Board vice chair Marty Carr and OPS Chief Eric Stubbs officially introduced the new OPS Mounted Unit.
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Almonte readers, writers talk horror based in Corkery May 22
ALMONTE – As the Lanark Lit Festival of Writing continues over the next couple of months, this Thursday (May 22) the festival dive in to horror.
Read moreLetters: Two thoughts on CAFES BESS op-ed
A pair of letters related to a recent CAFES Ottawa op-ed on battery energy storage.
Read moreCity starts 2026 budget process
OTTAWA – The 2025 year is barely getting started, but now is the time to start looking at Ottawa’s 2026 budget.
Read moreJoint committee approves 2027 water rate structure
CITY HALL – In a joint meeting today (May 20), the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) and the Environment and Climate Change committee (ECCc) approved a new water rate structure that would come into effect in 2027.
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Curry: BESS ‘fundamental’ to tech park
KANATA – The Brookstreet Hotel is a museum to the high-tech industry in Kanata North. The walls are adorned with timelines in the form of posters showing the growth of the tech industry in the area.
Read moreOp-ed: Marchhurst BESS deserves facts, not fear and misinformation
OPINION – Did you hear the one about poisonous gas from the South March battery storage project threatening school buses? Or the toxic cloud menacing all of Kanata?
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