Unpublished Newswire

The final ballots have been cast and a decision has been made on Lansdowne 2.0 this afternoon. By a score of 15 to 10, it has been passed by Ottawa City Council, and the shovels will soon hit the ground. Neil Saravanamuttoo is the Director of CitySHAPES and a former G20 Infrastructure Chief Economist. As he explains to Kristy Cameron, he is not surprised by Friday’s final ruling, but he is also disappointed.

A hockey arena, a concert venue, a football stadium, and a handful of other amenities were up for discussion at Ottawa City Hall today, as City Council prepared to vote on the future of Lansdowne Park. A long-term vision for the site, known as Lansdowne 2.0, has received mixed reviews from both supporters and critics, with councillors just as divided on how to proceed. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe had previously talked about the importance of building a medium-sized music venue at the Bank Street beacon, all part of an effort to pull in musical acts that might normally bypass Ottawa. That...