Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 2nd, 2025 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: September 2, 2025 - 17:11

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 2nd, 2025

September 2, 2025

Residents and businesses alongside areas of Hintonburg, Wellington West, and Westboro haven’t had to worry about widespread paid parking slots. Despite studies showcasing a shortage of available parking spaces, councillors have decided to maintain this policy as far back as 2017. Starting today, things have changed, as 697 parking spots are being turned into paid lots. How often do you visit these areas, and will these changes alter your shopping habits moving forward? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Ottawa’s largest school board has officially kickstarted a new reality, and it wasn’t their choice. Roughly 77,000 students and 12,000 staff members headed back to OCDSB classrooms earlier this morning, as the province keeps a watchful eye on their operations. Back in late-June, the Ontario government placed the OCDSB under supervision after the school board posted four straight deficit budgets, including a projected $9.2 million deficit for the previous learning season. We get a quick check-in from OCDSB Trustee Lyra Evans in Hour 3.



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