Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to CJRO Radio local news. On January 14, 2026, Ottawa City Council voted 20 to 5 to authorize senior staff to finalize the purchase of a 192-hectare private landfill site, known as the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC)  in the city's rural southeast. The city does not intend to use the site as a landfill immediately. It will be developed according to future council direction, with further studies on waste-manag

The community of Carlsbad Springs is pushing back against Ottawa’s plan to buy an east-end landfill  (the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre , CRRRC), based on reporting from CTV News  and other related sources. 🗞️ What’s Happening Ottawa city staff and council are moving forward with a plan to purchase a large private landfill site in the city’s east end  (near Carlsbad Springs ) as part of long-term waste management planning. This landfill, officially known as the Cap

(Français au bas) On  January 14, 2026 , Ottawa City Council voted  20 to 5  to authorize senior staff to finalize the purchase of a 192-hectare private landfill site in the city's rural southeast.    The site, known as the  Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) is located on Boundary Road near Highway 417.    Key Details of the Purchase Authorization:  The vote gives City Manager Wendy Stephanson the authority to negotiate, enter into, and execute an asset purchas

Bonjour, ici Rose Grzela et voici les nouvelles de cette semaine à Le Beat CJRO Radio. Une avancée majeure est franchie dans le projet de la station électrique Piperville d’Hydro Ottawa avec l’arrivée sur le site du premier transformateur de puissance. Cette livraison marque le début d’une nouvelle phase des travaux, alors que la construction et la mise en service se poursuivent. La station, conçue pour réduire les émissions de carbone, doit être mise sous tension plus tard c

Key Findings Ottawa has been named the most livable city in Canada for 2026  and ranks first across all of North America  in the Quality of Life Index. Globally, Ottawa placed 28th out of 304 cities  evaluated. What the Ranking Is Based On The data comes from Numbeo , a crowd-sourced global database that compares cities on factors like cost of living, safety, traffic commute time, healthcare, pollution, and housing affordability . Canadian Cities in the Rankings A total of 17

Osgoode Ward Councillor Isabelle Skalski confirmed there will be a Special City Council meeting on Wednesday January 14, 2026, at 10:00 am to provide Council with an in camera briefing with respect to an update on the acquisition of the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre. The agenda can be found here: https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/ No additional materials for this meeting is available yet. La conseillère du quartier de Osgoode, Isabelle Skalski indique qu’une sé

Hydro Ottawa   The first power transformer has arrived on site at the new lower-carbon Piperville Substation. It's a major step forward in the project. This delivery marks the beginning of a critical phase as Hydro Ottawa continue construction and commissioning. The station will energize later this year, helping strengthen reliability and support growing demand in the community. Watch: https://youtu.be/1uHvV-B6WOI Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s3Bhfi - Le premier transformateur

Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to the Beat CJRO Radio local news. On December 2025, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( the  CRTC )  authorized the bilingual community station, CJRO Radio, to move from 107.9 to 96.3 FM to better serve the Municipality of Casselman and its surrounding areas.  A new FM antenna will be installed in the Spring 2026 on top of the Casselman water tower instead of the industrial park. This technical

City  of  Ottawa  Politics  with Evan H. Potter Ottawa Council Year-in-Review: Looking Back and Looking Forward One prediction for 2026: Don't look for any major change on Ottawa Council until 2030. Evan Harold Potter Dec 28, 2025 Group photo of the 2022 Council. Osgoode Councilor Isabelle Skalski is not in this photo because she succeeded George Darouze in the June 2025 byelection. Photo credit: Tony Caldwell/Postmedia. Bob Dylan warned us that “The times, they are a-changin

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