In 2014, I moved back to Canada from the medieval city of York, settling in Ottawa. With the birth of my first daughter, I took paternity leave to savour those precious early years, a rare gift.

Boiled down to its essence, the City of Ottawa’s ByWard Market Public Realm Plan Recommendations Report is this: Pedestrians first. The 89-page report, which took two years to produce, landed in ...

The City of Ottawa is casting a wide net to gather public input on a major renewal project in the ByWard Market as the historic downtown district prepares to celebrate its 200th year.

ByWard Market Square will become "the heart of the outdoor public market" with new seating, trees and outdoor commercial attractions, turning it into an "outdoor living room," according to a news ...