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CFRA reports today : Mayor Larry O'Brien is floating the idea of bidding for the World's Fair. O'Brien told reporters EXPO 2017 in Ottawa could coincide with Canada's 150th birthday. O'Brien says he has been speaking with Federal and Ontario officials about launching a bid for the World's Fair. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/2010-english1.jpg) Larry O’Brien’s transportation taskforce released their plan for a new light rail network in Ottawa. The plan is ambitious, covering a huge area in a relatively short timeframe. The plan is also a brilliant piece of marketing, full of big & small details to win over voters, not to mention inspire the imagination: ...

Ottawa voters wanted change - or did they? We’ve got a new mayor, but every Ottawa councillor who ran for re-election was voted back onto council. Some quick election notes: * Over 50% voter turn-out. That is considered pretty damn good for a municipal election. ...

Out of the three main mayoral candidates, O’Brien is clearly in the lead when it comes to embracing internet technology. He has a blog, he posts his campaign ads on YouTube , and he’s even using Google Adwords to advertise online. ...

Big news for a slow news day in August: Terry Kilrea has pulled out of the contest for Mayor of Ottawa. Kilrea says he will be running for a councillor’s seat, but won’t announce which one until next week. Read Kilrea’s press release here . ...