Your City Hall is building temporary tents for who now?
Okay, *bonjour* Ottawa! Let's talk about what's actually moving through the city's permitting system, because the real story is never on the Hill – it's always just off it. Today, something caught my eye in the issued building permits: two separate permits for the Bani Hashi Society to install *five temporary tents* each, at 900 Eglinton Avenue East. These are for two different periods: June 16 to June 27, 2026, and then again from July 26 to August 6, 2026. Each set of tents is valued at $6,500 and falls under a commercial type in Ward 3.
Now, 900 Eglinton is a bit of a trek, but what exactly does the Bani Hashi Society do with five temporary tents, twice in one summer? This is the kind of detail that makes you raise an eyebrow, non? It's not a small cost for temporary structures.
On the development front, applications for new residential projects continue to flow, with a proposed apartment building at 1970 and 1980 Fowler Drive in Ward 8 still in process. This shows the ongoing push for housing density, something we talk about a lot, *n'est-ce pas*?
We'll be keeping an eye on these temporary tent installations – what they're for, and why the double booking. It's an interesting use of space and resources.
Simone Okafor-Bouchard, MiTL Sports Desk, Ottawa. --- Mel and the morning team are always on top of these city planning mysteries – tune in at mornings.live.