Frank Napolitano represents Mortgage Brokers Ottawa. Joining us on behalf of Paul Rushforth Real Estate is Dora Bejaoui. Greg Tilley monitors the phone lines, the CFRA textboard, and your emails.

Frank Napolitano represents Mortgage Brokers Ottawa. Joining us on behalf of Paul Rushforth Real Estate is Dora Bejaoui. Greg Tilley monitors the phone lines, the CFRA textboard, and your emails.

Open House - The Real Estate & Mortgage Show

Open House - The Real Estate &amp; Mortgage Show

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PODCAST: CFRA's Open House for Sat. October 3rd, 2026

Welcome to this week’s edition of City In Review. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent is steering the ship. And here is what we are following!

The Week In Review
Pre-trial phase for the LRT East Extension delayed until November.
Ottawa Police exploring policy for database misusage.
First wave of votes cast in this month’s municipal election, as advanced voting continues this weekend.
Property tax messaging takes over the Ottawa Board of Trade's mayoral debate.
Ottawa Community Housing prioritizes 100 new units for homeless families.
The first of 52 new articulated diesel buses gets delivered to OC Transpo.
New video obtained by CTV Ottawa captures the Trump Avenue sign heist.

Pre-trial running for the LRT East Extension delayed to November

CFRA’s Kristy Cameron and City In Review host Andrew Pinsent dissect Friday's transit setback, as the LRT East Extension is further delayed due to technical issues. The pre-trial running phase was supposed to commence sometime this month, but that timeline has now been shifted to November. They examine how it could impact the timeline for the grand unveiling.

Meantime, in an update to the Ottawa Police Services Board earlier this week, Ottawa's Police Chief says the latest deployment for the Downtown Safety Plan has wrapped up as of Thursday. More fulsome results are expected in November, but the news also follows a tragic double-stabbing in the Downtown Core.

Election Explainer: How do cities pay for things? How should voters view big spending promises?

With the municipal election campaign well underway, candidates have been making promises related to the best way to utilize taxpayers money. How do we make sense of it all? Is it realistic? Enid Slack is the Director of the Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance at the University of Toronto. She explains how municipal finances work and what levers the city possesses.

Candidate Corner

City In Review host Andrew Pinsent has been checking in with mayoral candidates leading up to the October 26th election. This week, local economist Neil Saravanmuttoo stopped by the 580 CFRA studios to discuss his campaign and why he's running for office.

Welcome to this week&rsquo;s edition of City In Review. CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent is steering the ship. And here is what we are following!
The Week In Review
<ul>
<li>Pre-trial phase for the LRT East Extension delayed until November.</li>
<li>Ottawa Police exploring policy for database misusage.</li>
<li>First wave of votes cast in this month&rsquo;s municipal election, as advanced voting continues this weekend.</li>
<li>Property tax messaging takes over the Ottawa Board of Trade's mayoral debate.</li>
<li>Ottawa Community Housing prioritizes 100 new units for homeless families.</li>
<li>The first of 52 new articulated diesel buses gets delivered to OC Transpo.</li>
<li>New video obtained by CTV Ottawa captures the Trump Avenue sign heist.</li>
</ul>
Pre-trial running for the LRT East Extension delayed to November
CFRA&rsquo;s Kristy Cameron and City In Review host Andrew Pinsent dissect Friday's transit setback, as the LRT East Extension is further delayed due to technical issues. The pre-trial running phase was supposed to commence sometime this month, but that timeline has now been shifted to November. They examine how it could impact the timeline for the grand unveiling.
Meantime, in an update to the Ottawa Police Services Board earlier this week, Ottawa's Police Chief says the latest deployment for the Downtown Safety Plan has wrapped up as of Thursday. More fulsome results are expected in November, but the news also follows a tragic double-stabbing in the Downtown Core.
Election Explainer: How do cities pay for things? How should voters view big spending promises?
With the municipal election campaign well underway, candidates have been making promises related to the best way to utilize taxpayers money. How do we make sense of it all? Is it realistic? Enid Slack is the Director of the Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance at the University of Toronto. She explains how municipal finances work and what levers the city possesses.
Candidate Corner
City In Review host Andrew Pinsent has been checking in with mayoral candidates leading up to the October 26th election. This week, local economist Neil Saravanmuttoo stopped by the 580 CFRA studios to discuss his campaign and why he's running for office.

PODCAST: City In Review for Sat. October 3rd, 2026

14 candidates are running for Mayor of Ottawa, and CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent is profiling as many as possible ahead of October 26th. Invitations are being made in alphabetical order. This week, local economist Neil Saravanamutto dropped by the CFRA studios to talk about why he entered the race, and the biggest issues that he wants to address.

14 candidates are running for Mayor of Ottawa, and CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent is profiling as many as possible ahead of October 26th. Invitations are being made in alphabetical order. This week, local economist Neil Saravanamutto&nbsp;dropped by the CFRA studios to talk about why he entered the race, and the biggest issues that he wants to address.

City In Review - Getting to know mayoral candidate Neil Saravanamutto

Recreation facilities, libraries, local roadways, water infrastructure, transit operations, and countless other items. In some shape or form, every municipality has to maintain these items, and somebody’s got to pay the price tag. More often than not, it’s the municipal taxpayers. And with the municipal election campaign in full swing, mayoral candidates have been making a wide range of spending promises, arguing that their gameplan to utilize taxpayers’ money is the right approach to take. So how exactly do today’s cities pay for things? How should voters view these spending promises when they head to the ballot box? CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent gets an explainer from Enid Slack, the Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance at the University of Toronto. She explores how municipal finances work and outlines what levers the city possesses.

Recreation facilities, libraries, local roadways, water infrastructure, transit operations, and countless other items. In some shape or form, every municipality has to maintain these items, and somebody&rsquo;s got to pay the price tag. More often than not, it&rsquo;s the municipal taxpayers. And with the municipal election campaign in full swing, mayoral candidates have been making a wide range of spending promises, arguing that their gameplan to utilize taxpayers&rsquo; money is the right approach to take. So how exactly do today&rsquo;s cities pay for things? How should voters view these spending promises when they head to the ballot box? CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent gets an explainer from Enid Slack, the Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance at the University of Toronto. She explores how municipal finances work and outlines what levers the city possesses.

PODCAST: CFRA's Open House for Sat. October 3rd, 2026

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