by Glen Gower | Feb 27, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) This week I took a tour of the City of Ottawa’s transportation centre on Loretta Street. It’s a fascinating place and provided great insight into how they work to keep our city moving 24 hours a day. Over 1,600 traffic signals...
by Glen Gower | Feb 27, 2019 | Information, Notebook
This afternoon at City Hall council is receiving a report on Stage 2 Light Rail. The report comes in advance of next week’s council meeting on March 6 when we’ll be asked to approve the contract for expansion of the LRT as far west as Moodie, as far east...
by Glen Gower | Feb 21, 2019 | Notebook
(PHOTO: OC Transpo / Photo by tsaiproject. Used under a creative commons license.) (Le français suit) Ottawa’s Transit Commission met on Thursday morning. I took the bus in and was 9 minutes late due to congestion on the Transitway downtown. STO buses that...
by Glen Gower | Feb 15, 2019 | Notebook
Everybody kept telling me that Planning Committee would be a very busy committee to be a part of. Yesterday proved that point! The Planning Committee is a group of nine councillors, including Chair Jan Harder, who meet every second Thursday to examine reports and...
by Glen Gower | Feb 14, 2019 | Information
Last week, City Council met to table the 2019 draft budget, kicking off a month-long process that will set the direction our city over the next year. From now until March 6, city committees will be meeting to debate specific sections of the budget, and hear feedback...
