by Glen Gower | Feb 10, 2023 | Notebook
(Photo by Chris Bricker / City of Ottawa)/(Photo de Chris Bricker/Ville d’Ottawa) La version française suit Yesterday was the first regular Transit Commission meeting of the 2022-2026 term. I’m chairing the committee and my plan is to share some additional...
by Glen Gower | Feb 9, 2023 | Information
La version française suit Updated Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) released Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health on January 17, 2023. The report is designed to provide Canadians with current evidence-based...
by Glen Gower | Feb 4, 2023 | Information
From the ward office at CARDELREC on a very cold Saturday morning. Update on the Kittiwake fire and thank you to firefighters and paramedics. Reminder to check your smoke detector. (Initial information was that there were two adults home at the time of the fire. There...
by Glen Gower | Feb 2, 2023 | Information
La version française suit Ottawa’s fleet of 855 diesel buses emitted 86,750 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air in 2022. That’s about 101 tonnes per year per bus. It’s an incredible amount of pollution. With City Council’s decision to...
by Glen Gower | Jan 28, 2023 | Information
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Update for Saturday, January 28 From Mary Durling Park on Brae Crescent in Stittsville. This week: Happy Lunar New Year We’ve had a lot of snow! Zero emission buses – reducing 30,000 tonnes of GHG emissions each year...