by Glen Gower | Jan 31, 2020 | Notebook
La version française suit I have a report going to Transportation Committee this week, recommending a speed limit reduction on Maple Grove Road (between Alon and Huntmar) from 50km/h to 40km/h. Road safety is the number one thing that we hear about from residents. I...
by Glen Gower | Dec 23, 2019 | Development
Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen, December 18, 2019. Photo credit: Ananya Vaghela La version française suit Ottawa Council’s most important project this term is the official plan review and last Wednesday, council approved the policy directions that will...
by Glen Gower | Nov 29, 2019 | Notebook
Le français suit Ken Hughes, The City of Ottawa’s Auditor General, tabled a series of audits on Tuesday, but the one that’s receiving the most attention is his audit of Stage 2 Light Rail procurement. That’s the process that led to Council approving...
by Glen Gower | Nov 22, 2019 | Events
(Photo: Kathleen Edwards and her parents, Margaret and Len. All photos courtesy of the City of Ottawa.) I was very lucky to be a part of Thursday night’s ceremony at City Hall to induct my friend Kathleen Edwards into the Order of Ottawa. For me, one of the best...
by Glen Gower | Nov 21, 2019 | Notebook
(Photo credit: City of Ottawa) Le français suit I made it through a nine-hour Transit Commission meeting at City Hall on Wednesday where we discussed a number of items, including three major reports: online booking for ParaTranspo, LRT and transit operational issues,...
