by Glen Gower | Feb 27, 2026 | Community, Notebook
Originally published February 24, 2026 Wednesday morning at City Council I will be introducing a notice of motion for a commemorative naming to honour John Curry and John Brummell. John Curry was the long-time editor and publisher of the Stittsville News, as well as...
by Glen Gower | Feb 14, 2026 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit This post was originally published in my Substack newsletter OC Transpo has been publishing weekly updates every Friday with information about the number of buses and trains in service. Over five weeks, we’re seeing slow but steady progress...
by Glen Gower | Feb 13, 2026 | Notebook
La version française suit This week, Transit Committee received an update on O-Train Line 1 and work to stabilize bus service delivery, regular key performance indicators, and several updates about community initiatives and upcoming projects. O-Train Line 1 update...
by Glen Gower | Feb 1, 2026 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Last week was the official deadline for comments on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the proposed development at Hazeldean and Savage. Here are the comments that I provided to City staff. Resident parking A total of 148 resident...
by Glen Gower | Jan 28, 2026 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit City Council unanimously approved the New Zoning By-law for Ottawa today. In my wrap up comments at Council, I likened Ottawa’s New Zoning By-law project to an action-adventure movie featuring a spaceship on a long, long journey back to...
by Glen Gower | Jan 28, 2026 | Notebook
La version française suit The late Gord Atkinson was one of the biggest names in Ottawa radio for nearly 50 years, and soon the longtime Stittsville resident will have a street named for him in our community. I met up with Atkinson’s family last week and we...
