by Glen Gower | Oct 28, 2023 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Surprising but welcome news from the provincial government this week: The Minister of Housing is reversing changes the province made to our Official Plan last fall. Last year, I wrote about how those changes would work against Council’s...
by Glen Gower | Oct 13, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Updates on LRT disruption and root cause review This week our committee received the most detailed and comprehensive review to date on the axle bearing issue that has caused three full or partial shutdowns on O-Train Line 1 since August...
by Glen Gower | Sep 23, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit On Tuesday, Ottawa’s environment committee approved a number of changes to curbside waste collection to be rolled out starting in 2026, including: Leaf and yard waste will be collected separately from Green Bin (but on the same day) The...
by Glen Gower | Sep 21, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit As many of us will remember, this past spring there was a vicious dog attack on a child in our community. While the dog involved in the attack on the child was surrendered to by-law and euthanized, the owner has refused to surrender a second...
by Glen Gower | Sep 15, 2023 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit Over the past week or so I’ve had the opportunity to talk to OSTA management, MPP Goldie Ghamari, and school trustees Lynn Scott and Scott Phelan. We’re all looking for ways to help find transportation for thousands of students in...
by Glen Gower | Sep 15, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Why are buses being cancelled and what is OC Transpo doing about it? The first week of September saw a high number of cancellations, especially on frequent routes. This week was better, but service fell below Renée Amilcar’s target of...
