by Glen Gower | Jun 15, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit On Wednesday City Council approved a new policy on curbside garbage pick-up. Starting in Spring 2024, residents will be able to put out three garbage items every two weeks, down from the current limit of six. No tags required. What this means...
by Glen Gower | Jun 6, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit On Monday, the City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee discussed and debated the staff recommendations for “Pay-As-You-Throw” along with several motions with alternative proposals to reduce waste. I’m not a member of that committee so...
by Glen Gower | Jun 2, 2023 | Development, Notebook
UPDATE: City Council approved the revised application at its meeting on June 14, 2023. The Zoning By-Law amendment proposal from Minto for Phase 1 of their Abbott’s Run development at 5618 Hazeldean Road will be back at Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday,...
by Glen Gower | May 17, 2023 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Today at Planning and Housing Committee, I introduced a motion to send the zoning by-law application for 5618 Hazeldean back to City staff so that they can work with the applicant to add approximately 0.5 hectares of commercial zone near...
by Glen Gower | May 12, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit A few highlights from this week’s Transit Commission We learned more about how OC Transpo communicates in real-time to customers via screens, apps, and other channels. OC Transpo is updating the technology used to provide accurate GPS...
by Glen Gower | Apr 27, 2023 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit This week, Mayor Sutcliffe wrote to Premier Ford with an urgent request regarding funding for supportive housing and homelessness programs. (A copy of the letter is included below.) The 2023 Ontario budget allocated an additional...
