by Glen Gower | Dec 11, 2021 | Notebook
La version française suit This week City Council approved the 2022 Budget, including a number of investments that will directly benefit our Stittsville community. The City is investing $427-million in new infrastructure and renewals to improve roads, bridges,...
by Glen Gower | Oct 31, 2021 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Last week, City Council approved a new Official Plan for Ottawa. This is the main policy document that will guide growth and redevelopment in Ottawa over the next 25 years as we grow from one million people to 1.4-million people and beyond....
by Glen Gower | Oct 20, 2021 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit This morning at Transit Commission, councillors received an update on the recent derailments, R1 replacement bus service, and the steps required to resume train service safely and reliably. Staff update on Confederation Line 1 & R1...
by Glen Gower | Oct 13, 2021 | Notebook
Today at City Council, colleagues supported my motion to ask the Auditor General (AG) to open an investigation into the ongoing issues plaguing the LRT. (You can read a copy of the motion here.) The Auditor General, Nathalie Gougeon, is ideal for this task: She is an...
by Glen Gower | Sep 20, 2021 | Notebook
La version française suit My Monday included two back-to-back five-hour committee meetings, one with the Board of Health and one with the Transit Commission. A few notes on transit after a very long day: The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is continuing to assess...
by Glen Gower | Jul 22, 2021 | Notebook
La version française suit On Wednesday, City Council appointed me and Councillor Scott Moffatt as co-chairs of the Planning Committee. We’ll jointly lead the committee until the end of this term of Council in Fall 2022. (Councillor Shawn Menard from Capital Ward will...
