by Glen Gower | Jan 30, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) A few weeks back I invited Stittsville OC Transpo riders to share their stories with me and to tell me exactly what they’re experiencing on their bus ride. Here are a few recent examples that are typical of the feedback I receive on a daily...
by Glen Gower | Jan 20, 2019 | Notebook
It was way back in November when the City’s roads staff first invited me to ride along on one of their plowing trucks. When I heard about this weekend’s snowfall warning, I knew that this would be a great chance to see firsthand how Stittsville’s...
by Glen Gower | Jan 10, 2019 | Notebook
CTV Ottawa asked me to comment today on ongoing transit service issues for a story that they are working on about late and cancelled buses this week. My message: OC Transpo is very aware of the issues and councillors are very aware of the issues. I’ve been...
by Glen Gower | Dec 13, 2018 | Notebook
La version française suit Someone asked me this week if I was “settled in” yet at City Hall. “Settled” isn’t the right word. “Ramping Up” or “Up to speed?” Yes. “Settled?” Definitely not. And I probably...
by Glen Gower | Dec 6, 2018 | Notebook
(Le français suit) Today was the first council meeting of the new term. Stittsville is known as “Ward 6” of the 23 city wards, so I took my seat at 10:00am in between Eli El-Chantiry (West Carleton, Ward 5) and Theresa Kavanagh (Bay, Ward 7). You can see...