by Glen Gower | Jun 21, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Good news: A play structure is coming to Crossway Park in the Connections neighbourhood, with installation targeted for 2025. Here’s some background about what’s happening: The Connections neighbourhood is part of a development...
by Glen Gower | Jun 18, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit This week the City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee approved a new Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP) and Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) for Ottawa. It’s a 30-year roadmap for how we’ll manage and pay for waste services. (You can see...
by Glen Gower | Jun 14, 2024 | Notebook
Here’s a recap of what we covered at Transit Commission this week. One million taps using O-Payment This month O-Payment will reach the milestone of one million taps, with OC Transpo recording up to 10,000 taps per day. You can now tap your Interac® Debit card on any...
by Glen Gower | Jun 3, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Here’s a recap of what we covered at a very lengthy Joint Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee meeting last Friday. Update on the launch of Stage 2 LRT The Stage 2 LRT project achieved several milestones this year including the...
by Glen Gower | May 2, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit On April 20, police and by-law responded to reports about unleashed dogs in the Forest Creek area showing aggressive behaviour towards other dogs and people. We want to thank residents in the community who acted quickly on Saturday morning to...
by Glen Gower | May 1, 2024 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit We’re starting to see more development proposals that include taller buildings and residents have asked if Ottawa Fire Services is equipped to handle potential high-rise emergencies. Ottawa Fire Chief Paul Hutt has provided the...