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166 Shelleright Street and 225 Cope Drive: Zoning By-Law Amendment application
La version française suivra The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 166 Shelleright Street and 225 Cope Drive, just east of Terry Fox Drive. The application seeks to revise the site-specific zoning exception to reduce the corner side...
Committee approves budget with key investments in emergency and protective services
La version française suit The City’s Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2025. These 2025 investments will help increase City resources for emergency and protective services and ensure that help is...
Committee approves budget with $22.9-million investment in affordable and supportive housing
La version française suit The Planning and Housing Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2025, which includes $88.2 million in operating funding and $34.4 million in capital funding. The City will invest the bulk of that capital, $22.9 million, to...
Committee approves investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resiliency
La version française suit The City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee approved its portion of Draft Budget 2025, including key investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resiliency. This budget also supports core services that residents...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Newsletter: November 20, 2024
NOVEMBER 30: Last City sponsored Repair Café of the year and the Waste Explorer
La version française suit. Join us for our fourth and final, City sponsored Repair Café of the year on November 30 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Tony Graham Recreation Complex, Hall A (100 Charlie Rogers Place). Skilled fixers and menders from the Ottawa Tool Library...
NOVEMBER 23: Ottawa Public Library’s Stittsville branch celebrates its 50th anniversary!
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 Time: 10:30 am to 4 pm Location: 1637 Stittsville Main Street 10:30 am - Library-themed Storytime 11 am - 1:30 pm - Face painting, button making, puppet theatre & games 2:00 pm - Speeches, cake & beverages 2:45 pm - Rock...
Postal disruption may impact City paper billing, invoicing and notifications
La version française suit The Canada Post strike action could impact the delivery of City paper billing, invoices and other notifications – including water utility bills, property tax bills, invoices and traffic-related infractions. Contingency options are available...
CONSTRUCTION NOTICE: Abbott Street East at Metric Circle (overnight)
La version française suivra Abbott Street East will be closed from Rouncey Road to Metric Circle overnight from Monday, November 18 to Friday, November 22, 2024, from 7:00pm-6:00am. Cavanagh Construction will be completing the installation of a watermain stub to...
Rally for Refugees | Rassemblez-vous avec nous pour les réfugiés
Join us on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3:00 p.m., and show that Ottawa stands with newcomers! Hundreds of newcomers are currently sleeping in hockey arenas and community centres across Ottawa, as the City’s shelter system struggles to cope. The City of Ottawa has an innovative...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Video / November 16, 2024
Good morning! Today I’m in front of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Stittsville Main at Mulkins. https://youtu.be/DJjBX4rObI0 Also available as a podcast on Spotify, iTunes, and more. Search for "Councillor Glen" on your favourite app & subscribe. Aussi...
NOVEMBER 26: public consultation meeting for Budget 2025
(Originally published October 27, 2024) La version française suit In November, City Councillors will be working with city staff to set Ottawa’s 2025 budget. The draft budget will be tabled at City Council on Wednesday, November 13. On Tuesday November 26, we’re...
UPDATE: Robert Grant Avenue extension construction
La version française suivra Here’s a quick update on the status of construction for the Robert Grant Avenue extension. Overall, the project is now on track to be finished in the last half of 2025. Hazeldean Road intersection: Work continues on the intersection but is...
Para Transpo Talk: November 19, 24, 25 and 27
La version française suit You’re invited to Para Transpo Talk on November 19, 24, 25 and 27. Para Transpo Talk is a series of customer engagement events that are open to all Para Transpo customers, their families, companions and support persons. All are welcome, no...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Newsletter: November 14, 2024
Draft Budget 2025: Investing in what matters, fighting for affordability
La version française suit Today, the City of Ottawa released its Draft Budget for 2025, which aims to build a city that’s safe, fair and affordable for all. Draft Budget 2025 continues to invest in the more than 100 services that keep Ottawa running, while balancing...
NOTEBOOK: Nearly 1 in 4 households in Ottawa experienced food insecurity last year
La version française suivra On Monday evening, the Ottawa Public Health Board received the 2024 Nutritious Food Basket report. Every year, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) monitors food affordability via the Nutritious Food Basket survey. The food basket is a sample of...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Video / November 9, 2024
Good morning! This morning I’m at the Stittsville Legion in advance of Remembrance Day on November 11. The ceremony in Stittsville takes place at the Stittsville cenotaph in front of Johnny Leroux Arena on Monday at 2:00pm. Before the ceremony, a small parade will...
NOTEBOOK: What are Newcomer Reception Centres?
La version française suit Here in Ottawa, we have a long history of welcoming refugees from all around the world. Whether it was Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar leading the campaign to welcome Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s and 1980s, or more recently when the City came...
Committees approve long-range financial plan update for housing
La version française suit The Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing Committees today approved an updated Housing Services Long Range Financial Plan for 2025 through 2030. The updated plan will help the City stay on track with the 10-Year Housing and...
