Every year on March 8, we join others around the world to celebrate International Women’s Day to recognize the economic, political, cultural and social achievements of women, while making a call to action to accelerate gender equality. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter which seeks to build awareness and drive action…
At the Mayor’s annual International Women’s Day breakfast, Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, Council’s first Liaison for Women and Gender Equity, launched the City’s Women and Gender Equity Strategy. The Strategy will be developed for Council to implement in 2020. The City will be holding a public forum within the next six months…
It was an honour to co-host with Mayor Watson the City of Ottawa breakfast for International Women’s Day. I suggested that Councillors bring a young woman as their guest for this event. I’m happy to have had Hallom join me today. She is an international student from Ethiopia currently studying at Woodroffe High School. Balance…
Click on this link to view a presentation on OC Transpo, topics included: By the Numbers By the Numbers Transit Operations Typical Weekday Service Transit Operations Control Centre Monitoring Service in Real Time Service Command Centre Bus and Para Transpo Operations Transit Fleet & Facilities Maintenance Rail Operations Special Constables Unit Community Outreach Transit Customer…
Who should residents contact if they have questions or concerns regarding OC Transpo service? For general service inquiries such as trip planning, lost and found, and schedules, please contact OC Transpo’s Transit Information line at 613-741-4390 or 613-741-5280 for persons with hearing loss or speech or language impairments. For those with visual impairments, please dial…
Who should residents contact if they have questions or concerns regarding OC Transpo service? For general service inquiries such as trip planning, lost and found, and schedules, please contact OC Transpo’s Transit Information line at 613-741-4390 or 613-741-5280 for persons with hearing loss or speech or language impairments. For those with visual impairments, please dial…
FAQs – OC Transpo FAQs – Para Transpo Are Presto cards interchangeable between the Greater Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa? Yes, the same Presto card can be used on any of the 10 participating transit agencies in Ontario as well as the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO). Are there fare discounts? Who qualifies? Paying per…
Message from Pat Scrimgeour – Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning OC Transpo has recently received feedback from customers and Councillors regarding issues with the real-time arrival times provided by the OC Transpo iPhone app and other independent apps. Customers have noticed that, at times, some apps were not showing GPS-adjusted arrival times for their…
The National Capital Commission (NCC) will be working to remove invasive species along the Watts Creek Pathway between Holly Acres Road and Moodie Drive. Some hazardous trees will also be removed. Following the removal of the invasive species, we will be replanting the area with trees and shrubs later in 2019. The work will be…
I am proud to be a member of the Ottawa Board of Health. This is an essential organization in keeping our population healthy. Here is what we discussed at the most recent meeting. The meeting began with verbal updates from Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the Board of Health, and Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer…