It’s come to my attention Woodroffe H.S. is in need of donations to help students travel and compete provincially in the Nation Theatre School Festival. It’s not too late to donate if you’d like to help a student take part in the arts. Please consider a small donation. Your donations will help sponsor students who…
After a five hour long discussion, where over twenty residents delegated, Planning and Housing Committee received a report “Our City Starts with Home: Scaling Up Non-Profit Housing in Ottawa” commissioned by the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa as part of its Starts with Home campaign. The report shows how the City of Ottawa can play…
My office will be holding a pop-up coffee chat on Monday May 8th from 10am to 12pm at the Britannia Coffee House located at 273 Britannia Road. Several residents have contacted my office with concerns regarding incidents that occurred in the Britannia beach and park area last weekend. We will have Community Cst. Arun Daniels…
On Tuesday May 9th my office is hosting a meeting at 6:30pm to review and discuss the use of gull wires at Britannia beach. This discussion will include staff from the City of Ottawa Parks and Recreation in addition to Ottawa Public Health. Last summer, as pilot project, City staff did not reinstate the gull…
April 5 storm clean up efforts We have now entered the fifth week of recovery efforts following the April 5 significant weather event. As I mentioned last week Public Works is still operating under an emergency structure and for many services within our department, this is not business as usual. We recognize there have been…
Beauty and the Beast is being performed at Michelle Heights Community Centre on May 6th at 3pm. The show is free. Space is very limited so if you plan to attend, please call the local community house in advance to indicate your intention. 613-829-4353
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I look forward to participating in the CN Cycle for CHEO, on Sunday, May 7. This annual fundraiser support childhood and adolescent oncology care at the hospital. The cycling event starts and ends at the Canadian War Museum at Lebreton Flats and involves rolling lane reductions and closures from 6 am and 1 pm on…
To reduce unnecessary waste going to landfill and increase participation in recycling and Green Bin programs, the City is considering a new policy to change curbside garbage collection in Ottawa to a partial pay-as-you-throw program. In a briefing to Members of City Council, staff presented an overview of the recommended policy, which the Environment…
A National Day of Awareness May 5th is Red Dress Day in Canada. This day is in honour and memory of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls (MMIWG) and Two-Spirit People. It is a day to pay respect to the victims, raise awareness of the crisis and call on governments to take action to address the racialized…