Supporting Aging in Place through Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Bay Ward has the greatest proportion of older adults by ward in the City of Ottawa and is the home to many Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, or “NORCs”. A NORC occurs whenever a significant proportion of residents in a given building or neighborhood is over the…
This week, I convened a meeting with the small businesses located at 911, 917 Richmond Road and nearby to discuss the challenges they have been facing due to the ongoing Stage 2 project and the Richmond Road Revitalization projects, especially in the Woodroffe/ Richmond area. Representatives from the City of Ottawa, OC Transpo and KEV,…
At the request of residents, Councillor Kavanagh is considering installing speed cushions on Regina Street to improve safety, particularly for families and children accessing Regina Public School. We would like your feedback! Regina Street is a two-way local road with sidewalks on the north side. It is not a truck or bus route, making it…
This week at the Finance and Corporate Services Committee, members reviewed and approved the 2025 Tax Policy and Other Revenue Matters report, which outlines property tax classes, tax ratios, and by-laws that impact property taxes and other revenues. These decisions determine how the tax burden is distributed among different property classes. Addressing Multi-Residential Tax Inequities…
Clarence is a longtime resident of Bay Ward and monitored city council meetings for decades on behalf of CUPE 503. Happy 90th birthday Clarence!
This week I was pleased to visit with the students in the Pathways program at Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. Pathways to Education provides individualized support for students throughout their education from high school to university. Up to 100 students access the program every day for tutoring, help with post-secondary and career plans, financial assistance and…
The project website for Berkley, Dominion and Tay is now live. The objective of this project is to design and construct new sanitary sewers and watermain infrastructure along Berkley Avenue, Dominion Avenue and Tay Street as they are aging and in poor condition. The project will also investigate surface drainage improvements, full road reconstruction, traffic…