Women and Gender Equity Strategy Event The May 28th, Women and Gender Equity Strategy event was a big success and great start for the City of Ottawa to look at gender equity and diversity especially during the pandemic. We can see the inequity and now is a good time to have a conversation to move…
In my role as City Council Liaison on Women and Gender Equity it was my honour and privilege to host the first annual They Govern event virtually at City Council this past Saturday. The event was organized by the National Capital Region chapter of Equal Voice, a national non-profit, non-partisan organization that is dedicated to…
What does the City’s Official Plan mean to Bay Ward? The Official Plan is back in the news as city staff sort through the extensive feedback they have received on this ambitious plan to manage growth in our city. Many residents are concerned how intensification will impact their community. Last November the City of Ottawa released a new draft Official Plan – the blueprint of…
Looking for young women, gender-diverse and gender non-binary youth to take part in a simulated Council Meeting Inviting all young women, girls, gender-diverse and gender non-binary youth in Ottawa to become City Councillors for the day – They Govern – a virtual event being held on Saturday, May 15th, 2021 in conjunction with Equal Voice…
Residents have been concerned that adding new apartment buildings wil affect the water pressure to their home. We asked a City engineer to comment and the following is his response. Infill development such as apartment construction will not affect water pressures in local neighbourhoods. Local watermain sizing is driven by fire suppression requirements. Normal domestic…
On Thursday, April 8th, the City’s Planning Committee approved the applications for 1010 Byron & 963 Hare. For Byron and Lockhart avenues, the Committee approved a proposal to add a three-storey apartment building within the parking area shared by five existing low-rise apartment buildings. The sixth building would add 13 units to the 30 already…
Metro: Now that the demolition on the eastern side of the old mall is complete, the site has been handed over to Metro – they estimate completing the new store this summer. Rexall + Pinecrest building: The building is set to be completed this spring or early summer. Pinecrest-Queensview Community Health Centre will occupy the 2nd floor. The…
This past Thursday marked the one-year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. So much has happened since that fateful day; we have had to change the way we work, the way we communicate and socialize. We have had to change the way we live. This pandemic has undoubtedly taken a…
Will mature trees be cut? Option 1 does not propose removing any trees in advance of construction. City Forestry Staff reviewed all trees along the east side of Connaught Ave. and 8 mature trees were identified as ‘at risk’. It was the opinion of the Forester that all of these mature ‘at risk’ trees could…