Reminder: Budget 2025 Meeting
I invite you to join Councillor Laine Johnson (College Ward), Councillor Sean Devine (Knoxdale-Merivale), and myself for an online public meeting to discuss the 2025 City of Ottawa budget. We’ll…
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Reminder: 2024 Bay Ward Volunteer Appreciation
I am delighted to be hosting our fourth annual Bay Ward Volunteer Appreciation and Welcome to Fall event on Tuesday September 24 at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre from 7:00pm…
Message from the Councillor
This week at City Council we started off the 2025 budget directions with a proposed municipal tax increase cap of 2.9%. This proposed 2.9% cap raises concerns about the City’s…
Older Adult Forum
It’s my privilege to be a Council Co-Liaison on Older Adult Issues & hold a very successful Bay Ward Older Adult Forum Lots of great discussions at each table. Thanks…
Carling and Edgeworth Reconstruction
Contractors are ready to begin construction for the Carling and Edgeworth reconstruction. The contractor is currently scheduled to begin works on Monday September 23, 2024 with a tentative completion date…
Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit Project
New Access to Tim Hortons on Richmond Road As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project and the Byron Linear Park Enhancement and Richmond Road Revitalization…
Committees approve new by-law to reduce vehicle idling
At a joint meeting today, the City’s committees on Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services and Environment and Climate Change approved an updated Idling Control By-law(link is external). The by-law aims to…
City sets its 2025 budget directions, timeline and consultation process
The Finance and Corporate Services Committee approved the City’s proposed 2025 budget directions, timeline, and consultation process. The budget directions report proposes that the municipal tax increase of no more than…
Saved by the beep! Wake Up and check your alarms with Ottawa Fire Services
As part of the fall Wake Up! program, firefighters from Ottawa Fire Services will visit homes across the city next week to ensure smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are present…
Feels like home: Redefining long-term care with a person-centred approach
Honouring and caring for residents of long-term care is not just an obligation, it is a privilege, and for the staff at the City’s long-term care (LTC) homes, adapting to…