While we are all physical distancing, we can still stay in touch virtually. I would like to invite you to my first on-line video chat on Thursday, April 2 @ 11 am. I hope you can join me. I will start holding regular on-line chats. If you would like to participate, please register by emailing…
My message to you this week from my home. Wash your hands – Don’t touch your face – Stay well
In response to Health Officials strongly recommending Social Distancing, I will be changing the format of future Bay Ward meetings by using on-line tools such as Facebook live. The goal is to #FlattenTheCurve. Brewer Park will be used as Ottawa’s first COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre With now three confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
This year’s International Women’s Day theme “Each for Equal” calls for everyone to carry a responsibility and grasp opportunities to advance women and gender equity and equality in our communities. Women and Gender Equality will be reached when Each one of us and Each sector becomes committed and accountable. The city supports affordable housing and…
The return of winter weather this week was a test to our LRT system that did not go well. We saw wires falling and trains out of commission as commuters struggled to get to work. Ottawa is a city of extreme weather; our train system needs to keep up to the challenges and not let…
This past week was the Transit Challenge and for commuting purposes to city hall it was mostly uneventful. I managed to figure out how to get in a swim in on my way to work by taking the Route 85 to Plant Pool. I usually go to Pinecrest Recreation Centre which is not far from…
Happy Valentine’s Day I hope everyone has someone to love in their life regardless of who they are. Love is not just for traditional couples. It is more than chocolates and flowers, although those are nice gestures which bring smiles. Love is about respect for everyone in our lives. It’s family, it’s friends, it’s…
Winter is not coming. It’s here! As we deal with this latest snowfall we can at least appreciate that there are many ways to enjoy this snowy winter season. Here in Ottawa there are many options. We have the second weekend of Winterlude and in Bay Ward we now have our own Britannia Winter Trail…
This week Council declared an affordable housing and homelessness crisis and emergency in Ottawa. I fully supported this important motion. We, the City, need to call on provincial and federal governments to respond to this emergency and to deliver housing units and housing supports. The City will include in the update of the 10 Year Housing and…
Frustration with LRT system Yesterday I attended a special Transit Commission meeting to give an update on OC Transpo, LRT, and our public transportation system. The LRT has been plagued this month with problems that required trains to be pulled out of service, leaving fewer trains available for rush hour commutes. It should be pointed…