On Saturday, March 16, the following roads will be closed during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Laurier Avenue, between Nicholas Street and Elgin Street, from 8 am to 12:30 pm Laurier Avenue, between Elgin Street and Bank Street, from 10 am to 12:30 pm Signage will be in place to indicate additional parking restrictions in…
It was an honour to co-host with Mayor Watson the City of Ottawa breakfast for International Women’s Day. I suggested that Councillors bring a young woman as their guest for this event. I’m happy to have had Hallom join me today. She is an international student from Ethiopia currently studying at Woodroffe High School. Balance…
Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project On Friday afternoon, February 22nd, City Councillors were asked to attend a meeting announcing the final contract provisions for this immense project. We were presented with much of the information we expected such as how far the routes would go. There were also many surprises that were not previously…
During the campaign, I was approached by many residents regarding upcoming cuts to their route 11 bus to Bayshore. I knew this was significant because there are many seniors and vulnerable persons that use this route for their daily chores. They were very concerned about not being able to go along Richmond Road to Bayshore.…
This week at City Council’s Planning Committee we had the release of the Official Plan, Ottawa Next: Beyond 2036 for the next 25 years of growth. The plan is to move Ottawa forward in making it the most liveable mid-sized city in North America. I hope that as a City Council we do not leave off…
Dear Bay Ward residents, The City Budget was tabled at Council this week and soon Committees will meet to debate their budgets. The final vote for the budget will take place at Council on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. If you have concerns about how our City operates, please make your views known. You can visit…
Hello Bay Ward residents: We had a record breaking accumulative snowfall for the month of January. As a result, it has been challenging for residents to find places to put the snow, and also manoeuvre through our streets by foot and/or vehicle. My office has stayed in close contact with our road crews as we…