Councillor Kavanagh is very happy to report that her motion regarding the cuts to Legal Aid Ontario passed City Council on Wednesday June 26th. WHEREAS The recent Ontario budget has cut funding to Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) by $133 million, retroactive to April 1, 2019; and WHEREAS the budget cut to the LAO budget will…
Today we celebrated passing the one million mark in the number of residents living with the boundaries of the city of Ottawa. This puts us in the big leagues of cities in Canada. Also, gives us more reason to build significant infrastructure to keep up with our population growth. We need that LRT system asap. …
by Councillor Theresa Kavanagh Link to Ottawa Citizen article The Hunger Games is a science fiction dystopia that sets off poverty-stricken districts against each other. It’s a theme of those who are half starved will be forced to fight with others in the same situation. In our present scenario the provincial government has taken funds…
Come out and cheer us on! Tomorrow will be the first Britannia Park Triathlon in support of the Britannia Woods Community House. Please free to come out and support amateur athletes from children running a 1k to seasoned athletes doing an Olympic triathlon distance. I will be doing a Sprint Triathlon which will be a…
National AccessAbility Week On May 30, 2019, Deputy Mayor George Darouze and myself presented Bay Ward resident Don Patterson with the proclamation of AccessAbility Day in Ottawa. The event was held in conjunction with National AccessAbility Week, which runs from May 26 to June 1, 2019. The City recognized service animals regularly used for canine…
Staying active and healthy in Ottawa This weekend our City will be turned into race courses and participants from far and wide will be coming to run or cheer others. The Ottawa Race Weekend includes the 2K, 5K, 10K, 21.1K and 42.2K races. Running is a great activity for those who are able to do…
SHARING THE ROAD As a regular bike commuter, the death of a fellow cyclist on May 16th at the corner of Elgin and Laurier was unnerving. I had gone through that same intersection four times the day before on my bike as I commuted back and forth to Bay Ward. I have generally found bike…
A big thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors who helped make Bay Ward Mothers Day Tea a big success! I also want to thank the following businesses for their generous donation towards our raffle. We have created a photo album to help keep the memories alive. Click here. Congratulations to the lucky winners!…
Since Easter weekend Bay Ward communities along the river have been on flood alert and just yesterday we finally saw a drop in the water levels. This was good news for the communities of Britannia Village, Belltown and Crystal Bay. I spent much of my week patrolling around these neighbourhoods, mostly by bike, to check…
Yesterday at 4pm the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, proclaimed a state of emergency based on the flood water predictions. Since then, the City of Ottawa senior staff put into action a plan to help with the communities most effected across the City. Residents in the community have also pulled together to find solutions for…