Dear Friends, It’s back to school, back to work, back to routine time. I hope everyone had a restful, wonderful summer break and that you are recharged for the upcoming season. I know I am! The City has been busy over the summer with infrastructure projects in our Ward, and will be ramping up even…
Dear friends, With the close of the school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my congratulations to all the young people who are graduating primary, high school, university, or college in the coming weeks. This is an incredibly special time in one’s life, where a new path lays open before you, filled…
The pressing need to invest in our aging infrastructure is something I hear often from residents and something I echo at budget time, and in seemingly every conversation I have with infrastructure staff. While I sometimes feel like a broken record, I will continue to say time and again: Investing in our aging infrastructure is…
The property owners of 1615 Orléans Boulevard, are seeking to build new rental properties along the edge of the existing Orléans Gardens Plaza, alongside Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard. On April 25, 2023, the Ottawa City planners assessing the site plan application, joined by the developer, hosted an open house meeting with the community to explain…
On April 4, 2023, I co-hosted an information session about the Innes/Viseneau intersection with Councillor Catherine Kitts at the Orléans Library. Many residents were in attendance, but for those who may not have been able to be there, I have shared the Q&A from the session below. Thank you to the City’s Traffic Engineers for…
The April 5th ice storm resulted in a significant impact to our city, leaving tens of thousands without power, and damaging countless trees. It was almost unbelievable to be facing yet another event on this scale less than a year after the 2022 derecho. Over these past few days, I have been so heartened to…
I have such a soft spot for our community’s outdoor rinks; they were where I taught my children to skate, creating memories that last a lifetime. Volunteers run the vast majority of these rink, either in partnership with community associations or as individuals. These folks are out at all hours of the day, flooding the…
Dudas: The convoy protest showed that Ottawa urgently needs a new policing model We don’t need to reinvent the wheel, however. Other national capitals have overcome the same complex jurisdictional issues this city faces. Just over a year ago, the heart of Ottawa was occupied by protesters who, for three weeks, forced our city to…
On January 17, 2023, Stage 2 LRT East provided its winter update to the community. I have received a copy of their slide deck from the presentation, and I have shared it below. At this update, information was provided about the tracks, connectivity to the stations, as well as some updates on the noise walls.…
Happy holidays to you and your loved ones! This is a magical time of the year, as families and friends gather to celebrate the season and welcome a new year filled with the promise of hope and happiness. In my house, I’ll be preparing a Christmas ham with all the fixings, playing board games with…