On November 8th 2024, the City of Ottawa released the 2024 Draft City Budget. This kicked off an annual process of debate, consultation and conversations about City priorities, needs, and pressures. On December 6th, alongside the Mayor and fellow Councillors, the 2024 Draft Budget was adopted. The 2024 Budget builds on the priorities…
Vote on your favourite design for the new Roy Park splash pad! I am so happy to share the proposed designs for the new Roy Park splash pad, which includes two different layout and water feature options, a significant improvement on the existing water feature. Residents have an opportunity to provide their feedback on which…
Over the past several months, OC Transpo has been conducting a City-wide transit service and route review. This review is fulsome, looking at the entire OC Transpo Network and all bus routes. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been significant changes to how often and how many customers use transit. With the…
Many residents have reached out to me from across Ottawa asking for more information, to share their thoughts and vision for the future of Lansdowne and ask my thoughts on the project. In the coming weeks, Ottawa City Council will be asked to vote on moving forward with what has become known as Lansdowne…
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 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.…
The demonstrations we are seeing in downtown Ottawa are unlike any that our city has seen before. What we are seeing in our core is categorically not a protest or rally. The organizers themselves have been clear: holding the City of Ottawa hostage as leverage for their demands is their declared intent. As well, that…
It was extraordinary to witness the level of engagement from residents across Orlèans at the January 25th Orlèans Corridor Study public meeting. The Study is the culmination of decades of work by many key stakeholders in the community. I want to extend my gratitude to all those who have contributed to getting the City to…
As many of you know, this has been a long-drawn-out process between Ashcroft, its contractors, the City and my office. Since then, Ashcroft has brought forward a construction plan for their Navan Road sewer work, which is anticipated to begin on Sunday, January 30, 2022. From the beginning, my and the community’s concerns have been…
On November 3rd, the City released the draft of Budget 2022. This budget proposes some very important improvements to many core city services, while maintaining an eye on fiscal responsibility, and keeping our city affordable, by capping the overall tax increase at 3 per cent – worth an estimated $56.1 million. To put this into…