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…
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…
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…
Hello Everyone, It’s wonderful to resume my regular e-newsletter and to share my deepest appreciation for all the support you have shown me as I return to City Council. I am honoured to represent our beautiful community of Orléans West-Innes! As your Councillor, I am here to help you. Whether it is with City-related matters,…
Hello everyone! I hope you find some time to relax before the return to school, work, and the general autumn hustle and bustle. I wanted to reach out to let you know that this will be my last newsletter for the next couple of months, as the City is entering the “Blackout Period” as per…
Third Annual Gems of Innes Awards The Gems of Innes Awards has become one of the things I most look forward to each year. Aside from the obvious fun of getting to honour some of the outstanding organizations and businesses of the East End with a Gem of Innes award, I absolutely love hearing all…
am so grateful for the beautiful spring weather that has finally arrived. With the warm weather comes many opportunities to get outside in the sunshine and enjoy the abundance of greenspaces here in Innes Ward. I always love getting to bump into and catch up with many of you on the neighbourhood trails and parks…