In the coming weeks, crews will begin resurfacing a significant number of residential roads across our community. As many of you know from my newsletters and updates, this year marks one of the largest investments in residential road repaving that Orléans West‑Innes has ever seen. Some of these streets have not been resurfaced since they were first built many decades ago, making this work both welcome and long overdue.
These investments did not come easily. While City staff understandably prioritize arterial roads due to higher traffic volumes, this often leaves our quieter residential streets to deteriorate. Every year, when I enter budget discussions with the Mayor, my top priority is securing additional funding specifically tied to local infrastructure in our community.
To strengthen that case, I brought Ottawa’s City Manager, departmental General Managers, and the Mayor on walks through our neighbourhoods to see conditions firsthand. Actions speak louder than words, and in this case, seeing was believing. By moving the discussion about our community’s infrastructure needs from the boardroom to the streets, helped underscore the urgency and reinforced why road renewal must remain a top priority.
As a result of this advocacy, instead of the usual handful of streets, more than a dozen will move forward with resurfacing this year. Many residents have already received notices for upcoming resurfacing on Loire, Tour, Gaultois, Bédéque, Superior, Fortune, Innes Road in Blackburn Hamlet, Northpark, Richer, Frank Bender, Cholette, and Dussere.
Residents deserve roads that reflect the pride we take in our community. That means continuing to listen, push, and invest until road renewal is not the exception, but the standard. This commitment remains central to my work and to the long‑term livability of our neighbourhoods.
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