Did you know the City of Ottawa has more than 510 highly trained winter operators and over 595 pieces of snow clearing equipment to address any conditions Mother Nature throws at us? Throughout the day and night, City staff constantly monitor road conditions and takes the necessary steps to keep residents safe as they make…
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Did you know this annual food drive began the same year the Ottawa Food Bank opened its doors? With a long-standing, special relationship for over a third of a century, we’ve been able to work together and continue to make the OC Transpo/Loblaw Christmas Food Drive the single biggest drive in Ottawa each year. Over…
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Innes Ward is home to many senior residents who are choosing to remain in the community. Providing accessible infrastructure is a priority to ensure that seniors and residents with mobility restrictions continue to enjoy everything our community has to offer. In our Ward, there are multiple projects underway, or just completed that will add to…
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Stage 2 preparatory work continues along the East Extension corridor, at Ottawa Road 174. Kiewit-Eurovia-Vinci has completed significant geotechnical investigations via borehole drilling. They continue to remove some trees and vegetation (only what is required for construction) on both the north and south sides of Highway 174. They have begun the slight relocation of highway…
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Today at Transit Commission, an update was provided on how OC Transpo plans to address the service reliability issues with the train and the bus service across the City. This includes the following items: $2 million to provide for increased Para Transpo service; Provide new and improved connections to Line 1 –new growth areas, earlier/later…
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On November 6, the draft 2020 Ottawa City Budget was tabled. This is an exciting budget, as this year, Ottawa reached a population of over 1 million residents, opened an LRT system – albeit with growing pains – and we now have the opportunity to truly become a world-class capital. It is important, however, that…
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Date: Tuesday November 19, 2019 Location: Rendez-vous des aînés francophones d’Ottawa, 3349 Navan Road Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.) OC Transpo routes: 34, 225, 228 Free parking is available You are invited to attend the second Open House for the Brian Coburn and the Cumberland Transitway Environmental Assessment (EA) Study. The…
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I wanted to provide you with an update on the rezoning and site plan application, D02-02-19-0060, commonly referred to as the Lépine development. Through hundreds of emails and during my town hall in August, the community made absolutely clear that it is not supportive of this application. The City’s planner has since relayed these concerns…
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Press Release October 26, 2019 The Chapel Hill Park & Ride, located at the northeast corner of Navan Road and Brian Coburn Boulevard opens this weekend. This important piece of transit infrastructure is long overdue, supports several bus routes, and lays the framework for future transit service improvements for Innes Ward and the east end.…
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