August 2021
The City Needs Your Help Reducing Waste!
Do you care about our City? Do you have an opinion about waste, recycling, and compost? The City is looking for your feedback: Between August 9 and September 12, they will be engaging with our community on three potential curb-side garbage collection options to help keep organics and recyclables out of the landfill. Some context on …
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Team Canada Paralympic Athletes to Compete in Games Unlike Any Other (Ottawa Sportspage, August 2020)
Every Olympics – Summer or Winter, I get excited. The energy from the athletes, their families, our country comes together to support Team Canada. With the cancellation last year, it was beyond disappointing for sport, athletes and their families, with a sliver of hope that if we hold on, keep training and stay focused, we can beat …
Growing up gold: Local parents reflect on what it takes to raise an Olympian
As we prepare for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the focus, as it should be, is on our Canadian athletes. Who they are. What they will do and the small towns, cities, and provinces they will be representing as they represent Team Canada. I love these stories. I love to hear how every athlete made …
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Active transportation in our City
I have worked extensively for more than 10 years to advance investments in active transportation in our City, including in our community of Lowertown, Sandy Hill, and Vanier. Our office values safe transportation for all road users throughout our City. Notably, in our community, we have been working to reduce the number of missing links …
City replacing aging small water meters with new high-resolution models
Over the next four years, the City of Ottawa will be working with Neptune Technology Group to replace 85,000 small water meters. They will be starting installations in Rideau-Vanier, Rideau-Rockliffe and Capital wards. This is a routine replacement done by the City as water meters are city property and have a lifecycle of about 25 …
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August 19th
Technical Briefing on COVID-19 in Ottawa You will be able to find the video recording on OPH’s Youtube channel.