Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) Board Chair

I have been serving on the Board of OCH since I was first elected back in 2010.

It is an honour for me to represent the City and OCH tenants. I have discovered a passion for this organization because housing is primary for every resident.  

OCH is an essential workplace, as we have seen throughout the COVID 19 pandemic. While most were at home, the dedicated OCH team continued to ensure caring activities as a landlord continued safely (repairs, call-centre, safety service…)

After sitting on the Board for five years, it was a pleasure to chair the Board since 2015.  I take the role of chair very seriously.  OCH is the City’s largest landlord with more than 15 000 units. OCH communities have become a proper mix of the diversity that we find in Ottawa today.  We are landlords for seniors, families, individuals, and newcomers. Moreover, we have various buildings and unit sizes to ensure affordable units are adequately serving all demographics in our City.  

I am proud of the transformation we have begun at OCH.  A few years ago, we embarked on developing a robust set of strategies, policies and workforce modernization to be Canada’s best public housing organization.  We will continue to modernize to ensure our services are focused on the tenant experience (from strong tenant engagement, coordinate and timely move in, modern tenant support, to quality and timely building and unit repairs). All groups at OCH are now aligned to ensure the organization delivers a high-quality service, which you would expect from a good landlord. 

Since the average age of our buildings is 50 years, it was important for the Board to implement strategies to invest in the building portfolio. We did that by adopting the Dynamic Portfolio Management Framework. This framework allowed OCH management to see grand with development and redevelopment objectives, partnership with the housing sector, and the best and responsible new housing standards: building better and greener buildings. In addition, it will serve to rejuvenate our buildings by building more units and offering mixed-income and mixed-use environments across all communities in Ottawa.

Some recent OCH projects include:

  • Ontario’s first mixed-use passive house at 1290 Coldrey Avenue *the Old St. Patrick Housing Development, which includes 15 3-bedroom homes, a six-story, 
  • 108 unit building at 811 Gladstone, the development of 550 new affordable units at Gladstone Village, 
  • The Mikinak project within Wateridge Village
  • 698 new units at three different locations along Gladstone Avenue 

I am proud of OCH’s work to support the City of Ottawa, tenants and all communities.  We are a 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year organization, and we are proud of our role in ensuring residents can have an affordable home in Ottawa. 

Good Day!

 Thank you for reaching out to my City Councillor website. I was blessed to represent residents and businesses in Lowertown, Sandy Hill, and Vanier at the City of Ottawa for 12 years (2010 to 2022).

I am keeping the website active, as a former city councillor and community leader so that residents can review and access projects, priorities and some of the most serious issues during the period I was a City Councillor for Ward 12, Rideau-Vanier.

If you are looking to connect with the City of Ottawa, I encourage you to call 311.

If you are seeking to connect with your City councillor, Stephanie Plante, please email (Stephanie.plante@ottawa.ca) or call (613-580-2482).

I remain an engaged leader in our community, in Ottawa and for the National Capital Region. If you are looking to connect with me please send me an email via: info@mathieufleury.ca or find me on LinkedIn

Thank you.
Mat

Bonjour!

 

Merci d’avoir consulté mon site Web de conseiller municipal. J’ai eu la chance de représenter les résidents et les entreprises de la Basse-Ville, de la Côte-de-Sable et de Vanier à la Ville d’Ottawa pendant 12 ans (de 2010 à 2022).

Je garde le site Web actif, en tant qu’ancien conseiller municipal et leader communautaire, afin que les résidents puissent examiner et consulter les projets, les priorités et certains des problèmes les plus graves pendant la période où j’étais conseiller municipal du quartier 12, Rideau-Vanier.

Si vous cherchez à communiquer avec la Ville d’Ottawa, je vous encourage à composer le 311.

Si vous cherchez à communiquer avec votre conseillère municipale, Stéphanie Plante, veuillez envoyer un courriel (Stephanie.plante@ottawa.ca) ou téléphoner au (613-580-2482).

Je demeure un leader engagé dans notre communauté, à Ottawa et dans la région de la capitale nationale. Si vous cherchez à communiquer avec moi, veuillez m’envoyer un courriel à l’adresse suivante : info@mathieufleury.ca ou me trouver sur LinkedIn.

Je vous remercie.
Mat