Category: Municipal Government
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This past week has been a week like no other in our capital city. Councillor Gower shares his thoughts on the events and asks residents to support the affected businesses and restaurants…
Schedule changes and cancellations for Family Day and upcoming week
The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Family Day on Monday, February 21. Due to the situation in Ottawa, there may be additional impacts on City…
Why a full environmental assessment review for the Carp Road landfill is needed
Harold Moore has been a formidable voice in the fight against the landfill expansion and his voice continues to raise concerns.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
What a week it has been for Ottawa folks. Councillor Gower provides an update on the latest information from the City of Ottawa Emergency Operations Centre and the Ottawa Police…
Open Letter: Opposition to planning committee consideration to amend zoning – 6015, 6021 and 6041 Fernbank Road
(A photo of the 6015, 6021 and 6041 area of Fernbank Road prior to the clear-cutting of the old-growth forest. Photo: Google Maps) I reside on Liard Street, which directly…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week, Councillor Gower provides an update as to the status of the downtown situation as at Sunday evening. He shares the news of John Curry’s passing and his thoughts,
Amended proposal for 6015, 6021, and 6041 Fernbank Road comes before Planning Committee this week
A zoning by-law amendment and subdivision plan revision for 6015, 6021 and 6041 Fernbank Road, submitted by Tartan Land Consultants, will come before the City of Ottawa Planning Committee
Restart of drop-in recreation activities -note some winter programs are reduced or cancelled
With the Province of Ontario relaxing restrictions on Monday, January 31, the City will resume drop-in recreation and cultural activities at select locations with 50 per cent capacity levels.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Our freedom in Canada also comes with a responsibility to look out for one another, and to respect our fellow neighbours and citizens. These values were completely missing from the protests over the weekend.
Convoy demonstrations will affect many roads throughout Ottawa
The truckers’ convoy using Ottawa roadways have begun to arrive today and their effect will be felt throughout the weekend.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
In this week’s update from Councillor Gower, shares the kindness shown from our community to the families who lost their homes in the recent fire on Aridus Crescent and links to donate to support the families effected.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Nice to see Councillor Gower getting out, finally, for his cross-crountry ski, but he was also working – writing this week’s updates in his column for us.
PSA: City advises of storm-related service impacts, encourages postponing all non-essential travel
With a major snowstorm headed to the Ottawa area, the City of Ottawa is advising of service impacts – including waste and recycling collection.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
The holidays are over and this week Councillor Gower is back at work. He provides an update to the community on the pandemic, in particular, the Omicron variant.
City implements reservation system for its four outdoor refrigerated rinks
To facilitate the implementation of new capacity restrictions for outdoor recreation amenities, the City is re-introducing the online reservation system for peak times…