by Glen Gower | Sep 26, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit (Originally published in my Substack newsletter.) If you’re someone who prefers that policy is informed by data and evidence, yesterday’s press conference from Premier Ford about banning speed cameras was a very frustrating spectacle to...
by Glen Gower | Sep 24, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit Three things about today’s debate at City Council about return-to-office for municipal staff: 1. I don’t support a mandatory return-to-office policy for City staff. So it was good to get clarity from the City Manager that hybrid work will...
by Glen Gower | Sep 24, 2025 | Notebook
UPDATE: This motion was carried at City Council on September 24, 2025. Thank you to residents who provided their written feedback to City Council prior to the meeting. Originally published on September 10 La version française suit Today at City Council I brought...
by Glen Gower | Sep 14, 2025 | Notebook
(This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter.) Why is OC Transpo struggling to deliver consistent, reliable bus service? What is being done to fix it? And how long will it take? It’s tough right now to be using transit in Ottawa. What I hear from...
by Glen Gower | Sep 12, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit Here’s a recap of what we heard at Transit Committee this week: Stage 2 O-Train East and West Extensions Final construction activities and system testing on the O-Train East Extension are nearing completion. On September 13 and 14, a...
by Team Stittsville | Aug 3, 2025 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit A few weeks back in my weekly video update, I mentioned the possibility of a new extension of the Poole Creek Pathway through Amberwood and Amberlakes. I wanted to provide some more information about where we are at with that project....