by Glen Gower | Oct 10, 2019 | Notebook
Le français suit As many of you know, I regularly take transit between Stittsville and City Hall downtown. I’ve been taking the train each day this week and spending time at Tunney’s station to observe the train-bus transfer point. It’s been a very rough...
by Glen Gower | Sep 15, 2019 | Notebook
(Left to right / De gauche à droite: City councillors / Les conseillers municipaux Mathieu Fleury, Jeff Leiper, Laura Dudas, Glen Gower, Rawlson King at the launch of the Confederation Line on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Photo credit: City of Ottawa / Ville...
by Glen Gower | Sep 11, 2019 | Notebook
Le français suit Garbage collection is a core city service. I completely understand and agree with the frustration from residents over the continued problems with waste pickups over the past few months. In Stittsville and surrounding areas (Kanata, West Carleton, Bay...
by Glen Gower | Aug 20, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) When I was knocking on doors during the election campaign last year, I would hear comments like this all the time: “The City should stop development until they build more roads and better transit.” “I want a grocery store close enough to home that I...
by Glen Gower | Aug 5, 2019 | Notebook
Le français suit Transparency builds trust. The secrecy around the procurement process for Stage 2 LRT is a good example of the opposite: a lack of transparency breeds distrust, fuels rumours and speculation, and is a poor way to engage the public in important civic...
by Glen Gower | Jul 21, 2019 | Notebook
(Flex stakes / traffic calming. Photo credit: Barry Gray) Le français suit Almost every day, my office receives messages from residents with concerns about speeding on residential streets in Stittsville. The concerns come from all parts of the community, in new...
