by Glen Gower | Apr 17, 2019 | Notebook
I had two board meetings this week: The Ottawa Board of Health on Monday evening, and the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) board of directors on Wednesday afternoon. Two boards, both grappling with uncertainty after last week’s provincial budget...
by Glen Gower | Apr 4, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) I was out in Carp earlier this week, listening to Steve Willis (GM of the City’s Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development) and Peter Kenyon (Director at Bank of I.D.E.A.S) talk about how to encourage economic development in rural...
by Glen Gower | Mar 31, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) Hunt Club and Riverside has a F- rating. Staff say this Taggart dev't will not improve things. @glengower asks whether #OttCity can refuse a development if it makes traffic a lot worse, but staff say there's no real grounds. #ottnews —...
by Glen Gower | Mar 27, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) My goal with these “Notebook” posts is to give you some insight into how things work at City Hall, and what goes into the decisions that we make. The sound bites you hear on the radio and the articles you read online only capture the tip...
by Glen Gower | Mar 21, 2019 | Notebook
(Photo credit: City of Ottawa) (Le français suit) At yesterday’s Transit Commission meeting, we received a report and presentation on OC Transpo’s preparations for the upcoming launch of the O-Train’s Confederation Line. Members of the Transit Commission...
by Glen Gower | Mar 10, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) Today marks the 100thday of this term of council. On a relatively quiet Sunday I’m taking some time to reflect on what we’ve done since December 1, and what’s to come in the next few months. In three months, City Council has made several...
