by Glen Gower | Nov 1, 2019 | Information, Notebook
I spent Friday morning touring two City of Ottawa recycling and waste facilities. The real stars of the show were the birds that are used to keep seagulls out of the Trail Road landfill. Pictured above is Quibbles, a young snowy owl. We started our day at the Cascades...
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 | Jul 12, 2019 | Information
Le français suit As many residents are aware, waste pick-up problems continue in Stittsville, Kanata and West-Carleton. For the past couple of months, many streets – and sometimes entire neighbourhoods – have seen delays. This is not the level of service that the...
by Glen Gower | Jun 19, 2019 | Information
Le français suit Another week, and more problems with waste pick-up in Kanata and Stittsville. I’ve been in touch this evening with senior staff at the city as well as management from Waste Management, the city’s contractor for pick-up in our area. Pick-up...
by Glen Gower | Feb 13, 2019 | Information
(press release from the City of Ottawa / photo via City of Ottawa) There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Wednesday, February 13. The Wednesday pick-up will take place on Thursday, February 14. In addition, the collection will be...
