by Glen Gower | Dec 11, 2025 | Notebook
(Originally published in my Substack newsletter.) (Photo: With my council colleagues Marty Carr and Jeff Leiper, checking out the train schedule back in December 2024.) City Council passed the 2026 City Budget late on Wednesday night. Some notes and numbers about the...
by Glen Gower | Nov 25, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit This week, the Transit Committee approved OC Transpo’s 2026 draft budget and it will now rise to Council on December 10, 2026. Operating and capital budgets continue to make significant investments in the transit system, bringing the draft...
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 Glen Gower | Jun 13, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit This week’s Transit Committee meeting was Renée Amilcar’s last as General Manager of OC Transpo. After nearly four years, Renée has announced she will be leaving the City of Ottawa to pursue a new career opportunity. At the start of the...
by Glen Gower | Apr 11, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit Earlier this week, I had the honour of attending OC Transpo’s annual Safe Driving and Transecure Awards ceremony. The Safe Driving program recognizes transit operators who have an exemplary safe driving record. (Some of the recipients...
