Kavanagh Speeds Woodroffe Construction
The Woodroffe North road closure ran all last summer and will continue most of this summer. Woodroffe North connects one of the city’s major arterial routes, Woodroffe Avenue, to the Kichi Zibi Parkway....
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Speed Camera Ban Causes Revenue Issue: KITTS
At Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recently, we received the annual update on the Road Safety Action Plan, including the financial and safety implications resulting from Bill 56 and the province’s decision...
City’s Good At ‘Busyness’, Not Business: BENN
Staff and council excel at ‘busyness’. Staff regularly creates work to justify its continued employment. See much of what passes for traffic calming and management. Initiatives that are never followed up on...
Has Ottawa Picked The Wrong Train? CRERAR
Now that Ontario has agreed to assume financial responsibility for Ottawa’s LRT, has Mayor Mark Sutcliffe sidestepped a large electoral problem in October? Furthermore, what’s good for Sutcliffe is not necessarily good...
Try Doing Your Job Well, Councillors: BENN
When you can’t complete the work you have, don’t look for more. A basic concept that is beyond the grasp of so many of our city councillors. Councillors who can’t be bothered...
Why Is Alcohol Use Declining In Canada?
Lately, there has been a lot of news about declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. As director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use...
O-Train To Open Late On Sunday
This email is to advise that on Sunday, April 26, O-Train Line 1 service will be adjusted to start at noon. This adjustment is required for planned testing and commissioning of software updates required for...
Charges Laid In Barrhaven Murder Case
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has laid charges in the Ashbourne Crescent stabbing death of a 60-year-old woman and attempted murder of another person. A 30-year-old man has been charged with 2nd...
Sutcliffe Can Campaign Like No Other
Here is one of the advantages of incumbency for Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe gets to bask in the spotlight with Prime Minister Mark Carney accepting money from the federal home-building plan. No...
Stubbs Announces Unusual News Conference
News conferences by the Ottawa Police Service are not usually announced days prior to the event and held just before an Ottawa Police Service Board meeting. This usually means something big is...
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