Author: Andrea Ward

Beginning mid June 2015 the City will begin rehabilitating sewers in the Plante Drive neighbourhood in the easement north of Plante Drive on National Capital Commission lands. Residents in the affected area will be receiving the attached notices providing further information and contact numbers related to...

Helen Synek receives Mayor’s City Builder Award Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and River Ward Councillor Riley Brockington presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award today to Helen Synek, recognizing her 30 years of volunteer work at the Caldwell Family Centre in Carlington. In 1954, Helen left school...

Monday, June 15 2015, 7pm Riverside Churches, 3191 Riverside Drive   Residents are invited to attend a public meeting on Monday, June 15th to discuss local traffic pressures on Rivergate Way, Malholtra Crt, Crowsnest Ave, Tattersal Way, Kimberwick Cres., Chancellor Crt and Quinterra Crt. This meeting is organized...

My inaugural community bulletin has officially been launched and should be arriving on the doorsteps of residents in River Ward.  Thank you to the Hunt Club Community Organization, the Carlington Community Association and the Carleton Heights and Area Residents Association for their contributions in this...

Ottawa – Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) firefighters will be out in the community during the first week of June to encourage residents to install, test and ensure that smoke alarms in their homes are operating. June 1 to 8 is the first of two eight-day blitzes...

Residents and visitors alike will soon discover the secrets that lay hidden behind many of the city’s finest buildings during Doors Open Ottawa 2015. The 14th annual event offers the public a chance to explore Ottawa’s built heritage from Carp to Cumberland. “Doors Open has become...

Ottawa – The City of Ottawa wants to remind motorists to expect traffic disruptions as several downtown streets will be closed on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the annual Ottawa Race Weekend. Race events are scheduled for the afternoon and evening on Saturday, May 23, and...

I would like to advise you that Planning and Growth Management will be starting consultations on the Minimum Parking Requirements Review as of Monday May 4. This review will implement direction from the Official Plan, which calls for the minimum parking requirements in the Zoning By-law...

  Via Rail Public Meeting Flyer - BIL Late last week, VIA Rail Canada advised my office of imminent work beginning on the rail corridor between Otterson Drive and Fielding Drive, east of the Riverside Drive train overpass.  Affected residents should have received a hand-delivered notice...