Dear Friends and Neighbours! May is a lovely month, sunny days and spring flowers, bicycles come out of winter storage and skipping ropes adorn front steps. There are a number of events this month I draw your attention to: May Day (May 1), Cinco de Mayo (May...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! Happy April - our first full month of spring! We have earned the sunshine and warmer weather after a long winter. I am hosting a number of events this month, please note the following: Saturday April 4, Community Spring Breakfast (Alexander Community Centre, 10-11:30am), Tuesday...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! March is one of those months when anything can happen with the weather. Enjoy the sunshine and let’s open the doors wide to spring – just a few weeks away. At the end of this month, on March 30, I will be hosting...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! Happy February! February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is filled with many local and City-wide events. February is Black History Month, a month to honour and celebrate the contributions, achievements, and central role of Black residents in Ottawa’s...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! Happy New Year!May I offer you my very best wishes for a happy and prosperous year ahead. I’ll be honest with you, I have always struggled in January. I find the post-holiday period, cold days and lack of sunshine a challenge. As such,...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! Wishing you an absolutely fantastic month of December. You are invited to the River Ward Community Christmas Dinner on Thursday December 18 at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre (two seatings: 5pm and 6:15pm). Please RSVP with my office to secure your...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month…we will remember them. On November 11, Remembrance Day, please take some time to attend a local event or the National Remembrance Day ceremony downtown to remember the fallen who have...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! October already, how did this year fly by so fast? The leaves look beautiful, pumpkins and scarecrows are making their appearance, apple-picking is full swing - what a great month ahead. This month, we recognize Yom Kippur (Oct 1-2), Thanksgiving (October 13), Fall Gathering...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! Many students went back to school last week and the majority will return tomorrow. Welcome back to all returning and new students. I trust you will have an enjoyable time this year. To all motorists, please, I implore you, drive carefully in our...
Dear Friends and Neighbours! There has been no shortage of heat and sunshine this summer and I expect August will not disappoint. The evenings may get a bit cooler later in to the month, but still an amazing time to enjoy our ward and City. Mark your...
Happy Canada Day! Wishing you and your family a great day and I hope your celebrations are safe and enjoyable. If you are headed downtown and/or to Lebreton Flats, take public transit, it is free all day and extra service is added for anticipated higher volumes...
What a great month, June is now here with many great things to enjoy and partake in. This month, enjoy and celebrate National Indigenous History Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Italian Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Month, International Pride Month and Portuguese Heritage Month in addition to National...