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Dear Mayor Watson:
At its General Meeting, Members of the Federation of Citizens Association, who included representatives from across the City, decided... more
November 7, 2016
They Thought You Wouldn't Notice, Now They Are Hoping You Will Forget: Politically Strategizing the Public Sentiment
"To act as a physician, the priest must... more
September 8, 2016
Along with legends, fairy tales and fables, myths are a great way to teach and learn values. But the other kind of myths – beliefs not grounded in fact – can... more
April 27, 2016
Dear Mr. Wylie,
From your response to a query from Councillors on the Environment Committee yesterday (April 19, 2016), I understood that your office could... more
April 21, 2016
Over a decade ago, the City of Ottawa decided to put all of its garbage “eggs" into the Plasco basket. Plasco was suppose to be the future of garbage disposal... more
By Harold Moore
March 7, 2016
Please find attached the Federation of Citizens' Associations' submission regarding the proposed Urban Forest Management Plan. We will be pleased to work... more
January 11, 2016
This latest big snow storm has caused my blood pressure to shoot up once again. It happens every time we have more than a few centimetres of snow. No it isn’t... more
February 19, 2016
The South March Highlands (SMH) is a 10,000 year-old "wild island", currently 3x larger than Vancouver's Stanley Park, inside the City Limits of Ottawa. It is... more
By Paul Renaud
January 10, 2016
At the Council meeting on Wednesday, I tabled a motion asking that Council freeze transit fares for 2016. Instead of increasing fares by 2.5 percent, I... more
December 10, 2015
Dear Mayor Watson and Councillors,
At their November 2 General Meeting, 35 community associations from rural, suburban and downtown locations as well as former... more
December 6, 2015
Is it just me, or has the city become much dirtier over the past decade? By dirty I mean garbage / debris everywhere. If you have not noticed this, I urge you... more
December 4, 2015
The first Cycle In report from the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict (OCED) is a citizen’s review of local cycling infrastructure. It is a follow up to a ride held on... more
By James OGrady
November 9, 2015
Dear Martha,
Thank you for organizing the launch of the Urban Tree Management Plan yesterday at Landsdowne. There are many positive features of the... more
September 25, 2015
By John Dance
Imagine if one day the condominium board of 300 Queen Elizabeth Drive erected an illuminated billboard-sized TD Bank logo high up on the canal-... more
August 14, 2015
08/04/2015
Dear Mayor Watson and Councillors, and Members of the Ottawa Board of Health,
We are writing to request you renew the City of Ottawa's earlier ban... more
April 14, 2015