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CMHC Ottawa housing tracker
Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.
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OC Transpo: the data behind the headlines
Join Rail Fans Canada, Better Transit Ottawa and Councillor Jeff Leiper for a webinar exploring citizen-led data tools that provide insight into public transit in Ottawa. Shane Seguin, Ajay Ramachandran and Jeff will talk about Rail Fans’ crowdsourcing efforts to track trains in service and Better Transit Ottawa’s data that provides insight into bus cancellations
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Bus crisis spin
As transit riders know, over the course of the past week or so, our bus service has deteriorated rapidly. Buses aren’t showing up and certainly not coming on time. Now, yesterday, OC Transpo put out a memo that was actually very helpful describing their response to the immediate crisis. I’ve posted that memo here. What’s
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Freezing rain coming / Pluie verglaçante à venir
Good morning, Kitchissippi. It looks like we’re in for some significant freezing rain accumulation beginning late evening today (Sunday) continuing through tomorrow morning. Most frequently due to branches falling, freezing rain storms can cause power outages. Visit Hydro Ottawa’s outage safety at https://hydroottawa.com/…/outage-centre/outage-safety for tips on getting prepared. Report outages using any of the following:
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Sidewalks and street re-builds
Residents may have seen recent media about the proposal to add a second sidewalk when Athlone is re-built and the opposition that has sparked among some neighbours. I’ve also heard objections recently with respect to other renewal projects in the ward that are currently in their planning phase. Sidewalks have unexpectedly emerged as a flashpoint
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Seniors safety event November 14
Our office will be hosting a seniors safety event at the Churchill Seniors Centre on Friday, November 14 from 1-2:30 pm. Speakers will include John Wambombo from Safer Roads Ottawa on pedestrian safety, Ottawa Police on community safety, OC Transpo on safety while riding transit, as well as by-stander safety expert Julie Lalonde on how to be