News & Announcements

The 2022 provincial election is underway and I'm once again posing a few questions to candidates seeking to represent us as our Member of Provincial Parliament.

Construction season is in full swing in Kitchissipi Ward. The long-anticipated and long-awaited protected intersection at the corner of Holland and Scott can be added to the list with work expected to begin in May. We have attached the city notice that nearby residents have received. Work is expected to be complete by the end of July.

As the federal government continues to green its energy systems in its buildings under the Energy Services Acquisition Program, we are hearing that upcoming work at Tunney’s Pasture will force a temporary closure of the north end of Parkdale Avenue.

We’re expecting the closure to run from May 16 to June 10 and have attached the plans the city provided us.

The city is preparing to begin a road resurfacing project on Richmond Road between Broadview and Rowanwood. Staff tell us that the first step of the project, localized sidewalk repairs, are set to begin May 4. Overall, the project is expected to last about a month. While Richmond Road will remain open, you can expect some lane closures. We've attached the city notice to this post.

Like most residents, I’m disturbed by the planned return in a significant way of reactionary protesters to our city this weekend. We know that a group of purported veterans on motorcycles intend to try to ride through the downtown core with at least some planning to access the Cenotaph on foot to lay a wreath. There are plans by some of the protesters to demonstrate on the Hill with a rally to assert their ill-defined agenda.

As is now usual, I'll be posing a number of questions to candidates to be our MPP in Ottawa-Centre in the upcoming provincial election. The answers to my last survey to provincial candidates can be found here.

With the Byron/Highcroft/Athlone road renewal project now underway, the expected lane closure on Byron from Kirkwood to Churchill is set to begin Monday, May 2. Westbound traffic wil be maintained. The closure will be in place throughout the construction season. We've attached the city notice that will be distributed to local residents.

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our 90 Day Lookahead Stage 2 meeting last night. We topped out at 82 participants.

If you were unable to attend, we have attached the presentation from our Stakeholder Relations team to this post. We also recorded this Zoom webinar and have uploaded it to our youtube account. You can watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jePPH8Vk-pY

Development in Ontario is going to be made easier - and elected officials have less say - if amendments to the Planning Act are approved by Doug Ford’s government. Queen’s Park has been moving at breakneck speed to implement some of the recommendations that arose from Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force’s recent report.

Residents and businesses in the area of Carling, Kirkwood and Churchill Avenues will soon be receiving the notice attached to this post, providing an update on an upcoming road renewal project on Carling, Kirkwood and Churchill Avenues. While the construction project itself is set to tentatively begin in the spring of 2023, you can expect to see crews doing field investigations this month.

We'll be sure to keep you updated as the project progresses.