Ottawa City Councillors

• Ottawa council asks residents to cheer for frontline workers on Wednesday evenings

  "It will lift spirits and this is something really important right now because it's about mental health, too," Ottawa city councillor Theresa Kavanagh said.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2020
  
• Embattled Ottawa councillor Rick Chiarelli reluctant to request leave again, tweet suggests

  Chiarelli arrived at Ottawa city hall Wednesday morning in a wheelchair, his first appearance at council since his surgery.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
  
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• OC Transpo apologizes for not ‘fully’ informing council about September LRT payment

  "We thought we had fully informed council, but obviously we did not. And for that, I sincerely apologize," John Manconi said.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
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• Integrity watchdog won’t end misconduct probe despite demand from Ottawa councillor’s lawyers

  Coun. Rick Chiarelli's laywers argued that the current investigative processes have been "irreparably damaged" by "an overwhelming demonstration of patent and palpable bias" by Mayor Jim Watson and other members of council.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
• Ottawa mayor asks for regular updates on payments made to LRT maintenance group

  The request comes after the city confirmed it did give Rideau Transit Group a full payment for September, when many thought the group wasn't getting paid amidst unreliable train service.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2020
• Ottawa city council defers Coun. Rick Chiarelli’s request for leave

  Chiarelli submitted the request a month after he says he was rushed to hospital on Aug. 14.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2019
• Committee backs Ottawa councillor’s motion to study ditching single-use plastics in city buildings

  "You should be able to come to city hall and expect not to eat a meal off of foam plates and use plastic forks and knives," said Coun. Catherine McKenney, who put forward the motion.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2019
• Ghost bike installed outside Ottawa City Hall days after fatal hit-and-run

  City councillors Catherine McKenney and Jeff Leiper both posted photographs of the white painted bicycle installed outside city hall on Twitter on Monday night.

  Canada

  May 21, 2019
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• City of Ottawa’s auditor general plans to probe Stage 2 LRT procurement

  City council approved the two Stage 2 contracts with a 19-3 vote on March 6 amidst councillors' concerns that they weren't given enough information about the procurement process.

  Politics

  Apr 8, 2019
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• Committee asks staff to review maintenance program for Ottawa roads, sidewalks during winter

  After challenging winter for Ottawa, councillors approved two motions asking staff to explore short- and long-term solutions for improving winter road and sidewalk maintenance.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2019