Archive 1997-2016
Ottawa’s Rural Summit was the city’s first attempt to talk about rural discontent. Talk should lead to action. The summit is over, and its time for the city to address the issue of wetland protection in Goulbourn Township.
When the water woes of Kashechewan showed up on the national radar a few weeks ago, the federal government’s first act was to provide free plane rides and accommodation to anyone on the reserve who wanted out.
After two heated meetings Ottawa city council eventually told pesticide bylaw supporters to bug off. After a dramatic campaign including tales of clandestine e-mail spamming and venomous name-calling, the bylaw is now officially off the books.
If the city’s draft budget is adopted in the spring, snow removal funding will be more than doubled, adding about $4 million to improve services.