Tuesday November 16, 2021
Stats – 16 November 2021
Weather: ☁️ Mainly cloudy. High of 2°, low of -9°
Number: 1,157.4%. The increased application fee to builders for a complex Temporary Construction Encroachment Permit. The old fee was $68.00, the new fee is $855. [Ottawa Constructions News]
Ottawan of the Day: Peter Stockdale. Stockdale is the founder of Kichi Sibi Trails, a group that is researching and highlighting the original Indigenous routes around Ottawa. [CBC] [Kichi Sibi Trails Facebook] [Here's one trail: Chief Pinesi's Portage between the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers]
Quote: ‘It is a myth that widening roads will help reduce congestion; instead, more people choose to drive as it “induces” demand and fills up the new road space’ – Capital ward councillor Shawn Menard (Not Mendes! Not Mendes!) in the Citizen. [Ten ways the city of Ottawa's budget needs to change]
