Friday November 19, 2021
Stats – 19 November 2021
Weather: ❄️ 30 per cent chance of flurries. High of 2°, low of -5°
Number: $1.4 billion. The budget approved for fire, paramedic and bylaw services, housing, parks, recreation and facilities, employment and social services, children’s services, and long-term care by a City committee. This is approximately one-third of the City's budget. [Ottawa Citizen]
Ottawan of the Day: Dr Alicia Rosenkrantz. The Carp doctor has received the Award of Merit from the Ontario College of Family Physicians. Rosenkrantz is also one of the few female mohels in Canada. [Ontario Family Physicians] h/t WestCarletonOnline
Quote: ‘We need to take away space currently devoted to private motor vehicles and give it to humans so they can breathe and enjoy a bit of wind in their hair’ – Brigitte Pellerin in the Citizen, sadvocasting that more public space be given to e-scooters. [Ottawa Citizen]
