Timing is everything, except maybe for Ottawa City Hall.
The City is asking, and we quote, ‘Do you have ideas on how the City of Ottawa can improve our services and save money to reinvest into other priorities? If so, we want to hear from you!’.
We’re sure many residents have an idea where the City could save hundreds of millions of dollars, and which services have been woefully underfunded.
However, every three months, the review will focus on one of these four priorities:
- Has affordable housing and is more liveable for all (autumn 2023)
- Is more connected with reliable, safe and accessible mobility options (winter 2024)
- Is green and resilient (spring 2024)
- Has a diversified and prosperous economy (summer 2024)
The survey is open now for priority number one: affordable housing.
Christmas Gift Guide
As we do every year, we're putting together a guide to locally-made gift items for everyone on your list.
We're busily putting it together again but we would love your suggestions to ensure we don't miss something great. Food items are always popular; services which offer gift certificates are good, too. Physical items are the platonic ideal, and thus the hardest to find.
Send your nominations for a locally made item to 'giftguide@theottawan.com'.
– Martha and Darren
