Canada Post Community Mailbox Conversion Program
The Government of Canada has directed Canada Post to transition millions of households from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes over the coming years as part of a broader effort to modernize the national postal system and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.
🚨❄️ SEVERE WEATHER ALERT – FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED IN OTTAWA ❄️🚨
Many people in our community have already signed up for the Emergency Text Alert System available through my website. While many of you receive winter parking ban alerts, this system is also used to share important emergency updates that may affect residents.
Pink Shirt Day: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Building a Culture of Respect
Pink Shirt Day is a call to action to stand up against bullying in all its forms and to actively build a culture of respect, responsibility, and kindness in our schools, workplaces, and online spaces.
Strengthening Municipal Voices at the National Table
As First Vice-President of FCM, I joined mayors from across Canada in Ottawa for candid, solutions-focused discussions on community safety, housing, infrastructure, and the urgent need for stronger federal–municipal collaboration to meet growing local pressures.
Honouring Black History Month 2026: Celebrating Legacies, Brilliance, and Community
Black History Month 2026 invites our community to honour the legacies, brilliance, and ongoing contributions of African, Caribbean, Black people, while reflecting on the stories, challenges, and achievements that continue to shape our city and country.
Ottawa 200: A Citywide Celebration Takes Shape for 2026
Ottawa 200 marks the launch of a citywide celebration of Ottawa’s 200th anniversary in 2026, featuring a year of community-led events, cultural investments and collaborative experiences that reflect the city’s creativity, diversity and pride.
Blue and Black Bin Collection Changes in 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, blue and black bin collection in Ottawa will be managed by Circular Materials under Ontario’s new province-wide recycling system.
New Zoning By-law
The final draft of the proposed new Zoning By-law was released to the public on September 8, 2025.
The draft Zoning By-law will be considered by the Joint Planning & Housing Committee and Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee on December 17, 2025.
Closer to the December 17, 2025 meeting, the City will publish the official agenda with instructions on how to register as a public delegation and submit comments.
Priorities – Highway, Congestion and what we need to do
Replacement motion to the one that was debated three weeks prior, that committee was swapped out in the 11th hour, with the replacement motion only removing “Ring Road” the one item that was the most important in my mind and clearly the province, and the citizens of Ottawa..
Ontario Investing $15.7 Million to Build New MIFO Community Centre in Orléans
Ontario is investing $15.7 million to build a new, inclusive MIFO community centre in Orléans, strengthening francophone culture, recreation, and local economic growth.