JChianello
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I hope neighbours can join Elder Verna McGregor, Mayor Sutcliffe, Dave Allston and me to cut the ribbon on the new Papichì Park at the corner of Spencer and Huron on Saturday at 11. We'll have warm drinks and some short words. (Papichì is the Algonquin Inòdewiziwin word for Robin).
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I hope neighbours can join Elder Verna McGregor, Mayor Sutcliffe, Dave Allston and me to cut the ribbon on the new Papichì Park at the corner of Spencer and Huron on Saturday at 11. We'll have warm drinks and some short words. (Papichì is the Algonquin Inòdewiziwin word for Robin).
The Better Ottawa Municipal Panel weighs in on #Lansdowne2.0 for one final time. Hats off to @neilsara.bsky.social for the city-wide conversation he led on this file! open.substack.com/pub/the613/p...
A Divided Council Approves Lansdowne 2.0
The past week at Ottawa City Hall
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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The Better Ottawa Municipal Panel weighs in on #Lansdowne2.0 for one final time. Hats off to @neilsara.bsky.social for the city-wide conversation he led on this file! open.substack.com/pub/the613/p...
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Yesterday I announced my new UN net zero report "Integrity Matters: Winning the Future". These are the critical six Calls to Action to step up and drive climate implementation this decade #COP30 @c40cities.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Yesterday I announced my new UN net zero report "Integrity Matters: Winning the Future". These are the critical six Calls to Action to step up and drive climate implementation this decade #COP30 @c40cities.bsky.social
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Ottawa Auditor General doubles down on her risk assessment for Lansdowne 2.0: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Auditor general highlights risks of latest plan to retool Lansdowne Park | CBC News
The Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan faces risks including a tight construction timeline, tariffs, Redblacks attendance and the uncertainty built into a financial deal that lasts until 2075, according...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ottawa Auditor General doubles down on her risk assessment for Lansdowne 2.0: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There is nothing overly controversial about this plan - so why would #ottcity “not say” what it cost? #transparency+accountability
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OC Transpo spends $192,000 to buy used buses, tow them to Ottawa
OC Transpo spent tens of thousands of dollars to purchase 11 used buses from the Waterloo region and tow the buses to the capital.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There is nothing overly controversial about this plan - so why would #ottcity “not say” what it cost? #transparency+accountability
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Once again, speed cameras work.
(This is data from Ottawa, published in 2024.)
(This is data from Ottawa, published in 2024.)
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I spoke to the @ottcity council committee dealing with Lansdowne 2.0 (first time delegate!). I didn't talk about the pros and cons, but the alarming lack of transparency around this file. #ottcity www.youtube.com/live/asifIBt...
Finance and Corporate Services Committee – October 29, 2025
YouTube video by Ottawa City Council
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October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I spoke to the @ottcity council committee dealing with Lansdowne 2.0 (first time delegate!). I didn't talk about the pros and cons, but the alarming lack of transparency around this file. #ottcity www.youtube.com/live/asifIBt...
Pretty interesting timing for this award, with Lansdowne on the table again. Jim Watson's council pushed forward Lansdowne 1.0, claiming it would be revenue neutral (not true) and not having the political will to spend enough to redevelop the site properly the first time. So here we are again.
I wonder if the citation will note that a judge found that Jim Watson undermined city council to foist an unfinished and flawed LRT system onto the people of Ottawa and then lied to the inquiry into the scandal. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Former Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson named to Order of Ottawa
Former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson has been included in the list of inductees to the Order of Ottawa this year.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Pretty interesting timing for this award, with Lansdowne on the table again. Jim Watson's council pushed forward Lansdowne 1.0, claiming it would be revenue neutral (not true) and not having the political will to spend enough to redevelop the site properly the first time. So here we are again.
Pretty hilarious, yet still informative, video on Lansdowne from @betterottawa.bsky.social podcast host Neil Saravanamuttoo: substack.com/@neilsara/no... #ottnews
Neil Saravanamuttoo (@neilsara)
Mr Mayor, in response to your accusations please see below.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Pretty hilarious, yet still informative, video on Lansdowne from @betterottawa.bsky.social podcast host Neil Saravanamuttoo: substack.com/@neilsara/no... #ottnews
I mostly just picked up the coffee and got to hang out with my fantastic neighbours! Thank you Todd and company for this continuing this great neighbourhood tradition!
Champlain Park had a great turnout on a brilliant fall morning for their annual pumpkin run. Thanks Nick, @jchianello.bsky.social and Todd for pulling it together and letting me sound the starting horn!
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I mostly just picked up the coffee and got to hang out with my fantastic neighbours! Thank you Todd and company for this continuing this great neighbourhood tradition!
It was a great time!
Wickedly Westboro activities and trick or treating are on till 4! It’s busy out here - and spooky! westborovillage.com/ww/
October 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It was a great time!
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Thrilled to be part of this discussion on #Lansdowne 2.0 organized by @neilsara.bsky.social moderated by @jchianello.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thrilled to be part of this discussion on #Lansdowne 2.0 organized by @neilsara.bsky.social moderated by @jchianello.bsky.social
Required reading from CBC Kate Porter’s on the Lansdowne 2.0 numbers - facts are important!!!! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ottnews
Hitting go on Lansdowne 2.0: Details from the city's big, final report | CBC News
The final reports about updating Ottawa's Lansdowne Park have been made public. Here's what they say about the cost, the financing, the contractors and more.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Required reading from CBC Kate Porter’s on the Lansdowne 2.0 numbers - facts are important!!!! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ottnews
Hmmm … clearly this should have said “procurement debacle.” (Damn auto-correct/lack of coffee..)
Excellent reporting by Arthur White-Crummy … I am deeply disturbed that #ottcity has not released the wording for the Lansdowne 2.0 RFP. They seemed to have learned nothing from the LRT2 predicament debacle. Where is the transparency?
Lansdowne 2.0 cost stays put at $419M as city reveals builder | CBC News
The City of Ottawa has named EBC Inc. as the successful bidder to build Lansdowne 2.0, as the project moves toward a final decision at council with a total cost that has barely budged in two years.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Hmmm … clearly this should have said “procurement debacle.” (Damn auto-correct/lack of coffee..)
Excellent reporting by Arthur White-Crummy … I am deeply disturbed that #ottcity has not released the wording for the Lansdowne 2.0 RFP. They seemed to have learned nothing from the LRT2 predicament debacle. Where is the transparency?
Lansdowne 2.0 cost stays put at $419M as city reveals builder | CBC News
The City of Ottawa has named EBC Inc. as the successful bidder to build Lansdowne 2.0, as the project moves toward a final decision at council with a total cost that has barely budged in two years.
www.cbc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Excellent reporting by Arthur White-Crummy … I am deeply disturbed that #ottcity has not released the wording for the Lansdowne 2.0 RFP. They seemed to have learned nothing from the LRT2 predicament debacle. Where is the transparency?
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Parents, councillors rally to ‘Save Our Safety Cameras’ after Ford’s plan to ban them
Parents, councillors rally to ‘Save Our Safety Cameras’ after Ford’s plan to ban them
Parents, students, and local officials gathered in Ottawa Monday morning as part of a provincewide day of action, calling on the Ontario government to reverse its plan to eliminate automated speed enforcement in school zones.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Parents, councillors rally to ‘Save Our Safety Cameras’ after Ford’s plan to ban them
Looking forward to reading the #Lansdowne 2.0 report but I’m disappointed that Mayor Sutcliffe held a media briefing before the report is out. He throws out a lot of numbers, makes his pitch and takes questions from reporters who don’t have all the facts. Not transparent, not accountable. #ottnews
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Looking forward to reading the #Lansdowne 2.0 report but I’m disappointed that Mayor Sutcliffe held a media briefing before the report is out. He throws out a lot of numbers, makes his pitch and takes questions from reporters who don’t have all the facts. Not transparent, not accountable. #ottnews
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L’événement Right to Food du Parkdale Food Centre a été un autre grand succès aujourd’hui – et tant de mes personnes préférées !
October 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
L’événement Right to Food du Parkdale Food Centre a été un autre grand succès aujourd’hui – et tant de mes personnes préférées !
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📍Nepean – Oct 22, Barley Mow Merivale
📍Orléans – Oct 23, Café Amore
And on Oct 26, join us at Beyond the Pale, one year out from Ottawa’s election day. Together, let’s build a city that works.
📍Orléans – Oct 23, Café Amore
And on Oct 26, join us at Beyond the Pale, one year out from Ottawa’s election day. Together, let’s build a city that works.
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
📍Nepean – Oct 22, Barley Mow Merivale
📍Orléans – Oct 23, Café Amore
And on Oct 26, join us at Beyond the Pale, one year out from Ottawa’s election day. Together, let’s build a city that works.
📍Orléans – Oct 23, Café Amore
And on Oct 26, join us at Beyond the Pale, one year out from Ottawa’s election day. Together, let’s build a city that works.
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I’m launching a listening tour to hear directly from residents. First stops:
📍Kanata – Oct 7, Three Brewers
📍Hunt Club – Oct 14, Moose McGuire
📍Bells Corners – Oct 15, Kichesippi Beer Co
📍Kanata – Oct 7, Three Brewers
📍Hunt Club – Oct 14, Moose McGuire
📍Bells Corners – Oct 15, Kichesippi Beer Co
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I’m launching a listening tour to hear directly from residents. First stops:
📍Kanata – Oct 7, Three Brewers
📍Hunt Club – Oct 14, Moose McGuire
📍Bells Corners – Oct 15, Kichesippi Beer Co
📍Kanata – Oct 7, Three Brewers
📍Hunt Club – Oct 14, Moose McGuire
📍Bells Corners – Oct 15, Kichesippi Beer Co
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Across Ottawa, from fairs and markets to townhalls and meetings, I’ve been hearing the same thing: people are frustrated and want a new direction for our city. We need a city that works, with reliable transit, strong services, repaired roads and community centres.
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Across Ottawa, from fairs and markets to townhalls and meetings, I’ve been hearing the same thing: people are frustrated and want a new direction for our city. We need a city that works, with reliable transit, strong services, repaired roads and community centres.
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Speed enforcement cameras work to keep neighbourhoods safe by reducing dangerous speeding. I and @catmckenney.bsky.social ask you to write to your MPP and Premier Ford to oppose legislation that would ban their use in Ontario cities.
September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Speed enforcement cameras work to keep neighbourhoods safe by reducing dangerous speeding. I and @catmckenney.bsky.social ask you to write to your MPP and Premier Ford to oppose legislation that would ban their use in Ontario cities.
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On Oct. 9, join me for Designing a Better City, an exciting lunch & learn on design vision & leadership. A rare opportunity to hear some of Canada's most exciting voices on architecture & public policy, in a panel discussion with Ottawa's new Chief Planner! www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
On Oct. 9, join me for Designing a Better City, an exciting lunch & learn on design vision & leadership. A rare opportunity to hear some of Canada's most exciting voices on architecture & public policy, in a panel discussion with Ottawa's new Chief Planner! www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
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In 2017, Catherine McKenney and I traveled to Queen's Park to fight for safer streets in Ottawa-Centre. The government listened to residents. Now, Premier Ford is proposing to make our streets more dangerous. It's the wrong move for intensifying neighbourhoods. www.ola.org/sites/defaul...
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In 2017, Catherine McKenney and I traveled to Queen's Park to fight for safer streets in Ottawa-Centre. The government listened to residents. Now, Premier Ford is proposing to make our streets more dangerous. It's the wrong move for intensifying neighbourhoods. www.ola.org/sites/defaul...
The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.
Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.