Ariel Troster
@arieltroster.com
City Councillor for #SomersetWard in Ottawa. Queer Jew. A better city is possible. Let’s build it together. 🏳️🌈
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I asked a 311 operator about the strangest call he ever received … and it somehow involved the Ninja Turtles?!? Watch this to learn more about all of the services you can reach by calling 311. And thanks to Leo Cardinal for the interview.
COWABUNGA!
COWABUNGA!
I am spending Remembrance Day at the Canadian War Museum with my kid’s grade eight class. Both of my grandfathers’ families emigrated to Canada to escape antisemitic pogroms in Eastern Europe. Both Julius and Jack enlisted in WW2 and came home with serious war trauma.
We remember them.
We remember them.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am spending Remembrance Day at the Canadian War Museum with my kid’s grade eight class. Both of my grandfathers’ families emigrated to Canada to escape antisemitic pogroms in Eastern Europe. Both Julius and Jack enlisted in WW2 and came home with serious war trauma.
We remember them.
We remember them.
In honour of Remembrance Day and as a tribute to Canada’s veterans, a new commemorative crosswalk has been added on Kent Street at MacLaren, across from the Legion. This is part of a national movement to recognize the sacrifices that veterans made on behalf of all of us.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In honour of Remembrance Day and as a tribute to Canada’s veterans, a new commemorative crosswalk has been added on Kent Street at MacLaren, across from the Legion. This is part of a national movement to recognize the sacrifices that veterans made on behalf of all of us.
I asked a 311 operator about the strangest call he ever received … and it somehow involved the Ninja Turtles?!? Watch this to learn more about all of the services you can reach by calling 311. And thanks to Leo Cardinal for the interview.
COWABUNGA!
COWABUNGA!
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I asked a 311 operator about the strangest call he ever received … and it somehow involved the Ninja Turtles?!? Watch this to learn more about all of the services you can reach by calling 311. And thanks to Leo Cardinal for the interview.
COWABUNGA!
COWABUNGA!
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The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter just dropped, with updates on Lansdowne 2.0, the upcoming city budget, the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, safety concerns in Chinatown and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter just dropped, with updates on Lansdowne 2.0, the upcoming city budget, the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, safety concerns in Chinatown and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
I switched out the sandals in the front closet for boots and finally pulled out the real down coats. I do not like it, but here we are.
a man talking to another man with the words winter is coming
ALT: a man talking to another man with the words winter is coming
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November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I switched out the sandals in the front closet for boots and finally pulled out the real down coats. I do not like it, but here we are.
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Stay alert: Fake QR codes are sometimes posted on Ottawa Pay & Display machines that link to a fraudulent PayByPhone site. Never scan! If you see one, call 311. If you fall victim, call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222 and your credit card provider.
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stay alert: Fake QR codes are sometimes posted on Ottawa Pay & Display machines that link to a fraudulent PayByPhone site. Never scan! If you see one, call 311. If you fall victim, call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222 and your credit card provider.
It really is my own damn fault for suggesting we go to Costco on a Saturday afternoon …
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It really is my own damn fault for suggesting we go to Costco on a Saturday afternoon …
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter just dropped, with updates on Lansdowne 2.0, the upcoming city budget, the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, safety concerns in Chinatown and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter just dropped, with updates on Lansdowne 2.0, the upcoming city budget, the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, safety concerns in Chinatown and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_60
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Today, Lansdowne 2.0 was passed with a 15 - 10 vote at Council. This is going to be an important issue in 2026, and I hope you'll stay engaged with Council in the coming months.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today, Lansdowne 2.0 was passed with a 15 - 10 vote at Council. This is going to be an important issue in 2026, and I hope you'll stay engaged with Council in the coming months.
Thank you to everyone who wrote to me about Lansdowne 2.0. It passed by 15-10 today, which I know is not the outcome you wanted. I pledge to keep holding the city accountable and fighting for the priorities you really care about.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Thank you to everyone who wrote to me about Lansdowne 2.0. It passed by 15-10 today, which I know is not the outcome you wanted. I pledge to keep holding the city accountable and fighting for the priorities you really care about.
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Lansdowne 2.0 is not what residents are telling us we need as a city. The cost is too much, the outcome too inadequate and uncertain, and the benefits accrue to too few. This morning's rally was energizing. We have an off-ramp; we should take it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lansdowne 2.0 is not what residents are telling us we need as a city. The cost is too much, the outcome too inadequate and uncertain, and the benefits accrue to too few. This morning's rally was energizing. We have an off-ramp; we should take it.
I am buoyed by the community who stood in the cold to say they don’t support Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa deserves better, and so do women’s hockey fans. There is no stadium emergency. This plan is built on financial fiction and my grandkids will still be paying for it. I will vote no with my whole heart.
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I am buoyed by the community who stood in the cold to say they don’t support Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa deserves better, and so do women’s hockey fans. There is no stadium emergency. This plan is built on financial fiction and my grandkids will still be paying for it. I will vote no with my whole heart.
The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition held the most beautiful gathering last night, celebrating their incredible work, including the upcoming construction of an Indigenous women’s healing lodge and the city’s first-ever shelter for Inuit women escaping intimate partner violence.
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition held the most beautiful gathering last night, celebrating their incredible work, including the upcoming construction of an Indigenous women’s healing lodge and the city’s first-ever shelter for Inuit women escaping intimate partner violence.
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Thanks to everyone who attended our online budget consultation meeting last night. Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I heard you loud and clear: you want a city that works, one that is affordable and one where no one gets left behind.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended our online budget consultation meeting last night. Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I heard you loud and clear: you want a city that works, one that is affordable and one where no one gets left behind.
Final Lansdowne vote is tomorrow. I am still a no.
Here’s why ⬇️
Here’s why ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Final Lansdowne vote is tomorrow. I am still a no.
Here’s why ⬇️
Here’s why ⬇️
Is there anything greater than belting out your favourite songs with your kid to the band you both love?
The Beaches blew the roof off of TD Place last night. I love them so much.
Go see live music!
The Beaches blew the roof off of TD Place last night. I love them so much.
Go see live music!
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Is there anything greater than belting out your favourite songs with your kid to the band you both love?
The Beaches blew the roof off of TD Place last night. I love them so much.
Go see live music!
The Beaches blew the roof off of TD Place last night. I love them so much.
Go see live music!
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“The reason we’re here is that the rosy projections from Lansdowne 1.0 never materialized. The lesson from that shouldn’t be to double down.”
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“The reason we’re here is that the rosy projections from Lansdowne 1.0 never materialized. The lesson from that shouldn’t be to double down.”
Thanks to everyone who attended our online budget consultation meeting last night. Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I heard you loud and clear: you want a city that works, one that is affordable and one where no one gets left behind.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended our online budget consultation meeting last night. Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I heard you loud and clear: you want a city that works, one that is affordable and one where no one gets left behind.
City staff confirmed with me that they removed 75% of these scam stickers from city parking metres today, and will have the rest done by tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
City staff confirmed with me that they removed 75% of these scam stickers from city parking metres today, and will have the rest done by tomorrow.
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Hope.
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hope.
I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷♀️
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷♀️
I want Ottawa Charge fans to understand that if Lansdowne 2.0 goes through as-is, there’s a genuine threat that we’ll lose our women’s hockey team. This would be devastating to our city, and to all the women + girls who have found hope and community in the PWHL.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
As women's hockey climbs to new heights, the City of Ottawa says think smaller | Opinion
PWHL executives Jayna Hefford and Amy Scheer write that it's not too late to change the story on Lansdowne 2.0.
ottawacitizen.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want Ottawa Charge fans to understand that if Lansdowne 2.0 goes through as-is, there’s a genuine threat that we’ll lose our women’s hockey team. This would be devastating to our city, and to all the women + girls who have found hope and community in the PWHL.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pwhl...
Thank you to CBC Ottawa Morning for having me on this morning to talk about the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, and the need to fund fixes to our city’s most dangerous intersections. Anything less than Vision Zero is a failure.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thank you to CBC Ottawa Morning for having me on this morning to talk about the reconstruction of Elgin and Laurier, and the need to fund fixes to our city’s most dangerous intersections. Anything less than Vision Zero is a failure.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Join @jleiper.bsky.social and I tonight at our virtual As We Heard It meeting on the city budget.
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Join @jleiper.bsky.social and I at our As We Heard It meeting on the city budget on Tuesday, November 5 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. We will share what we heard from residents at the June consultation and discuss our budget priorities for urban Ottawa.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join @jleiper.bsky.social and I tonight at our virtual As We Heard It meeting on the city budget.
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