Ariel Troster
@arieltroster.com
City Councillor for #SomersetWard in Ottawa. Queer Jew. A better city is possible. Let’s build it together. 🏳️🌈
Bill 60 will make our roads more dangerous for everyone.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bill 60 will make our roads more dangerous for everyone.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
One of my favourite trainers at my gym brings her dog Baloo with her as her assistant. 14/10, best coach.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One of my favourite trainers at my gym brings her dog Baloo with her as her assistant. 14/10, best coach.
Once you go full sized, you never go back.
I hope enough kids brave the rain to share in the bounty.
I hope enough kids brave the rain to share in the bounty.
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Once you go full sized, you never go back.
I hope enough kids brave the rain to share in the bounty.
I hope enough kids brave the rain to share in the bounty.
I had so much fun facilitating a panel at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference on ways that housing/homelessness advocates can work with municipal governments to make change.
Ending homelessness takes all of us. Building relationships leads to social and political transformation.
Ending homelessness takes all of us. Building relationships leads to social and political transformation.
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I had so much fun facilitating a panel at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference on ways that housing/homelessness advocates can work with municipal governments to make change.
Ending homelessness takes all of us. Building relationships leads to social and political transformation.
Ending homelessness takes all of us. Building relationships leads to social and political transformation.
I am at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference in Montreal this week. Looking forward to learning from experts from across Canada and sharing Ottawa challenges and success stories. This is a national crisis and it will take all of us to end it.
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I am at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference in Montreal this week. Looking forward to learning from experts from across Canada and sharing Ottawa challenges and success stories. This is a national crisis and it will take all of us to end it.
We need systemic solutions, including an increase to social assistance and disability rates. Thank you to everyone who participated today.
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We need systemic solutions, including an increase to social assistance and disability rates. Thank you to everyone who participated today.
Great to see so many council colleagues and community partners today at Cross-Sector Dialogue: Systemic Solutions to Food Security in Ottawa. Right now, 1/4 people in our city experience food insecurity. No one should go hungry in a rich country like ours.
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Great to see so many council colleagues and community partners today at Cross-Sector Dialogue: Systemic Solutions to Food Security in Ottawa. Right now, 1/4 people in our city experience food insecurity. No one should go hungry in a rich country like ours.
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter is out, with updates on why I am voting against Lansdowne 2.0, consultation on the city budget, the proposed renoviction bylaw, and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_59
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_59
October 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter is out, with updates on why I am voting against Lansdowne 2.0, consultation on the city budget, the proposed renoviction bylaw, and more!
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_59
Read it and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_59
We had the most fun at the TotoToo production of the Rocky Horror Show at the Gladstone theatre. They even had “participation bags” with props to throw, and a script for the stuff to yell out in response.
It’s just a jump to the left …
It’s just a jump to the left …
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We had the most fun at the TotoToo production of the Rocky Horror Show at the Gladstone theatre. They even had “participation bags” with props to throw, and a script for the stuff to yell out in response.
It’s just a jump to the left …
It’s just a jump to the left …
Three years ago, I was elected to represent Somerset Ward at City Hall, the greatest honour of my life.
I am proud of the work we have been able to do together and will keep on fighting for a better city and for more resources to improve our downtown communities.
I am proud of the work we have been able to do together and will keep on fighting for a better city and for more resources to improve our downtown communities.
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Three years ago, I was elected to represent Somerset Ward at City Hall, the greatest honour of my life.
I am proud of the work we have been able to do together and will keep on fighting for a better city and for more resources to improve our downtown communities.
I am proud of the work we have been able to do together and will keep on fighting for a better city and for more resources to improve our downtown communities.
I am thrilled to introduce Isabel Teramura to the Somerset Ward team as a policy and planning assistant. Isabel has a Master’s degree in Geography, Planning and Environment and specializes in housing policy.
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am thrilled to introduce Isabel Teramura to the Somerset Ward team as a policy and planning assistant. Isabel has a Master’s degree in Geography, Planning and Environment and specializes in housing policy.
What a great night at the Volunteer Ottawa VOscars, recognizing incredible people in our community who volunteer their time to help run food banks, after school programs, sports teams, arts organizations, festivals, senior centers, and so much more.
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
What a great night at the Volunteer Ottawa VOscars, recognizing incredible people in our community who volunteer their time to help run food banks, after school programs, sports teams, arts organizations, festivals, senior centers, and so much more.
Great to see so many amazing partners from the housing and homelessness sector at the official launch of the @och-lco.bsky.social Bumblebee Partnership Initiative, in collaboration with Ottawa Salus, Options Housing and Gignul Housing.
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Great to see so many amazing partners from the housing and homelessness sector at the official launch of the @och-lco.bsky.social Bumblebee Partnership Initiative, in collaboration with Ottawa Salus, Options Housing and Gignul Housing.
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.
Sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/as_we_heard_...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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.
Sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/as_we_heard_...
Sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/as_we_heard_...
Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0