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Neil Saravanamuttoo
@neilsara.bsky.social
Ottawa, cities, economics, skiing with dogs
Substacks I write: the 613, Fix Your City. Podcast: Better Ottawa
NYTimes ($) on the Charge and Lansdowne 2.0

www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lansdowne 2.0 vote is in. How did your Councillor vote?
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our last chance to stop Lansdowne 2.0. Show up this Friday.
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
TONIGHT, 6:30! And will be way more fun in person.
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The public debate on Lansdowne.
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The @ottawacharge.bsky.social have been quiet on the Lansdowne 2.0 issue.

What do you think about a smaller arena? Don't fans deserve better?
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Public Forum on Lansdowne, 3 Nov. Your opportunity to speak up and be heard.

BetterOttawa.ca/Forum
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The 4 Most Expensive Words in Ottawa's History, and how you can help stop the City wasting half a billion dollars:
betterottawa.ca/fightlansdow...
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I was at Ottawa City Hall today. If today is indicative of a normal workday, that place has become a ghost town since the security barriers were introduced.
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We hit the streets to ask Ottawans what they think about Lansdowne 2.0.

How to stop this madness 👉 betterottawa.ca/fightlansdowne
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The People’s Summit: Fall Edition is over 50% sold out!

On Nov 1, join trailblazers, organizers, and changemakers reimagining what’s possible in our cities.

🎟️ Don’t miss your chance: betterottawa.ca/summit/

#PeoplesSummit #BetterOttawa #CivicEngagement #CommunityLeadership
October 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This video is seriously getting some Ottawa Councillors' noses out of joint.
www.instagram.com/p/DPCdJ62jgMy/
September 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
IMPORTANT: Let Doug Ford know that Sutcliffe is not speaking for the people of Ottawa, that we don't want a trickle of provincial money to create a flood of new municipal debt.

Please SEND A 2-LINE EMAIL to Premier@ontario.ca saying we have higher priorities for any provincial money than Lansdowne
September 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@ncc-ccn.gc.ca knocks it out of the park with its first BikeNight
September 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The Ottawa People’s Summit returns on Saturday, 1 November. Here is where we unleash people power to ignite real change in Ottawa. Early bird tickets on sale now: betterottawa.ca/summit/
September 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ottawa’s Mayor wants to raise taxes to fund more policing. 🚨💰
Is this really the best way to spend public dollars?
Hear the full debate on the latest Better Ottawa Municipal Panel:
the613.substack.com/p/muni-panel...
#Ottawa #OttCity #BetterOttawa
September 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Better Ottawa Municipal Panel is returning next week, talking Budget, Beaches and LeBreton.
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Anyone know anyone who could speak about the Zohran experience, at a People's Summit in Ottawa, Canada on 1 November?

Either a campaign insider, or a journalist/observer. If so, please DM.
August 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Costco run
July 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Battery energy storage is coming to Ottawa. A snippet from the Better Ottawa podcast.
June 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Swimming at Dow’s Lake seems so normal and now such an obvious use of the space. Bravo, NCC.
June 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Do you think the Mayor understands that "67 strategic priorities" means "no strategic priorities"?
June 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
June 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
June 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Unbelievable. survey about policing from TellCityHall!

These are screenshots of the second and third questions, I kid you not.
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM