Heads up: the City of Ottawa had a public meeting on Monday to present plans for reconstruction of Rochester and Booth streets from Gladstone to the 417. They did a terrible job of telling anybody about it.

Anyway, there are plans to add #OttBike facilities on both streets, integrating into the Gladstone Gilmour bikeway (which still has to go to committee for approval... maybe in August)

See plans at https://ottawa.ca/RochesterBooth

Comments due by July 8. #OttCity #OttPoli

Today, Council approved a new three-year pilot for an Extreme Weather Preparedness Grant Program that will help communities prepare for extreme weather events.
Learn more, and check out what else was covered at Council today: https://bit.ly/3SnZ8Jy
#OttCity #OttPoli #Ottawa
Le Conseil a approuvé un nouveau projet pilote de trois ans visant à aider les communautés d’Ottawa à se préparer aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes.
Info à ce propos et sur les points abordés par le Conseil aujourd’hui : https://bit.ly/44s572v
#OttVille #OttPoli #Ottawa
Réunion du Conseil municipal à 10 h ce matin.
La Ville d’Ottawa répondra aussi aux questions des médias, environ 10 minutes après la réunion du Conseil municipal.
Suivez-la en direct sur Rogers TV ou sur YouTube: bit.ly/2GOQ7Dp
#OttVille #OttPoli #Ottawa
Listen live: City Council meets at 10 am today.
The City of Ottawa will also respond to media questions, approximately 10 minutes after Council ends.
Tune in live on Rogers TV or YouTube: https://bit.ly/2H6wi9A
#OttCity #OttPoli #Ottawa
Stay up to date on the latest discussions shaping #OttCity at City Council and Committee Meetings!
Upcoming Meetings: https://bit.ly/4i0iKv1
Listen Live: https://bit.ly/3Do6mpy
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Suivez les réunions du Conseil municipal et des comités d’Ottawa pour ne rien manquer.
Prochaines réunions : https://bit.ly/41FZXPO
Diffusion en direct : https://bit.ly/2GOQ7Dp
Restez au fait des dernières discussions qui façonnent #OttVille.
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A pity #Ottawa council and OCT leadership didn't listen to riders' concerns when New Ways to Bus was rolled out.

Thousands have left regular ridership due to the problems with the revised network and associated cost savings. #DeathDpiral #OttPoli

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f6th6vxdusiyht2avm2ejiwd/post/3monnrtc6ok2i

“The city rolls out the red carpet for these arms dealers. It makes me sick.”

No arrests, but a large police presence stood between protesters and the CANSEC weapons fair.

Our reporters were there:
https://leveller.ca/2026/06/overwhelming-police-response-to-cansec-protests/

#ottpoli #onpoli #ottnews #onnews

Overwhelming Police Response to CANSEC Protests - The Leveller

by Joshua Bezanson Protesters attempted to shut down CANSEC, the largest defence and security convention in Canada, on May 28. Demonstrations began early in the morning, forming a line near the two entrances of the Ottawa Cohere Centre. They were met with close to a hundred police officers from Ottawa Police Services and Ontario Provincial Police …

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Argh, 10 m after departing Blair, my @[email protected] driver asks the driver standing at the front of the bus if he can direct him on the route. He is getting extremely detailed directions but should this be necessary? #OttPoli