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Article content A committee in Ottawa has voted to lower the speed limits in three selected areas in order to create “gateway zones” that will make them more livable. “The lower speed limits are an important tool to prioritize slower speeds in residential areas to make them more livable,” said Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Ottawa to lower some speed limits to 30 km/h Back to video “You have t...

  OTTAWA -- Ottawas transportation committee unanimously approved a plan that would lower speed limits in parts of Vanier, Sandy Hill and Lowertown to 30 km/h. The plan allows the city to create "gateway" zones to lower the speed limit on several streets in those neighbourhoods. "The lower speed limits are an important tool to prioritize slower speeds in residential areas to make them more livable," Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury said in a report prepared for Wednesdays committee ...

Slower speeds pitched for Rideau-Vanier residential streets cbc.ca 2 hrs ago Natalia Goodwin © CBC Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury wants residential streets in Lowertown, Vanier and Sandy Hill to have a 30 km/h speed limit. Hell be bringing a report to the citys transportation committee on Wednesday. The councillor for Ottawas Rideau-Vanier ward is hoping to reduce speed limits on the areas residential streets to 30 km/h. Coun. Mathieu Fleury will bring forward a report...

Article content Only three city councillors have asked that parks in their wards close early under a new policy aimed at preventing large gatherings during the provincial stay-at-home order, according to a poll of council members conducted by this newspaper. Coun. Jan Harder has ordered all parks in her Barrhaven ward to close at 9 p.m., while Carol Anne Meehan has requested the same in her neighbouring ward of Gloucester-South Nepean, their offices and city staff confirmed. Meanwhile, Eli El-C...

Sixteen Ottawa city councillors have signed a letter urging the province to allow outdoor recreational activities like pickleball, golf and tennis under Ontario's stay-at-home order.

Share this article OTTAWA, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ -  Canadians everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19, on their families, their livelihoods and their way of life. Together, the governments of Canada and Ontario are working to reduce the impact of the pandemic, ensure health and safety, rebuild businesses, and promote job creation, growth and investment. Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity, Associate Minister of Finance, and Member of Parliament for O...

Article content For one brief moment, I thought the city of Ottawa was about to do something rational to help the more than 350 homeless families it has stashed in motel rooms across the city. What caught my attention was a headline in this newspaper saying “City eyes private leasing for affordable housing.” Yes! At last, an obvious idea about to take hold, but no, eyeing and acting are completely different things, as the story explained. When it comes to a certain type of city bureau...

Article content More restaurant patios will have the option to stay open until 2 a.m. later this year thanks to Ottawa city council’s overwhelming approval Wednesday, but most members wouldn’t support additional bylaw enforcement in the ByWard Market. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury wanted council to use $30,000 from upper-government funding to hire three students in the bylaw department to proactively enforce excessive noise in the ByWard Market each day during patio season. He didn’t...

Council approved the "2021 Patio Innovation Program" to support bars and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic

We need to move out: Overflow shelter dispute to come before city committee Kate Porter © Jean Delisle/CBC The City of Ottawa pays to house families in these apartments in Vanier when family shelters are overflowing. Many stay months, if not years, and some report living with bedbugs and other vermin — reports the owner denies. The words "Tabor Luxury Apartment" are displayed in silver lettering across the red-brick lowrise tucked deep within Vanier. But that name doesnt t...