Police board approves less than full request for 2022 budget increase
Chief Peter Sloly said the board’s 2022 budget would place significant pressure on the police service.
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Chief Peter Sloly said the board’s 2022 budget would place significant pressure on the police service.
The Ottawa Police Services Board has approved a funding increase for the police force in 2022, but it's going to be slightly smaller than initially drafted.
After hours of public delegations and two public demonstrations demanding a budget freeze, the board unanimously approved a two per cent tax increase for the Ottawa Police Service that comes below its 2.9 per cent request.
Encroaching construction is threatening to contaminate the well water in a small Ottawa neighbourhood overlooking the Montfort Hospital, according to long-time homeowners.
The acting grand chief of a tribal council of seven Algonquin First Nation communities has written Ottawa city council members asking them to take the Tewin suburb off the table when they vote on a new official plan Wednesday, saying it could be "a very costly mistake on many fronts."