All Entries Tagged With: "Glenn Brooks"
Councillor Hosts, Pays For Watson Meet-And-Greet
Rideau Goulbourn Councillor Glenn Brooks vows to pay the $60 hall rental at the Manotick Legion and the $575.81 for advertising out of his own pocket after finding out he cannot charge such expenses to his office budget: “Brooks had been planning to pay for the Tuesday night event out of his office budget, but a [...]
Bruce Webster Running For Council
Past-President of Richmond Village Association declares candidacy in Rideau-Goulbourn ward in this fall’s municipal election: “Mr. Webster stepped down as the longtime president of the Richmond Village Association at its recent annual general meeting, although he remains involved as the immediate past president. He had served as the RVA vice-president prior to being president.” “He [...]
More Candidates Enter City Council Race In Orleans, Rideau-Goulbourn
Two well-known Ottawans file papers to run for Ottawa City Council in Orleans and Rideau-Goulbourn wards: “Fred Sherwin, the publisher of news website Orleans Online, submitted his papers to run in Orleans on Tuesday morning.” “Bruce Webster, president of the Richmond Village Association is the third candidate running in Rideau-Goulbourn.” For more on this story, [...]
New Faces Declare Candidacy For Municipal Election
The races to replace Ottawa City Councillors Glenn Brooks and Michel Bellemare just got a little more crowded today: “Bruce Webster has signed up in Rideau-Goulbourn, where Bruce Chrustie and Scott Moffatt are also seeking the seat.” “Meanwhile, O’Neil Brooke has filed papers to run in Beacon Hill-Cyrville. Tim Tierney is the only other candidate [...]
Taxpayer Advocacy Group Beginning a Full-Court Press on Ottawa City Councillors?
A kind soul forwarded this email to me this morning: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Taxpayer Cocktail for the 2010 Elections, could you please register this week? March 10, 2010 XXXXXX, The purpose of this event is to give members and the community who support a reduction in spending at City Hall an opportunity to interact with declared [...]
Spinning Their Wheels
Will Ottawa City Council now see the necessity of a Transit Commission before light-rail becomes a reality in our city? “The really discouraging thing is that councillors made the move with no apparent shame at their near-total ignorance of Transpo operations. These people are the board of directors of the public bus company. Given that transit is the [...]
Council Members’ Expenses Down
Claimed expenses down by $30,000 in 2009 -Peter Hume, Gord Hunter and Mayor Larry O’Brien didn’t file a single cent: “When it came to benefits, 16 councillors used $13,209 worth of perks and O’Brien used $16,950 in 2009. The benefits include long-term disability, life insurance, extended health care, dental care, pension funds and other taxable [...]
Candidate Advocates Change At City Hall
Rideau-Golbourn resident Bruce Chrustie announces he will seek Councillor Glenn Brooks’ Ottawa city Council seat in this fall’s municipal election campaign: “I view myself as a change agent, he says, adding that he wants to go to city hall not as a career but to fix problems.” “There needs to be a change on city [...]
Brooks Challenger Scott Mofatt Talks Re-Election Bid
Rideau-Goulbourn ward candidate Scott Moffatt, who came in a strong second against incumbent Glenn Brooks in 2006, talks about his re-election bid: “He acknowledges that running to be elected to Ottawa city council is not easy but he sees merit in this. “If it was easy, it wouldn’t necessarily be fun,” he says, noting that [...]
Backlash Follows Rural Bus Route Cut
The Sun’s Sue Sherring expands on how the politics of public transit will sometimes leaves out public consultation; at least until Ottawa City Council reverses itself: “Please get your information correct before you make these kind of nonsense statements. I created a bus committee back in 2005 of those who rode the bus. They undertook a scientific survey with the [...]
