All Entries Tagged With: "Gord Hunter"
Councillor to farmers’ market: ‘Grow up’
Merivale Councillor Gord Hunter says farmers should now pay full rent at Ottawa’s Farmers Market: “The general taxpayer should not be supporting this, Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Gord Hunter told the rural affairs committee Thursday. They should be paying 100% of their way.” “Market president Andy Terauds said organizers are considering a couple satellite locations in Ottawa, [...]
O’Brien Has ‘Wildcard’ Status As He Prolongs Re-Election Decision
Will Mayor Larry O’Brien take the re-electoral plunge and blow this mayoral race wide open? “It’s strange, because usually the mayor is an incumbent with an advantage. But he’s a wildcard right now, said retiring Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Gord Hunter. If it’s a two-horse race, the common wisdom is Jim Watson is out front (of Bay [...]
‘Yes we can,’ Knoxdale-Merivale candidate says
Knoxville-Merivale Candidate James Dean hopes to mirror US President Barack Obama’s victorious 2008 campaign for President: “This is just a fun competition, a fun way to put a positive spin on the election process, Dean said. A large part of the voters’ voice is the actual voting day and this gets them involved in an [...]
Hunter Way Under Office Budget
Retiring Ottawa City Councillor Gord Hunter leads by example in respect of taxpayers’ dollars: “Capital Coun. Clive Doucet spent the most of his budget, coming in at $227,055. Kanata South Coun. Peggy Feltmate wasn’t far behind at $227,025.” “Osgoode Coun. Doug Thompson was behind Hunter as the most frugal councillor, spending $161,442 of his office [...]
Council Candidates Get Pagé Crash-Course
Former City Clerk tells would-be city councillors to play-nice with City of Ottawa staff: “He told them to speak French when they can — Ottawa is a bilingual city — don’t hire friends, family or your campaign workers; bone up on the Municipal Act and procedural bylaws; don’t dodge the media and always return residents [...]
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 [...]
Council Unofficially Prorogued For 2 Weeks
Will this unofficial prorogation delay Ottawa City Council’s ability to make bad decisions? Randall Denley thinks so: “At City Hall, there is no opposition, so councillors are free to do as they wish. Councillors get no formal holidays, but they have the option of taking off whatever time they like. That’s one of the beauties [...]
New Names To Push For Change
So far, close to 40 new candidates have registered for this fall’s municipal election: “I think (El-Chantiry) is doing the bare minimum and when he does, he makes the wrong decision,” said Aronec, pointing to an ongoing sewer issue in the ward and the incumbent’s handling of the coyote issue. “I want a voice in [...]
Council Holds Line On Boundaries
College Councillor Rick Chiarelli pulls motion following in-camera legal briefing: “His motion called for council to adopt the staff recommendation of an 842-hectare expansion, which outraged community groups, residents and some councillors who said it amounted to giving in to developer interests.” “It starts to be problematic if we keep making symbolic-type decisions now that [...]
More Ward Candidates File Papers
Councillor Georges Bedard now faces challenge in Rideau-Vanier; six candidates are now vying for retiring Councillor Gord Hunter’s Council seat: “In Knoxdale-Merivale, Syed Asghar Hussain, James O’Grady and Jules Ruhinda recently joined the ward race. Also running are James Dean, Keith Egli and Rod Vanier.” “The corporate services and economic development committee next week will [...]
