All Entries Tagged With: "NCC"
Another Time Waster For Councillors
Is adding a debate on changing the name of Wellington Street to Sir John A. MacDonald Street adding too much work onto City Council’s agenda — not to mention staff time, taxpayers’ dollars and no doubt a deluge of e-mails which will have to be answered?: “Certainly Macdonald, as the country’s first prime minister, deserves proper and monumental recognition. [...]
NCC Spends $102K On Slogan For Ottawa
‘JUST LIKE YOU.’ Like it? You’d better. It cost us $102,000: “It was a toss up between that and two others: ‘The capital of being Canadian’ and ‘Where Canadian stories live.” “In the end ‘Just like you’ is what resonated most with, well, you. This one really stood out in the hearts of Canadians, said NCC [...]
Could Ottawa Get Copenhagenized?
Happy cycling. Representatives from Ottawa-Gatineau attending Velo-city Global 2010 conference in Copenhagen: “From June 22 to June 25, urban planners, city leaders and cycling experts will be in Copenhagen for the Velo-city Global 2010 conference, hoping to learn its secrets. Among them will be National Capital Commission chief executive Marie Lemay, Gatineau mayor Marc Bureau, and Ottawa [...]
Bountiful Opportunities For Produce In Greenbelt: NCC
National Capital Commission must fix its relationship with its farm tenants before the Greenbelt could grow food for the region and become a leader in sustainable agriculture, says NCC Chief Marie Lemay: “If the commission is serious about changing the way agriculture is done on the Greenbelt, Lemay said it will have to “act so [...]
A Job For A Transit Commission
Should the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau create a transit commission to manage public transit within the Greater Ottawa Area? The Citizen’s David Reevely thinks so. What to you think? Let OEN know what you think in our ‘Recent Comments’ section: “This is important work and I’m glad somebody’s doing it, but the NCC doesn’t [...]
How About We Run Marie Lemay For Mayor?
Citizen columnist Randall Denley sings praises on NCC Chief Marie Lemay’s enthusiasm about the City of Ottawa’s potential, in comparison to the pessimism and negativity which envelopes Ottawa City Hall: “The NCC chief is engaged and encouraging action on a wide variety of fronts including an image campaign for the city, the redevelopment of Lansdowne [...]
Political Drama Surrounds O’Brien Soirée Spot
NCC’s Rosemary Thompson calls the Mayor’s office to see if Larry O’Brien will skip NCC Soirée because mayoral candidate Jim Watson would be in the audience: “She did ask me at some point in our discussion if the mayor would be willing to do a cameo appearance with candidate Watson, Colbert said in an interview.” [...]
City Shindig Out To Lunch
Hey, if the money’s there, why not spend it, right….right….hmmm: “Those on the guest list include most everyone already on the city’s payroll — or those hoping to be — including several city staffers. Former reporter Patrick Dare — who it can only be hoped told his bosses the optics of such a luncheon were [...]
Clive Doucet: “Sniff, Sniff, … I Promised Myself I Wouldn’t Cry Today”
City Holler blogs on Capital Ward Councillor Clive Doucet’s ongoing media battle with : “This time, the councillor (infamous for crying) is complaining that fellow councillor Rick Chiarelli slandered him in an on-air interview with CFRA’s Afternoon Edition. ” “Seeking an apology from Chiarelli, Councillor Doucet insisted he was writing to the NCC as a private citizen [...]
Clive Doucet Seeks Apology Over On-Air Comments
Capital Ward Councillor Clive Doucet publicly fights back against the accusation he misused his authority as a member of Ottawa City Council through his letter to the NCC requesting that it lookn into purchasing Lansdowne Park: “It was a personal political statement about the history and future of the park, not an MLS listing,” “…Chiarelli’s comments [...]
