City Council approves extra funding for road repairs
Metro Ottawa

 

By Alex Abdelwahab, May 24th, 2017.

Ottawa City Council has approved a motion to spend an additional $2.9 million to repair roads and bike paths in the city.

The city is adding $2.5 million to a fund for road resurfacing city-wide, which includes resurfacing of shoulders and bike paths, and $400,000 to the road services budget to repair potholes.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson introduced the motion during Wednesday’s council meeting after saying that the city had received numerous complaints about road conditions due to the freeze-thaw cycle this year.

Countdown to Confederation Line: Contractor to turn over $2.1B LRT line in one year
Ottawa Citizen

By Matthew Pearson, May 24th, 2017.

In exactly one year — May 24, 2018 — the city’s light-rail contractor, Rideau Transit Group, is expected to hand over the keys to Ottawa’s brand new, $2.1-billion Confederation LRT Line.

Nearly five years in the making, it will be the busiest LRT line in North America on its first day of service, say boastful politicians and senior city officials.

As the countdown to the Confederation Line’s launch begins, there are outstanding questions about the single largest infrastructure project in the city’s history.

Some flooded Gatineau residents won't be allowed to rebuild
Ottawa & Region

By Tom Spears, May 24th, 2017.

Gatineau residents whose homes are writeoffs because of flood damage and who live in the most flood-prone part of the city will not be allowed to rebuild.

The ruling affects condemned properties in the zone that is considered likely to flood on average every 20 years, or more.

Malgré la chaleur, la Ville d'Ottawa recommande d’éviter les plages et les plans d’eau
ICI.Radio-Canada.ca

Par Radio Canada, le 18 mai 2017

Avec un réchauffement marqué des températures depuis mercredi, certains citoyens pourraient être tentés de se rendre à l'une des plages de la région.

Les autorités sanitaires d'Ottawa rappellent que l'eau des plages peut être contaminée.Santé publique Ottawa rappelle que les inondations et la pluie abondante au début du mois de mai ont provoqué des débordements des réseaux d'égout et pluviaux dans la rivière des Outaouais.

Don’t wait for the next flood – here’s how to prepare for it now
Ottawa Citizen

By Mohammed Adam, May 18th, 2017

After the tears and the heartbreak, and even as flood-ravaged communities focus on recovery and rebuilding, it is important to take a hard look at what we can do as a society to prevent disaster when the next flood hits – as it will.

Often, when such a natural disaster occurs, we rally around affected communities and help them through the painful process of recovery and rebuilding. Then everybody moves on until the next strike, and we repeat the same pattern without ever thinking seriously of what preventive measures we can take to stop the vicious cycle of destruction and rebuilding.

No flood relief for cottage owners in Renfrew County - Ottawa - CBC News

By Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, CBC Radio,  May 16th, 2017

Dozens of cottage owners in Renfrew County affected by flooding west of Ottawa are finding out they won't qualify for government flood relief money to repair their damaged properties. About 120 people packed the Horton Recreation Centre Monday night for the first public information session about the spring flood.

Of the 165 properties affected in Renfrew Country, officials said 69 homes are classified as cottages, and as such will not be eligible for flood relief money.

Ottawa councillors like OMB transformation, industry doesn't
Ottawa & Region

By Jon Willing, The Ottawa Sun, May 16th, 2017

The end of blank-slate hearings over land development has municipal politicians in Ottawa cheering a provincial plan to transform the appeal process at the Ontario Municipal Board.

Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, chair of council’s planning committee, said it’s critical to safeguard council’s transit-orientated development goals, especially in Ottawa, which has more than $5 billion in LRT work happening.

Here’s what it will take to flood-proof Ottawa and other cities
Ottawa Citizen

By Robert Haller and Stephanie Cairns, Ottawa Citizen, May 11th, 2017

The heavy rains that descended on Ottawa this past week are what they used to call a “one-in-100-year” storm, the kind of disaster that could catch any of us off-guard. But this week’s extreme weather is no longer exceptional. And while these events remain unpredictable, their frequency means we must be better prepared. If there is a silver lining to be found in extreme storms, it’s this: we might finally have the public will to make stormwater management a priority.

'Rebuild better:' Justin Trudeau says Canada must brace for more storm devastation from climate change - Politics - CBC News

By Kathleen Harris, CBC, May 11th, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says officials at all levels of government must develop a plan to "rebuild better" as Canada braces for more frequent floods and fires related to climate change.

Trudeau spoke to reporters Thursday morning after touring the Gatineau, Que., flood zones by helicopter with Premier Philippe Couillard.

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