By Michael Woods, Ottawa Citizen, July 14, 2014
There’s a new city council candidate in Bay Ward, and he’s making one thing clear: he is not a fan of bears.
Brendan Mertens announced his candidacy on Monday with a series of YouTube videos. He officially filed nomination papers on Monday, according to his Twitter page, and is already listed as a candidate on the city’s website.
By CFRA News, July 11, 2014
The City of Ottawa says 91,290,000 litres of combined wastewater and storm water overflowed into local waterways following Tuesday's rainstorm.
We saw over 26mm of rain fall on Tuesday.
So far this year we've seen over 571 million litres of combined sewage overflows in the city. The bulk of that came on the 24th of June, when 55mm of rain helped push over 324 million litres of wastewater into local waterways.
By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, July 11, 2014
After Ottawa’s auditor general Ken Hughes delivered his damning report of the Orgaworld contract, a number of city councillors asked an odd question: did the city consider calling the police?
Now, councillors don’t usually call for the laying of criminal charges against staff, even when they vehemently disagree with senior managers. And let’s be very clear: Hughes and his team found no evidence that any documents were deleted or missing or, frankly, stolen.
By Sarah Anderson, CFRA News, July 10, 2014
Calling yesterday's green bin audit a wake-up call for elected officials Mayor Jim Watson says councillors not only have to ask questions, they have to ask for the evidence from staff to back up the answers they're given.
Mayor Jim Watson said he believes there is plenty of blame to go around in this particular case but ultimately council does have to be held responsible.
By Stephanie Kinsella, CFRA News, July 10, 2014
Some city councillors say allowing plastic bags in green bins is the one big change that could help salvage the dud of a deal with Orgaworld.
"It's a win for the city because there are a ton of residents that will not use that green bin, but if we allow plastic bags, they would put their refuse in that plastic bag and stick it in the bin. Out of sight, out of mind. There's maggots, but they can't see them," said Councillor Scott Moffatt, who also chairs the city's environment committee. "The earliest chance we get to sit down and talk to Orgaworld, come back to committee and look at re-opening that contract, renegotiating it to include plastics is a win for the city."
By Ottawa Community News, July 11, 2014
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa says more than 91 million litres of combined waste water and storm water overflowed into local waterways following a heavy rainstorm this week.
More than 26 millimetres of rain fell in Tuesday's storm.
So far this year, the city has seen more than 571 million litres of combined sewage overflows.