Councillor's Message I recently returned from the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in Toronto, where I was proud to help represent Ottawa’s rural communities. The conference was an invaluable opportunity to meet with provincial ministers, key advisors, and advance important rural priorities for our city. From infrastructure and transportation to health care access, economic development, and environmental stewardship, the insights gained will help us move

Councillor's Message Happy New Year Orléans South—Navan, and happy 200th birthday to Ottawa! I know we’re already halfway through January (where has the time gone?), but as this is my first newsletter of 2026, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you and yours all my very best for the year ahead. Because January often gives us a bit of space to reflect, I wanted to pause and look back at what we were able to accomplish together in 2025. It was a busy, demanding, and incre

Councillor’s Message It’s my last newsletter of 2025, and I wanted to share a few important updates with you before the holidays. After more than 10 hours of deliberations last Wednesday, the City’s 2026 budget was approved. When the draft budget was first tabled in November, I was vocal in my frustration, voting against the Public Works and Infrastructure budget at the committee table. I was disappointed to see that Orléans South-Navan was not receiving an oversize share of