Councillor Ariel Troster Triggered by the use of the Word Vagrancy at Council Meeting

 Ottawa City Council’s Tuesday, June 25 meeting began with a presentation on Hydro Ottawa’s annual report. The utilities Chair, Bernie Ash and President Byrce Conrad provided a comprehensive review of the past year, including acknowledging the challenges faced in 2023—a three-month strike, multiple extreme weather events, and a turbine failure.

Hydro executives debrief City Council on last months’ outages

 The presence of Jim Durrell, the chair of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc., and Bryce Conrad, the company’s president and chief executive officer, was the most anticipated part of Wednesday’s Ottawa City Council meeting. During his review of the 2021 fiscal year, Durrell said Hydro Ottawa was best in class for the

How you can help with Ottawa-Gatineau tornado relief efforts

 Following the devastating tornado on Friday September 21, many communities have been affected by the disaster. If you've been affected by the tornado that struck our region, or if you want to help, here are some ways you can do so. Dunrobin Disaster Assistance Donations are being accepted by the Official Dunrobin

Amazing City, Amazing People

 Amazing People, the brainchild of Kimothy Walker while on CTV Ottawa News, was a show that shone a spotlight on incredible, yet unsung, community leaders. Today, Amazing People continues to celebrate special people nominated by friends, colleagues or admirers but is also a vehicle for fundraising to support two main

IBEW PROFILE: Rick Wallace

 Rick Wallace is a construction and maintenance coordinator with Hydro Ottawa. Over the last 34 years, Wallace has been working in a career he loves and cannot imagine doing anything else. He says the best part about his job is being able to work outside with a great team that

Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids Collaborate on Leadership Centre

 Christie Lake Kids is going green. Today, Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids announced their partnership to establish the new Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Youth Leadership Centre. At the new facility, to be built at Belle Island on Christie Lake, near Perth, Ontario, kids will have the chance to learn about