OLM Podcasts with Walter Robinson – What’s Next for Ottawa.

 Ottawa residents head to the polls Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, to elect a new mayor, city councillors, and school board trustees. Ottawa Life Magazine has been following the race. Last week Managing Editor Dan Donovan sat down with Walter Robinson, former chief of staff to the mayor of Ottawa and an

Voting should not be this difficult for PWD

 Last Friday, I was able to vote in the municipal election, and I was thrilled to be able to. The other good thing was that I didn’t need to use Para Transpo. In my last article, I discussed some challenges that Para Transpo users face regarding getting to the polling

Doug Thompson vows to stick up for rural residents.

 The former city councillor for Osgoode Ward, and former mayor and councillor of the Municipality of Osgoode, Doug Thompson, has thrown his hat into the ring once again. Thompson spent over 30 years in the municipal office and says he stepped away in 2014 when he felt the city was on

Bob Chiarelli’s serious platform but strange campaign

 The deadline to register for municipal election is almost upon us. Only three candidates are resonating with the electorate among the thirteen competing for the top job in Ottawa.  As it stands, the campaign of mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney hits at the heart of their support base — young people, university educated,