Mckenzie Donovan

ABOVE: Electric buses will gradually replace the city's diesel buses. A motion to call a special meeting of the Ottawa Transit Commission was passed at Wednesday’s Council meeting. This followed several councillors expressing concern about pushing through the purchase of electric buses [...]

ABOVE: Visit Maxwell Mansion for amazing drinks at their speakeasy, and stay for the Great Gatsby vibes! Situated between Chicago and Milwaukee is one of the most phenomenal vacation resort towns in the United States. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, is where unique food culture and friendliness meet with [...]

ABOVE: The City of Ottawa's General Manager of Transit Services, Renée Amilcar at Ottawa City Council. (IMAGE VIA ROGERS TELEVISION) Mayor Mark Sutcliffe began 2023’s first session of Council by highlighting some of the issues plaguing the city. Ottawa is experiencing both an affordability [...]

The Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) met Monday, January 23, for its first publicly scheduled meeting of 2023. The meeting was chaired by Suzanne Valiquet, with Councillors Cathy Curry, Marty Carr, and Mayor Mark Suttcliffe participating. The OPSB meeting began with the delegate participation segment, [...]

The Ottawa Police Service will begin its budgetary period in the next few weeks. It is holding the first Police Services Board meeting of the year on January 23rd. However, with a new mayor, a new police chief, and new board members, the Ottawa Police Services Board appears to be stepping in the wrong [...]

After nearly three years, masking has become a thing of the past for most Ontarians, but according to some doctors, we’re not in the clear yet. In December, Ontario’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, ruled out another mask mandate unless Covid drastically changed and started [...]

Above: Yanıkülke winery has a luxury resort vibe. It is one of the most picturesque wineries and resorts in the Aegean region. Mediterranean civilization was built with wine as a cornerstone. Greece, France, Spain, and Italy are known internationally as some of the finest producers of history’s [...]

By all accounts, Ottawa had a rough year. Citizens of the capital started the year tired and worn out, thanks partly to a resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ironically, this mood also seeped into municipal politics, and the fatigue associated became a metaphor for the last chapter of Jim Watson’s [...]

ABOVE: In a unanimous vote, Councillor Catherine Kitts was elected chair of the Ottawa Board of Health. (PHoto: Meet Catherine | Catherine Kitts) The primary focus of yesterday’s Ottawa Board of Health meeting was the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the board and the election of [...]

Ottawa’s last City Council meeting of the year was devoted mostly to discussing budget directions from the City Finance Service’s report. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe began the Council meeting with his thoughts on the budgetary process stating, “As we all know, families throughout Ottawa [...]