Ariel Troster is the City Councillor for Somerset Ward, located in the heart of Ottawa. Ariel is focused on helping to build a city where everyone can thrive.
“I’m working to build an Ottawa that is fun, diverse, and compassionate. Where everyone can afford a place to live, where social services are adequately funded, and where we can all move easily and safely through our city, whether by walking, biking, rolling or driving.”
We are so lucky to have such an engaged group of residents in the downtown core. When Councillor Jeff Leiper and I hosted People Powered Budget consultation at Plant Resreaction Centre in June, the room was packed, and the care and passion you all have for our city was evident.
There is no stadium emergency. That is what I am hearing overwhelmingly from residents of Somerset Ward when it comes to Lansdowne 2.0 and the proposal for the city to take on $340 million in more debt to rebuild facilities that have many years of life left in them.
Streets are for people. That is the message that came out loud and clear after we surveyed you about the impact of our groundbreaking Street Seats in Centretown, which ran from July till October on Frank, Florence and MacLaren streets.