On Wednesday, Ottawa’s Planning and Housing Committee put bad landlords on notice by voting in favour of a renoviction bylaw that will crack down on unjust evictions.
Heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable. There are many public places residents and visitors can cool off in Ottawa and also ways to cool off at home even if you do not have air conditioning.
I was walking my dog on Saturday night, and I stumbled upon the most beautiful thing – a “Superhero Pizza Party” being hosted by some families on McLeod Street.
One of the most frustrating things about being a city councillor is when bad decisions by other levels of government have negative impacts on our community.
Community advocates and legal experts say that a renovictions by-law is still urgently needed, despite recent changes made by the province to the Residential Tenancies Act.
Councillor Ariel Troster and community advocates say that a renovictions by-law is still urgently needed, despite recent changes made by the province to the Residential Tenancies Act.