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City Councillor for #SomersetWard in Ottawa. Queer Jew. A better city is possible. Let’s build it together. 🏳️🌈
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And it was just no big deal. There were also projects about WW2 and the United Empire Loyalists mixed in there.
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Truly the reason I am so happy to raise a kid amongst other progressives in Centretown!
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Oh and the kid who did the project on the history of drag presented it while in drag
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The Lego reproduction of the Oka stand-off really takes the cake for me
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I remember in the 90s, The Mirror did a feature on Is He Gay or Just Quebecois. So this tracks.
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I can lend it to you!
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One of the main problems is the influx of new people seeking shelter, including many from rural communities.
If other small towns followed Renfrew County’s example, there would be less pressure on our systems in Ottawa.
People deserve housing and supports in their own communities.
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The community rallied! It’s a real advocacy success story.
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Yup, I hate driving and like having fresh bread near me. Lazy urbanite.
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I was particularly impressed with the Carleton engineering students that worked with my office to create h2go, an app that maps the locations of public bathrooms and water fountains across the city. This will help us decide on the final location for our first-ever self-cleaning public toilets.
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Something like that, with a quick jag on Christie Street. It will be clear when the maps come out soon!
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There were actually two accidents. Twenty years ago, a young man was killed at the very same intersection. His mom came to our rally in June 2023 and is hugely supportive of making Gladstone safer.
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Not quite right now, but they will connect to a new contra flow bike lane on Gilmour after Bronson street. It will provide a safe cycling route from the LRT to Elgin!
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We expect that the design options for Gladstone bike lanes will go out for public consultation this spring/summer and to committee in the fall. If things go as planned, they should be under construction in 2026. Community advocacy works!
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Can’t wait!
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Thank you!
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Getting enough oxygen is amazing!
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If there is a giant hole in the ground, yes. They open up the entire road to dig down.
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Yup. It is brutal to live through, but unfortunately extremely necessary. Though after they did my street, we got lovely new sidewalks, a bike lane and no potholes.
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Sewer pipe replacement is a really intensive process! The existing pipes are from the early 1900s. I had this done on my street, you will see how much work is involved to replace them.
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Turns out sleep is pretty darn important. If you think you may have a sleep disorder, ask your doctor to refer you for a sleep study. My brain wasn't getting enough oxygen overnight. Protect your brain.
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It is so funny!
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Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Jill Barber
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Lucy Dacus, Caroline Polachek, Waxahatchee, Neko Case, Allison Russell
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I am only sharing her observations!
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I loved learning from you! Thanks for your visit and your talk
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We had our snow tires removed already. So we are not going far this weekend!
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Yes! But not that salt on the sidewalks later