Now that the 2015 City of Ottawa budget is approved, it is time to focus our attention on the 2014-2018 Term of Council Priorities. The Term of Council Priorities set out the guide for the strategic work that the City will accomplish over the next four years. The Priorities represent a carefully planned list of strategic investments and innovative projects that will allow the City to plan for the future and ensure that our city is sustainable for generations to come. Some of our priorities include the renewal of Montreal Road and the ByWard Market, expanding our cycling and pedestrian networks, the removal of the downtown interprovincial truck route, and continuing the implementation of the City’s Housing and Homelessness plan.
More importantly, however, we would like to hear your priorities for the next four years. What issues matter most to you and what do you think needs improvement? I encourage you to please visit this survey website to give us your opinion at http://mathieufleury.ca/survey/
In addition to planning for the next four years, we also celebrated some pretty important events this winter. On February 28th, we celebrated the City of Ottawa’s rink operators, a legion of important and vital volunteers that work tirelessly to install and maintain our numerous community rinks. We had the opportunity to sit down over breakfast with the rink operators to thank them for their hard work, relax and discuss community building with associations, groups and volunteers from across our city. We are lucky to have such wonderful volunteers that keep us out skating all season long.
On March 5th, the City of Ottawa presented Daniel Alfredsson with the Key to the City to recognize his contributions to professional hockey and his advocacy of local charities, including the Ottawa Senators Foundation, the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health and the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Mr. Alfredsson is a role model to us all and it was a privilege to watch Ottawa’s own receive the Key to the City!
As always, we are here to help you. We encourage you to contact us anytime should you have any questions or concerns.
Mathieu Fleury and the team
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