POSITION PAPERS
- Policy Position on Bus Route Optimization (September 2023)
- Beechwood Corridor Public Realm Proposal (January 2022)
- Poverty Reduction Strategy & Food Security Plan Paper (October 2021)
- Active Transportation Position Paper (October 2021)
- Manor Park Official Plan Amendment Position Paper (July 2021)
- Official Plan Policy Position Paper (May 2021)
- Urban Boundary Position Paper (May 2020)
ACHIEVEMENTS
I will continue to work with all residents in Rideau-Rockcliffe to ensure that we make strong investments in infrastructure, the environment, parks and facilities, transportation, transit, housing and community and social services to enhance quality-of-life and continue to build safe, affordable and healthy communities.
Infrastructure
- $240.5 million to construct the completed Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel
- $6.7 million for integrated road, sewer and water work on Borthwick Avenue, Quebec Street and Gardenvale Crescent
- $4.1 million for integrated road, sewer and water work on Montreal Road between North River Road and St. Laurent Boulevard, part of a $60-million renewal project for Montreal Road
- $1.4 million for integrated road, sewer, and water works along Vanier Parkway and Presland Road
- $1.9 million to resurface St. Laurent Boulevard between Montreal Road and Donald Street
- $5.1 million to replace watermains, storm and sanitary sewers on Borthwick Avenue, Quebec Street, and Gardenvale Road
- $8.4 million to upgrade the Brittany Drive pumping station
- $4.2 million to improve transit structures at St-Laurent Station
- $1.3 million to rehabilitate the Shopping Centre Road overpass at St. Laurent Boulevard
- $10,000 to replace streetlight poles on Soper Place
- $770,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Eastbourne Avenue between Thornwood Road and St. Laurent Boulevard
- $680,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Drouin Avenue between North River and West Presland roads
- $500,000 to rehabilitate the watermain on Stanley Avenue between Sussex Drive and Union Street
- $490,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Farnham Crescent between Bedford Crescent and Ava Road
- $408,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Oakhill Road between Acacia and Beechwood avenues
- $350,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Ava Road between Farnham Crescent and Eastbourne Avenue
- $325,000 for integrated road, sewer and water work on Corona Avenue between Acacia and Beechwood avenues
- $290,000 to repave MacKay Street between Dufferin Road and Beechwood Avenue
- $190,000 to renew the St. Laurent Shopping Centre bridge over St. Laurent Boulevard
- $120,000 for streetscaping on Lola Street at Queen Mary Avenue
- $180,000 for the Hemlock Road culvert east of Lansdowne Road South
- Rehabilitation of a maintenance hole along the Rideau River collector
- Extension of multi-use pathways eastern links, including to Wolffdale Crescent
- Rehabilitation of sewer segments requiring trenchless sewer lining, including along Blasdell Avenue
- Rehabilitation of various storm and combined sewer outfalls to the Ottawa River, including along Lisgar Road
- $56,000 to install new accessible bus stop landing pads at several locations along Den Haag Drive and Hemlock Road
- Resurfacing of roads, including on Cummings Avenue between Wilson Street and Thibault streets
- Repair of pipes identified by video inspections on Carsdale and Beechwood avenues
- Design and construction of sidewalks and curbs along Prince Albert Street between Bernard and Alesther
- $3.7 million for renewal of the St. Patrick Street Bridge
- $1.8 million to design the renewal of Rue de l’Eglise, part of a $9.5-million investment
- $714,000 for road resurfacing on Morin Street from Côté Street to St. Laurent Boulevard and Rideau Terrace from Springfield Road to Acacia Avenue
- $300,000 on Crichton Street between Charles and Keefer streets
- $430,000 on Crichton Street between Dufferin Road and Beechwood Avenue
- $1.3 million on Donald Street between Vanier Parkway and Alesther Street
- $570,000 on Springfield Road between Beechwood Avenue and Maple Lane
- $210,000 on Stanley Avenue from Sussex Drive to Union Street
Environment
- Successfully introduced a motion at the Environmental Committee to test electric versions of leaf blowers and other yard tools with an objective to completely phase out gas-powered equipment
- Working in conjunction with Council colleagues to introduce a right-of-way landscaping motion to facilitate sustainable community gardening
- Voted in favor of new Tree Protection Bylaw to reduce tree loss due to infill development.
- Voted in favor of a successful motion to declare a climate emergency in the City of Ottawa.
Parks and Facilities
- $246,500 to build Lola Park in Overbrook
- $2.45 million to build Eugene Martineau Park in Wateridge Village
- $625,000 to build Veteran's Park in Wateridge Village
- $170,000 to resurface the tennis courts at Carson Grove Park
- $2 million for building improvements and to replace the play structure and gazebo at St-Laurent Complex
- $50,000 for improvements to Lindenlea Park
- $255,000 to replace a play structure and gazebo at Don-Gamble Community Centre
- $243,500 to replace equipment at Helen Redpath Thomson Park
- $543,000 to redevelop New Edinburgh Park
- $243,000 to replace the playground at Helen Redpath Park
- $411,000 to replace safety netting at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park
- $10,000 for a long jump pit at Village Green Park
- $2,000 for pickleball line paint at New Edinburgh Park
- $12,000 for a splash pad post and rail fence at New Edinburgh Park
- $150,000 for pathway lighting at St. Paul Park
- $7,500 for a play structure at Queen Mary Street Public School
- $5,000 for basketball improvements at Lindenlea Park
- $1 million to repair concrete expansion joints in the grandstands at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park
- $260,000 for building improvements at Fire Station 56
- $470,000 to replace the hydro vault equipment at the Gil-O-Julien Park fieldhouse
- $750,000 to replace elevators at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park
- $42,000 to replace exterior doors and windows at Rockcliffe Park Community Centre and branch of the Ottawa Public Library
- $66,000 for fire system equipment at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park
- $10,000 to improve accessibility at the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre
- $200,000 to renovate the former Rideau High School for the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre
- Secured $490,000 for energy efficiency improvements at St-Laurent & Overbrook community centres
- $700,000 to build a new park near Coventry Road, part of a multi-year investment of $1.4 million
- $150,000 contribution towards improvements to the Centennial Garden in Village Green Park in Rockcliffe Park
- $55,000 contribution to create accessible backyard improvements at the Lindenlea Community Centre
- $150,000 for new installed pathway lighting in St. Paul's Park in Overbook.
- $254,000 allocated for improvements to the fieldhouse in Gil O Julien Park in Overbook.
Transportation
- Reduced speed limits across the Ward with the introduction of residential speed gateway zones.
- All-way traffic stop control installed at the entrance to St-Laurent Complex at Ben Street and Coté Street in Castle Heights
- All-way traffic stop control installed at Queen Mary Street and Vera Street
- All-way traffic stop control was made permanent at Codd's Road and Mikinak Road in Wateridge Village
- Area traffic management study for Cummings Avenue
- Design of a multi-use pathway along Belfast Road
- Installation of temporary traffic calming measures
- Improvements to the intersection at St. Laurent Boulevard and Donald Street through the Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program
- Installation of a red-light camera at Aviation Parkway and Montreal Road
- Roadway improvements, including bike lanes, along McArthur Avenue between the Rideau River Pathway and St. Laurent Boulevard
- Design traffic-calming measures on Cummings Avenue
- Additional crossing guard at Springfield Road and Putman Avenue
- Installed a red-light camera at Montreal Road and Brittany Drive
- Installed speed humps on Dufferin Road between Rideau Terrance and MacKay Street
- Constructing the Belfast Road multi-use pathway
- $100,000 to build sidewalks on Den Haag Drive east of Carson’s Road
- $50,000 to repair streetlight cables on Prince Albert Street and at St. Laurent Boulevard and McArthur Avenue
- Conducted an environmental assessment of the transit-priority corridor on Montreal and Blair roads from St. Laurent Boulevard to Blair Station, part of a $1-million project
- Installing an automated speed enforcement camera on St. Laurent Boulevard between Noranda and Clarke avenues
- Installing a red-light camera on Vanier Parkway at Presland Road
- Installing a pedestrian crossover on North River Road at Stevens Avenue
- Facilitated community effort to rename Langevin Avenue after Algonquin leader William Commanda for reconciliation
Transit
- Adding new or increased service in Ward 13 on routes 15 and 27
- Conduct a transit priority study for St. Laurent Boulevard between Hemlock and Innes roads
- Made an inquiry at the Transit Commission with resulted in the creation of online booking for Para Transpo customers
Housing
- $55 million for an Ottawa Community Housing development at 715 Mikinak Road, which includes 271 affordable housing units
- $1.1 million for a Habitat for Humanity development at 455 Wanaki Road, which includes eight affordable housing units
- $60,000 in pre-development funding to a planned Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation affordable housing development on Putman Avenue
- $9,000 through the Ontario Renovates program to repair and modify homes to support independent living for low-income seniors and people with disabilities
- $6.1 million for Shepherds of Good Hope to build a 42-unit supportive housing development at 765 Montreal Road
- $3.8 million for Holland Properties to develop a 64-unit building with supportive housing units on Presland Road
- $2.66 million for safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Ward 13
- Successfully advocated for a $1 million affordable housing net-zero energy retrofit pilot in Overbrook
- $7.6 million to Shepherds of Good Hope for 42 supportive units on Montreal Road
- $1.8 million to Multifaith Housing Initiative for 40 supportive units at 745 Mikinak Road
- $53,345 for repairs or home modifications to support independent living for low-income seniors and people with disabilities
- $129,000 to acquire one condominium unit at 555 Brittany Drive under the Home for Good Program by the Canadian Mental Health Association
Community and social services
- Proposed and secured the creation of an Anti-Racism Secretariat for the City of Ottawa
- Supported and seconded the successful motion to declare a housing & homelessness emergency in the City of Ottawa
- Formalized the creation and expansion of Rideau Winter Trail that connects Overbrook, Vanier, and Hudman’s Bridge through a successful $71,000 federal funding grant
- Advocacy efforts with the community lead to approval to create a Municipal Poverty Reduction Strategy and Food Security Policy
- Advocated and secured $75,000 in emergency funding for COVID-19 social service support in the Ward.
- Secured $40,000 in crime prevention funding to support neighbourhood safety programming in Overbrook.
- Supported investments in equity, diversity, and an independent mental health strategy at the Police Services Board
- Reduced the Police Service Budget in 2022 to to envision a new community well-being model that embraces shared responsibility between the city and the police for public safety
- Voted in favor of successful new restrictions on short-term rental accommodations
- $2.3 million for 98 additional child-care spaces for children 0 to 4 years old
- $1.5 million to increase Indigenous early years child and family programs
- $200,000 to renovate the former Rideau High School for use by the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource
- $257,000 to open 15 additional child care spaces for children 0 to 4 years old