• April Community Update Video
• Matt’s Community Tea for Seniors
• Ward 1 Construction Projects
• Stage 2 LRT – info session
• Zoning By-Law
• Orléans Blooms Event
• Orléans Farmers Market
• Cumberland Spring Market
• Spring Into Spring
• Mother’s Day Tea Event

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Join me on Thursday, June 12 for a special afternoon celebrating the incredible seniors of Orléans and Cumberland.

Enjoy warm tea, delicious treats, raffle prizes, and meaningful conversation as we come together in honour of Seniors Month this June.

Event Details:
📆 Thursday June 12, 2025
⏱️ 1pm-3pm
📍Rendez-Vous Room in the Ray Friel Recreation Complex, 1585 Tenth Line Road
🎟️ Registration is required – reserve your spot HERE
I’m looking forward to connecting, celebrating, and sipping tea with you soon! 🌸🫖

Projects under construction this Spring, Summer & Fall:
🚧 Cameron St – road resurfacing (Old Montreal Rd to Hwy 174)
🚧 Mathieu Way – road resurfacing
🚧 Vimont Ct – road resurfacing
🚧 Erik Czapnik Way – road resurfacing
🚧 Moffatt Dr – road resurfacing
🚧 Cassia Park – pathway repairs
🚧 Des Pionniers Park – new play equipment & asphalt pathway renewal
🚧 Wilkie Dr – new sidewalk (from Carrigan to Merkley East)
🚧 Ray Friel Complex – facility upgrades (wave pool system & changerooms)
🚧 Cumberland Village Heritage Museum – facility improvements
🚧 Culvert construction at 7 local sites
🚧 Northlands Dr – speed hump installation
🚧 Payette Dr at Prestwick Dr – Tactile Walking Surface Indicators installation

📢 As we receive more details about timelines and impacts for each project, I’ll be sure to keep you updated!

In addition to the construction projects taking place this year, I’m pleased to share that we’ve secured commitments from staff for several other key projects planned for the next few years, including:

🚧 Apollo Crater Park Pathway (design in 2025, construction in 2026)
🚧 Queenswood Ridge Park Pathway (design in 2025, construction in 2026)
🚧 Centrum Blvd – full sidewalk & road renewal (design in 2025, construction in 1-2 years)
🚧 Active Transportation Bridge at Trim over the HWY 174 (design in 2025, bridge is to be constructed as soon as 2026 pending funding)
🚧 Des Épinettes (between Cottonwood & Lafrance) – pedestrian safety upgrades
🚧 Road resurfacing on Taylor Creek Dr, Jeanne d’Arc North Blvd, Duford Dr, Old Montreal Rd, Lough Dr, Lookout Dr, Fieldown St, Durant Crt, Overdale Dr, Austin Ct, and Stoney Ln .

To keep up to date with current and future construction work, check out the City’s construction forecast map: https://ottawa.ca/en/planning-development-and-construction/construction-and-infrastructure-projects#section-c02586f1-9271-4b10-82dc-adfa5593dcce

I’m proud to bring forward so many important infrastructure upgrades to Orléans East-Cumberland, and I’ll keep advocating for even more in the years ahead.

Save the Date 

The Stage 2 LRT project is entering its final phase of construction. Join us for a virtual information session next month to hear the latest updates, learn about upcoming impacts, and get your questions answered.

📅 Tuesday, May 20, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM
💻 Zoom (link to follow)

Stay tuned for more details, including registration information.

Have Your Say: Draft 2 of Ottawa’s New Zoning By-law is Here!

The City of Ottawa has released Draft 2 of the new Zoning By-law, a document that will shape the future of our city’s development. This updated draft, including detailed zoning provisions and 16 supporting documents, is now available for review on the City’s meeting agenda webpage.

A Joint Planning and Housing and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meeting will be held on Monday, March 31, where Councillors will consider the updated Draft 2 provisions, including potential options for several key policy issues:

• Minimum parking rates for Villages
• Maximum building height in Suburban N1 and N2 – Neighbourhood Zones
• Conversion of the R4 – Residential Zone to N4 – Neighbourhood Zone
• Building height transition framework

Join us for Public Engagement Events:
We hope you will join us June 2 at our In Person Workshop being held at Ben Franklin Place. We will also be hosting two virtual citywide open houses on May 29 and June 3. Further details on public events will be released shortly on the project’s engagement page.

For more details on the project, please visit the EngageOttawa. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the New Zoning By-law project team at NewZoning@ottawa.ca or using the public comment form.

The final version of the new Zoning By-law, Draft 3, will be presented later this year for Council approval.

There will be a variety of premium and unique garden plants for sale, just in time for the Spring planting season.

We’re Springing into Spring with a new challenge! Use the Hop! app to log your walks to school or in the community and get entered to win two passes for admission to Cosmic Adventures during the 2025 Spring into Spring Hop! Challenge. Each pass admits one adult and one child. www.123hop.ca

The birds, bugs, buds and bunnies are all celebrating, and so are we! Spring into Spring by getting outside and walking or wheeling to school as many days as you can in April and May! Walk the whole way or Walk-A-Block, spending time outside will help you get to school refreshed and ready for the day!