Planning Committee: Chair Councillor Jan Harder, Vice-Chair Councillor Tim Tierney, Councillors Shad Qadri, Rick Chiarelli, Tobi Nussbaum, Jeff Leiper, Riley Brockington, Jean Cloutier, Stephen Blais and Allan Hubley
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The City describes its draft 2026 Budget as pursuing affordability—usually with reference to keeping property taxes low. But does this approach really yield affordability? Ecology Ottawa, with its partners in the Peoples Official Plan coalition, submitted a letter to Mayor Sutcliffe and the rest of City Council challenging this approach.
Ecology Ottawa was at Environment and Climate Change Committee to speak to the City’s 2026 budget. While the City is investing in a variety of measures to reduce GHG emissions and strengthen climate resiliency, these measures don’t go far enough. We propose that the City better engage the community, as they committed earlier this fall.
The Waste Audit is part of Ottawa’s Solid Waste Master Plan, which was approved by City Council in June 2024, as a guide for Ottawa’s waste management over the next 30 years. The information collected from the Waste Audit is meant to identify areas for improvement and trends within waste diversion and management efforts.