Meetings from September 8 to 12 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: September 5, 2025 - 12:02

Meetings from September 8 to 12

September 5, 2025

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Built Heritage Committee – Tuesday, September 9 at 9:30 am

  • Consideration of objection to the notice of intention to designate 251 Northwestern Avenue under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Consideration of objections to the notice of intention to designate of église Saint-François-d'Assise at 1062 Wellington Street West, and église Saint-Joseph d’Orléans at 2757 St. Joseph Boulevard under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Application to demolish the accessory structure at 166 Huron Avenue North, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Demolition of 5897 Fernbank Road, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Designation of the Former Royal Canadian Air Force Officers’ Mess, 158 Gloucester Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Designation of the former Vernon Schoolhouse, 8682 Bank Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
  • Designation of the Lauzon House at 6654 Notre-Dame Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

Election Compliance Audit Committee – Tuesday, September 9 at 2 pm

  • Auditor’s report – Election compliance audit of the campaign finances of candidate Shawn Menard, Ward 17 Capital, from the 2022 Municipal Elections

Ottawa Public Library Board – Tuesday, September 9 at 5 pm

  • Commemorative naming – Allan Higdon Room (Alta Vista branch), Joan Dodsworth Ware Room (Beaverbrook branch), and Giovanna Panico Room (Sunnyside branch)
  • Facilities Master Plan
  • Easement agreement of purchase and sale for part of 870 Old Richmond Road (Centennial branch)
  • Collections budget
  • 2024 financial statements
  • Second quarter 2025 financial status report
  • 2025 fund update
  • In Camera Items:
    • Labour relations or employee negotiations, to receive a Labour Relations update
    • Personal matters about an identifiable individual, to discuss the Chief Librarian and CEO’s Mid-Year Review

Ottawa City Council – Wednesday, September 10 at 10 am

Transit Committee – Thursday, September 11 at 9:30 am

  • OC Transpo update – Rail, bus, and Para Transpo
  • Stage 2 Light Rail transit project
  • Improving bus service reliability
  • Status update – Transit Committee inquiries and motions for the period ending September 2, 2025
  • Motion – Councillor W. Lo – Donated bus
  • Motion – Councillor W. Lo – Hearts Desire and Rideau Glen bus services
  • Motion – Councillor D. Hill – Transit fare transfer window expansion

French Language Services Advisory Committee – Thursday, September 11 at 6:30 pm

Audit Committee – Friday, September 12 at 9:30 am

  • Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Semi-annual report on follow-up procedures
  • Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Audit of Development Application Review
  • Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Follow-up report: Audit of Enterprise Risk Management
  • In Camera Items:
    • Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Follow-up report: Cybersecurity investigation
    • Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Follow-up report: Audit of Cybersecurity


Unpublished Newswire

 
J.K. Rowling has come under fire for her views on transgender rights. She has described transgender hormone therapy as a “new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people.”
September 9, 2025 - 21:33 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
Ken Dryden would plant the toe of his goalie stick in the ice, resting his leather-clad right blocker hand and left catching hand atop the taped knob as a rest for his chin. He was a sentry temporarily at ease, looking no more bothered than a streetsweeper waiting for traffic to pass.For some, the pose evoked Rodin’s The Thinker, as though the goalie needed a respite from the frantic action. In the 1970s, it was not uncommon to see a kids’ road hockey game in which both goalies struck the stance.
September 9, 2025 - 21:22 | Tom Hawthorn | The Globe and Mail
B.C. Premier David Eby is facing pushback after linking Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program to high youth unemployment and strains on social services, with New Democrats calling his remarks out of step with party values.In response to a question about provincial belt-tightening at an unrelated news conference last week, Mr. Eby noted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for Ottawa to axe the program and said it was a timely issue that should be considered.
September 9, 2025 - 21:04 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail