It was a special privilege to host & welcome with Mayor @MarkSutcliffe & @DrALevesque three French veterans visiting from France participating in @CanadaArmyRun. Welcome to Ottawa! Merci pour votre service et votre sacrifice pour nos amis et alliés français.

The young stars ⭐️ were out at the graduation ceremony for the City of Ottawa’s Advanced Leadership Program. The program is designed to assist youth aged 14-18 develop strong leadership skills. Happy to meet the class from the Fred Barrett arena program. Félicitations!

It was a pleasure to join the Peruvian Ambassador to Canada in my role as Deputy Mayor on behalf of Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to raise their national flag at Ottawa City Hall to help celebrate Peru's national day. Bonne fête nationale !

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent open house at Fred Barrett arena for new development in southwest Findlay Creek. Merci pour votre participation. Always a pleasure to speak with ward resident & municipal trailblazer former Ottawa City Councillor Joan O’Neil!

The local buzz in Honey Gables was the ribbon cutting for Gees Bees Honey’s new ice cream parlour. Happy to join the Gees Bees team & the NCC to celebrate the company’s 10th Anniversary. Drop in to 538 River Rd for amazing local honey & ice cream. Félicitations!

Thank you/Merci to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe for declaring St. John Ambulance Day in Ottawa. I was thrilled to help welcome staff and volunteers for a special flag raising ceremony and reception at Ottawa City Hall. St. John Ambulance have outstanding volunteers & leaders.

It was a pleasure to welcome the Governor General's Foot Guards to City Hall along with Councillor David Hill. This iconic unit has a long history & is part of the city’s brand. They are a popular tourist attraction & I’m thrilled to learn they will add 60 members to their duties.

It was a pleasure to welcome students from St. Gianna school in Riverside South and Vimy Ridge school in Findlay Creek for a tour of City Hall. It was a busy day after their participation in the Veterans Affairs Canada ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I was very touched and appreciative to be presented with the Community Service Award by the Ottawa Sikh Society at City Hall today with Councillor David Hill. Thank you for being great leaders and neighbours in the City of Ottawa. Merci pour ce prix très spécial.

I very much appreciated the update & tour of the new Ottawa Police South District station on Prince of Wales Drive. Great to see real progress on a new facility that will serve the current & future growth in south Ottawa. Heureux de voir les progrès et les résultats.

Great job by the students, staff & parents from Vimy Ridge school in Findlay Creek to encourage & promote safe walking & cycling to school. Quelle initiative amusante et utile!

It was a pleasure to celebrate and support the great work of the Ottawa Network for Education along with Bill Ayyad, a key sponsor with TAAG, and Councillor David Hill at the Infinity Centre in South Ottawa. Merci de soutenir une cause importante!

At Ottawa City Council this week, I thanked the crew and families of HMCS Ottawa for their recently completed five-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region under Operations HORIZON and NEON. Soyez fier de votre marine!

I took some time to brief Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on the new Gastops headquarters that will be constructed in the Riverside South employment lands at Leitrim and Limebank. The new cutting-edge facility will include manufacturing, research and development. Excellente nouvelle pour le quartier!

Thank you/merci to the Ottawa Catholic School Board for invitation to St. Gianna school in Riverside South for the official opening ceremony. It was a very special program & I was happy to meet the many parents, students & staff. It is a magnificent new school & a bright light in our community.

I had the pleasure of meeting with Ont. Solicitor General, Michael Kerzner, along with MPP George Darouze, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, and Councillors Curry and Carr from the OPS Board. Thank you for recognizing Chief Stubbs and Chief Hutt with the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

It was an honour to join representatives from the Latin American Soldiers Committee and Souvenir Français to remember the service and sacrifice of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the Vimy Oak tree in Riverside South.

Lots of fun cheering on our Ottawa Senators at City Hall as the team steams into the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. Joined by true Sens fans @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social, Councillor Catherine Kitts, @timtierney.bsky.social & @ianmendes.bsky.social. Congratulations Félicitations on a great season!

I am thrilled to welcome Gastops to City Hall to get an update on plans to build a manufacturing/R&D facility in the Riverside South Business Park. The 50K square foot HQ will house 200+ staff. The new facility is the area’s first major employer & will help energize local jobs!

In honour of Vimy Ridge Day, this morning I joined veterans, community members, Councillor Steve Desroches and MPP George Darouze and The Royal Canadian Legion in Manotick around the Vimy Oak tree at Claudette Cain Park, which was grown from an acorn in Vimy France.

A very special ceremony today in Riverside South to honour the legacy and sacrifice of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. I was pleased to be joined by members of the Royal Canadian Legion, @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social, and MPP George Darouze in Claudette Cain Park 🇨🇦 Lest we forget.

Why do we have Fred Barrett Arena? A fantastic piece on the Barrett family and their tremendous contributions to community and sports by the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame! To read, please visit: ottawasporthall.ca/2025/04/02/2...

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at City Hall with @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social

It was a special moment to catch up with former Simcoe North MP & Minister Doug Lewis who was honoured with King Charles III Coronation medal. Doug wrote my recommendation letter for the House of Commons page program in 1988-89. A fitting tribute by MP for Simcoe North, Adam Chambers

Thank you to the residents and businesses of Findlay Creek and Leitrim who attended the recent open house to learn more about the $50 million in upgrades for Bank Street. Real progress is being made on local infrastructure!