Ottawa's speed cameras issued more than 1.1 million tickets from July 2020 until they were shut down in November 2025. But sure... 36 tickets and loads of in-person human hours in 18 school zones are a reasonable substitute. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

In Ontario, a long list of high risk conditions makes many Ontarians eligible for Covid boosters, starting today. You can find more information here. Please share this information with people in your life at risk of severe Covid. They might not even be aware that they are or that they're eligible.

You'll need a tissue for this emotional meeting. In the dark moments when a family learns their loved one is dead, organ donation is a silver lining. They are proud of their loved one's final gifts. www.cbs19.tv/article/news...

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. Alberta parents of trans youth stood at the legislature yesterday: their children are being harmed by anti-trans policy. Supported by Queer Momentum and led by Fae Johnstone, I managed media relations to help ensure these voices were heard.

My nephew Cameron got a letter from @canadaslifeline.bsky.social: he has a rare Ro blood subtype that can help patients with Sickle Cell Disease. He says he can’t take credit for genetics. But he can take credit for booking an appointment and donating. (At 6' tall, it's rare that I feel short.)

‘I feel really lucky’: St. Thomas girl recovering after receiving lifesaving liver transplant at @sickkidsto.bsky.social from a stranger. www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

Try whatever you want humans, I WILL find a way to bark at everyone.

Free 9-week cognitive behavioural therapy group sessions for mothers and fathers. For those feeling depressed, sad, anxious, worried, angry or overwhelmed. Offered by @ottawapublichealth.ca For mothers: www.parentinginottawa.ca/en/becoming-... For fathers: www.parentinginottawa.ca/en/becoming-...

Rescued from a puppy mill. Living the life she deserves ❤️

Leiper and McKenney: Ford, don’t privatize our water. Act today. Leiper et McKenney : Ford, ne privatisez pas notre eau. Agissez dès aujourd’hui. kitchissippiward.ca/2026/03/14/d...

For the Ford government, the cruelty is the point. (Closing the supervised consumption site in my community has made things so much worse.)

TW: Racism, white supremacy. This is happening in your ward, @timtierney.ca. At the Splash Wave Pool on Ogilvie. Source: www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...

Plasma donation has arrived at the Carling Ave Canadian Blood Services. Maybe you've wanted to try donating plasma (a huge help to liver friends), but didn't want to drive to Orleans. And, it just so happened to be a Somerset West CHC blood drive today ❤️ Today was my 43rd donation.

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It’s still -30°C with the windchill, but the days ahead look way more reasonable. A balmy -6 coming up.

There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.

Interesting to see Alex Lawson scrubbed from the PoliticalIntel consultants site amidst running for mayor web.archive.org/web/20251221... #ottnews

ICYMI from @jleiper.bsky.social

Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm. @jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social

Hootsuite is working with ICE to support their "social listening", but it's Hootsuite that isn't reading the room. Despite the reaction to learning they are working with ICE, Hootsuite doubled down during an internal all-hands call on Thursday. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0bde79a...

Where we spend our money matters because every purchase acts as a vote for the kind of world we want to live in. Alternatives to Hootsuite include Planable, Buffer and Sprout Social. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0bde79a...

Bizarre thing at Ottawa airport last night. We landed on an Air Canada flight from Mexico. Someone messed up, because we got off the plane, no customs or immigration, and went directly to the luggage carousel. People with carry-on-only just walked out of the airport. Nobody cleared customs.

Council will soon be voting on a new zoning by-law that adds greater density and focuses on 15-minute communities across Ottawa. I've been thinking a lot about growing up in Convent Glen in that context, and offer the following: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_0R....

In case you needed something hopeful. (We’re in Mexico and don’t know these lovely people)

Exciting middle-age weekend plans: picked up an embroidery book from the library. @opl-bpo.bsky.social

Dori is *over* winter.

My snow removal service just sent a message with, "If you have an urgent medical appointment like dialysis, cancer treatment or surgery on a day (or night) when we are expecting snow, notify us 24 hours in advance and we will do our best to clear your way out of your driveway before you go." 🥹

The photos look like grocery stores. Did anyone see the people stealing basic necessities? No, we did not.

A woman who lived without hands or legs for eight years after a sepsis infection turned her limbs black can now finally hold her granddaughter’s hand, thanks to a life-changing hand transplant. ca.news.yahoo.com/hand-transpl...

Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. Zuranolone is a pill and can start relieving symptoms in as few as three days. One in five women experiences a depression or anxiety disorder during or after pregnancy. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Nepean power outrage seems to be widespread. Neighbours are comparing notes in a local Facebook group. From Parkwood Hills to Manordale. @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @hydroottawa.bsky.social

Power just went out in Nepean. @seandevine9.bsky.social @hydroottawa.bsky.social

An AI-powered transcription tool recorded a hospital doctors' meeting and sent the meeting notes, including patient info, to the 65 people on the meeting invite list, 12 of whom were no longer employed by the hospital. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0bde79a...

Yikes. Don’t do this By-Law. www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/s/8...

A review is underway of the actions of an RCMP officer who arrested a woman with a developmental disability and removed her from a mental health social centre, while off duty and in a different police jurisdiction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Feeling stressed? Here’s Dori in her new hat. Sweet girl is a puppy mill rescue from Kentucky and isn’t used to the cold.

I got a speed camera ticket this week. Do I call it a cash grab? No. Do I blame the camera? No. I was speeding (just a little, but still) and I'll pay the ticket.

Friday joy: Here's a video of Dori from earlier this week. Our Kentucky-born rescue pup experienced her first snowfall. And her first time walking in boots.

Dori somehow doesn’t find the Lansdowne discussion riveting.

I visited a new-to-me hair salon in Nepean. Arrived to see this sign on the front lawn. Immaculate vibes. No notes.

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This morning, Mayor Sutcliffe held a press conference outlining the modified Lansdowne 2.0 recommendations before city councillors or the public had access to them. That’s unacceptable. Transparency and respect for Council should come before media rollouts.

Reducing the deferral period from 12 months to 3 months for those with "high-risk behaviours" did not increase the incidence of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis B appearing in donated blood from 2017 to 2023. www.ajmc.com/view/overall...

A new study has found that caffeine may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce the effectiveness of transfusions. Your morning cup of coffee may impact the quality of stored blood and its effectiveness when transfused into patients. news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...

Fall COVID vaccine on board.

Looking forward to attending the #DEIinTransplant2025 conference in October. www.deiintransplant.com #MedSky

Just received.

Northern lights are happening right now. GO OUTSIDE if you're away from light pollution. Some incredible photos are showing up in the aurora groups. (that I don't have permission to share)

The @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social and I were pleased to welcome to Council for a performance of the national anthem students from Nepean High and their teacher Jeannie Hunter. It rocked!

At today's Council meeting, I brought a motion forward to reverse the City Manager's five-day-a-week return-to-office order. We'll debate that in two weeks. I've heard from many City staff about the diminishment in the quality of both life and work the order will create, with too little benefit.