by Stéphanie Plante | Jun 30, 2026 | Bulletins & Media Statements, Community Services, News, Op-eds & Open Letters, Partnerships
One of the issues I heard about over and over again during my first term was traffic safety, especially around our schools. Ward 12 has about 8 schools and 1 high school, so we have a lot of kids walking, cycling, or scootering during the week. Getting to school...
by Stéphanie Plante | Jun 23, 2026 | Community Services, News, Planning & Development
In addition to getting a new playground and splash pad, Carillon Park in Vanier will be turned into Ottawa’s first Sponge Park thanks to a Ward 12 CIL investment of $860,000. A Sponge Park is designed to better absorb and manage rainwater where it falls. “Sponge”...
by Stéphanie Plante | Jun 19, 2026 | Community Services, Housing, News
Ottawa, ON – Shepherds of Good Hope (SGH) plans to transform its current emergency shelter into a health and supportive housing facility designed to better serve people experiencing chronic homelessness, while creating lasting benefits for the broader community. The...
by Stéphanie Plante | Jun 19, 2026 | Community Services, Housing, News
From June 9-11, my office, in collaboration with the University of Ottawa’s Pop-Up Lab on Housing and Homelessness (housed within the Office for Research and Public Policy Outreach and the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation), the Centre for Research...
by Stéphanie Plante | Jun 18, 2026 | Bulletins & Media Statements, News, Partnerships
The Embassy of Switzerland in Canada, the Vanier Community Services Centre (CSCV), the Vanier BIA, the Association Communautaire Francophone d’Ottawa (ACFO), and my office are pleased to invite residents to a free community watch party for the FIFA World Cup match...
