Such a great cause , hundreds supporting @HarmonyHousews . 40 years sheltering women and children fleeing abuse. Thank you 🙏
@arieltroster.com @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @och-lco.bsky.social @ochfoundation.bsky.social
I agree with you. Reach out anytime if you want to chat. Thanks for advocating and for caring about our city.
PS. I agree with you about more harm reduction and treatment services I'm just concerned they are not spread out across the city (or available in places like Gatineau). Most people using our shelters and injection sites (as you know) are not from Ward 12.
This is something I fight for every day. I live at the doorstep of a lot of the issues you are describing and it's heartbreaking. I spent 3 weeks looking at where the Perdue Pharma opioid settlement money is going and you can read the op-ed I co-authored about it here compassnews.ca/canada-needs...
I'm disappointed and saddened tonight by the Algonquin College Board of Governors' decision to cut 30 critically important programs. Programs that led to employment, that built our community, that made our economy stronger. This goes way beyond Mr. Ford's "basket weaving" quip.
You need to reach out to your MP and MPP for those services. Happy to connect you if you want to set up a meeting.
We cannot "flood" the judicial system at the provincial level. We don't have a criminal code in Ontario (it's federal).
How does diverting police resources and getting people away from charges in the Criminal Code (which is the current system) not helpful? You want to see Ward 12 residents with charges and court dates?
Congratulations to my colleague @stephanieplante.bsky.social and the successful motion to ensure increased safety & security for transit users. I’m proud to have offered supported on this and you must listen to this CFRA clip.
omny.fm/shows/580-cf...
Les suggestions de la conseillère Stephanie Plante concernant les dépenses stratégiques utilisant les fonds de règlement relatifs à l'oxycontin pour lutter contre la crise des opioïdes sont importantes, notamment en matière de coordination.
Ariel and Stephanie Plante with Mandy, the owner of Collective Movement
Sweat selfie of Ariel and Stephanie after doing a step class at Collective Movement
Ariel and Stephanie at Oxygen Yoga and Fitness
Ariel, Stephanie and Marty in the studio at Oxygen Yoga with the instructor that just taught their barre class
I am teaming up with @stephanieplante.bsky.social and Marty Carr to try classes at as many local gyms as possible. So far, we had a blast at Collective Movement on Catherine and Oxygen Yoga and Fitness on Rideau. Do you have a class you love? Send us your suggestions so we can #SweatLocal.
Troy Charter Interim General Manager of OC Transpo Friday, January 30, 2026 Bus cancellations unfairly impacting downtown core and equity-seeking residents Mr. Charter, I don't need to explain to you the issues facing OC Transpo at the moment, and the impacts that these issues are having on the whole city. I know that you are well aware of these problems, and I have appreciated your transparency and knowledge when talking to the media. I am writing to state more specifically that the cancellations and lack of reliable service has been impacting residents of Ward 12 more than others. During the first few weeks of January, residents have suffered through some of the worst transit service in recent months. While heavy snowfall has been a complicating factor, it is also more reason that we need reliable transit service, so that residents are not left waiting outside in the cold. As you noted in your statement to CBC, cancellations and delays impact downtown urban routes disproportionately. Among the most impacted routes, the 6, 7, and 12 all go through Ward 12. I have been advocating for more bus-only lanes and transit priority signals across the city. Allowing buses to move first through traffic and intersections will address the domino effect that happens when, for example, traffic on Bank Street causes the route 6 or 7 to be late arriving in Ward 12. I introduced a motion to this effect at the budget meeting of City Council. I look forward to working with you on this. People who live in Ward 12 are overwhelmingly renters, low-income, students and shift workers. Most do not own a car. These are equity-seeking groups that do not have another option for getting around the city, especially in winter. Unreliable service makes life much harder for these people who already get by with very little. I will be submitting an inquiry at the next Transit Commission on February 12 asking staff to look into how these cancellations and delays affect equity-seeking groups, though I a…
Shoutout to @stephanieplante.bsky.social for speaking out on unfair transit reliability issues downtown.
Thank you for stating your commitment to bus-only lanes and transit priority signals. Let’s speed up the 6, 7 and more urban routes!
cc: @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
Thanks to @stephanieplante.bsky.social and @arieltroster.com for inviting me to their latest #SweatLocal stop at Strong Pilates in Wellington Village. Great workout and company!
Save the date:
🎈Speed Gun Party on King Edward
📆 3:30-4:30pm January 15th
👉 Losing Speed Cameras made our communities considerably less safe.
📣 Cheer drivers respecting the speed limit and our community (and jeers to those who don’t.)
visionzeroottawa.ca/events/
Our op-ed is available in both languages and not paywalled (whoo!):
EN: compassnews.ca/canada-needs...
FR: compassnews.ca/le-canada-a-...
Last month I went on CBC with Dr. Monty Ghosh to discuss our op-ed n the opioid crisis and why Canada urgently needs a coordinated national strategy.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Thanks to CBC Ottawa Morning for having me on with the Ottawa Humane Society to discuss their new location on Durocher St in Vanier!
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Approved by Council (pending final vote):
- LRT frequency: every 6 minutes 9am-3pm; every 7.5 minutes 6pm-7.30pm
- Youth ride free: After 5pm + Sat & Sun + plus all of July & August. (Starting July 1)
- Seniors 4 free monthly rides on Para Transpo
- Afternoon transfer time extended to 105 minutes
Thanks to Bill Caroll at CFRA @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the Eastern Crossing!
www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Ariel and Stephanie Plante with board members from Synapcity
Thanks to Synapcity for inviting @stephanieplante.bsky.social and I to speak at your AGM tonight, about our experiences as first-time city councillors. Synapcity’s civic engagement boot camp and other community engagement trainings are vital to helping people contribute to building a better city.
The street in front of the school is open exclusively to children and parents making their way to school. A golden retriever chills in the middle of the street.
“What would you do with no cars on a road for 30 minutes?”
ICYMI from @stephanieplante.bsky.social
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/scho...
Yes!!
Did you see @stephanieplante.bsky.social great op-ed this week? Please share the petition and her article with your school community!
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/scho...
FYI Service Prioritization / PVI Priorisation des services
@ottawafoodbank.bsky.social @ourlowertown.bsky.social @stephanieplante.bsky.social @och-lco.bsky.social @foodbankscanada.bsky.social
Please see my post about the construction on St Patrick bridge👷♀️👷♂️🚧
EN www.instagram.com/p/DOnkjPPEXe...
FR www.instagram.com/p/DOnkzKGkXv...
If you get a message like this about paying a speed camera ticket, just delete it. It's a scam.
A collage of three multi-story apartment buildings.
Join us online for a virtual information session on September 10 at 6:30 pm to learn about the mid-point refresh of our 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan and share your input on what’s next.
Details: https://bit.ly/4peHrbl
stephanie.plante@ottawa.ca
Ariel, sitting in a wheelchair, with her friend Sally, who is in her wheelchair
Stephanie Plante, Ariel, Jeff Leiper, Sally Thomas (in her wheelchair) and Yasir Naqvi, at the basketball court
Jeff playing wheelchair basketball with a kid in a wheelchair beside him
I got to try wheelchair basketball today, at the Ottawa Centre Cup, organized by @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social. So great to see the St. Luke’s Basketball Community out today as well. And thanks to @jleiper.bsky.social for dropping by, and to @stephanieplante.bsky.social for refereeing a game!
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️from our communities to yours!
@fiertecappride.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @och-lco.bsky.social @ochfoundation.bsky.social @glengower.ca
See you this Sunday at 2025 Capital Pride Parade!!! / Au grand plaisir de vous voir ce dimanche au Défilé de la Fierté !!!
🌈https://capitalpride.ca/2025-pride-parade/ 🏳️🌈
@ourlowertown.bsky.social @stephanieplante.bsky.social @coalitionofchrcs.bsky.social
The City of Ottawa has launched an executive search for a new General Manager of Transit Services, effective today. Here's the posting:
keynotesearch.com/opportunitie...
