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Bonjour, ici Rose Grzela et voici les nouvelles de cette semaine à CJRO Radio. (Photo : Mike Tarnowski, Facebook) L’organisme Interlude réalisera bientôt un projet majeur à Embrun avec la construction d’une maison 2e étape de 35 logements destinée aux femmes vivant des situations de violence ou de grande précarité. Située sur la rue St-Augustin, cette nouvelle installation offrira un milieu sécuritaire et un accompagnement personnalisé pour soutenir les résidentes dans leur t

Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to CJRO Radio local news. On November 26th, in a two and a half hours closed doors session the City of Ottawa decided to proceed with the bid to buy the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC), a provincially approved waste management site in Ottawa’s East end on Boundary Road, near highway 417. The Ottawa City Council did not vote on the matter outside of the closed door meeting. Mayor Sutcliffe defended the proces

Osgoode Councilor's Isabelle Skalski's response ( Source: Councilor's Facebook page ) on the latest landfill acquisition by the City of Ottawa: "Today, Council considered the staff report regarding the purchase of the Taggart-Miller owned CRRRC site in Carlsbad Springs, a licensed landfill that was put up for sale in April and subject to a confidential bidding process imposed by the seller. This discussion had to be held in-camera to respect the confidentially of that process

La journaliste de CJRO Radio, Rose Grzela fait la mise à jour au sujet de l'acquisition potentiel du site CRRRC par la Ville d'Ottawa: https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/1a119b_aa67f49279dd43b58421e42f8a0c6869.mp3 Lucie Régimbald, a local resident in Carlsbad Springs was also interviewed by CFRA's Kristy Cameron following the Finance Committee's vote on Friday Nov 21 . Link to her podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/73061039/episode/308597504/

Osgoode ward Councillor's comment on the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlEZdmRslJ4&t=9651s The City of Ottawa has taken a major step toward potentially purchasing a new landfill site in the city’s east end. The finance and corporate services committee voted 8–3 to recommend that city council consider buying the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre , located at Highway 417 and Boundary Road and currently owned by Taggart Miller Environmental Services , which recen

Bonjour, ici Rose Grzela et voici les nouvelles de cette semaine à CJRO Radio. Un nouveau progrès est réalisé dans la restauration de la gare d’Embrun. La municipalité de Russell, en collaboration avec la Société historique d’Embrun, a choisi la Compagnie Bricon pour mener la rénovation extérieure et renforcer la structure du bâtiment. Les travaux, commencés le mois dernier, progressent bien et devraient être terminés d’ici le 31 mars 2026. Une fois cette phase achevée, le pr

The City of Ottawa is participating in a bidding process, (Source: according to City documents ), to be introduced to councillors at a special committee meeting on November 21. City staff indicated buying a landfill rather than building one would be more economical in the long term. Numerous community members in the south-east rural Ottawa are concerned about this latest update and plan by the City to acquire a site that is currently own by Taggart-Miller. The CRRRC had

Hello, this is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to CJRO radio local news.  On Thursday, November 13, at Bearbrook Community Hall - 8720 Russell Rd. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. there will be a public information centre to present some of  the results of the Bear Brook Watershed Study Characterization Report and a chance to learn more about current watershed conditions. This is an opportunity for residents, landowners and partners to help shape recommendations to keep the water