News of the day: What you need to know about the city’s $30M for RTO traffic; Council approves flood relief measures; Shawn Menard is the toilet hero we all need

It’s Wednesday, July 15. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. WHAT PUBLIC SERVANTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY’S $30M PLAN TO HANDLE RETURN-TO-OFFICE TRAFFIC The report breaks down the city’s plan to handle an anticipated influx of transit riders this fall and beyond — with staff expecting 65,000 additional trips [...]

It’s Wednesday, July 15. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. WHAT PUBLIC SERVANTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY’S $30M PLAN TO HANDLE RETURN-TO-OFFICE TRAFFIC

The report breaks down the city’s plan to handle an anticipated influx of transit riders this fall and beyond — with staff expecting 65,000 additional trips each week, driven mostly by the federal government’s latest return-to-office policy. WHY YOU MAY SEE NEW ‘ZINES’ POP UP IN YOUR WARD THIS OTTAWA ELECTION Laura Blanchette is making a zine for every ward for the upcoming local elections, in the hope more people will engage with city politics. SHAWN MENARD IS THE TOILET HERO

WE ALL NEED | OPINION In case you haven’t heard, Councillor Shawn Menard won the prestigious Golden Plunger Award in recognition of his work to provide publicly available bathrooms in all the parks in his ward. I don’t know how he feels about being a toilet hero, but I want to thank him.

WEEKS AFTER STORM FLOODED STORAGE, MCEWAN APARTMENT BUILDING RESIDENTS DEAL WITH DAMAGE AND EXTREME HEAT On July 1, the Park West apartment building at 30 McEwen lost electricity and elevator service, and the basement of its storage room was flooded, along with thousands of other basements around the city. CITY COUNCIL APPROVES FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES AS CLEANUP CONTINUES Ottawa city council unanimously approved a series of new measures Wednesday to help residents recover from the devastating Canada Day flooding.

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