John Redins
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@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social good work throwing majority of @helps.octranspo.com Para Transpo customers under the bus to buy votes in October with taxpayer dollars #ottpoli ##ottnews #ottcity
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social good work throwing majority of @helps.octranspo.com Para Transpo customers under the bus to buy votes in October with taxpayer dollars #ottpoli ##ottnews #ottcity
Headlines Mayor and councillors sell out Para Transpo customers under 65 to reach out to voters with teenagers
City budget passes with pledge...
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City budget passes with pledge...
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City budget passes with pledge to make LRT trains run more often | CBC News
Next year’s city budget has passed on a 21-4 vote, as last-minute windfalls added money to fix infrastructure and make the LRT run more often while holding the tax hike to 3.75 per cent.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Headlines Mayor and councillors sell out Para Transpo customers under 65 to reach out to voters with teenagers
City budget passes with pledge...
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City budget passes with pledge...
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@en.ottawa.ca council left me feeling disenfranchised tonight as a @octranspo.com Para Transpo bus-only customer.
Council has approved #OttBudget 2026, directing $7.1B toward the services and infrastructure that keep Ottawa safe, reliable and affordable.
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
@en.ottawa.ca council left me feeling disenfranchised tonight as a @octranspo.com Para Transpo bus-only customer.
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s decision to continue funding a digital mental health platform even as the company faced a provincial audit, which eventually triggered an OPP investigation. #OnPoli
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‘Don’t presume’: Ford explains why government continued to fund company under audit | Globalnews.ca
Ford, who has previously said the government siphoned off funding the moment the situation was referred to the OPP, suggested the province always presumes innocence during audits.
globalnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s decision to continue funding a digital mental health platform even as the company faced a provincial audit, which eventually triggered an OPP investigation. #OnPoli
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@en.ottawa.ca and @octranspo.com best solution to improve Para Transpo is consultations during an election year. Really? They keep stalling and stalling #ottpoli #ottcity #ottnews
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
@en.ottawa.ca and @octranspo.com best solution to improve Para Transpo is consultations during an election year. Really? They keep stalling and stalling #ottpoli #ottcity #ottnews
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This was due to a switch issue near South Keys, I'm told. OC Transpo said the cause is still being investigated.
RESOLVED, Line 2 & Line 4: Regular train service has resumed, and all platforms are open.
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This was due to a switch issue near South Keys, I'm told. OC Transpo said the cause is still being investigated.
@octranspo.com Para Transpo voters under 65 don't count. Even our supporters around the council table are ignoring us. Remember that @otttransitriders.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social #ottnews #ottpoli #ottcity
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@octranspo.com Para Transpo voters under 65 don't count. Even our supporters around the council table are ignoring us. Remember that @otttransitriders.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social #ottnews #ottpoli #ottcity
During a municipal election debate, a former city councillor advised me i can be very candid. I intend to hold them to that standard. Will the councillors in attendance prioritize genuinely addressing the concerns of citizens like myself, or will they continue to campaign for next year's municipal
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
During a municipal election debate, a former city councillor advised me i can be very candid. I intend to hold them to that standard. Will the councillors in attendance prioritize genuinely addressing the concerns of citizens like myself, or will they continue to campaign for next year's municipal
In a perfect world @octranspo.com and City of Ottawa accessibility office to get this accomplished in an municipal election year any monies recommended will be delayed or shelved unless voters elect councillors committed in fixing it. The quote "We hear you" won't fly anymore
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In a perfect world @octranspo.com and City of Ottawa accessibility office to get this accomplished in an municipal election year any monies recommended will be delayed or shelved unless voters elect councillors committed in fixing it. The quote "We hear you" won't fly anymore
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🚇Line 2 alert:
⛔️Bayview Station is temporarily out of service.
⚠️Service will be operating from Corso Italia to Limebank.
⚠️R2 buses are available between:
➡️ Corso Italia and Bayview Station.
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⛔️Bayview Station is temporarily out of service.
⚠️Service will be operating from Corso Italia to Limebank.
⚠️R2 buses are available between:
➡️ Corso Italia and Bayview Station.
1/2
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚇Line 2 alert:
⛔️Bayview Station is temporarily out of service.
⚠️Service will be operating from Corso Italia to Limebank.
⚠️R2 buses are available between:
➡️ Corso Italia and Bayview Station.
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⛔️Bayview Station is temporarily out of service.
⚠️Service will be operating from Corso Italia to Limebank.
⚠️R2 buses are available between:
➡️ Corso Italia and Bayview Station.
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Budget day at City Hall
New Meeting: City Council Dec 10 10:00 https://ottwatch.ca/meeting/4d914219-00c6-48c4-bcc6-b82ca579c430
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Budget day at City Hall
Funding for these announcements are coming from multiple accommodation tax tourists pay. Tourist use transit. Why are we not seeing these extra dollars going into regular transit and getting rid of the rural charge on Para Transpo @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
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Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion
Tim Tierney: Ottawa has traded safety and security for policing alternatives – experiments that have repeatedly failed. | Opinion
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December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Funding for these announcements are coming from multiple accommodation tax tourists pay. Tourist use transit. Why are we not seeing these extra dollars going into regular transit and getting rid of the rural charge on Para Transpo @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
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My transportation is limited to Para Transpo bus only, with no service available after midnight, although cab customers can book 24 hours in advance if needed. I have been invited to a meeting at the Manotick branch of the Ottawa library, which is 16 km away and costs $12 one way. Under the new
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My transportation is limited to Para Transpo bus only, with no service available after midnight, although cab customers can book 24 hours in advance if needed. I have been invited to a meeting at the Manotick branch of the Ottawa library, which is 16 km away and costs $12 one way. Under the new
@octranspo.com has money for ads but no money to improve ALL Para Transpo customers driving in rural #ottcity #ottnews #ottpoli @otttransitriders.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
@octranspo.com has money for ads but no money to improve ALL Para Transpo customers driving in rural #ottcity #ottnews #ottpoli @otttransitriders.bsky.social
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New Consultation: Oc Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations Consultation: Oc Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations https://engage.ottawa.ca/oc-transpo-accessibility-plan-consultations
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New Consultation: Oc Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations Consultation: Oc Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations https://engage.ottawa.ca/oc-transpo-accessibility-plan-consultations
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Here is your chance to speak up on accessibility using @OC_Transpo @helps.octranspo.com
@octranspo.com @helps.octranspo.com want to hear from you on accessibility issues. Elevators breaking down rural vs urban wrong buses after midnight service taxi vs bus #ottcoty #ottnews #ottpoli @otttransitriders.bsky.social
OC Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations
Provide input on the next OC Transpo Accessibility Plan The OC Transpo Accessibility Plan is a requirement under the Federal Government’s Accessible Canada Act. It is a three-year plan that includes w...
engage.ottawa.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here is your chance to speak up on accessibility using @OC_Transpo @helps.octranspo.com
@octranspo.com @helps.octranspo.com want to hear from you on accessibility issues. Elevators breaking down rural vs urban wrong buses after midnight service taxi vs bus #ottcoty #ottnews #ottpoli @otttransitriders.bsky.social
OC Transpo Accessibility Plan Consultations
Provide input on the next OC Transpo Accessibility Plan The OC Transpo Accessibility Plan is a requirement under the Federal Government’s Accessible Canada Act. It is a three-year plan that includes w...
engage.ottawa.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@octranspo.com @helps.octranspo.com want to hear from you on accessibility issues. Elevators breaking down rural vs urban wrong buses after midnight service taxi vs bus #ottcoty #ottnews #ottpoli @otttransitriders.bsky.social
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On Bill 60: What a shock, when the Province pushes through legislation quickly without the opportunity for municipalities to give feedback, that you end up with so much ambiguity, so many questions, so many problems that come up.
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Province needs to stay in their lane on cycling
Legislation blocks municipalities from converting under-used road lanes into bike infrastructure
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December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
On Bill 60: What a shock, when the Province pushes through legislation quickly without the opportunity for municipalities to give feedback, that you end up with so much ambiguity, so many questions, so many problems that come up.
open.substack.com/pub/glengowe...
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A recent motion for final approval for people with disabilities still leave many dealing with Para Transpo @octranspo.com an empty seat at the table. The motion will add 4 free trips in rural transit zones a year when most can't drive a vehicle. Rural areas are subject to an extra 11 dollar fee.
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A recent motion for final approval for people with disabilities still leave many dealing with Para Transpo @octranspo.com an empty seat at the table. The motion will add 4 free trips in rural transit zones a year when most can't drive a vehicle. Rural areas are subject to an extra 11 dollar fee.
City of Ottawa motion sends a message to everyone that has a disability in our city to go #### yourselves. I apologize but I been going to these meetings since Dianne Deans was chair of the old Transit Commission. Does this city really want us living here when majority of us can't drive? Even some
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
City of Ottawa motion sends a message to everyone that has a disability in our city to go #### yourselves. I apologize but I been going to these meetings since Dianne Deans was chair of the old Transit Commission. Does this city really want us living here when majority of us can't drive? Even some
@helps.octranspo.com and this city needs to wake up
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
@helps.octranspo.com and this city needs to wake up
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Capital Current's Jake Steele and Chidimma Aliozor write about the negative feedback the 82 route is getting from its riders.
#Ottawa #OCTranspo #Bussing #Community
Read about it here: capitalcurrent.ca/exponentiall...
#Ottawa #OCTranspo #Bussing #Community
Read about it here: capitalcurrent.ca/exponentiall...
“Exponentially terrible”: Redesigned Route 82 works against Knoxdale-Merivale commute, bus riders say - Capital Current
Ottawa's Route 82 absorbed two other bus lines under New Ways to Bus. Riders now say the three-in-one route is unreliable and inconvenient.
capitalcurrent.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Capital Current's Jake Steele and Chidimma Aliozor write about the negative feedback the 82 route is getting from its riders.
#Ottawa #OCTranspo #Bussing #Community
Read about it here: capitalcurrent.ca/exponentiall...
#Ottawa #OCTranspo #Bussing #Community
Read about it here: capitalcurrent.ca/exponentiall...
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Supervisor of Ottawa worker killed on the job found not guilty of criminal negligence
Supervisor of Ottawa worker killed on the job found not guilty of criminal negligence
The supervisor charged with criminal negligence in the 2023 death of a young worker while hedge-trimming in Ottawa has been found not guilty.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Supervisor of Ottawa worker killed on the job found not guilty of criminal negligence