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WEST CARLETON – The grassroots organization Rural Transit Solutions (RTS) has launched a survey directed at the City of Ottawa’s rural residents to assess their needs when it comes to public transportation.
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NEPEAN – More than 500 city residents, presumably from rural Ottawa, descended on Sir Robert Borden High School Saturday (Nov. 2) to take part in the Rural Summit – a city-organized event focusing on the unique issues of Ottawa’s many rural residents.
Read moreOTTAWA – City staff are ready to “turn your feedback in to solutions,” and are urging you to register for the Nov. 2 Rural Summit.
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WEST CARLETON – Just like a blockbuster summer movie, information on this fall’s Rural Summit comes out in dribs and drabs leading up to the big day.
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CITY HALL – Woodlawn’s Ken Holmes was on the docket for last Thursday’s (Sept. 7) Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee’s (ARAc) open mike session, this time updating the committee on the latest work of Rural Transit Solutions (RTS).
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Having just returned from my trip to Toronto as the City of Ottawa’s delegate to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference, I am energized and encouraged by the experience of being surrounded by 1,600 other representatives from rural Ontario. This was a record number of delegates which shows the strength of the rural voice in our province.
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WEST CARLETON – When it comes to municipal politics and Ward 5, transit is a polarizing issue.
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WEST CARLETON – Over the last couple months the Rural Transit Solutions (RTS) group has shared information on rural transit challenges, collected information on that same topic, and once again, shared that information, this time with a city committee May 5, as the volunteer organization endeavours to provide a solution to public transit roadblocks for rural residents.
Read moreWEST CARLETON – The community-based Rural Transportation Solutions (RTS) group will share potential ideas to the complex problem of providing transportation to low-density populations in the form of a weekly webinar series starting Wednesday (March 2).
Read moreWEST CARLETON – Rural transportation is a big issue in West Carleton with no easy answers, but a trio of community organizations are seeking participants for a series of focus groups on the issue.
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