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ROMA vice chair Eli El-Chantiry leads a ROMA workshop on preserving home values in the time of climate change on Jan. 20. Courtesy El-Chantiry/Twitter
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El-Chantiry searching for flood plan

January 29, 2020February 5, 2020 wadmin 0 Comments

TORONTO – While 2019 spring flooding conversation made the rounds at the recently held Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) 2020 conference, Coun. El-Chantiry says he still doesn’t know the province’s plan is if flooding returns during the 2020 spring freshet.

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Premier Doug Ford spoke to a packed hall on Jan. 20 at the 2020 ROMA conference. Courtesy George Darouze/Twitter
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ROMA voice of rurals El-Chantiry says

January 26, 2020January 29, 2020 wadmin 1 Comment

TORONTO – Irony aside, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) annual conference, held in Canada’s largest city from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21, was an opportunity for rural communities to shine the spotlight on rural issues, ROMA vice chair Eli El-Chantiry told West Carleton Online.

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Coun. Eli El-Chantiry is turning his attention to the local economy in week seven of the pandemic. Photo by Jake Davies
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Eli looks forward, back

January 3, 2020January 10, 2020 wadmin 1 Comment

CONSTANCE BAY – It’s a place that holds a lot of memories for Coun. Eli El-Chantiry – The Lighthouse Restaurant. A lifetime ago, it used to be his business.

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West Carleton Online’s Top 10 in 2019

January 2, 2020January 7, 2020 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – 2019 was West Carleton Online’s first full calendar year of operation. After five months of operation, 2019 was when we really hit our stride. We had a stable number of subscribers who were now accustomed to visiting West Carleton’s first daily-publishing media service every day.

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The mayor and Coun. Eli El-Chantiry don't expect much to change in West Carleton during the boundary review process.
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2020 boundary review underway

December 23, 2019January 3, 2020 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – Last Friday (Dec. 20) City of Ottawa staff outlined the process and timeline as the planned ward boundary review begins early in the New Year and finishes near the end.

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Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says the budget will help West Carleton immediately, but savings will need to be found moving forward. File photo
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El-Chantiry: Budget brings cash now, but savings must be found

December 12, 2019March 7, 2022 wadmin 2 Comments

WEST CARLETON – Yesterday (Dec. 11) City of Ottawa council approved the $3.76 billion operating budget, but West Carleton Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says savings need to be found moving forward.

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Michael Moore, Mayor of Whitewater Region (far left side in rear), Jonathan Wilker, Fire Chief for Whitewater Region, Hon. John Yakabuski, MPP, and MP Cheryl Gallant at the Westmeath Community Centre, the flood command centre for Whitewater Region during the Spring 2019 floods
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MP Gallant says feds must implement flood report recommendations fast

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 wadmin 1 Comment

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Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says the motion will exclude rural property owners from the new short-term rental regulations. File photo
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El-Chantiry motion excludes rurals from city’s new short-term rental rules

November 29, 2019 wadmin 1 Comment

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Special flood advisor Doug McNeil says human error did not play a role in last spring's flooding. Photo by Jake Davies
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Advisor: No human error in spring flood

November 28, 2019December 3, 2019 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – Provincial special advisor on flooding, Doug McNeil, says there was no human error involved in last spring’s extreme flooding in his report published by the Ontario government today (Nov. 28).

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Last spring's record-destroying flooding of the Ottawa River topped this year's Top 10 Canadian weather stories. Photo by Jake Davies
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Saturday flood protest to end on The Hill

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 wadmin 0 Comments

OTTAWA – A group of riverside residents from Toronto to West Carleton, and both sides of the Ottawa River are

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