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Could we not finish one construction project (in a timely manner possibly?) before starting another one? Seems the most logical to me.

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Roslyn Richardson, Nepean

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Who knew Pellerin and Denley could agree?

Who knew that Brigitte Pellerin and Randall Denley could ever see eye-to-eye on anything — yet even these two agree that we have been paying unrealistically low taxes in Ottawa for too long and that this cannot be kicked down the road any longer.

Whether in the form of a levy for infrastructure or a tax increase, the fact of the matter is that we have to start paying for the facilities we want and need. Sewers, roads and yes, hockey rinks. Meanwhile, transit in this city is its own particular nightmare yet it would seem that the new general manager, Rick Leary, is making some headway.

It’s time to stop whining that people can’t afford a tax increase right now. We’ve got off the hook for too long and it’s time to pay up.

Sharon W. Moren, Kanata

Citizen missed the train on Alto protest

There was a demonstration on Parliament Hill on Wed. June 10, 2026 as reported by CTV Ottawa.

There has been nothing in the Citizen or the Sun on the demonstration on Thurs, June 11 and Fri. June 12.

There was also a news item on CBC Radio about the City having signed a NDA with Alto – also no coverage of this in either paper.

Why? The proposed speed train should be front and centre in the municipal elections this fall as a large part of our city would be affected, both urban and rural.

Lorna J. Glennie, Ottawa

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Bus attendants are vital

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I am writing to voice my displeasure at the Ottawa Carleton School Board’s decision to get rid of bus attendants. I really feel for the parents! How can the bus driver do his or her job properly and then be expected to keep an eye on the students and
treat them if the need arises. This is a short sighted decision and someone should do the right thing and ensure that bus
attendants are kept on the buses to keep the kids safe.

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Mary Dalton, Ottawa

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Special needs children’s education support is essential

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I am deeply saddened and heart-broken that the Catholic School is withdrawing attending staff to assist special needs kids in their transportation to and from school. My heart goes out to Amanda Jollymore, Brian McPhail and their daughter Mia.

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My name is William Langenberg, I am 80 years old and served as a post-secondary educator at OMAFRA’s Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology (KCAT), which was closed down by the Ontario Government in 1992. In 2014 I proposed to restart the former College Campus as a training centre for primary and secondary special education for special-needs students (visual impaired, aphasia, and those who are physically and/or intellectually disabled. This proposal was rejected by municipal and provincial councils.

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For twenty years besides my college teaching I provided a successful Horticulture Therapy Program (privately) to those afflicted with Intellectual Disabilities in North Grenville (1999-2019).

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Research over the past thirty years In the Netherlands has shown the positive results of special education to special needs students on a Green Care Educational Farms since 1996. There are roughly 1,200 Green Care Farms in the Netherlands providing education to special needs students today.

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A relative in the Netherlands with intellectual disabilities, who attended special primary and secondary education during the 60s, became a successful career truck driver for a national corporation until his retirement.

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Today, a local Catholic School Board is spending millions of dollars building a French Catholic School (Academie Catholique Notre-Dame) on prime agricultural land of the former Kemptville College Campus, to bring French-Catholic Education to Kemptville, a historically English-speaking Community.

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A Citizen Forum is needed to advise local and provincial governments and school boards to find solutions for every child in order to offer proper education regardless of their disabilities, like a Carefree to School Foundation.

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William Langenberg, Merrickville

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