Feature story
Between April 21 and June 1, in preparation for this fall’s Rural Summit, workshops were held in each of Ottawa’s five rural wards.
- Ward 1
Orléans East-Cumberland - Ward 5
West Carleton-March - Ward 19
Orléans South-Navan - Ward 20
Osgoode - Ward 21
Rideau-Jock
Over 350 residents came out to give us their perspectives and talk about some of the challenges and concerns they have living in and doing business in the rural part of Ottawa.
Summaries of their comments have been collected into As We Heard It reports. There is one report for each ward. You can see them all now on engage.ottawa(link is external).
Topics vary slightly from ward to ward, but overall, the subjects fell into similar categories such as:
- Roads and traffic
- Planning and housing
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Rural commerce
- Emergency services
- Community safety
These comments will be used to guide discussion at the Rural Summit, planned for Fall 2024. Details on the Rural Summit will be posted on engage.ottawa.ca(link is external) when they become available.
Residents are encouraged to continue sharing comments about rural affairs and the Rural Summit at pop-up engagements throughout rural Ottawa this summer and by completing our survey(link is external) which is open until August 30.
For additional comments, questions or concerns regarding the Rural Summit, please contact this project’s email address ruralsummit@ottawa.ca(link opens email application).
For more information on rural initiatives in our city please visit ottawa.ca.
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