Green Party Ottawa West-Nepean

06/15/2025

BIKE MINDS is a free event in Ottawa where people share positive cycling experiences. Here are 5 speakers and their bio's who will speak this Thursday, June 19. Come and listen to the people who turned their cycling passion into a job. This Thursday (doors open 6 pm, start 6:30 pm). You can order free tickets on line via the webpage. Details here:

https://bikeminds.ca/2025/06/05/bike-minds-goes-outdoors/

Weather permitting, we are hoping to organise an outdoor event this time. If it is raining, we’ll move inside obviously. Our next BIKE MINDS event is on June 19, 2025. Once again, we’ll be me…

04/02/2025

Now LRT phase 2 slowly reaches the finish line (albeit some time before you can roll to Bayshore), it is a good time to take a new look at bike share as a transportation option to cover the so called 'last mile' from an LRT station to the final destination:

https://hansonthebike.com/2025/03/27/ottawa-gatineau-try-bike-share/

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A bike share in Ottawa has been long on the wish list. Envirocentre released a report in 2024 that looks at the options

03/31/2025

Today is National Indigenous Languages Day in Canada. Do you know the meaning of the following Anishinaabe words?

Miigwetch
Pangishimo
Kìwekì
Mikan
Adàwe
Mādahòkì
Wabano

March 31 is National indigenous Languages Day. It is a day to celebrate and honour the more than 70 distinct Indigenous languages are currently spoken by First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada.

03/31/2025

We have a candidate: Prashanta Dhakal has registered as candidate for the Green Party in Ottawa West - Nepean. He is not yet mentioned on the Green Party's website.

03/31/2025

Hi everyone. So far three candidates have officially registered at Elections Canada for Ottawa West - Nepean. Here is the link to where you can see the updates for Ottawa West - Nepean:

Please note that the close of nominations for candidates is Monday, April 7, 2025. Therefore, the list of confirmed candidates may be incomplete. The complete list of confirmed candidates will be available on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

03/21/2025

03/20/2025

Looking for something positive? Why not attending BIKE MINDS?

The next BIKE MINDS event is on April 2. You can read all about it on the BIKE MINDS Eventbrite page and sign up. As usual, entrance is free. It takes place at the Ottawa Bike Cafe on Sparks Street in Ottawa. BIKE MINDS is all about sharing positive cycling stories. Here is the line up:

Christina Bouchard: Bikes and Exportation: From the Unbuilt to Net-Zero Land Use

Alan Shain: Modifying a recumbent bike to accommodate my cerebral palsy

Dick Louch: Organizing a Community Bike Festival

Gary Bradshaw: Cycling without Age Initiatives Across Canada

Ken Slemko: Being a Passenger in the Cycling Without Age Bike Day on the Hill

Get ready to hear inspiring stories from cyclists of all kinds at BIKE MINDS on April 2, 2025, in Ottawa