Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊
@jleiper.bsky.social
City Councillor for Kitchissippi ward in Ottawa. Chair, Planning and Housing Committee. Hintonburg resident. Scooter life. Pants-questioning. Born at 325.5 ppm.
The Parkdale Market lit up Ottawa's most delightful public tree today in memory of longtime vendor Maurice Lavoie, assisted by his widow Claire. It was a busy day in the ward and I was happy to see my friends @catmckenney.bsky.social and @jchianello.bsky.social again!
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Parkdale Market lit up Ottawa's most delightful public tree today in memory of longtime vendor Maurice Lavoie, assisted by his widow Claire. It was a busy day in the ward and I was happy to see my friends @catmckenney.bsky.social and @jchianello.bsky.social again!
The Hintonburg Craft Fair is on till 4 today! Always happy to see @catmckenney.bsky.social and @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social. Big thanks to association volunteers for keeping Paulette’s chili a part of the day!
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Hintonburg Craft Fair is on till 4 today! Always happy to see @catmckenney.bsky.social and @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social. Big thanks to association volunteers for keeping Paulette’s chili a part of the day!
Cornerstone is accepting personal item (and cash!) donations as part of Light Up the Village at Winston Sq. until 4. Always glad to see my friend @jchianello.bsky.social !
November 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cornerstone is accepting personal item (and cash!) donations as part of Light Up the Village at Winston Sq. until 4. Always glad to see my friend @jchianello.bsky.social !
The City has significantly improved its sidewalk snow clearing in recent years, but cost pressures mean they won't codify the change. Residents in walkable neighbourhoods should be able to hold them (and us) to account for something better than 2003 standards.
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Deachman: Ottawa's snow removal standards are bad, with no plans on getting better
The city's public works department has once again decided not to update its Winter Maintenance Quality Standards. | Opinion
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November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The City has significantly improved its sidewalk snow clearing in recent years, but cost pressures mean they won't codify the change. Residents in walkable neighbourhoods should be able to hold them (and us) to account for something better than 2003 standards.
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I've updated my housing tracker with the November numbers that the CMHC published yesterday (kitchissippiward.ca/2025/11/28/o...). It was a slow month. 144 apartments were started, 125 singles and 123 rows.
CMHC Ottawa housing tracker – Kitchissippi Ward
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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I've updated my housing tracker with the November numbers that the CMHC published yesterday (kitchissippiward.ca/2025/11/28/o...). It was a slow month. 144 apartments were started, 125 singles and 123 rows.
Thanks to Donna Rosati and the Taylor Co. team for inviting me to their Holland Cross tree lighting! It's a beautiful transformation of that space. They're bullish on Holland Cross as an important place for retail and programming, and this is a great start!
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thanks to Donna Rosati and the Taylor Co. team for inviting me to their Holland Cross tree lighting! It's a beautiful transformation of that space. They're bullish on Holland Cross as an important place for retail and programming, and this is a great start!
J'ai eu le plaisir d'assister ce soir à l'événement et à la réunion commémoratifs du 40e anniversaire (+5) du Centre Jules Léger. Je tiens à remercier Jean-François Boulanger et son équipe pour leur travail au sein de notre communauté et dans toute la province.
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
J'ai eu le plaisir d'assister ce soir à l'événement et à la réunion commémoratifs du 40e anniversaire (+5) du Centre Jules Léger. Je tiens à remercier Jean-François Boulanger et son équipe pour leur travail au sein de notre communauté et dans toute la province.
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The little things add up: broken sidewalks, unkempt weeds, the slow pace of snow removal. Austerity has a cost and a real impact on our quality of life.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The little things add up: broken sidewalks, unkempt weeds, the slow pace of snow removal. Austerity has a cost and a real impact on our quality of life.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
We ask city staff to put together budgets, but they are working with scraps.
We can do so much better.
Wednesday, so Charge. New toques!!
Mercredi, donc Charge. Nouveaux tuques !
Mercredi, donc Charge. Nouveaux tuques !
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wednesday, so Charge. New toques!!
Mercredi, donc Charge. Nouveaux tuques !
Mercredi, donc Charge. Nouveaux tuques !
5/5: ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S2.... This is an unforgettable story, an Ottawa Book Award winner this year - very deservedly so. (Warning: there are several descriptions of intimate partner violence, sometimes graphic)
Out of Darkness — Ottawa Public Library
Out of Darkness — Chong, Denise, — "From the outside, Rumana seemed an unlikely victim of domestic abuse: well educated, married to a man of her own choosing, and progressing in her career as a profes...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
5/5: ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S2.... This is an unforgettable story, an Ottawa Book Award winner this year - very deservedly so. (Warning: there are several descriptions of intimate partner violence, sometimes graphic)
A bit of a late reminder, but I have pop-up office hours today, 9-12 at the Bridgehead on Wellington at Caroline. Come by any time during those hours without appointment to chat with me one-on-one.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A bit of a late reminder, but I have pop-up office hours today, 9-12 at the Bridgehead on Wellington at Caroline. Come by any time during those hours without appointment to chat with me one-on-one.
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Great seeing so many partners from local faith communities and housing organizations at the Multifaith Housing Initiative’s National Housing Day celebration today.
Grateful to all of the donors and volunteers who work to ensure that affordable housing gets built in our city.
Grateful to all of the donors and volunteers who work to ensure that affordable housing gets built in our city.
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Great seeing so many partners from local faith communities and housing organizations at the Multifaith Housing Initiative’s National Housing Day celebration today.
Grateful to all of the donors and volunteers who work to ensure that affordable housing gets built in our city.
Grateful to all of the donors and volunteers who work to ensure that affordable housing gets built in our city.
I've just sent out the weekly ward email newsletter. That's available again this week as a video, which you can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRMP...
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YouTube video by Kitchissippi Ward
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November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I've just sent out the weekly ward email newsletter. That's available again this week as a video, which you can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRMP...
Multifaith Housing Initiative’s housing day event this afternoon was inspirational. Glad to be there with Councillors Dudas, Hill and Troster.
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Multifaith Housing Initiative’s housing day event this afternoon was inspirational. Glad to be there with Councillors Dudas, Hill and Troster.
The @pwhlcharge.bsky.social’s third season starts…. now!!! Go Chaaaaaaaarrrrrgggggeee!
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The @pwhlcharge.bsky.social’s third season starts…. now!!! Go Chaaaaaaaarrrrrgggggeee!
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Thank you to Carlos Zapata for inviting me to @uottawa.ca today, to check out projects that students are working on to combat youth homelessness in Ottawa.
They are spending all weekend working in “sprints,” supported by mentors and people with lived experience.
They are spending all weekend working in “sprints,” supported by mentors and people with lived experience.
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thank you to Carlos Zapata for inviting me to @uottawa.ca today, to check out projects that students are working on to combat youth homelessness in Ottawa.
They are spending all weekend working in “sprints,” supported by mentors and people with lived experience.
They are spending all weekend working in “sprints,” supported by mentors and people with lived experience.
I had a wildly good time under sunny skies with my colleagues Jessica, Rawlson and Shawn on the City's float in the Santa parade downtown. Thanks so much to all the sponsors, volunteers and organizers! Loved seeing so many smiling kids along the route.
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I had a wildly good time under sunny skies with my colleagues Jessica, Rawlson and Shawn on the City's float in the Santa parade downtown. Thanks so much to all the sponsors, volunteers and organizers! Loved seeing so many smiling kids along the route.
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Thanks to Charlie Senack and the OttawaLookout for featuring our work Reimagining Robertson Road!
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Bells Corners launches plan to reimagine Robertson Road
After years of transformation and growth followed by decades of stagnation, it's time to talk about the future of Robertson Road.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thanks to Charlie Senack and the OttawaLookout for featuring our work Reimagining Robertson Road!
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Had a blast at the @acorncanada.bsky.social trivia fundraiser, with @jleiper.bsky.social and @stephanieplante.bsky.social insight.
ACORN is a tenant-led union of low + middle income residents who fight for rent control, better landlord-tenant laws and fair banking fees, among many other things.
ACORN is a tenant-led union of low + middle income residents who fight for rent control, better landlord-tenant laws and fair banking fees, among many other things.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Had a blast at the @acorncanada.bsky.social trivia fundraiser, with @jleiper.bsky.social and @stephanieplante.bsky.social insight.
ACORN is a tenant-led union of low + middle income residents who fight for rent control, better landlord-tenant laws and fair banking fees, among many other things.
ACORN is a tenant-led union of low + middle income residents who fight for rent control, better landlord-tenant laws and fair banking fees, among many other things.
Ariel and I had a blast tonight at ACORN’s trivia night! They do critical work building a city that works for everyone.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Ariel and I had a blast tonight at ACORN’s trivia night! They do critical work building a city that works for everyone.
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My colleague Councillor Rawlson King is hosting a special budget meeting for Black and Racialized Communities, November 25 from 6 to 8 pm. You can attend in person at Heartwood House, 404 McArthur Ave, or via Zoom.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My colleague Councillor Rawlson King is hosting a special budget meeting for Black and Racialized Communities, November 25 from 6 to 8 pm. You can attend in person at Heartwood House, 404 McArthur Ave, or via Zoom.
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Lots of Transit app users on our train in this morning. @octranspo.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Lots of Transit app users on our train in this morning. @octranspo.com
I’ve been doing a number of last-community-association-AGM-as-councillor in the ward for a few weeks. Tonight’s is Mechanicsville. My parting message: let’s ensure when Bayview Yards is developed that it’s developed affordably. Income shouldn’t be a barrier to living in this amazing place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I’ve been doing a number of last-community-association-AGM-as-councillor in the ward for a few weeks. Tonight’s is Mechanicsville. My parting message: let’s ensure when Bayview Yards is developed that it’s developed affordably. Income shouldn’t be a barrier to living in this amazing place.
This morning's National Housing Week breakfast hosted by Habitat for Humanity Canada was a thought-provoking exploration of housing demographics, politics and economics. It was a fascinating morning looking at the spectrum of housing needs and meeting the challenges of delivering it.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This morning's National Housing Week breakfast hosted by Habitat for Humanity Canada was a thought-provoking exploration of housing demographics, politics and economics. It was a fascinating morning looking at the spectrum of housing needs and meeting the challenges of delivering it.