Westover: A little Ottawa teamwork, and a garbage problem got fixed

Solving the neighbourhood garbage crisis showed that compromise can be found when people are willing to sit around the table and explore alternatives.

Not long ago, I wrote a column in the Citizen lamenting the disgusting, open-air garbage pads dotting the condo parking lot behind our home. After more than two years of trying to effect positive change by calling bylaw and lodging complaints, going public with this systemic problem was a municipal Hail Mary. Read More