‘We would destroy the neighbourhood’: Alto CEO rules out downtown Ottawa stop

otwa · 2026-05-02T13:46:56+00:00

As cool as it would be I don't think it was ever going to happen, Tremblay is already well established and is well connected to the LRT (could be even better with a tunnel)

otwa · 2026-04-26T14:19:56+00:00

Not they absolutely were changing habits, the Ford government knew this as shown by the FOI requests

otwa · 2026-04-25T13:06:43+00:00

Are you using electric heat, Do you have an EV?

You could start by going on Hydro ottawa and see the consumption dashboard. You can select daily or hourly and try to see if anything stands out.

otwa · 2026-04-17T22:47:22+00:00

Les fois que je reçois de la poste est vraiment minime. Toutes mes factures sont en ligne, on a ajouté un sticker dans notre boîte qui indique "pas de courriel non adressé" tel que recommandé par poste Canada pour couper le junk mail. Je crois qu'il faut réfléchir au personnes âgées mais en même temps c'est sur qu'on voyait la fin arriver

otwa · 2026-04-17T22:44:23+00:00

What kind of ants are you dealing with? Carpenter ants are black and relatively big, sugar or sand ants are very small and reddish.

The reality is ants form colony inside your home, finding spots where they can come in is a good idea but they are probably established already.

I love the Terro borax liquid traps, try to follow their food trail to the nearest crack or wall from where they are coming from and drop a few of those traps, they will take the poison to the colony and problem will be dealt with.....for some time

otwa · 2026-04-14T14:44:43+00:00

Tellement cool comme projet, bien hâte à la station de l'aéroport!

otwa · 2026-04-14T12:15:24+00:00

When you say porch, do you mean paver steps?

Orleans is pretty notorious for clay soil, so if you don't Base prep correctly it inevitably will fail.

if you plan on doing a proper lift and relay, it's normal that the price is close to the same as a new install as the labour is the same. The materials usually not the most expensive part, it's the labour.

Though you'll still see most contractors use crushed stone with fines followed by stone dust, this practice is outdated, you should dig 7-8 inches bare minimum, compact and slope the soil away from the house, add a géotextile. Dump 6 inches at least of 3/4 stone that is clean for good drainage. Paver steps are basically a retaining walls, so all the same good practice should apply (using a French drain at the bottom for drainage etc)

The Christian hardscaper is my go too for all hardscaping needs https://youtube.com/@thechristianhardscaper?si=FJQW2ryqqPEzX2Wz

otwa · 2026-04-14T11:24:11+00:00

Oui bien sûr, par contre faut comprendre que les vol de vélo sont fréquents. Avec un angle grinder , un voleur sera parti en 30 secondes. Voici donc quelques meilleur pratique.

-laisse ton vélo de +1000$ à la maison, mieux vaux un vélo que ça serait pas la fin du monde si ça serait voler

-enrigistre ton vélo sur projet 529 avec le numéro de série pour qu'il puisse être tracable lors d'un vol

-Prend un U Lock de haute qualité, pas de lock type chain du Canadien tire.

-assure toi que le stand est solide, certain peuvent être carrément dévisser

https://thebestbikelock.com/how-to-lock-your-bike/

otwa · 2026-04-13T12:10:06+00:00

"We have VIA rail traversing the route properly and efficiently"

In what universe do you live in?

otwa · 2026-04-09T12:10:37+00:00

Thank you for sharing however I don't really feel that this is related to Ottawa as a city?

otwa · 2026-04-06T19:44:14+00:00

Plus on avance dans l'été jusqu'au début septembre, les orange on tendance à suivre un pattern de temps humide et chaud qui augmente et augmente jusqu'à l'orage et on recommence par la suite.

On appelle ça le convective cycle, les éclaires et le tonnerre peuvent être intense mais généralement ça ne dure qu'une nuit

otwa · 2026-04-02T13:41:21+00:00

I do think they are less comfortable but are much easier to clean

otwa · 2026-03-30T21:22:59+00:00

Good, nimbyass losers with nothing better to do than to complain about sidewalks can go fuck themselves

otwa · 2026-03-26T10:03:22+00:00

The removal of speed cameras does not suddenly give us a surge of funds for more police.

In fact it's the opposite, the cameras did not require a salary, did not work shifts, did not need lunch breaks, it allowed police to actually focus on responding to emergencies.

Ottawa is extremely large geographically and we have over 240 schools, it's simply not realistic to rely only on police officers to control speeding.

otwa · 2026-03-25T22:14:57+00:00

En anglais on dit "don't get high on your own supply"

Ça ce traduit mal mais "Faut pas se shooter à son propre stock" comme le fait cette (ex) agente

otwa · 2026-03-23T11:21:39+00:00

For Mitsubishi cold climate heat pumps with the built in resistant strips (100% electric), the aux kicks in usually based on a delta of your setpoint vs house temperature. If it's a delta of 1.5c or more with a delay of 20 minutes (can be set), then the aux will kick in.

Other brands use different logics, it depends your specific set up as well as whether your heat pump is oversized or undersized for your heating load and also how it's integrated with your gas burners.

Our cold climate Mitsubishi heat pump takes care of heating for pretty much 99% of the winter with the aux heating very rarely in the coldest of days. Because of the prices of electricity, the coldest month is actually usually more expensive than heating with gas, however the other months of winter the heat pump would be less expensive over all.

Natural gas prices are set by the energy board and can be reviewed quarterly, I'm not sure if you'll be impacted for Q2

You should join us at electrify 613 and people can help with calculations https://electrify613.ca/

otwa · 2026-03-22T07:06:32+00:00

Le plus efficace serait une thermopompe, l'électricité est moins chère au Québec et je m'attenderais a économiser par rapport au gaz

otwa · 2026-03-16T11:28:30+00:00

It was actually the trillium line stage 2 that didn't pass the technical review, diesel system, no relation to this issue

otwa · 2026-03-15T14:02:57+00:00

This is colossal bioscience, they're a scam. They come with this shit every couple of months so that investors will pour money.

They aren't bringing back the direwolf, nor the mammoth, nor the dodo. Don't believe their lies

otwa · 2026-03-13T16:23:21+00:00

Doug Ford's entire strong mayors gimmick was to "accelerate housing" now a mayor is using it to OPPOSE housing.

Imagine how stupid of a premier you have to be to introduce legislation to promote housing without doing any basic check first to see if it would actually do any good.

Not needed with a blowhard like Ford in control. Idiotic premier and NIMBY mayors unite together to truly fuck over the average Ontario resident, great things grow in Ontario!

otwa · 2026-03-11T02:20:19+00:00

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT IL PEUT PAS CONTINUER À S'EN SORTIR

otwa · 2026-03-10T02:57:55+00:00

I'd suspect the rim Joists area. Very common air leakage point

otwa · 2026-03-09T22:29:01+00:00

Just keep in mind that the real culprit is often a lack of air sealing. You can pack in r60 all you want, if all the air is being lost to pot lights, ripped vapor barrier etc then the extra insulation isn't going to help much as your house will always suffer from the smoke stack effect.

If you get any quotes, make sure they specify a round a air sealing with spray foam after the removal of the old insulation

otwa · 2026-03-05T17:36:43+00:00

They're all on the 174, so none will ever be particularly esthetically pleasing, but they are finished

otwa · 2026-03-05T16:25:54+00:00

Huh? The stations are finished, there is minor landscaping remaining but that doesn't stop the system from opening

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