Ottawa, Ontario
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Peter Karwacki
Website: http://PeterKarwacki.blogspot.com
Former candidate for Rideau-Rockcliffe
Professional project manager
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Back in 2019 I was one of 17 candidates running for council to replace Nussbaum. The Overbrook...
January 28, 2026
Everybody knows the "WHAT" practically nobody knows the "HOW" There is a warm and fuzzy...
January 21, 2026
No mere mortal city councillor is up to the challenge of absorbing every brief nor every delegation...
December 9, 2023
I ran for council in 2022. I know that spending $500 million on Lansdowne was not a priority of any...
November 4, 2023
Xexi Lee, a very brave young citizen put her name forward as the figurehead of the court...
October 17, 2023
Nobody would have believed that there was an agency of the USA government that was selling...
September 28, 2023
Comments by Peter Karwacki
No Gen Z'er wants to hear from a boomer, I get it. But I wanted in impart a small bit of wisdom regarding our next decade. Its going to be a bit rough before we reach Elon Musk's predicted age of abundance.
But AI, super computers, space travel, a revolution in robots and bio genetic engineering are going to give us the future that was only a dream when I showed up on the planet 70 years ago.
The world seemed so intimidating back then. How would I earn a living? How could I afford to own a house, how could I pay the bills? Sound familiar?
The key ingredient to our moving forward is this. You need to have faith. Faith, not in some God, though good luck and charity of friends helps. Faith in yourself is the critical thing. You need to believe you have the skills, drive and energy to succeed at the game of life.. To this end you need to be physically and mentally fit to tackle the changes and challenges that are coming. You need to educate yourself, not through school necessarily but through the myriad sources of knowledge that exist all around us. Go ahead get formal education if you can afford it but certification is the thing. If you have the knowledge and skill, who cares where it came from?
The belief in one's own skills and abilities far outweighs any certification. And they are portable. Nobody has to live in Canada, although that is a pretty good start.
We start off with the good fortune, pure luck really, to have been born in North America in the later part of the 20th century as boomers. I still think Canada is the place to be for the 21st.
However the world is worth exploring if you know where to go. Learn as many languages and customs has your heart desires. You don't have to leave the comfort of your own community now. Travelogs and videos are plentiful and accessible. Cultural knowledge abounds. Travel only if you feel you can contribute to communities or help locals in some way. Its the prime directive. Start at home.
The New Edinburgh News of a new east end bridge at the aviation parkway must come as a shock to its readers. Make no mistake, the project which has been planned for the past 60 years is coming.
Ottawa has grown and the regular passing of 18 wheelers through Ottawa's core has worn thin, the route requiring four angular turns has never been safe.
The future will see trucks crossing over Kettle Island, down the aviation parkway to highway 417.
Some may adopt the NOT IN MY BACKYARD stance. Others may see the project as necessary for the city. Both are understandable... but the bridge is coming.
There is a need to engage planners now to ensure that the impact on Manor Park and Waterbridge, Cardinal Glen, and Carson Grove is optimized especially as it applies to traffic flow at Montreal and Ogilvie Roads where there are controlled crossings.
The residences along the aviation parkway will want pedestrian underpasses, and effective sound barriers. Thery have a right to demand sound deadening vegetation as well.
At the same time there are overpasses required at the controlled inter sections so that access to the Montfort hospital is not compromised. Do not let the project proponents off the hook for these modifications.
Locals also want to ensure that the design of the bridge ramps do not interfere with local traffic on the George Etienne parkway.
Now is not the time to sit at the table with your arms crossed. We need to engage with project planners now.
Excellent and a bit long for this format. Better if you just listed the matters without commentary.
Then added your comments later.
That business about "first past the post" still irks me. Trudeau's government is implicated in chinese influence and Fentanyl related scandals
Harper's penchant for omnibus bills irks me even more. You did not clarify which FIPA meaning.
Trudeau's invocation of emergency measures...was/ is very contentious and an over reach. You are giving them a pass... if your bank account was seized you would not be so generous.
The covid lockdowns were too austere.
Some say Trudeau Jr. Was the worst pm ever...I do not disagree.
The Carney speech in Quebec, proximal to the plain of...Abraham was problematic. Canada is a confederation of raucous provinces. One did and another will soon have a vote on leaving Canada!
Carney, therefore, must deliver the goods.