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The music we feature this week is from the Ottawa indie group Boyhood. Their newest album is “When I’m hungry” and can be purchased and listened to here!
We met up with Mathieu Fleury (a href=”http://www.twitter.com/MathieuFleury”>(@MathieuFleury), the Ottawa city councillor for the Rideau-Vanier Ward. We met up with him in his City Hall office and spoke about:
– Him not bringing food for us 😉
– His story growing up in Ottawa
– His favourite hang outs including Sandy Hill outdoor rink (where I used to play during University), the St.Pierre community centre, Fathers and Sons for breakfast, Bobby’s Table on Montreal road, Agave for Mexican food
– He mentions Jack Purcell for drop-in dodgeball, Le Patro for pick-up basketball
– What made him to run for city councillor
– What makes us a great city
– Helpful influences on council and why one would need them
– Did he have family in politics?
After the break we discussed:
– Topics in Sandyhill involving home conversions into student housing
– Action Sandy Hill
– The pressures of student housing
– What is going on in Rideau (parking, new condos, and the actual farmers markets)
– Projects for Public Spaces
– Prepping the market for the Canada 2017 celebrations
– Whats going on in Vanier
– Beechwood on the course for success
– What can we do for Montreal Road
– Finding capital for street scaping
– His 52 sports in 52 weeks can be visited HERE
– Here is a link to pickleball info
Here is Mathieu Fleury trying out the Roller Derby, check out the site for the rest of the videos!
