Environmental Report Card Day for Council
Josh Pringle
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Mayor Larry O'Brien and two City Councillors have received a failing grade for their environmental performance.
In a report card released today, Ecology Ottawa gave O’Brien and Councillors Eli El-Chantiry and Rick Chiarelli an "F."
Ecology Ottawa reviewed 14 key environmental decisions made by Council over the past year and assigned a grade based on their votes.
Four City Councillors received an "A plus", Councillors Alex Cullen, Clive Doucet, Diane Holmes and Georges Bedard.
The report says "the city remains trapped in destructive, business-as-usual approaches to urban growth, transportation, and infrastructure."
Ecology Ottawa says it is using its report card as a call to action for Ottawa residents who care about their environment to find out where their Councillors stand, and hold them accountable in next year's municipal election.
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