Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 19th, 2025

You smell that? It’s the long-awaited scent of Spring! You hear that? It might be an e-scooter passing by. That season is slated to begin on the last day of April, as the City of Ottawa examines a potential expansion of this program into newer neighbourhoods. And in some areas, e-scooters could be available for rent 24 hours a day. Of course, nothing has been made official, but City Hall is certainly ready to have this debate. Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney joins the program in Hour 1. Meantime, new statistics from the OPP shows that impaired driving in Eastern Ontario doesn’t appear to be declining. We try to understand what is fueling this concerning trend.