Rawlson King

Ottawa City Councillor for @RideauRckcliffe Ward / Conseiller municipal d'Ottawa pour le quartier @RideauRckcliffe

[Rawlson King @rawlsonking]

I attended a public information session at the Overbrook Community Centre this week during which residents had the opportunity to learn about the upcoming expansion of the ANCHOR (Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response) program to Overbrook in June.

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Please drop by the Wateridge Village Spring Fling event, hosted by Canada Lands Company today for free plants, ice cream and exciting activities for the kids!

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It was a great honour and privilege to welcome Perparim Rama, Mayor of Kosovo’s capital city Prishtina, to City Hall this week as part of an official visit to Ottawa!

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I had an amazing time at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre Powwow which was held at Rideau Community Hub last weekend! A special thank you to Ottawa Public Health for attending!

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I had amazing time participating in a roundtable discussion held by Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester MP Mona Fortier, focused on health for men and boys last weekend as part of the federal Men and Boys’ Health Strategy.

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It was fun to join Prime Minister Mark Carney, Joseph Cull and the rest of the neighbourhood to cheer on marathoners in Rockcliffe Park during 2026 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend!

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The community was happy to host Overbrook Bike Day last weekend at the Overbrook Community Centre which featured a bike rodeo, provision of safety gear, bike maintenance and free bike giveaways! Thank you to the Centre, Safer Roads Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health for hosting!

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I was pleased to attend a charity spring sale in Rockcliffe Park this week. Funds raised will support the Community Food Bank at the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre and the Casagugu Foundation for young artists.

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Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa and amazing local chefs for hosting an exceptional event this week in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park to support Nutrition Blocks, an amazing organization that supports school-aged children facing food insecurity in Ottawa!

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It was wonderful to join my colleagues Ottawa-Vanier MPP Lucille Collard, Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester MP Mona Fortier and Rideau-Vanier Councillor Stephanie Plante at the EBO Financial Education Centre Annual General Meeting this week where they received an Ontario Trillium Grant!

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It was lovely to attend Boishakhi Mela celebrations last weekend to recognize the Bengali New Year with Ottawa’s Bangladeshi community!

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It was lovely to join the Norwegian Ambassador to Canada Her Excellency Hanna Ulrichsen and the Canadian Nordic Society for Norway Constitution Day celebrations in New Edinburgh Park on May 17.

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Congratulations to Chris Penton and his team at Ottawa Street Markets who celebrated the fourth anniversary of The Farm Store in Manor Park last weekend!

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Enjoyed attending a wonderful Mother’s Day Tea at Rockcliffe Park Community Centre held by MPP Lucille Collard! It was a joy to celebrate our community’s moms alongside MP Mona Fortier and Councillors Tim Tierney and Stephanie Plante.

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Honoured to have attended the Civic Call by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet, Princess of the Netherlands, and her husband Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, to Ottawa City Hall last week.

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It was a pleasure to celebrate the unveiling of the new Rockcliffe Park Library and Community Centre sign this week with the Residents Association, especially as the community marks its 100th anniversary this year!

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Ottawa Police held its annual Police Week event this week in Vanier which also included the Ottawa Fire Service and St. John Ambulance.

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Congratulations to the Carleton Ravens Men’s Basketball Team who were honoured by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the City of Ottawa this week for their latest championship win!

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I had fun exploring the well attended inaugural Object/Project Art Book Fair held at Carleton University’s Dominion-Chalmers Centre this weekend!

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It was great celebrating Mother’s Day last weekend at the ACB Wellness Resource Centre in Overbrook with Councillor Dudas. What a wonderful afternoon with the community!