Cumberland Ward municipal candidate Stephen Blais is prepared to back up his campaign promises with money. Blais says if elected he will take a 10 per cent pay cut if the city fails to hold the tax rate to that of inflation, defining inflation as the consumer price index set by the Bank of Canada. Read more... 
Stephen Blais, Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee for Orléans-Cumberland, is donating the final portion of his 2009 raise to Canadian military families. Blais announced last Friday that he donated $2,500 to the Military Families Fund and the Soldiers On Fund. Read more...
On October 28, Stephen Blais, Orléans-Cumberland Catholic School Board trustee announced that he donated the first portion of his 2009 raise in celebration of the School Breakfast Program. The program is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Read more...
East end officials of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) applauded the recent approval of the board's 2009-2010 budget. The budget totals $388.5 million. "As a fiscal conservative, I am proud to have supported three consecutive budgets as a member of the Ottawa Catholic School Board," said Stephen Blais, board trustee for Orléans-Cumberland. "I am also pleased that our budget will enhance services for students at all levels at our schools." Read more...
Orléans-Cumberland Catholic School Board Trustee Stephen Blais today announced the Ottawa Catholic School Board has approved a balanced budget for the 2009-2010 school year totaling $388.5 million. “As a fiscal conservative, I am proud to have supported three consecutive balanced budgets as a member of the Ottawa Catholic School Board,” said Catholic Board Trustee Blais. “I am also pleased that our budget will enhance services for students at all levels at our schools." Read more...
The Ottawa Catholic School Board has successfully balanced its books for the coming year, approving a $389-million budget for 2009-2010. “As a fiscal conservative, I am proud to have supported three consecutive balanced budgets as a member of the Ottawa Catholic School Board,” said Orléans-Cumberland trustee Stephen Blais in a statement on Monday, June 15. “I am also pleased that our budget will enhance services for students at all levels at our schools.” Read more...
Stephen Blais, Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) trustee for Orléans-Cumberland, announced that will donate his raise to the 2009 Weekend to End Breast Cancer. The annual event, which takes place this weekend, sees thousands of residents across the National Capital Region participate in a two day, 60 kilometre walk. Read more...
Phil Beriault, a graduating student from St. Peter Catholic High School, is the first recipient of a newly establushed bursury at Carleton University by Stephen Blais, Catholic school board trustee for Orléans-Cumberland. The yearly, $500 bursary that is awarded to a student set to graduate from high school at either St. Peter or St. Matthew's The student must also be eligible for OSAP. Read more...
Stephen Blais, Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) trustee for Orléans-Cumberland, is urging the board to elect fewer trustees in time for the 2010 municipal election. Blais introduced a motion at a February 24th board meeting where he asked that the OCSB review its boundaries for trustees in hopes of reducing the number of elected officials by three in a year's time. Read more...
As the season’s chilly weather sends thermostats skyrocketing, three east-end schools have been recognized by their board for cutting back on energy costs. St. Matthew Catholic High School, St. Clare Catholic School and Divine Infant Catholic School are among the 20 schools being honoured by the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) for meeting or exceeding the board’s energy management plan target reductions, explains Orléans-Cumberland trustee Stephen Blais, with each receiving $500 to funnel back in to sustainable programming or projects. Read more... |
