Have a Say! Campaign Results
Who were the prize winners?
What were the results?
The ideas
What’s next?
The Choosing our Future "Have a Say!" campaign is now closed.
Thanks to all who participated with great ideas for how to make Canada's Capital Region more sustainable. The 'crowdsourcing' campaign was a huge success and shows how excellent ideas for a sustainable future can come from the community itself.
We asked:
- What's your idea for how the Cities of Ottawa and Gatineau and the National Capital Commission (NCC) can make our Capital Region more sustainable?
- What choices will you personally make to create a more sustainable future?
Who were the prize winners?
Congratulations to Julie Gourley, the iPad Grand Prize Draw winner! Julie posted the idea on a “property tax break for eco-energy upgrades to homes”.
The five winners of sustainability-themed prize packs for top ideas (based on contest eligibility) were:
Winner |
Idea |
|---|---|
1) Eric Leclair |
Develop infrastructure to support electric cars |
2) Matt Knight |
Design a region wide LRT network |
3) Kathy Mitchell |
Balcony potted gardening and free seeds to low income housing residents |
4) Emily St-Aubin |
Buy local buy used and do it yourself |
5) Ken Taylor |
Stop clear cutting |
Eric Leclair (far right) prize winner for “Develop infrastructure to support electric cars” with his children, Councillor Maria McRae (front centre), and Paul Dombowsky from campaign sponsor Ideavibes (front left)
Back: Councillors David Chernushenko, Scott Moffatt, Tim Tierney, Mark Taylor, Keith Egli
Gillian Zsollos (front right) on behalf of Kathy Mitchell and Carlington Community Health Centre, prize winner for “Balcony potted gardening and free seeds to low income housing residents”
Ken Taylor (front right) prize winner for “Stop clear cutting of trees in new subdivisions”
iPad Grand Prize Draw winner Julie Gourley (front right) who posted the idea “property tax break for eco-energy upgrades to homes”
Mayor Jim Watson (left) with Paul Dombowsky (centre) of Ideavibes the campaign sponsor and Councillor Maria McRae (right)
What were the results?
The five most popular ideas were:
Idea |
Votes |
|---|---|
1) Develop infrastructure to support electric cars |
303 |
2) Design a region wide LRT network |
190 |
3) Become a leader in green jobs |
162 |
4) Make Canada’s Capital Region a cycling tourism destination |
153 |
5) Force builders to recycle all building materials |
136 |
Participation in the campaign far exceeded expectations. Our target goal was a total of 1,000 ideas, comments and votes combined; our actual result was 6,485!
Total campaign participation | |
|---|---|
Ideas posted |
213 |
Comments posted |
150 |
Votes cast |
6,122 |
Total: |
6,485 |
The ideas
The ideas posted fell into these general themes.
Themes |
No. of Ideas |
% of Total |
|---|---|---|
63 |
30% | |
29 |
14% | |
20 |
9% | |
17 |
8% | |
16 |
8% | |
13 |
6% | |
11 |
5% | |
10 |
5% | |
9 |
4% | |
8 |
4% | |
7 |
3% | |
5 |
2% | |
5 |
2% |
Click on the theme to see the ideas.
*Note: Ideas are posted in the language they were received.
What’s next?
A summary of ideas and results from "Have a Say!" will be shared with Choosing our Future followers and project partners, and considered for inclusion in the Choosing our Future Sustainability & Resiliency Plans.
Watch for release of the draft plans in late fall – you will have a chance to comment.