Ottawa·By the numbers

After-hours use of City of Ottawa vehicles

On-call employees with the City of Ottawa logged nearly half a million kilometres in one year driving municipal vehicles between work and home, sometimes more than 100 kilometres away. Here's a breakdown by department, and a look at the jobs they were called in to take care of.

Roadkill, long grass top list of after-hours jobs that couldn't wait

On-call employees with the City of Ottawa logged nearly half a million kilometres in one year driving municipal vehicles between work and home, sometimes more than 100 kilometres away. Here's a breakdown by department, and a look at the jobs they were called in to take care of.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashley Burke

Senior reporter

Ashley Burke is a senior reporter with the CBC's Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa. She was recognized with the Charles Lynch Award and was a finalist for the Michener Award for her exclusive reporting on the toxic workplace at Rideau Hall. She has also uncovered allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military. You can reach her confidentially by email: ashley.burke@cbc.ca