Re-Introducing the Crime Prevention Ottawa Ambassador program

Sarah Livermore our Neighbourhood Watch coordinator points out http://onwec.com/2015/03/31/spring-has-sprung-re-introducing-the-crime-prevention-ottawa-ambassador-programle-printemps-est-de-retour-ainsi-que-le-programme-des-ambassadeurs-de-prevention-du-crime-ottawa/

COMMUNIQUE
Spring has sprung: Re-Introducing the Crime Prevention Ottawa Ambassador program

About the program
In 2013, Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) launched the Ambassador program. The Ambassador program has two groups of volunteers: the CPO Forum Ambassadors and CODA (Connecting on Disability and Abuse) Ambassadors. The program provides trained volunteers to represent CPO at community events, information fairs and meetings. It is our way of reaching out to neighbourhoods across the city and sharing information about crime prevention and community safety.

Meet our CPO Forum and CODA Ambassadors
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and from communities across the city. Each is a leader in his or her own right. Find out more about our Ambassadors by visiting our website.

Book an Ambassador for your next community event
Are you planning a meeting or event in your community? Why not invite one of our CPO Ambassadors? They come armed with information and materials to share with your friends and neighbours. So spread the community safety message. Email us at cpo@ottawa.ca to book one of our Ambassadors today.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this email with a friend or colleague.

COMMUNIQUÉ
Le printemps est de retour, ainsi que le Programme des ambassadeurs de Prévention du crime Ottawa

Au sujet du programme
En 2013, Prévention du crime Ottawa (PCO) a lancé le Programme des ambassadeurs, comportant deux groupes de bénévoles : les ambassadeurs du forum de PCO et les ambassadeurs du CODA (Réseau contre la violence envers les personnes ayant un handicap). En vertu de ce programme, des ambassadeurs expérimentés et bien informés se voient confier la tâche de représenter PCO lors d’activités, de foires d’information et de réunions de quartier. C’est notre façon à nous d’étendre nos services aux différents quartiers de la ville et de partager de l’information sur la prévention du crime et la sécurité communautaire.

Faites la connaissance de nos ambassadeurs du forum de PCO et du CODA
Nos bénévoles appartiennent à toutes les couches de la société et proviennent des différentes collectivités de la ville. Ce sont tous des leaders. Pour en savoir plus sur nos ambassadeurs, visitez notre site web.

Retenez les services d’un ambassadeur pour votre événement
Vous planifiez un événement ou une réunion dans votre quartier? Pourquoi ne pas y inviter un des ambassadeurs de PCO? Ils pourront partager de l’information et de la documentation avec vos amis et voisins. Contribuez à la sécurité communautaire. Envoyez un courriel à l’adresse PCO@ottawa.ca dès aujourd’hui pour retenir les services d’un de nos ambassadeurs.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-03-30

This week’s topics:

Break and enter suspects sought.
Sponsor a Special Olympics athlete with a $500 donation.
Ottawa Police Service survey – 2015 starting, 2012 results available.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 30
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:36:53 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 30, 2015. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2015-03-30.pdf

Second Kitchissippi Ward Forum – April 18 – Registration Requested

As part of my election commitment to you, I promised to hold quarterly open, public forums for the whole ward. The first ward forum, on 17 January 2015, ended up being standing room only.

We’re pleased to announce the details of the 2nd Kitchissippi Forum.

Date: Saturday, 18 April 2015
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Place: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road

We’ve taken some of the feedback you gave us from the first forum and will be incorporating your feedback into this forum.

Please register to attend:

To help us better estimate numbers for catering, we ask that you please register your interest on the Eventbrite page here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kitchissippi-forum-tickets-16160922755

Looking for volunteers

In addition, we would like to call for volunteers to help with posting. It’s very difficult with our small staff and all the work we have to also poster the ward – and it’s also not possible for us to be everywhere. So, if you go to a gym, or you know there’s a noticeboard in your doctor’s surgery, or your church has a community noticeboard and you don’t mind putting up a poster for us, please email us at jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca stating you would like to be a volunteer and we will note your name down.

We want to engage as many citizens of Kitchissippi as we can, but we need your help to do so. We may also ask for help with organizing community events, street or park clean-ups or any other kind of thing which may require manpower during Jeff’s term.

If you have a particular skill you can contribute, please feel free to make a special note of that too.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 18th of April!

Thanks,
Jeff Leiper
Councillor, Kitchissippi, City of Ottawa | Conseiller, Kitchissippi, Ville d’Ottawa
613.580.2485 | @jleiper | ottawa.ca / kitchissippiward.ca
110 Laurier Avenue West | Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

LRT West Extension Feedback – March 30

From: City of Ottawa <westernLRT@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:59 AM
Subject: City invites feedback on Confederation Line West Extension

The City of Ottawa invites residents to take part in a public consultation on Monday, March 30 about plans for the Confederation Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension.

The City and the National Capital Commission (NCC) Working Group recently announced an agreement in principle that would allow a portion of the LRT extension between Dominion and Cleary stations to be fully buried under the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. The public consultation about the recommended corridor will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) and will offer residents the opportunity to learn more about the proposal and to provide feedback. The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m., including a presentation at 6:30 p.m.

The preferred integrated transit solution meets the NCC’s criteria while protecting the Byron Linear Park and Rochester Field and meeting the City of Ottawa’s affordability requirements. The solution also:

Maximizes greenspace by re-instating existing Parkway lanes of traffic closer together
Develops a park of national significance along the shoreline
Protects the trees and landscaped buffer between the Parkway and adjacent urban areas
Enhances existing pathways and creates new pathways and two new crossings under the Parkway
Reduces annual bus trips on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway by more than 450,000
Increases useable shoreline park space by 38 per cent

The Western LRT extension is one of three environmental assessment studies currently underway as part of Stage 2: the City’s plan to add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres to our LRT network, extending it farther east, west and south by 2023.

This is a map that shows the future Confederation Line West LRT extension alignment between Dominion and Cleary Stations. It provides a synopsis of the key features of the 100 Day Solution identified for this portion of the alignment and jointly announced by the City of Ottawa and National Capital Commission.

A further public consultation to review the overall recommended plan for the Stage 2 Confederation Line West Extension is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29. Additional information about upcoming and future public consultation opportunities, project updates and contact information can be found on ottawa.ca/stage2. Materials presented at all public consultations will also be posted on the website for those unable to attend.

This document is also available at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/transit/information-session-march-30-2015

Central Library Discussion – March 31

From: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
Sent: 23/03/2015 8:00:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Central Library Discussion – March 31

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is holding initial discussions on a Central Library. The public will be invited to provide input into the spaces and services of the future building.

Public input will be used to shape the functional building requirements (spaces and services) of a Central Library. The results of the public input will be made available through a report to the Ottawa Public Library Board in June 2015.

There are three ways the public can get involved:

1. Attend a public session

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
City Hall, Jean Pigott Place
110 Laurier Avenue West

Registration for the public session starts on Friday, March 6, 2015. Interested citizens can register at http://www.OttawaCentralLibrary.ca/. Spaces are limited.

2. Participate in an online forum

The public session will be available through a live webcast of the presentations at http://www.OttawaCentralLibrary.ca/. The broadcast will be available on March 31at 7:00 p.m. After the presentation, participants will be given options for submitting their input online through April 6, 2015. The webcast will be available for viewing during the entire online submission period.

3. Visit the Main branch

Visit the Main branch of OPL at 120 Metcalfe St. from March 21-27, 2015 to write comments on an idea board located on the Ground floor. Children can also participate by providing input on a board available in the Children’s area on the second floor.

Premières discussions sur une Bibliothèque centrale

La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa mène actuellement des discussions sur une Bibliothèque centrale. Le public sera invité à faire part de son opinion au sujet des espaces et des services de ce futur bâtiment.

L’opinion du public sera utilisée afin de déterminer les besoins fonctionnels (espaces et services) de la Bibliothèque centrale. Les résultats des commentaires du public seront dévoilés dans un rapport destiné au C.A. de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa en juin 2015.

Il y a trois façons dont le public peut participer.

1. Assister à une séance publique

Le mardi 31 mars 2015
De 19 h à 21 h
Hôtel de ville, Place-Jean-Pigott
110, avenue Laurier Ouest

L’inscription pour la séance publique débute le 6 mars, 2015. Les citoyens intéressés peuvent s’inscrire au http://www.BiblioCentraleOttawa.ca/. Le nombre de places est limité.

2. Participer à un forum en ligne

Les présentations livrés durant la séance publique seront disponibles en direct à http://www.BiblioCentraleOttawa.ca/. La diffusion sera disponible le 31 mars à 19 h. Après les présentations, les participants auront des options pour soumettre leurs opinions en ligne jusqu’au 6 avril. La vidéo de la diffusion sera disponible pour la durée des soumissions en ligne.

3. Visiter la succursale Centrale

Rendez-vous à la succursale Centrale au 120, rue Metcalfe, entre le 21 et le 27 mars 2015, et inscrivez vos commentaires sur le babillard à suggestions situé au rez-de-chaussée. Les enfants peuvent aussi participer en soumettant leurs idées sur un babillard situé dans la section pour enfants au deuxième étage.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-03-23

This week’s topic:

Traffic blitzes in school zones.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 23, 2015
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:18:15 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 23, 2015. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613-236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2015-03-23.pdf

Capital Illumination Workshop – March 31

This may be of interest, from http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/capital-planning/public-meetings/calendar-events/capital-illumination-workshop Hope they come up with something more reliable than the Place du Portage bridge and park (lots of recessed lights hidden behind concrete, probably looked nice when new, now almost all broken).

– Alex

The NCC invites you to attend a workshop to assist in the development of an illumination plan for the core of Canada’s Capital.

This presentation will highlight UNESCO’s 2015 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, which is raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.

Workshop participants will be invited to discuss the mission and objectives of the NCC’s Capital Illumination Plan, identify specific sites that should be illuminated, and complete a survey.

The workshop will include the following:

6 pm Introductions by Dr. Mark Kristmanson, CEO of the NCC
6:10 pm Presentation by Louise Filiatrault, Secretary-General, Canadian Commission for UNESCO on the 2015 International Year of Light and Light-based technologies
6:20 pm Overview of the Capital Illumination Plan, by Stephen Willis, Executive Director, Capital Planning, NCC
6:30 pm Workshop
8:35 pm Discussion and plenary
9 pm End

We look forward to your input which will help us create a holistic Plan for nighttime illumination of both public and private buildings, as well as infrastructure and public art in the urban core.

Space is limited. Please RSVP at info@ncc-ccn.ca by noon, on Monday, March 30.

Simultaneous translation will be available.
Universally accessible. Please let us know if you have any special needs.

When?
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
6 pm to 9 pm

Where?
NCC Headquarters
Capital Urbanism Lab
40 Elgin Street, 5th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario

Thank you for your interest in the National Capital Commission.

Questions or Comments?

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.

Telephone: 613-239-5000 or 1-800-465-1867 (toll-free)
TTY: 613-239-5090 or 1-866-661-3530 (toll-free)
Fax: 613-239-5063
Email: info@ncc-ccn.ca

The 2nd Kitchissippi Forum, invitation for update – April 18

Subject: The 2nd Kitchissippi Forum – invitation for update
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:27:24 +0000
From: Leiper, Jeff <Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca>

Community Associations and BIAs

This email is to inform you of the next Kitchissippi Forum. Details are as follows.

Date: Saturday, 18 April 2015
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Place: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road

As last time, we would like to invite you each to provide us with a 5 minute update as to the priorities for your association for the coming quarter. For many of you who were at the first Kitchissippi Forum, you will understand that the time limit is enforced quite strictly in order to allow for everyone to speak, and there is no ability to provide power point presentations.

We are asking for people to register on Eventbrite this time to allow us a better idea of numbers for catering purposes. You can register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kitchissippi-forum-tickets-16160922755

Please do spread the word through your newsletters, websites etc.

We’re intending on starting more aggressive promotion after April 1 and we’re asking for your help with putting up posters etc. The poster will be sent to you all next week and we would be very grateful for any assistance you can provide. If you require the posters to be printed and dropped off, please reply by email and let us know.

Thank you very much for your continuing support.

Jeff

Jeff Leiper
Councillor, Kitchissippi, City of Ottawa | Conseiller, Kitchissippi, Ville d’Ottawa
613.580.2485 | @jleiper | ottawa.ca / kitchissippiward.ca
110 Laurier Avenue West | Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Open Channels – A Dialogue on Flooding – March 30

Subject: INVITATION TO “OPEN CHANNELS — A DIALOGUE ON FLOODING”: MARCH 30, 2015…
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:18:34 -0400
From: Pearhea@aol.com

This is an interesting subject for riverside communities, especially given climate change and the related increase in the number of extreme weather events.

Years ago, an elderly resident told me that when he was a boy, it was not uncommon for spring floods to cover Clearview Avenue. Dams upstream now control the spring water levels pretty well. Since I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the water rise high enough a few times to completely submerge the benches by the bike path, but it hasn’t ever crept to this side of the Parkway underpasses.

Heather

From: dcgibson24@gmail.com
Sent: 15/03/2015 2:35:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: INVITATION TO “OPEN CHANNELS — A DIALOGUE ON FLOODING”: MARCH 30, 2015 at BEN FRANKLIN PLACE, 7-8:30 PM

You are invited to attend a special free presentation and panel discussion on flooding in the Ottawa area on March 30, 2015 at 7pm in the Chamber Room at Ben Franklin Place. Further details about this presentation are contained in the attached poster below. Please feel free to circulate this poster widely to members of your association, organization, neighbours and friends.

Please contact me if you have any questions about this event at dcgibson24@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you on March 30th.

Don Gibson on behalf of the
Rideau Roundtable
Panel Moderator

Google Docs 4. Flood Management Event 2015 – colour text and block 15 03 12-pa- 705 pm.pdf

20150330 Flood Management Event.pdf

Date: Saturday, 18 April 2015 Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm Place: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road

Please register to attend:

Looking for volunteers

Date: Saturday, 18 April 2015
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Place: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road