Month: November 2016

Lower Speed Limits for Schools and Residential Streets

Subject: We did it! Ontario to lower speed limits in school zones and residential streets
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 18:52:15 +0000
From: Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Constituency Office) <ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org>

Dear friends,

As you know, our community has been advocating for some time to lower speed limits on Ottawa’s residential streets and in our schools zones. As a parent myself, I know how important it is to have safe streets, which is why I made lowering speed limits part of my 2014 campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udOCQhgE5Ng.

This morning, I was very excited to join Premier Kathleen Wynne at Elmdale Public School to announce new legislation that will make our communities and school zones safer. If passed, the legislation would give municipalities more tools to improve safety in community safety areas, school zones, and residential streets.

These measures would include:

  • Automated speed enforcement (ASE) technology on municipal roads, which takes pictures of speeders’ licence plates and is already used in many parts of North America and Europe, and for community safety zones and school zones;
  • The ability to create zones with reduced speed limits to decrease the severity of pedestrian-vehicle collisions in urban areas; and,
  • A streamlined process for municipalities to participate in Ontario’s Red Light Camera program without the need for lengthy regulatory approval.

For more information, please visit: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2016/11/making-communities-and-school-zones-safer.html

I am very proud of our community for championing this important initiative to keep our streets and schools safe for children, pedestrians and cyclists all across the province. I would like to personally thank you for your hard work and determination.

What we have achieved today will help keep our kids safe and kids right across the province.

Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

Plan Your Parks Consultation

Councillor Jeff Leiper is consulting about what to do with Cash-in-lieu funds (rather than setting aside some land for a park, developers pay cash). What should we do to improve our park?

Have a look at https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/plan-your-parks-kitchissippi-parks-participatory-plan-consultation to see what each round of consultations is about.

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Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2016-11-14

This week’s topics:

  • Winter clothing for youth required.
  • Ottawa Police Strategic Operations Centre – New hub assisting front-line officers, provides a larger situation view too.
  • Invitation to information and panel discussion on results of Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project.
  • 2017 Draft Operating and Capital Budget tabled – More sworn members hired.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Nov. 14
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:31:07 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Nov. 14, 2016. 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. If you need to speak to Cst. Neilly directly, please use neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

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

NeighbourhoodWatch-2016-11-14.pdf

University of Ottawa Choir – December 4

From: Polo <polo_10_ca@yahoo.com>
Date: November 1, 2016 at 8:11 PM
Subject: Announcement – Concert of the University of Ottawa Choir / Annonce – Concert de la Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa

The University of Ottawa Choir is a not-for-profit group of some 70 singers, associated with the School of Music for more than 80 years.

We would very much appreciate it if you could announce our forthcoming concert to residents of your community. We would also be grateful if you could repeat the announcement as many times as possible until the concert date. We thank you in advance for your support in bringing to our region musical productions of high quality and developing our local talents. The details are as follows:

Concert for choir and brass: Handel and Rutter

The University of Ottawa Choir presents John Rutter’s wonderful Gloria as well as the famous Coronation Anthems by G.F. Handel in an all new arrangement for brass accompaniment by Ottawa’s Michel Rondeau. Musical direction: Michel Guimont. Piano: Nick Rodgerson.

Where: St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa (Wilbrod and Cumberland)
When: Sunday, December 4, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: tix@uottawachoir.ca
$25 in advance, $30 at the door, $10 for students.
http://www.uottawachoir.ca/

La Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa est un groupe sans but lucratif composé de quelque 70 choristes, et associé à l’École de musique depuis plus de 80 ans.

Nous vous serions très reconnaissants si vous pouviez annoncer notre prochain concert aux résidents de votre communauté. Il serait grandement apprécié si vous pouviez répéter l’annonce autant de fois que possible jusqu’à la date du concert. Nous vous remercions d’avance de nous soutenir dans notre mission de vous présenter des productions musicales de haute qualité et de développer les talents de notre région. Les détails sont les suivants:

Concert avec chœur et cuivres : Handel et Rutter

La Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa présente le magnifique Gloria de John Rutter, ainsi que les célèbres Hymnes du couronnement (Coronation Anthems) de G.F. Haendel dans un arrangement tout nouveau pour chœur et cuivres de Michel Rondeau d’Ottawa. Direction : Michel Guimont. Piano : Nick Rodgerson.

Où : église St. Joseph à Ottawa (Wilbrod et Cumberland)
Quand : dimanche 4 décembre 2016, à 15 h
Billets : tix@uottawachoir.ca
http://uottawachoir.ca/
25 $ à l’avance, 30 $ à la porte, 10 $ pour les étudiants.
info@uottawachoir.ca

2016 Planning Primer on CoA

An elective course on The Committee of Adjustment (part of the planning primer series described at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/planning-primer) is open for registration, click here to register.

Announcing Registration for the Planning Primer Elective: Committee of Adjustment

November 19 and 21, 2016 (Offered in English)
City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Festival Control Room, First Floor
9 a.m. to noon

November 28, 2016 (Offered in French)
City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Richmond Room, Second Floor
9 a.m. to noon

You can register for the course online until November 18, 2016. Seating is limited to 40 residents per session.

The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development department offers the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process. The program is a series of half-day courses. Please see our schedule for other Primer courses.

Please send your questions to primer@ottawa.ca

New Sidewalk on Clearview

Subject: New RMA advertisement; Clearview Avenue from Keyworth Avenue to Northwestern Avenue
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:57:41 -0500
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

Hi all.

Please see the attached notice from the City. We are getting a sidewalk upgrade on the north side of Clearview between Northwestern and Keyworth. The existing too-narrow, ancient asphalt sidewalk will be replaced by a wider, people-friendly concrete sidewalk.

The new appropriate-width sidewalk will allow for much better separation of pedestrians from motor vehicles, including buses. This section of Clearview will become somewhat narrower and thus less friendly to speeders. The upgrade will make this part of Champlain Park safer for kids going to and from the park, pedestrians of all ages and people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

Heather

From: Mitchell, Fiona <Fiona.Mitchell@ottawa.ca>
Date: 8 November 2016 at 15:12
Subject: New RMA advertisement; Clearview Avenue from Keyworth Avenue to Northwestern Avenue
To: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

Hi Heather,

Jeff wanted me to send this your way and to ask if you had any comments or concerns.

Thank you!

Kindly,

Fiona

Fiona Mitchell-Gougeon
Councillor’s Assistant | Adjointe au conseiller
Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi Ward 15
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
t: 613.580.2424 ex. 15823
e: fiona.mitchell@ottawa.ca

For more information follow us:
http://www.kitchissippiward.ca
@KitchissippiOtt

For inquiries related to city services such as sidewalk maintenance, recycling, garbage pickup, by-law enforcement, etc. call 3-1-1 or visit http://www.serviceottawa.ca.

Pour toute question concernant l’entretien des rues, le recyclage et le service des règlements municipaux composez le 3-1-1 ou consultez http://www.serviceottawa.ca.

From: Paudel, Neeti
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 10:41 AM
To: Leiper, Jeff
Subject: New RMA advertisement; Clearview Avenue from Keyworth Avenue to Northwestern Avenue

Good morning,

Attached is an advertisement for a road modification project. The advertisement has been placed on the City’s website and will remain online for two weeks.

The deadline for comments will be November 18, 2016.

Regards,

Neeti Paudel, E.I.T

Technologist, Development Review & Transportation Engineering
Transportation Services Department |Services des transports
City of Ottawa I Ville d’Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West. Ottawa, ON
*neeti.paudel@ottawa.ca
(613.580.2424) ext./poste 22284

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Wreath Making Workshop – December 4

Come and make your own holiday wreath for your door at the Champlain Park Garden Club workshop on Sunday December 4 at 12:30 (it runs about 1 to 1.5 hours).

Using a grapevine wreath base you will build a fresh wreath with 4 kinds of evergreens and berries. No experience necessary just garden gloves and a hand garden cutter (snips).

Cost is $28.00 plus we’ll have a few holiday cookies and punch. It’s lots of fun. To register call Laurie at 613-728-1945.

wreath

Community Meeting – Champlain Park Urban Forest and Green Spaces

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Urban Forest and Green Spaces

When:   Thursday, November 17, 2016
Time:     7 pm to 9 pm
Where: Champlain Park Fieldhouse

Learn about recent efforts to foster a healthy urban forest and green space in Champlain Park:

  • Community mapping of trees and tree health
  • Tree planting in the NCC forest
  • The Little Woods at Clearview and Patricia

Bring your ideas for enhancing the green spaces in the neighbourhood and reducing the environmental footprint of our community.

All are welcome!

Water Rangers Meeting – become a Citizen Scientist – November 29

Want to know more about the river that runs past our shore? Do you wish you could swim safely either at Westboro Beach or in the Carleton Avenue area?

Are you interested in fishing and wonder what kind of fish you might catch near our shores? You and your friends could become citizen scientists and build up a storage of knowledge about the river, its health, issues around it, and how we can improve it in our own neighbourhood and also in its entire length.

Come to a meeting on Nov. 29 at 7:15 p.m. at the Champlain Park Field House on Cowley Ave, in Champlain Park. Kat Kavanagh, the Designer and Executine Director of the Water Rangers Website will explain how the Water Rangers web site can be used to build up knowledge of local areas of the river over time by recording information on the web site on a regular basis. For example one of you could record such items as when ice has formed in the fall at a particular spot (say the bay at Carleton Ave), and when it has gone out of that bay in the spring. Where city information is available that could be used to add to the knowledge.

Kat Kavanagh, Executive Director
http://waterrangers.ca/

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