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I'm a game programmer, doing pretty much everything (from Wii, Kinect to iPad). On the side, just for fun, I write file systems (for the nifty BeOS/Haiku operating system) and experiment with metadata.

Renaming Streets in Champlain Park

Subject: Street renaming: two streets in Champlain Park are on the list.
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 00:32:57 -0400
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

Jeff Leiper’s Kitchissippi Ward Newsletter contains a notice about street renaming, that affects two streets in Champlain Park. Patricia Avenue (Pontiac to Premier) and Premier Avenue (Remic to Island Park Drive and from Patricia to Northwestern) are on the list of streets to be renamed.
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Pontiac Depaving Park Expansion Update

Seen in councillor Jeff Leiper’s Kitchissippi Ward Newsletter #88:

Pontiac Street partial closure update

It has been a bit of a slog to accomplish the street closure for a portion of Pontiac that we’ve been seeking since last fall. There were some outstanding questions about drainage from staff that we believe we’ve now worked through, and we expect to put jersey barriers in place as a first phase of closure relatively soon. In response to a community request, we’re delaying that until the end of the school year in order to minimize disruption to school buses and drop-off. The background to the closure is here. We’ve yet to figure out a timetable for de-paving, but are working on it!

Proposal for 141 Carleton

Subject: Redevelopment Proposal, 141 Carleton Avenue.
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:32:46 -0400
From: pearhea@aol.com

Please see the attached notice regarding a proposal to build a semi-detached home at 141 Carleton Avenue.

This proposal is very similar to the one made for 137 Carleton Ave. Within the allowed height, the builder can fit a partial 1/2 storey under the roof. Minor Variances are being requested only on lot width and area and are consistent with what the Committee of Adjustment and Ontario Municipal Board have approved for most other Carleton Avenue properties since 2008.
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FCA Transportation Master Plan Workshop & Survey – April 8

Original at http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a27879f3aba0015f3fdd0f6be&id=858b60840f or at http://fca-fac.ca/2017/03/fca-transportation-workshop-and-survey/

FCA-FAC Transportation Master Plan: Workshop & Survey

Dear FCA members:

WORKSHOP: The City of Ottawa’s current Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is the City’s blueprint for planning, developing and operating its walking, cycling, public transit and road networks for the next two decades. It was approved in 2013, based on 2006 census information, 2011 traffic data, background reports and public consultation. It contains targets and strategies regarding walking, cycling, transit and vehicles for 2031 (to access the TMP go to http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/official-plan-and-master-plans/transportation-master-plan). The City originally intended to update the TMP for 2018, but now does not expect to begin the process to update the TMP until 2021.

But time does not stand still – assumptions change, new data becomes available, and a new TMP is needed. On Saturday April 8, 2017 (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd.) the FCA Transportation Committee will hold a half-day workshop on building a new Transportation Master Plan for our city. Please see the attached Agenda or click on it here:
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Winter Trail User’s Survey

If you used the Sir John A. MacDonald (SJAM) Winter Trail this season, the people behind it (http://www.wintertrail.ca/ and https://twitter.com/SJAMWinterTrail) would like your opinion about the trail and what parts you liked. Take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SJAMWinterTrailUserFeedback

By the way, judging by their tweets, they’re still at it, they haven’t given up on grooming – one more snow storm may be coming on Friday!

– Alex

Paint it Up!

Also see http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/en/initiatives/paint-it-up


From: CPO-PCO <cpo-pco@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8:52 AM
Subject: Paint it Up! / À vos pinceaux !

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Paint it Up!

Funding is available for outdoor mural art projects that support graffiti prevention, youth empowerment, community safety and the beautification of Ottawa neighbourhoods.
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Kitchissippi Ward Forum – April 12

From: “Mitchell, Fiona” <Fiona.Mitchell@ottawa.ca>
Date: March 27, 2017 at 4:27 PM
Subject: Kitchissippi Ward Forum – Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:00-9:00pm. Churchill Seniors Centre (Upper town hall)

Good afternoon!

I hope this finds you all well!

We seem to have entered a very busy period in Kitchissippi Ward, and I’m sure you all have your hands full with various development applications, anticipating the summer infrastructure projects, or polishing off those festival or community event details! We invite you to take a pause from the day to day to come and connect with your community.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017
6:00 – 8:00pm
Churchill Seniors Centre – Upper town hall (345 Richmond Rd)

Featuring special guest Rob Wilkinson with Safer Roads Ottawa as well as Jeopardy winner Grant McSheffrey, who will tell us about his time on the show. As well, Jeff, Grant & Dave Allston will go head to head in a mini Jeopardy round filled with Kitchissippi-related trivia. As always, we will have community association and BIA updates as well as updates from Jeff and our office, and opportunities to connect and discuss issues more in-depth.
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LRT Bus Detour Meeting – April 4

From http://www.kitchissippiward.ca/content/public-information-session-april-4-lrt-scott-street-detours

Also see https://www.facebook.com/KitchissippiWard/ where there will be a live video stream of the city presentations and Q&A on Facebook starting at 7pm.

The Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road, will host a public information session April 4 so we can learn more about the temporary Scott Street detours coming as part of construction of Phase 2 of the LRT.

At the session, which starts at 6pm, city staff will show the preliminary plans for Scott Street between Tunney’s Pasture and Dominion Station including a temporary Scott Street extension to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway that will run between the Transitway and Workman Avenue. We’ll also hear more about a temporary bridge over the Transitway near Roosevelt Avenue and intersection improvements at Scott Street and Lanark Avenue/Island Park Drive.
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