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Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2017-01-23

This week’s topics:

  • New hours at OPS front desks – Unified across the city, some services moved too.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 23
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:28:16 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 23, 2017. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving 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 contact Cst. Neilly directly, please us neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

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

NeighbourhoodWatch-2017-01-23.pdf

Just to remind you of what they do, here’s a message from the Ottawa Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee blog at https://onwec.com/2017/01/21/crime-prevention-is-everybodys-responsibility/ by :

Crime prevention is everybody’s responsibility

A Neighbourhood Watch program gives you permission to talk to your neighbours about keeping you, your neighbours and your community safe. A Neighbourhood Watch program teaches you how • to increase community communication and knowledge • to reduce preventable crime • to encourage reporting of criminal or suspicious activity • to improve the quality of information passed on to police • to improve the level of home security • to improve personal safety • to encourage property marking to help reduce the fear of crime particularly for the elderly in your local community.

Richmond Road and Byron Park Open House – January 31

From: Stage2 – Etape2 <stage2@ottawa.ca>
Date: January 16, 2017 at 11:29 AM
Subject: Richmond Road Complete Street & Byron Linear Park Renewal Open House / Séance portes ouvertes sur le projet de rue complète du chemin Richmond et le projet de réfection du parc linéaire Byron

Please join us for the next round of consultations with the City of Ottawa as we present what we heard during the Richmond Road Complete Street and Byron Linear Park consultation with residents and stakeholders that took place on November 15th, 2016.  We will have a discussion about what we heard during the previous consultation and review the proposed design concepts for Richmond Road Complete Street and Byron Linear Park.

What: Richmond Road Complete Street & Byron Linear Park Renewal Open House

When: January 31st, 2017 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Where: Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1000 Byron Avenue

Agenda:

  • 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Introductions/presentation – “What We Heard”
  • 7:20 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Q&A
  • 8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Review boards (design concept) for Byron Linear Park, Richmond Road Complete Street and meet with project leads

Ward Councillors and City staff will be available to discuss the projects and answer questions.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please email your request before January 23rd, 2017. For more information, please email richmondbyron@ottawa.ca

Nous vous invitons maintenant à participer à la prochaine séance de consultation sur le projet de rue complète du chemin Richmond et le projet de réfection du parc linéaire Byron, où vous saurez ce qui a été dit lors des consultations menées le 15 novembre 2016 auprès des résidents et des intervenants. Suivront une période de discussion et une présentation des concepts proposés pour les projets en question.

Quoi : Séance portes ouvertes sur le projet de rue complète du chemin Richmond et le projet de réfection du parc linéaire Byron

Quand : Le 31 janvier 2017, de 18 h à 21 h

Où : Église orthodoxe ukrainienne Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, au 1000, avenue Byron

Ordre du jour

  • De 18 h 30 à 19 h 15 : Mot de bienvenue et présentation (« ce qui a été dit »)
  • De 19 h 20 à 20 h : Période de questions
  • De 20 h à 20 h 45 : Présentation des concepts proposés pour le parc linéaire Byron et la rue complète du chemin Richmond, et rencontre avec les responsables des projets

Des membres du personnel de la Ville et des conseillers de quartier seront présents pour discuter des projets et répondre aux questions.

La Ville d’Ottawa accorde une grande importance à l’accessibilité. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation particulières, veuillez le signaler par courriel d’ici le 23 janvier 2017. Pour en savoir plus, écrivez à l’adresse richmondbyron@ottawa.ca.

New Facebook Group for Neighbours

If you want to chat with your neighbours online, and Tweets are too short or too public, there’s now an unofficial Facebook group you can join, just for people who have lived in the neighbourhood. You do need a Facebook account to be able to apply to join the group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChamplainPark/

Their description is:

A fun, informal Facebook group for people who live in the Champlain Park neighbourhood in Ottawa Ontario. Feel free to post community events, photos, volunteer requests, items needed or for sale, or discuss community issues! No commercial advertising or partisan political links please.
NOT FORMALLY AFFILIATED WITH CHAMPLAIN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION!

ChamplainParkFacebookHeader20170116.jpeg

Looking for a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

Champlain Park Neighbourhood Watch

Champlain Park is looking for a new Neighbourhood Watch (NW) Coordinator.

This volunteer opportunity enables you to act as a liaison between our community and our Community Police Constable (CPC) Dawn Neilly-Sylvestre.

This volunteer position does not require a lot of time commitment, as Champlain Park has an established NW.

Tasks for this position include:

  • Signing up with ONWEC (Ontario Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee) to receive updates and newsletters on the NW community;
  • Updating the CPC about our NW, including changes of personnel (coordinator, block captains), crimes in the neighbourhood, inquiries from community members;
  • Receiving NW Bulletins from the CPC and forwarding them to our webmaster to post them on our website;
  • Updating Block Captains on any new information, such as Ottawa Police Service initiatives and/ or programs;
  • Recruiting Block Captains;
  • Write notices to community members about criminal/ unwanted activity in the neighbourhood and ask for assistance;
  • Interacting with the Champlain Park Executive;
  • Attend Champlain Park General Meetings and Champlain Park Annual General Meetings (optional).

If you are interested in actively participating within our community and have an interest in safety, health and wellness, then this is the opportunity for you!

Please note: the current NW Coordinator will assist the new NW Coordinator learn about the position and answer any questions.

Rosemount Library Update

From: Emily Addison <emilyladdison@gmail.com>
Date: January 10, 2017 at 2:25 PM
Subject: Rosemount Library update for Community Associations

Dear Community Association Contacts for READ and Community Association Presidents,

Happy New Year and thanks again so much for your support and participation to date in supporting the Rosemount Library redevelopment efforts. This is a brief update from READ regarding the Rosemount library branch.

On December 14th, city council passed the Ottawa Public Library’s 2017 budget. That budget included OPL’s decision to suspend any renovation planning for Rosemount while they conduct a business case during the first half of 2017. This was the decision READ and Councillor Leiper were advocating for as it means that OPL will look at the viability of building a new (expanded!) Rosemount. Visit the following link if you want to read the presentations made at the board meeting on behalf of this direction: http://www.readrosemount.ca/2016/12/12/read-chair-and-resident-kathleen-wilker-make-presentations-to-opl-budget-mtg-dec-6/

READ continues to be active as there is still much more work to do. We have just sent OPL staff the following three considerations we recommend they include as part of the business case:

  • Size: Given data comparison with similar branches and community consultation feedback, there is strong argument for a new Rosemount Library to be at least 10,000sqft, even more with the current population plus expected projections. Thus, READ strongly recommends that the OPL look at 10,000sqft as the minimum and 12,500 sqft.or more as the real need.
  • Various partnership models: We know that the OPL as built library branches as part of to community and/or civic centres (St-Laurent, Beaverbrook, Greely, Constance Bay, Nepean Centrepointe etc) – we support this civic partnership approach. Additionally, we urge the OPL to consider partnerships in other public sector forms, particularly with affordable housing as this could greatly lower costs (building/maintenance) and could result in federal infrastructure money targeted at such projects. (We know our local MP is supportive of this idea.)
  • Ongoing community engagement: We encourage the OPL to engage with READ, Community Associations, and the wider community when continuing to research possibilities and plans for Rosemount. As community members, we have insight and information of use to the OPL to create a successful Business Plan and library in what is a more challenging part of the city (the urban core).

Essentially, we want to encourage OPL to continue to work towards making a greatly expanded Rosemount happen and that the community can help facilitate that process.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions/suggestions. Also. a quick note that you or other representations from your community association are always welcome at our montly meetings. The next one is January 16th from 7-9pm at the Hintonburg Community Centre.

With much thanks,
Emily Addison
READ Vice-Chair

Winter Overnight Parking Ban – January 10

From: City of Ottawa <winterparking@ottawa.ca>
Date: January 10, 2017 at 9:33 AM
Subject: Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect

City of Ottawa
Winter Parking Alerts

Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect

01/10/2017 09:00
Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.

During an overnight parking ban, residents are reminded that there is no parking on city streets so that crews can plow easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during an overnight parking ban may be ticketed and towed. On-street parking permit holders are exempt from this restriction. Non permit holders can avoid fines by not parking on the street overnight.

Free parking

During winter overnight parking bans, residents will have free access to covered City-owned parking garages. For more information about which City garages are free during winter overnight parking bans, visit http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/parking/regulations-and-restrictions#winter-overnight-parking-november-15-april-1.

Be in the know about snow

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For more winter parking information, please visit http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/parking/regulations-and-restrictions#winter-overnight-parking-november-15-april-1 or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).

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Wanted: Snow Shovelling

Subject: Post re snow-clearing
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 22:02:13 -0500
From: Amy Kempster <amykempster@bell.net>

I have a contract re snow-clearing but while they do a good job on the driveway my ramp is in bad condition.

Wanted: a reliable person to shovel my ramp so I can negotiate it safely. I go to exercise classes at about 10 o’clock on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and go out on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. I use para-transpo so the end of the ramp should be clear to allow me to get safely in the car. Payment for work will be $25 an hour. If there has been no snow that day a check of whether significant snow has been blown in should be made to ensure the ramp is safe.