Leading Women/Leading Girls Building Communities Awards – Forms

As previously mentioned Ontario is looking for nominations.

From: ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Sent: 12/12/2013 11:51:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Reminder! Leading Women/Leading Girls Building Communities Awards

Dear Friends,

Don’t forget that nominations are currently open for the Leading Women/Leading Girls Building Communities Awards. This is an extraordinary opportunity to celebrate someone you know who goes out of her way to make a difference in our community.

The nomination forms are attached, and must be received by my Community Office no later than January 10, 2014. If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Sincerely,

Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

LeadingGirlsNominationForm-EN.pdf
LeadingWomenNominationForm-EN.pdf

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2013-12-16

This week’s topics:

Transitway safety – Enforcement weekend found a few drunks and surprisingly many fares not paid.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Dec. 16
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:05:47 -0500
From: Andrew Milton

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 16, 2013. 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

NeightbourhoodWatch-2013-12-16.pdf

Westboro Holiday Food Market – December 14

From: nicola@connection360.ca
Sent: 02/12/2013 8:52:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Flavours of Ottawa: Westboro Holiday Food Market Dec. 14

Dear Champlain Park Community Association,

I am organizing an upcoming event in Westboro called: Flavours of Ottawa: Westboro Holiday Food Market.

The event will take place at the Westboro Masonic Hall at 430 Churchill at Byron on Saturday, December 14 from 10 am to 3:30 pm. It will include over 20 Ottawa based artisan vendors who make items such as: macarons, chutney, tortiere, baked goods, tea, jams, chocolate, and black garlic to name a few. A few of vendors live in the Westboro neighbourhoods and many of the vendors were at the Ottawa Farmers Market this past summer! Also the sponsors are local- Emulsify, Diane and Jen (Royal LePage brokers) and Kitchenalia.

This event is a one-stop-shop for all your holiday food and gift giving needs. You can also pick up a curry lunch at the Relish Food Truck.

We are trying to spread the word about the event to people living in the Westboro communities and I hope that you can help us do that as I understand the Champlain Park Community Association is excellent at communicating!

I have attached for more information our poster that you can post on your website, email to your community members and distribute via social media.

Please let me know if you have ANY questions.

Many Thanks

Nicola Maule

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2013-12-02

This week’s topics:

Assistance sought re “distraction theft” – tacks near car tire to distract while second one steals purse.
Two shooters on Montreal Road on November 19 – information requested.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 2
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:15:33 -0500
From: Andrew Milton

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 2, 2013. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who may 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

NeightbourhoodWatch-2013-12-02.pdf

Scott Street Complete Street Funding

Topic previously mentioned in the Meeting on Scott Street Community Design Plan – November 13 posting. This update is from councillor Katherine Hobbs.

http://ourkitchissippi.ca/community/scott-street-complete-street/

[Future Scott Street]

Scott Street Complete Street

December 3, 2013

Dear Residents of Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Wellington Village and Champlain Park,

Throughout the Scott Street Community Design Plan process, I heard from hundreds of residents and while there were many opinions on other issues, people were united in their desire for a complete street for Scott Street. That’s why improving Scott Street has been identified as a community benefit priority in the Scott Street Community Design Plan to be considered by Planning Committee on December 10th.

I committed to you at our last public meeting on November 13th that I would ensure that the public benefit components, including a complete street on Scott, would become a reality, and today we took the first step toward that reality.

Today at the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO), I successfully had a motion passed that will be the first step toward a complete street for Scott Street. The motion borrows $1,000,000 from the City’s Cash-in-lieu of parkland city-wide fund, to be repaid from Section 37 benefits from development in the Scott Street area. The motion had to be walked-on today because the next FEDCO meeting is not until February, and such a delay would have threatened the viability of the initiative.

The LRT will already be paying to move the poles for their detour. These funds will be used to top up the existing LRT budget to upgrade the poles to self-supporting poles, removing guy wires from the green boulevard on the north side of Scott, allowing for a safe and appropriately designed cycling track and pedestrian facilities.

This creates the necessary conditions for a complete street on Scott Street, allowing us to move forward quickly after LRT construction is complete.

I want to thank you all once again for your hours of volunteer time spent working with us on the Scott Street CDP, and I look forward to continue working with you to make the vision for this area a reality.

You can review the motion below.

Thanks,

Katherine

Rosemount Library to Expand

Of interest to our neighbourhood, news from councillor Katherine Hobbs that our nearest city library will be getting funding for expansion.

http://ourkitchissippi.ca/news/breaking-news-rosemount-library-to-expand/

November 29, 2013

[Rosemount Library in Ottawa]

Rosemount Library is 95 years old today! At a ceremony this afternoon I announced expansion plans for Rosemount and I wanted to share this early news with all in Kitchissippi. I requested that the Rosemount branch be listed in the budget as one of the priorities for renovation.

With the approval of the Ottawa Public Library 2014 budget this week, funding was included for Rosemount to be expanded. Please check back on my website as more information is forthcoming.

When you visit the library please take the time to fill out a Post-It note to say what you would like to see, so that your voice will go into the planning of the facility improvements.

Thanks and have a great weekend,

Katherine Hobbs

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2013-11-25

This week’s topics:

Assistance required re violent robbery – pizza? delivery gone wrong on Richie street.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Nov. 25
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:33:23 -0500
From: Andrew Milton <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Nov. 25, 2013. 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

NeightbourhoodWatch-2013-11-25.pdf

Zoning Study on Local Shops and Services

There is an update in a future post.

From: Andrew.McCreight@ottawa.ca
Subject: Local Commercial Study – City of Ottawa
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:12:12 +0000

Good afternoon,

The Zoning Consistency Team from the Planning & Growth Management Department (City of Ottawa) is pleased to announce a new zoning study regarding local commercial shops and services.

All registered community groups from the study area (Wards 12, 13,14,15,17 and 18) are receiving notice through this e-mail and I invite you to review the details of the study and participate through the online questionnaire in the website identified below. Please feel free to forward this e-mail to any interested parties.

Zoning Study on Local Shops and Services in Residential Neighbourhoods

Is there a corner store or shop in your neighbourhood?

Would it be convenient to have a neighbourhood store providing goods and services in your community?

Online questionnaire

We want to hear your views on this important zoning study that will determine appropriate locations for local commercial zoning within existing residential neighbourhoods.

Existing small shops, such as convenience stores, barbers, laundromats, florists and cafés, are often located in residential areas. Current zoning may not permit these businesses beyond what currently exists. This study will consider rezoning these sites, where appropriate, to permit the businesses to continue to contribute to their community.

The study will also consider possible new locations for, scale of, and provisions for, neighbourhood-focused commercial uses that might fall between a home-based business and a full-fledged retail store.

You are encouraged to visit the website at www.ottawa.ca/neighbourhoodstores for more information, and to provide your views through an online questionnaire from November 21, 2013 to January 31, 2014.

Your participation is an integral part of this study.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or comments.

Best regards,
Andrew

Andrew McCreight MCIP, RPP
Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods Unit
Planning and Growth Management, City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Ave West | 4th Floor | Ottawa, ON | K1P 1J1
(t) 613.580.2424 x22568
(f) 613.580.2459
andrew.mccreight@ottawa.ca

LRT Detours Community Public Meeting – December 3rd

From: Katherine.Hobbs@ottawa.ca
Subject: LRT Detours Community Public Meeting – December 3rd, 7 to 9 PM at the Tom Brown Arena
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:38:43 +0000

Hello,

I would like to invite you to a Community Public Meeting I’ve called on December 3rd at the Tom Brown Arena between 7 and 9 p.m.

Representatives from the City and the Rideau Transit Group (RTG) will be presenting information and design plans for Scott Street while the Transitway is detoured for construction on the Confederation Line. This will be the best opportunity to give your feedback to those working on the detour plans.

Please feel free to pass this invite to any and all interested people.

No RSVP required.

Thanks,

Katherine