AccessAbility Day 2018 – May 31

Registration is now open for AccessAbility Day 2018!

A healthy body and mind are critical elements to your overall health. Join us for our 15th annual AccessAbility Day at Ottawa City Hall on Thursday May 31 and find out how keep your mind and body in top shape.

Join Mayor Jim Watson and City Manager Steve Kanellakos who will deliver opening remarks. Mayor Watson will proclaim the day as AccessAbility Day in Ottawa.

The event includes:

Morning : Resource fair centred on health-related topics
Between 10 and noon : Three athletes who have medaled for Canada at the Paralympics will share their experiences and how they maintain optimal mental and physical health. Join Todd Nicholson, Tyrone Henry and Jason Dunkerley for an exciting panel discussion
Prizes and lunch
Afternoon : Health presentations from Ottawa Public Health

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Repaired Park Benches!

I see that we have some repaired park benches, with new wood replacing the older splintered boards. There’s a bit of a story behind that…

Our community association co-chair had noticed that the benches were getting worn out, with splintered or rotting wood in several places. She took some photos last year in May 2017 to document it.

Worn out Bench (they all look like this). Though this one has one more recent beam in the back rest. Note the partial coverage of the back rest, which can be uncomfortable for some people. In May 2017.

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Ottawa Older Adult Plan Survey

Via Roland & FCA, also see https://ottawa.ca/en/older-adult-plan

City of Ottawa Older Adult Plan 2019-2022

The City of Ottawa is planning for its third Older Adult Plan 2019-2022. We want to hear from you!

Fill out this survey and tell us what you think is important for older adults living in Ottawa.

Like many other large cities in Canada and around the world, we are taking action to make Ottawa a more age-friendly city. The City of Ottawa Older Adult Plan supports a long-term vision for our community that values, empowers, and supports older persons and their quality of life.

The Older Adult Plan includes actions that are within the responsibility of municipal government. The City also works closely with the Council on Aging of Ottawa through Age Friendly Ottawa, who supports an Age Friendly Community Action Plan.

If you have questions about this survey or the Older Adult Plan, email olderadults@ottawa.ca

The survey will be open until Sunday May 20, 2018

Kitchissippi Ward Forum – April 30

From Jeff Leiper, city councillor, http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/final-kitchissippi-ward-forum-term-council

We are thrilled to announce that the final Ward forum for this term of Council is coming-up!

The forum will be on Monday, April 30 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Van Lang Field House (29 Van Lang Pvt).

Our guest speaker this time will be John Manconi, the GM for Transportation. John will be speaking about transportation within the City of Ottawa with a focus on Kitchissippi-related issues. In addition to our normal updates from Jeff and the community, we will also have staff from the LRT Stage 2 office present with boards and information.

We hope you can attend and we are looking forward to talking all things Kitchissippi!

O-Train Energized to Tunney’s Pasture

From: Berlin, Damon <Damon.Berlin@ottawa.ca>
Date: 10 April 2018 at 10:50
Subject: Overhead Catenary System – Electrification

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Please be advised that OLRTC has begun with the electrification of segment 1 of the Confederation Line (Tunney’s to West Portal). This is exciting for the project and your ward but it is also important to remember that this is also a new danger that people need to be made aware of. To that end, I am attaching a bilingual education poster for you to share with your community association and neighbours. I will also be sharing this poster with the local schools.
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Quarterly Ward Forum – April 30

From our city councillor Jeff Leiper’s newsletter #135:

April ward forum

Team Kitchissippi and I will be hosting our last ward forum of this term of Council on April 30. It’s scheduled for 6-8 at the field house at Van Lang (29 Van Lang Pvt.) We’ll have all the usual updates from community groups and BIAs. I’m thrilled that our guest speaker this time will be John Manconi, GM of Transportation at the city. It should be a good one.

Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depots

The dates for the Tunney’s Pasture hazardous waste depots are now known, Sunday, May 6 2018 and Sunday, September 16 2018. See the city web site https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/garbage-and-recycling/hazardous-waste-and-special-items for a list of the items that are considered too hazardous for regular garbage (things like mercury filled fluorescent light bulbs).

If you have electronic waste (old computers, TVs and other equipment) or fabrics you want to get rid of, Connaught Public School (Rosemount and Gladstone) http://connaughtschoolyardrenewal.ca/ (oddly not listing their own event for this year, though it is listed in http://www.recycleyourelectronics.ca/) is taking them to help raise funds for school yard improvements. Electronics and textile recycling on Friday April 20 from 7:45 to 8:30 am and Saturday, April 21 from 8 am to 1 pm.

The city also has a list of other e-waste events. I see there is one nearby at Dovercourt on Saturday, April 14 2018, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Smart City 2.0 Questionnaire – March 11

Our co-chair, Heather, is working on a SmartCity response for the CPCA. She would appreciate your input, but also encourages you to respond to the survey directly. Here is some background.

The Federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge invites cities to compete for a top prize of $50 million. The money will be used by the winning cities to respond to community challenges, by taking a “smart city” approach, using data and connected technology. The government is prioritizing applications that harness community input and feedback (that’s us!), to identify key challenges and potential solutions.
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2018 Planning Primer Program Registration

The next Planning Primer I classes for residents will be on January 13 and 15. Details and sign-up at https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/community-involvement/planning-primer

The Planning and Growth Management 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. The content of these Primer courses is the same as those offered in previous years. The courses are offered in English only. Please send your questions to primer@ottawa.ca

Training session Post-Incident Neighbourhood Support Framework for Kitchissippi Ward

If you register, please also send an email to champlainpark@gmail.com and to Brian Tychee, (the Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator), so we are kept informed about community participation. Thank-you.

Dear Champlain Park Community,
Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre, the Ottawa Gang Strategy and Somerset West Community Health Centre, are inviting you to participate to the Post-Incident Neighbourhood Support Framework Protocol Training.

Councilor Jeff Leiper’s office is the lead for this protocol in the Kitchissippi area and will be attending.

To determine the date the most groups can attend, please fill out the doodle poll

Framework
The Post-Incident Neighbourhood Support Framework is a guide to how communities across Ottawa can engage community leaders and service providers to coordinate support and resources to neighbourhoods impacted by violent or traumatic incidents (also referred to as a critical incident).
The Framework is intended to aid in reducing distress and restore cohesion, and ultimately reduce fear, assist in recovery, and build community resiliency.
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