Urban Design Awards – September 30

From: info@sheilaperry.ca
Subject: [FWD: PLEASE SHARE WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS: Invitation to the 2015 Ottawa Urban Design Awards Ceremony/ Invitation à la cérémonie de remise des prix 2015 de l’esth étique urbaine d’Ottawa]
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:05:38 -0700

Greetings Community Association Representatives and members of Planning and Development Committees:

Please find attached…an invitation to Ottawa’s Urban Design Awards scheduled for September 30 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Lansdowne’s Horticulture Building.

This is a free event and an opportunity to meet many builders, architects, planners and politically engaged individuals.

Please share this memo with your Community Association members and encourage others to attend.

Best regards,
Sheila Perry
VP and FCA Liaison,
Planning and Zoning

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Subject: PLEASE SHARE WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS: Invitation to the 2015 Ottawa Urban Design Awards Ceremony/ Invitation à la cérémonie de remise des prix 2015 de l’esthétique urbaine d’Ottawa
From: Séguin, Alexandre <Alexandre.Seguin@ottawa.ca>
Date: Thu, August 06, 2015 12:42 pm

RSVP: 2015 Ottawa Urban Design Awards

INVITATION
TO THE AWARDS CEREMONY
September 30, 2015
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park
1525 Princess Patricia Way, Ottawa

Click here to attend

Please join the City of Ottawa to celebrate excellence in urban design

Now in its 10th year, the 2015 Ottawa Urban Design Awards will feature projects built in Ottawa between September 1, 2013 and September 1, 2015

Reminder
The deadline for award submissions is 4 p.m. on August 6, 2015

Event Program
5 p.m. Cash bar and light fare available as you view the award submissions
6 p.m. Awards ceremony
7 p.m. Urban Forum’s Speaker Series featuring architect, Jack Diamond

Questions
Urbandesignawards@ottawa.ca
613.580.2424 x27913

More Info
http://www.ottawa.ca/urbandesignawards

The awards competition is open to urban designers, planners, landscape architects, architects, engineers, developers, contractors, consultants, owners, students and anyone who has contributed to Ottawa’s urban landscape. Submissions will be juried by independent outside judges.

INVITATION
à la cérémonie de remise des prix
Le 30 septembre, 2015
de 17 h à 18 h 30
Édifice de l’horticulture, Parc Lansdowne
1525 promenade Princess Patricia, Ottawa

Cliquez içi pour y assister

Venez-vous joindre à la Ville d’Ottawa pour célébrer l’excellence en esthétique urbaine

Célébrant son 10e anniversaire, la cérémonie des prix 2015 de l’esthétique urbaine d’Ottawa mettra en vedette des projets réalisés à Ottawa entre le 1er septembre 2013 et le 1er septembre 2015

Rappel
La date limite pour envoyer une candidature de prix est le 6 août 2015 à 16 h

Ordre du jour
17 h Bar payant et repas légers disponibles lors de l’exposition des candidatures
18 h Cérémonie de remise des prix
19 h L’événement Urban Forum’s Speaker Series mettant en vedette l’architecte, Jack Diamond (en anglais seulement)

Questions
Prixdelesthetiqueurbaine@ottawa.ca
613.580.2424 poste 27913

Plus d’info
http://www.ottawa.ca/prixdelesthetiqueurbaine

Le concours s’adresse à tous les designers urbains, urbanistes, architectes-paysagistes, architectes, ingénieurs, promoteurs, entrepreneurs, conseillers, propriétaires, étudiants et au public qui ont contribué à façonner le paysage urbain d’Ottawa. Les candidatures de prix sont évaluées par des experts indépendants.

Feedback on Police Street Checks – August 21-26

From: PIA@ottawapolice.ca
Sent: 05/08/2015 8:49:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time

Dear community partners
On Behalf of the project lead A/Insp. Mark Patterson, for the Ottawa Police Service’s Street Check Project, I would like to invite you to participate in a feedback session about street checks.

In order to ensure maximum participation, we have the following options to choose from :

Friday, August 21 4:00pm- 5:30pm City Hall Festival Control Boardroom, 110 Laurier Ave.
Tuesday, August 25 10:00am-11:30am City Hall Festival Control Boardroom, 110 Laurier Ave.
Tuesday August 25 3:00pm-4:30pm Ottawa Police Station, Pat Hayes Boardroom, 474 Elgin St.
Wednesday, August 26 4:00pm-5:30pm City Hall Festival Control Boardroom, 110 Laurier Ave.

Please register here today to save your spot at one of the listed sessions. Your registration will ensure sufficient preparations for food and beverages.

The Ottawa Police Service welcomes the Ontario Government’s decision to carry out consultations this summer in order to create guidelines to standardize street checks across the province. The aim is to establish provincial rules for street checks to ensure these encounters are consistent, without bias, and carried out in a manner that promotes public confidence in order to maintain the use of a valuable tool for police. See announcement
An update on the Ottawa Police Service’s Street Check Project was provided to the Ottawa Police Services Board on Monday, July 27, 2015. The update report includes:

Street Check Public Education: Key information about our street checks including when they are warranted, the type intelligence collected and their role in preventing and solving crime;
Street Check Data 2011-2014: A summary of street check data including information on age, gender and race/ethnicity breakdown. The police service is releasing this information now without further analysis for context and trends because there have been requests from stakeholders, the media and through the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Engagement Plans: Plans for consultation that will allow us to contribute to the provincial guidelines development this summer and set the direction for another phase of community-police engagement once the provincial guidelines are released to us later this year.

Street checks are one of the intelligence tools that police use to help prevent and solve crime in the community. The development of provincial guidelines and an Ottawa Police policy will not only lead to improvements but will enhance public confidence and trust building.

Ongoing community and police feedback and dialogue is critical to next steps.

I would much appreciate your participation,

Hamid Mousa | A/Community Development Coordinator
Phone: (613) 236-1222, ext. 5028
E-mail: mousah@ottawapolice.ca<mailto:mousah@ottawapolice.ca>
Twitter: @hamidmousaOPS
Ottawa Police Service | Community Development Section | Executive Services Directorate
474 Elgin Street | P.O. Box 9634, Stn. T | Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6H5
http://www.ottawapolice.ca/

Kitchissippi Ward Forum – August 22

Subject: FW: Kitchissippi Ward Forum – August 22 at Orpheus Theatre
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:25:57 +0000
From: CoChair1

I may be able to attend, but any others are welcome to volunteer.

CoChair1

From: Fiona.Mitchell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Kitchissippi Ward Forum – August 22 at Orpheus Theatre
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:34:46 +0000

Hello Community Associations and BIAs,

As mentioned in a previous e-mail, Jeff is holding another Ward Forum on August 22, from 10am-1pm at the Orpheus Musical Theatre. We invite all of you, your members and neighbours to attend and join Jeff in conversation about our lovely ward. We will circulate a poster closer to the event, once we have finalized our community partners.

As in previous forums, we are inviting each association to have 5 minutes to present any updates or announcements to our community. Please start thinking about what you would like to say, and who will represent your organization by speaking to the group. Once you have finalized your announcements, we are asking if each association could provide us with a typed, brief copy of the speaking notes for our records. This can be provided closer to the forum. The order of speakers will be randomly selected during the event.

Please respond to this e-mail letting our office know if your association will be represented at the event, who will be giving your announcements, and if they have a title (President, Treasurer, etc).

Thank you, and we look forward to engaging with your associations at the forum!

Kindly,

Fiona

Fiona Mitchell
Councillor’s Assistant
Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi Ward 15
110 Laurier Avenue West. Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
t: 613.580.2400 ex. 15823
e: fiona.mitchell@ottawa.ca
http://www.kitchissippiward.ca/
@KitchissippiOtt

Review of Rules for Municipalities

Subject: Municipal Legislation Review
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:54:35 +0000
From: Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Constituency Office) <ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org>

Dear Friends,

Ontario is reviewing three key elements of Ontario’s municipal legislative framework: the Municipal Act, the City of Toronto Act, and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

The government is required by legislation to review the Municipal Act and City of Toronto Act every five years. The government is reviewing these Acts at the same time, along with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

We want to hear from municipalities, organizations, elected officials, experts, and Ontarians in every part of the province about how this legislation might be improved. We are interested in all suggestions. Based on what we have heard to date from members of the public, municipalities and other interested groups, there are three main themes that this review will focus on:

Accountability and Transparency
Municipal Financial Sustainability
Responsive and Flexible Municipal Government

Our government wants to hear your concerns and suggested solutions on these Acts. We want to hear what is working, what could work better, and your innovative ideas for addressing challenges together.

I invite you to review the discussion guide and share your ideas. The deadline for comments is October 31, 2015, and there are a number of ways to share your feedback:

Online: share your feedback
E-mail: e-mail your suggestions for changes to the legislation, or any other comments or questions you may have about the reviews, to municipalreview@ontario.ca.
Mail: send a written submission with your suggestions for changes to the legislation, or any other comments to:
Municipal Legislation Review
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Local Government Policy Branch
777 Bay St., 13th Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2E5

You may also be interested to know that the Municipal Elections Act is also under review. For more information, please visit http://ontario.ca/municipalelections.

I hope you take the time to participate in this process. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance.

Sincerely,

Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

Infill II Update

Subject: Infill II update
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:57:21 +0000
From: CoChair1

Below is an update from Jeff Lieper’s newsletter (you can subscribe from Jeff’s website and have it sent to your e-mail address). See highlight related to Jeff’s work with Heather and I, which was very much appreciated. He also mentioned our involvement with appreciation when he spoke at Planning Committee on June 24 (when the By-law amendment was passed).

In summary, this was a successful outcome for our community’s R1 and R2, especially the reduced heights from 11 m. down to 8.5 m, and the elimination of the proposed extra 1 m. of height for duplexes. (Unfortunately some of the other residential zones (R3 and R4) that we worked with through the FCA were less satisfied with height outcomes for their communities.)

CoChair1

From Jeff Lieper’s Newsletter:

Amended Infill II rules pass Council

On Wednesday, Council passed “Infill II” – a package of zoning changes that will rein in the size of infill developments. New infills will be required to provide more generous setbacks and longer back yards. The height limits for infills in many of our residential zones have also been reduced. Projections such as rooftop patio access are also being made to be less obtrusive and set further back. The new rules are the result of months of discussion between communities, builders and City planners. I was very pleased to work closely with, particularly, the Champlain Park Community Association to accomplish one significant amendment to what was passed at Planning Commitee: a lower height for duplexes in our R2 zones for the sake of consistency and to provide a clear signal to the Committee of Adjustment. The new infill by-law is now in its appeal period, and may yet be challenged at the Ontario Municipal Board by any of the parties who participated in the process.

Update on Minimum Parking Requirements

From: Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca
Sent: 26/06/2015 2:35:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: UPDATE – Minimum Parking Review *** MISE À JOUR – Révision des exigences minimales en matière de stationnement

(le français suit)

Update: Minimum Parking Requirements Review

Good afternoon,

On May 4th, we advised you by email that a review of the minimum parking requirements under the Zoning By-law is underway. At that time we invited you to visit the project website, (http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking), read our Discussion Paper, and let us know what you think.

We’ve received a number of comments and had some productive conversations in the past eight weeks. We thought you’d like to see what people have said so far, and so we’ve posted your comments on the project website: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/planning-and-infrastructure/we-heard-it-1

We’ve also posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document where we respond to some of the points and concerns you’ve raised. You can check out the FAQ here: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/planning-and-infrastructure/frequently-asked-questions-2

You still have all summer to comment on the minimum parking requirements and the changes under consideration. If you haven’t already done so, please read our Discussion Paper. It’s a good introduction to the issue of parking requirements, what changes we’re considering making and why. Then, please send us your thoughts on the matter by September 15th, 2015.

We plan to hold a public open house in November of 2015, and expect to bring a zoning amendment to Council in 2016.

We hope you will participate in this important discussion. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at:

Email: tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca
Regular mail: Minimum Parking Review
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor
Mail Code 01-14
K1P 1J1
Fax: (613) 580-2459
Website: http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking.

Mise à jour : révision des exigences minimales en matière de stationnement

Bonjour,

Le 4 mai, nous vous avons informé par courriel qu’une révision des exigences minimales en matière de stationnement prévues par le Règlement de zonage était en cours. Nous vous invitions alors à visiter le site Web du projet (http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum), à lire le document de travail et à nous faire part de vos commentaires.

Nous avons au cours des huit dernières semaines reçu un certain nombre de commentaires et eu des discussions fructueuses. Nous nous sommes dit que vous aimeriez peut-être lire ce que les autres résidents avaient à dire; nous avons donc mis leurs commentaires et les vôtres sur le site Web du projet, à l’adresse http://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/consultations-publiques/amenagement/ce-qui-ete-dit.

Nous avons également mis en ligne une foire aux questions (FAQ) qui répond à certains des points et des préoccupations soulevés. Pour consulter la FAQ, cliquez sur le lien suivant : http://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/consultations-publiques/amenagement/foire-des-questions.

Vous pouvez encore nous faire parvenir vos commentaires sur les exigences minimales en matière de stationnement, et les modifications que nous considérons, pendant tout l’été. Si vous ne l’avez pas encore fait, veuillez lire notre document de travail, qui présente la situation et explique les changements proposés et leur objectif. Nous vous invitons ensuite à nous faire parvenir vos commentaires sur la question d’ici le 15 septembre 2015.

Nous prévoyons tenir une réunion portes ouvertes en novembre 2015 et soumettre une demande de modification du zonage au Conseil en 2016.

Nous vous encourageons à participer à cette importante discussion. N’hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous :

Courriel : tim.moerman@ottawa.ca ou stationnementminimum@ottawa.ca
Poste : Révision des exigences minimales en matière de stationnement
Hôtel de ville
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4e étage
Courrier interne : 01‑14
K1P 1J1
Télécopieur : 613‑580‑2459
Site Web : http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Western LRT Meeting – June 29

From: Paul.Croft@parsons.com
Subject: City of Ottawa Confederation Line West Extension (Western LRT and Western LRT Extension) Planning and EA Study: Meeting Notice 29 June 2015
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:23:11 -0400

Greetings/Bonjour,

This note is to inform you that the Stage 2 Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Report went live yesterday with the Finance and Economic Development Committee agenda (FEDCO) for June 29. The link to the FEDCO agenda can be found here: http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=6594&doctype=AGENDA

As you are aware, the Stage 2 LRT plan was a key piece of the 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) unanimously approved by Council. This transformative $3-billion plan includes three extensions of Ottawa’s O-Train system farther east, west and south of the City, including: the Confederation Line West extension to Baseline and Bayshore, Confederation Line East extension to Place d’Orleans, and the Trillium Line extension south to Bowesville/Riverside South.

The report released yesterday provides a summary of the functional design for each of these Stage 2 LRT extensions. ‎The report also confirms land requirements and needs for future maintenance and storage capacity for the Confederation Line. Most importantly, the functional design work confirms that Stage 2 project estimates remain aligned with 2013 TMP figures. Subsequent to the approval of the report by Council, preliminary implementation activities will begin, and the City will continue to engage with federal and provincial partners on project funding.

Note that the City has also launched a new Stage 2 website: http://www.stage2lrt.ca/. This website will provide you with information on Stage 2 in general as well as on the three extensions, and provides contact information, and important Stage 2 resources.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

La présente note a pour but de vous informer que le Rapport sur l’évaluation environnementale et la conception fonctionnelle de l’Étape 2 du train léger sur rail a été rendu public officiellement hier avec l’ordre du jour de la réunion du 29 juin du Comité des finances et du développement économique. Voici le lien pour l’ordre du jour pour la réunion du 29 juin : http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=6594&doctype=AGENDA

Comme vous le savez, le plan pour l’Étape 2 du train léger sur rail était un élément important du Plan directeur des transports (PDT) de 2013 approuvé à l’unanimité par le Conseil municipal. Ce plan transformateur de 3 milliards de dollars prévoit trois prolongements du réseau de l’O-Train d’Ottawa, soit vers l’est, l’ouest et le sud : le prolongement ouest de la Ligne de la Confédération, jusqu’à Baseline et Bayshore; le prolongement est de la Ligne de la Confédération, jusqu’à Place d’Orléans, et le prolongement de la Ligne Trillium au sud jusqu’à Bowesville/Riverside-Sud.

Le rapport rendu public hier résume la conception fonctionnelle de chacun de ces prolongements de l’Étape 2. De plus, le rapport co‎nfirme les besoins en matière de terrains et de capacité future d’entreposage et d’entretien pour la Ligne de la Confédération. Par ailleurs, les travaux de la conception fonctionnelle ont permis de valider les estimations de coûts pour le projet de l’Étape 2, énoncées dans le PDT 2013. Après l’approbation du rapport par le Conseil, les activités de mise en œuvre préliminaires vont commencer; la Ville va poursuivre ses pourparlers avec ses partenaires fédéraux et provinciaux relativement au financement du projet.

Veuillez aussi prendre note que la Ville a lancé un nouveau site Web pour l’Étape 2 : http://www.etape2tlr.ca/. Ce site Web contiendra de l’information générale sur l’Étape 2, ainsi que des renseignements particuliers sur les trois prolongements; vous y trouverez les coordonnées des personnes-ressources et des renseignements sur les ressources importantes du projet de l’Étape 2.

Si vous avez des questions, veuillez ne pas hésiter à communiquer avec moi.

Nelson Edwards
Senior Project Manager,
Transportation Planning Branch – Environmental Assessment Unit
Gestionnaire principal de project; Planification de transport – Étude environnementale
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1
613.580.2424 ext./poste 21290
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme

Paul Croft, MCIP, RPP
Transportation Planner
1223 Michael Street, Suite 100
Ottawa, ON K1J 7T2
Tel: 613.738.4160 x5228
Mobile: 613.296.4011
Fax: 613.739.7105
http://www.parsons.com

**Delcan has recently joined the Parsons family. My email has changed to Paul.Croft@parsons.com. Please update me in your contact list.

Budget 101 & Budget Tele-Town Hall – June 24, 25

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:33:11 +0000
From: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
Subject: Budget 101 & Budget Tele-Town Hall

Le français suit l’anglais

When I ran for Mayor in 2010, one of the things that residents told me again and again was that they wanted a sense of professionalism brought back to council and its decision making. They wanted stability and predictability from their budgets and they wanted elected officials who would do their offices proud by working hard, and through the right channels, to achieve this.

I am proud that we have lived up to this standard in the 5 budgets that we have brought forward during my time as Mayor.

To hear from the public, we have tried a number of public engagement tools in crafting these five budgets such as a tour of malls to get ideas from residents, a budget email address and Twitter hash tag, public consultations on the budget at the committee level, and public consultations on the budget as a whole.

This year, we are adding two new elements to the budget process.

The first is a budget primer that we are calling “Budget 101.”

We have heard from some people that they would like to know more about how the budget works before they can comment on it and this is a way to help build that knowledge.

City Treasurer Marian Simulik and Deputy City Treasurer Isabelle Jasmin will lead the session, which will consist of an overview of the budget process followed by a question-and-answer period.

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
English: Champlain Room, 2nd floor
French: Honeywell Room, 2nd floor

More information is available at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget-and-taxes/budget/budget-primer-june-24.

The second new element to the budget process is a budget Tele-town hall that I am hosting on Thursday of this week.

This is a chance for residents to get involved and provide their views and input before the draft budget is developed.

Date: Thursday, June 25
Time: 7 p.m., Telephone lines open at 6:45 p.m.
Toll-free telephone: 1-866-696-5910, use code 6653792.

An audio recording of the Mayor’s Tele-Town Hall will be posted on http://ottawa.ca/ as soon as it is available.

Both the Budget 101 and Tele-town Hall are additional elements to our traditional budget process. There will continue be opportunities for consultations in-person at the committee level and on the budget as whole. Details of these consultations will be made public later this summer.

This week, I look forward to residents coming out to learn about the budget process at Budget 101 and hearing their ideas for next year’s budget at the Tele-town hall!

Jim Watson
Mayor

Lorsque je me suis présenté à la mairie en 2010, l’une des choses que les résidents me répétaient, c’était qu’ils voulaient voir le professionnalisme remis à l’honneur au Conseil et dans son processus décisionnel. Pour eux, stabilité et prévisibilité devaient être les mots d’ordre pour les budgets, et les représentants élus devaient faire honneur à leur fonction en ne ménageant aucun effort pour atteindre ces objectifs de façon appropriée.

Je suis fier que nous ayons été à la hauteur des attentes des résidents pour les cinq budgets que nous avons présentés depuis mon arrivée à la mairie.

Afin de recueillir les commentaires de la population, nous avons utilisé lors de l’élaboration de ces cinq budgets un certain nombre d’outils d’engagement du public : nous avons par exemple fait une tournée des centres commerciaux, créé une adresse courriel réservée au budget, ainsi qu’un mot-clic pour Twitter, et tenu des consultations publiques sur le budget des comités et sur le budget global.

Cette année, nous intégrons deux nouveaux éléments au processus budgétaire.

Le premier est une séance d’information sur le budget, que nous appelons « Budget 101 ».

Certains résidents nous ont indiqué qu’ils aimeraient en savoir plus sur le fonctionnement du budget avant de donner leurs commentaires sur le sujet; la séance d’information vise donc à répondre à ce désir.

Marian Simulik, trésorière municipale, et Isabelle Jasmin, trésorière municipale adjointe, animeront la séance, qui comportera une présentation générale sur le processus budgétaire suivie d’une période de questions.

Date : Le mercredi 24 juin, à 19 h 30
Où : 110, avenue Laurier Ouest (hôtel de ville)
Anglais : Salle Champlain, 2e étagFrançais : Salle Honeywell, 2e étage

Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site http://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/budget-et-taxes/budget/seance-dinformation-sur-le-budget-le-24-juin.

Le deuxième élément nouveau du processus budgétaire est un Téléforum que j’animerai ce jeudi.

Ce sera l’occasion pour les résidents de participer au processus et de faire connaître leur point de vue et leurs idées avant la préparation du budget préliminaire.

Date : Le jeudi 25 juin
Heure : 19 h (ouverture des lignes téléphoniques à 18 h 45)
Numéro sans frais : 1‑866‑696‑5910 (code 6653792).

L’enregistrement audio du Téléforum sera mis en ligne sur http://ottawa.ca/ dès que possible.

La séance d’information et le Téléforum sur le budget sont deux nouveaux éléments qui s’ajoutent à notre processus budgétaire habituel. Les résidents auront également l’occasion de se faire entendre en personne au sujet du budget des comités et du budget global. Les détails de ces consultations seront dévoilés au cours de l’été.

Cette semaine, je suis impatient de voir les résidents en apprendre plus sur le processus budgétaire à la séance d’information « Budget 101 » et d’entendre leurs suggestions pour le prochain budget lors du Téléforum!

Jim Watson
Maire

Trees and Forest Management

From: patobrien@sympatico.ca
Sent: 19/06/2015 10:53:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: FW: Trees and Forest Management

The following was sent to Mayor Watson and members of Council this morning. Thank you all who contributed and to those community associations and organizations that endorsed the letter.

Pat.

From: patobrien@sympatico.ca
To: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
Subject: Trees and Forest Management
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:50:16 -0400

Dear Mayor Watson,

Attached is a letter endorsed by members of the Community Associations Forum on Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) welcoming Council’s decision to develop a forest management strategy for the City.

We look forward to contributing to this important initiative.

Sincerely;

Liz Bernstein/Pat O’Brien
Co-organizers, CAFES

CAFESTreesandForestManagement.pdf

Winston Square Grand Opening – June 6

From: Jennifer.Falconer@ottawa.ca
Subject: Winston Square Grand Opening
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 20:43:00 +0000

Press Release

For months the buzz has been building, and we’re a few short days away from the Winston Square urban park grand opening! The whole city is invited to the party on June 6 at 388 Richmond Road

Join Councillor Jeff Leiper, Mayor Jim Watson, the Westboro Village Business Improvement Area, and special guests to officially open the space. There will be musical performances, activities and more for much of the day, and the official ribbon-cutting happens at 2:00. See you there!

Winston Square is the first of its kind in Ottawa: a disused right-of-way repurposed to create a dynamic urban space for gathering in the heart of Westboro. The space combines a sleek, modern design with an architectural theme mimicking the rooflines of the homes along Winston Avenue, joining the square to the community. In the spring, the living walls are now coming to life and, in the fall, the Virginia Creeper ivy will be ablaze in oranges and reds. Permanent fixtures and moveable furniture will invite guests to make themselves at home in the Square, and the addition of a custom-designed chandelier later this summer, celebrating the flora and animals indigenous to the Ward, will add a warm, welcoming glow.

Key Contacts

Mary Thorne, ED, Westboro BIA executivedirector@westborovillage.com 613-729-8145
Councillor Jeff Leiper jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca 613-580-2485

The Facts

What: A new urban park in the heart of Westboro that will be programmed with music, crafts, and entertainment all summer long by the Westboro Village BIA. The park had its genesis in a request by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 480 to beautify the right-of-way space next to its building. Community consultations resulted in the beautiful oasis now being opened.

Where: Adjacent to the Westboro Legion at 391 Richmond Road

How: The Winston Square Park was paid for through $420,000 cash-in-lieu-of-parkland funding from the Councillor’s office.

For more information visit: http://www.westborovillage.com/winston_square

Please Join Us!

Jennifer Falconer
Assistant to Councillor Jeff Leiper
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Ave. West
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
jennifer.falconer@ottawa.ca
613-580-2424 ext 17015
http://www.kitchissippiward.ca