MPP Yasir Naqvi’s Family Day Skate Party – February 17

Yasir Naqvi MPP Ottawa Centre

Dear Friends,
I am pleased to invite you to join me for my annual Family Day Skate Party

When: Monday, February 17, 2014

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where: Champlain Park Outdoor Rink (ODR)

140 Carleton Avenue, Ottawa

(Near Clearview Ave. and Carleton Ave.)

Everyone is welcome, whether you are new to skating, or already an expert.
I hope you and your family can join us for some hot chocolate and fun!

For further information, please contact my Community Office at 613-722-6414, or ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org.

Sincerely,

Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

YasirNaqviFamilyDaySkate.pdf

Consultation on Future deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons

Previously mentioned in Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2014-01-27.

From: MousaH@ottawapolice.ca
Sent: 31/01/2014 10:55:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Consultation on Future deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs)

La version française suit l’anglais dans ce courriel / French version follows the English in this email

Consultation on Future deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs)

Hello,

My name is Uday Jaswal and I am the Superintendent of the Patrol Directorate at the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).

I am assisting with a review being conducted by the OPS with respect to the current deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), commonly referred to as ‘tasers’.

As part of the review, the OPS is consulting the public and community groups to gain a better understanding of community questions and comments related to CEWs.

We would appreciate your valuable input as it will form part of our review and will help contribute to a report to the Ottawa Police Services Board in the spring of 2014 outlining recommendations for future deployment.

There are several ways by which you can provide your feedback:

You can provide your comments through our online questionnaire. The questionnaire closes on March 17, 2014.
You can email a written submission to cew@ottawapolice.ca.

For more information, please visit ottawapolice.ca/cew or read our media release.

Regards,
Superintendent Uday S. Jaswal

L’éventuel déploiement des pistolets électriques (PÉ) au Service de police d’Ottawa

Bonjour,

Je m’appelle Uday Jaswal et je suis le surintendant de la Direction de la patrouille au Service de police d’Ottawa (SPO).

Je participe à un examen mené par le SPO en ce qui a trait au déploiement actuel des pistolets électriques (PÉ), communément qualifiés de « pistolets Taser ».

Dans le cadre de l’examen, le SPO consulte le public et les groupes communautaires pour améliorer sa compréhension des questions et des commentaires de la collectivité à propos des PÉ.

Nous apprécierions recevoir votre apport inestimable puisqu’il sera partie prenante de notre examen et qu’il alimentera un rapport à l’intention de la Commission de services policiers d’Ottawa au printemps 2014, qui résumera les recommandations sur l’éventuel déploiement.

Il y a plusieurs façons de fournir votre rétroaction :

Vous pouvez transmettre vos commentaires par l’intermédiaire de notre questionnaire en ligne. Le questionnaire prend fin le 17 mars 2014.
Vous pouvez courrieller un mémoire écrit à cew@ottawapolice.ca.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez visiter www.ottawapolice.ca/cew_fr ou lire notre communiqué.

Cordialement,
Le surintendant Uday S. Jaswal

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

Our City Councillor’s Newsletter for February

Katherine Hobbs’ new February newsletter is out, and mentions a couple of items that may impact our neighbourhood (Island Park road work by Hydro Ottawa, bus detours onto Scott while the LRT is being built). Here’s a summary of the topics:

Build a Snowman at Parkdale Park – Saturday Feb 8th
RightBike is expanding!
Reid Park
Island Park Drive Hydro System Expansion
Do you have a great idea for riverfront placemaking on the Ottawa River?
LRT Detours

– Alex

Let’s Chat: Have Your Say – Racial Profiling Discussion – Feburary 6

From: MousaH@ottawapolice.ca
Sent: 29/01/2014 12:00:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Reminder notice for registration for ~Let’s Chat: Have Your Say / Parlons-en: Exprimez-vous~

Dear Community Member,

Space is still available for next week’s Let’s Chat session on Feb.6th… Please ensure that you have registered. We welcome you to share the attached invitation poster with others.

Let’s Chat: Have Your Say
Join the ongoing conversation about racial profiling and the next phase of the Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project.

Thursday, February 6th, 2014
RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr, Clark Hall
6:00 – 9:00 pm
REGISTER: ottawapolice.ca/race

Get involved, provide feedback, and stay engaged. For more information, contact us at 613-236-1222, Ext. 5028 or by email at pia@ottawapolice.ca.

A nos membres de la communauté,

Il y a encore de l’espace disponible pour l’engagement le 6 février. S’il vous plaît vous inscrire. Nous vous invitons à partager l’invitation avec vos partenaires à l’interne et l’externe.

Parlons: Exprimez-vous
Joignez-vous à la conversation. Continue au sujet du profilage et de la prochaine phase due Projet de collecte de données fondées sur la race aux contrôles routiers.

Le jeudi 06 février, 2014
Salle Clark, Centre RA, 2451, promenade Riverside
18h 00 à 21h
Inscrivez-vous à : ottawapolice.ca/race

Impliquez vous, faites nous part de vos observations et participez à la réalisation du projet. Pour plus d’information, téléphonez au 613-236-1222, poste 5028 ou contactez nous par courriel à pia@ottawapolice.ca.

lets_chat_HR.pdf

Ottawa Centre 2014 Pre-Budget Consultation – February 22

From: ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Sent: 29/01/2014 1:22:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Ottawa Centre 2014 Pre-Budget Consultation

Dear Friends,

I would like to invite you to the Ottawa Centre Pre-Budget Consultation. Please find the invitation attached.

Join us for a discussion about the 2014 Ontario Budget, and to share your thoughts on how and where the Government of Ontario should be investing your money. I want your ideas on how we can work towards our priorities of creating jobs, strengthening the economy, and building a fair society.

When: Saturday, February 22, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Tom Brown Arena, Main Hall, 141 Bayview Road, Ottawa

Your input is important! Come and join our discussion. For more information call us at 613-722-6414, or send an email to ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org.

Sincerely,
Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

Pre-BudgetConsultation2014Invitation.pdf

Fieldhouse Oak and Historical Timeline Installation Follow-up

On December 21st 2013, we had the unveiling of two city of Ottawa sponsored monuments at the fieldhouse. The unveiling was attended by numerous residents, Cowley family members, councillor Katherine Hobbs and MPP Yasir Naqvi.

Just to follow up on the unveiling event (see previous post), we have a few photos, videos and articles to mention.

The Champlain Oaks web site has several articles on the production of the oak tree slice, and a little write-up about the event. They also point out a larger article that describes the event and background story by Steph Willems and published by Ottawa Community News.

A slice of an oak tree cut down for house development was preserved and the rings labelled with key dates. It’s now on display outside the fieldhouse in a custom case, with the addition of two new park benches you can sit on while admiring it.

Inside the fieldhouse, the timeline of neighbourhood history (enhanced with photos and museum grade professional text in both languages) was mounted on the wall.

Here are some of the people responsible for getting it done (see Katherine Hobb’s full speech for the full list), from left to right: Mark and Brian (builders), Katherine Hobbs (city councillor), Yasir Naqvi (MPP), Daniel Buckles and Debra Huron (community organizers).

We also have videos of the unveiling:

Higher quality version: 20131221-tree-unveiling.mp4

Higher quality version: 20131221-timeline-unveiling.mp4

You can also view the whole ceremony and speeches in 20131221-tree-whole.mp4 and 20131221-timeline-whole.mp4 Sorry about the clattering noise, due to a camera microphone malfunction. A high definition 720p version exists, but was too big to post here.

Info Meeting on Hydro Ottawa Island Park Drive Work – January 30

From: morganbarnes@hydroottawa.com
Sent: 15/01/2014 4:23:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Island Park Drive System Expansion Project and Community Meeting

Dear Kitchissippi Community Association,

You are invited to attend an upcoming community information meeting regarding Hydro Ottawa’s plans for a system expansion project that will begin along Island Park Drive in the spring of 2014. This work is being undertaken to ensure reliability of the electricity supply in the growing Westboro area.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 30th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Churchill Seniors Centre located at 345 Richmond Road. Residents of Island Park Drive and Kitchissippi ward Councillor Katherine Hobbs, have already been notified about this information session by direct mail. Hydro Ottawa will also be placing an advertisement in the January 23rd issue of the local EMC newspaper (attached). We would also invite you to post information about this meeting on your website to help us inform residents.

While the commencement of this project is months away we wanted to provide your association with as much advance notice as possible as there will be increased construction presence while the project is ongoing, including excavation activities and construction vehicles. Traffic control will also be implemented to ensure Island Park Drive remains accessible and safe for residents. Design drawings showing the construction zones and equipment storage areas, the planned locations of underground cables and chambers as well as details on how we will protect area trees and manage traffic flow, will be available at the information session.

Please contact Brian Thompson, Distribution Design, if you have any questions about this project. He can be reached at brianthompson@hydroottawa.com or 613-738-5499 x7264.

Sincerely,

Morgan Barnes

Morgan Barnes
Communications Officer | Public Affairs
Tel: 613 738-5499 x568 | Fax: 613 738-6409
Hydro Ottawa

Hydro_Ottawa_Information_Ad_20140116.pdf

MPP Yasir Naqvi Annual New Year’s Levee – January 18

From: ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Subject: You are Invited! Annual New Year’s Levee
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:32:21 +0000

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to invite you and your family to my annual New Year’s Levee.

Day: Saturday, January 18, 2014
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Community Office, 109 Catherine Street, Ottawa

Join us to celebrate the New Year, while getting the change to chat with your neighbours and old friends. All are welcome, so please spread the word!

For questions or to RSVP, please call 613-722-6414, or email me at ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org.

Sincerely
Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

Yasir Naqvi’s New Year’s Levee Invite 2014.pdf

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

Notice of Public Meeting for 1451 and 1445 Wellington Street West

Public Meeting:

When: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Where:
Great Canadian Theatre Company Studio
1233 Wellington Street West, Ottawa

The WVCA’s statement made to the Citizen on the proposed development:

“The Wellington Village Community Association welcomes quality
development and good design and what we have seen so far from Mizrahi
Developments impresses us. But, we want to be very clear that is our
preferred option that the developer respect the CDP which has just
recently taken effect. This is the same CDP that the WVCA,
Councillor Hobbs and City Council supported. ”

For more details:
Wellington West condo proposal violates land-use plan, has councillor’s support
Condo proposal for Wellington West has city’s planning chair livid
Service Ottawa Application details

Complete details of the proposed amendments and project plans are
available at www.ottawa.ca/devapps
File numbers D07-12-13-0212, D02-02-13-0116 & D01-01-13-0019

Members of the public with interest in this application may also
contact Paul Black at black@fotenn.com

Wellington Village Community Association (WVCA) wvca@wvca.ca