Category: Government

Messages from various levels of government.

Pipeline Wine & Cheese January 20 2014

Full red wine glass gobletAre you concerned about the planned tar sands oil pipeline that would run inside Ottawa city limits and cross the Rideau River?

If so YOU’RE INVITED to a friendly social event Jwhere our elected officials from all three levels of government will be available to chat and will each say a few words about the pipeline.

It takes place January 20th at 7pm Charles Hodgson’s home here in Champlain Park. Ottawa City Councillor Katherine Hobbs; Ontario Minister of Labour Yasir Naqvi; and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Center Paul Dewar will all be in attendance.

Attendance limited to 40 residents of Kitchissippi ward. Please RSVP here.

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

Friendly Reminder – 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

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

Don’t miss the unveiling of indoor and outdoor installations at fieldhouse

2013-12-21 Indoor outdoor installation fieldhouse

Please mark your calendars for an exciting community event
When :   Saturday Dec. 21, 2013
Time:      11 a.m. to Noon
Where:  Champlain Park Fieldhouse

Plan to be part of the unveiling of two installations that celebrate the links between trees and people in Champlain Park.

All are welcome!

City Councillor, Katherine Hobbs will be on hand to unveil an outdoor installation and an indoor display.

Family fun! Hot drinks and food! Art projects!
Put yourself on a timeline of residents in the ‘hood!

See the attached PDF poster and spread the word.

Sponsors: Champlain Oaks Project http://www.champlainoaks.com/
and Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA)

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

Tunney’s Pasture Master Plan Info Session – November 27

From: Scott.Manning@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Sent: 19/11/2013 7:50:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Tunney’s Pasture Master Plan – Public Information Session on Preferred Development Option

To: Champlain Park Community Association
Attn: Heather Pearl/ CoChair1

This is an invitation for you and members of your association to attend an upcoming public information session on the Tunney’s Pasture master plan. The purpose of this session is twofold: to present the preferred development option for the master plan and to receive public feedback. To be held as an open house format, members of the public can attend at a time convenient to them, as follows:

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Time: 5 – 8 p.m.
Place: Conference Room, Jean Talon Building, 1st Floor, 170 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa

Newspaper ads will be published in the Citizen, Le Droit and Kitchissippi Times to inform the public of this event, but please feel free to extend this invitation to others through your community contacts. Free parking will be available after 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot situated between Parkdale Avenue and the Jean Talon Building.

Thank you,

Scott Manning, MCIP, RPP
Principal Portfolio Urban Planner/ Urbaniste principal du portefeuille
Development & Urban Planning/ Développement et urbanisme
Strategic Portfolio Planning/ Planification stratégique du portefeuille
NCA Portfolio Management/ Gestion du portefeuille de la RCN
Real Property Branch/ Direction générale des biens immobiliers
PWGSC / TPSGC
(819) 956-6323