Assorted Police Items

Our neighbourhood watch coordinator Sarah has forwarded several items from the Ottawa Police.

  • Leave the Phone Alone traffic safety blitz results in 89 tickets
  • Community consultation session for Ottawa Police Service Business Plan
  • High Satisfaction with Police Services: 2015 Survey
  • Join us for an Ottawa Police Chorus concert on September 26th
  • Pre-registration and Workshop for Women interested in a Police Career
  • More Residential Break and Enters due to unlocked doors
  • Suspect charged following a pharmacy robbery

Leave the Phone Alone traffic safety blitz results in 89 tickets

(Ottawa) – As part of the Leave the Phone Alone distracted driving enforcement campaign, officers from the Ottawa Police Service Traffic Unit conducted a city wide enforcement blitz yesterday morning, targeting drivers using cell phones.

In total, 39 Provincial Offence Notices (PON) were issued for handheld communication device 37 PON for other offences and 33 other warning PON. The fine for handheld communication device is $490 and three demerit points.

“Driving requires your full attention and distracted driving puts yourself and others at risk,”

said Ottawa Police East Division Traffic Sergeant Denis Hull. “The goal of the blitz is to remind drivers that it’s impossible to use your phone and drive safely.”

In the 2015 Public Survey, distracted driving was listed as the number one concern of residents.

Everyone has a role to play in preventing texting or talking while driving.

  • Drivers can simply put the phone away while driving;
  • Passengers can remind drivers to focus on their driving if they reach for the phone;
  • Children can remind parents not to drive distracted;
  • Phone users can first ensure that the person they are calling or texting isn’t driving. If they are, tell them to wait until they can safely talk or text.

You can take the pledge not to text and drive at https://leavethephonealone.ca/pledge.php

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CONTACT:
Media Relations Section
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
Click here to view this article on our website.

SAVE THE DATE
Thursday November 5th, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Dear Community Partner

Please find attached information about an upcoming interactive community consultation session for Ottawa Police Service Business Plan.

Join us to discuss our business priorities and add your perspective. Please share with your networks

SavetheDateE.pdf

RÉSERVEZ CETTE DATE
Le jeudi 5 novembre 2015 de 18h à 21h

Cher partenaire communautaire,

Veuillez trouver ci-joint des informations relatives à une consultation publique prochaine quant au Plan Directeur du Service de police d’Ottawa.

Joignez-vous à nous pour discuter de nos priorités en matière du plan et nous faire part de votre opinion.

SavetheDateFrench.pdf

Hamid Mousa | A/Community Development Coordinator
Phone: (613) 236-1222, ext. 5028
E-mail: 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
ottawapolice.ca

High Satisfaction with Police Services: 2015 Survey

(Ottawa) —The results of the 2015 Public Survey show the vast majority of Ottawa residents have a high level of satisfaction with the services provided by the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).

“Our members care about this community and serve our citizens with professionalism and hard work every day,” stated Chief Charles Bordeleau. “This survey shows that Ottawa residents appreciate these efforts.”

Highlights of the Public Survey on Policing Services results include:

  • Residents are nearly unanimous about feeling safe in their home (95%) and neighbourhood (90%) during the day and similar to those observed in 2012. However, feeling safe in other places seems to have decreased over the last three years. The highest drop observed is in downtown Ottawa (a 21 point decrease from 2012).
  • Nearly three in four (73%) consider that the performance of the OPS is good in ensuring the safety and security of Ottawa citizens. This is an improvement since 2012 (67%) – an increase of six points and the highest ever recorded for all four OPS surveys conducted.
  • More than eight respondents out of ten (82%) are saying they are satisfied with the OPS. The level of dissatisfaction is extremely low (3%). An analysis of the historical trend shows that little has changed in this respect over the past decade.
  • Across Ottawa, in descending order, the top five concerns in 2015 are:
    1. Distracted driving (86%)
    2. Speeding cars / Aggressive driving (80%)
    3. Street Gangs (79%)
    4. Presence of Drugs/Dealers (76%)
    5. Youth Crime (74%)
  • The top five neighbourhood concerns in 2015 are:
    1. Distracted driving (69%)
    2. Speeding cars / Aggressive driving (65%)
    3. Breaking and Entering (56%)
    4. Theft from Vehicles (55%)
    5. Vandalism (49%)

The Survey was conducted during March and May 2015 with a random sampling of 16,000 Ottawa residents who were invited to complete the survey online—with 4,328 completing the survey.

The information collected in this important survey will help identify public concerns and guide decision-making and priorities for the upcoming 2016-2018 Business Plan.

The results of the survey can be found on http://www.ottawapolice.ca.

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CONTACT:
Media Relations Section
Tel. 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
Click here to view this article on our website.

Join us for an Ottawa Police Chorus concert on September 26th

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Chorus presents a concert with guests York Regional Police Male Chorus, Waterloo Regional Male Police Chorus & Baobab Tree Drum Dance Community.

DATE: Saturday, September 26, 2015
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa

Concert tickets are $10.00 at the door. Net proceeds to go to the Canadian Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial Fund.

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CONTACT:
Ottawa Police Chorus
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 6187
Email: Chorus@ottawapolice.ca
Facebook: ottawapolicechorus
Click here to view this article on our website.

Pre-Registration opened for Women only information and PREP test workshop on October 4th

(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service will be hosting a Women-Only Information Session and PREP Test workshop on the OACP Constable Selection Process for women interested in a policing career.

The session is designed to educate potential candidates about the Constable Selection Process. The practice sessions will also give the participants an opportunity to see if they can meet the physical requirements of the job.

The Sunday, October 4, 2015 session will be held between 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Algonquin College Woodroffe Campus P building, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, in Ottawa.

Gym attire is required. If you are 40 years of age or older, a PARMED X will be required by your doctor.

In order to attend the session, you must pre-register online as space is limited. Registration for this workshop has now commenced. Please note you will need to receive a confirmation e-mail prior to attending.

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CONTACT:
Const. Jennifer Froh
Outreach Recruitment and Resourcing
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5070
Click here to view this article on our website.

Updated: More Residential Break and Enters due to unlocked doors

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Unit has noticed a recent increase in reports of residential break and enters in the Rockliffe Park/Lindenlea/New Edinburgh area in which the suspect(s) enter by an unlocked front or rear door, including patio doors.

Residents are reminded to keep their doors locked, even when at home, and to ensure any access point from the garage into the main area of the home is also locked.

Please follow links for more tips in preventing Breaking and Entering, or to arrange for a free home security inspection, and Neighbourhood Safety.

Anyone with information regarding Break and Enter investigations is asked to call Ottawa Police’s Break and Enter Section at613-236-1222, ext. 4533. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police iOS app.

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CONTACT:
Media Relations Section
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
Click here to view this article on our website.

Suspect charged following a pharmacy robbery

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has charged a lone male following a pharmacy robbery.

On September 22, 2015, at approximately 5:55 am, a lone male entered a pharmacy situated along the 1900 block of Portobello Boulevard in Orleans. The suspect, masked, proceeded to the pharmacy and made a demand for prescription drugs. The suspect was provided a quantity of drugs and fled on foot. The suspect was arrested a short time and distance away by responding patrol officers without incident. There were no injuries.

Duncan McCallum, age 30, of Ottawa, has been charged with the following offences:

* 1 count of Robbery
* 1 count of Wearing a disguise
* 3 counts of Breach of recognizance
* 4 counts of Breach of probation

Mr. McCallum appeared in court on September 22, 2015, and will appear next on September 24, 2015.

Anyone with information with respect to this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa Police iOS app.

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CONTACT:
S/Sgt. Michael Haarbosch
Robbery Unit
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5445
Click here to view this article on our website.

Volunteers for Halloween Party

Halloween Volunteers Needed!

Have you ever planned a kids’ party? Then you have just the skills we need!

The Annual Champlain Park Halloween Kids’ Party needs an adult organizer and a group of volunteers to help out.

It’s easy, it’s fun and it’s a great way to meet all your neighbourhood ghoulies and ghosties! The time commitment is minimal and the benefit to your community is enormous.

(psst – all you high school students take note – this is a great way to gain your volunteer hours too!)

If you are interested in leading in organizing the party, volunteering to be part of a committee of organizers, or willing to help out with baking or running activities please contact Carol Arnason at carol.arnason@ocsb.ca.

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Last Chapter of the Cowley Family Saga

Subject: Last chapter of the Cowley Family Saga published
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:24:50 -0400
From: Christine Jackson <cfjackson@sympatico.ca>

Dear Webmaster

Residents of Champlain Park may be interested in the third and final installment of the Cowley Family Saga, which has just been published in the quarterly journal of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO), entitled: The Cowley Family Saga – Part 3: Back to the Beginning.

A pdf copy is attached. Would you kindly post it with the other two parts of the Cowley Saga on the ‘Our History‘ section of the CPCA website?

Written and researched by Christine Jackson, who lives on Cowley Avenue, Part 3 is an account of the lives of the Cowleys’ yeoman farmer ancestors in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, England, going back into the 16th century.

Parts 1 and 2 (both are already on the CPCA website) outline the lives of Captain Daniel Keyworth Cowley, his ancestors in England and his descendants. They include an account of how ‘Captain Dan’ came to Canada in 1831 and became a successful pioneer riverboat captain in the Ottawa Valley, while his great grandson Bill became a hockey star and NHL Hall-of-Famer.

I have attached a photo of the village of Ashover in Derbyshire, England, where the earliest-known Cowleys lived in the 16th & 17th centuries. Please feel free to use it on the website if you would like an image to go with this post.

Thank you!
Christine Jackson

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National Tree Day & Big Trees of Kitchissippi

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 08:41:41 -0400
From: Debra Huron <dhuron@sympatico.ca>

Dear Champlain Park residents,

Today is National Tree Day. We are surrounded by big trees that make our lives better.

Celebrate the trees around you. Join in the fight to protect them. Do you subscribe to the Oaks blog? http://www.champlainoaks.com/

Attached is a news release that BIG TREES of Kitchissippi has released today (PDF).

I also want to let you know of two events happening at Lansdowne Park:

1) City of Ottawa is launching its Urban Forest Management Strategy today…come if you wish, don’t worry about signing up. Supporters of BIG TREES of Kitchissippi will be on hand.
http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/environment/urban-forest-management-plan

2) Tree Fest begins today and will run for two weeks. The Champlain Oaks project is profiled in the photo exhibit. http://treefestottawa.org/

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News_Urban Tree Canopy in Jeopardy_Sept 23.pdf

National Peace Officers’ Memorial “Run to Remember”

From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>
Date: September 21, 2015 at 3:11:53 PM EDT
Subject: National Peace Officers’ Memorial “Run to Remember”

A total of 10 Ottawa Police officers will be joining about 300 officers from across the country in the 3 day National Peace Officers’ Memorial ‘Run to Remember’ from September 24-26, 2015.

The ‘Run to Remember’ is a 460 km relay that makes its way through many communities between the start at the Ontario Police Memorial site in Toronto to the end at the National Memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Not only does the run raise awareness about the Memorial Service it also gives peace officers and citizens along the route the opportunity to participate in some small way if they are unable to attend the actual Memorial Service on Sunday, September 27 at 11:00am on Parliament Hill.

Members of the media and public can join the runners and Ottawa Police event coordinator Acting Staff Sergeant Alison Cookson on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Elgin Street Police Station for the last 3km to Parliament Hill. Runners will depart Elgin Station at approx. 2:15 pm to be part of the run’s closing ceremonies on Saturday on the Hill at 3:00pm.

For more information, please visit http://www.npomr.org/index.php

CPCA Executive Meeting – Reminder, September 22

As previously mentioned, the next meeting is on September 22nd. Here’s the latest version (now with timing information and a couple of new items) of the agenda:

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Executive Meeting

Tuesday September 22, 2015
7:15 PM at the Fieldhouse

Exec meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe exec business discussions. Non exec community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the executive only.

Open session (Approx 1 hour – see assigned times)

  1. Approval of previous minutes of May 26, 2015 (All) (2 min)
  2. CPCA open house / membership drive (Carol and Dennis) (5 min)
  3. Completion of the priority setting exercise (Nick and Dennis) (15 min)
  4. Planning for the next AGM; exec/board nominations (all) (15 min)
  5. Report on email discussion/votes taken since the last executive meeting: (for minutes only, no discussion required)
    1. Vote to spend up to $75 to pay for annual incorporation return fees (Liz): Carried
    2. Motion to Support Improvement of Forested City Lot 119 (Clearview) including requirement for follow up re: risk management strategies and any monetary requests from CPCA (Adrian, CoChair1): Carried
    3. Discussions All Candidates Debate and How to Respond to Federal Candidates’ Requests for Individual Meetings (Joan, CoChair1, Roland): Will Co-Sponsor All Candidates’ Debate with other Ward CA’s; contribute approx $125; ask a joint question with another CA; no other CPCA- specific events planned
    4. Vote to Support Complete Streets Letter (Roland):
  6. Membership drive – recruit new Membership Co-Ordinator; General Issues (Joan) (10 min)
  7. Tree day / urban forest management strategy launch September 23 Jeff Lieper Newsletter – possibly find point person (2 min)
  8. Neighbour Communication and Scope of CPCA Role; Volunteer Resources. Recent examples: Banting Building Tunney’s Noise and Environmental concerns, NW Median Tree replacement , School Bus Patricia Clearview, Contractor Excavation Damage and Trespassing on Daniel (CoChair1, Roland, Heather) (10 min)
  9. Other Business open meeting – create list for next meeting (5 min)

CPCA Executive Meeting Agenda Sept 22 2015 Open Session.pdf

Making Cities Environmentally Sustainable – An Exciting Evening

The Deputy Mayor of Vancouver Andrea Reimer came to town Sept 16 and wowed a 350 strong audience at city hall with the why and how of becoming the greenest city on earth. Vancouver city council has worked on this over three elections and now stands at fourth greenest city in the world. Techniques revealed included implementing as many environmental improvements as they could think of (84) even before they had an official greening plan; and engaging hundreds of thousands of citizens in pushing for green improvements. Ottawa’s Chair of Environment Committee Councillor David Chernushenko said “there is no reason why we could not or should not be doing everything that Vancouver is doing.”

Here are some of the highlights.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-09-21

This week’s topics:

  • Attack on OC Transpo bus – looking for witnesses.
  • Campus safety – noise and liquor laws enforced.
  • Taxi fraud – con game.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for September 21
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:07:21 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for September 21, 2015. 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

NeighbourhoodWatch-2015-09-21.pdf

Seen Your Citizen – October 1

From: linda.mcdonald.chrp@gmail.com
Sent: 16/09/2015 8:16:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Do you have seniors in your community who feel isolated, lonely & vulnerable?

Hi,

Loneliness and social isolation are major social, health and quality of life issues for older people. Did you know that about a million Canadian seniors describe themselves as lonely or socially isolated? HelpAge Canada is taking action to change this situation, by launching a campaign called:

“Seen Your Citizen”. It is a Multicultural, Multi-faith and Intergenerational day of Sharing

WHEN: Thursday, October 1, 2015

TIME: 10am – 4pm

WHERE: First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, ON (Lots of free parking and bus accessible)

As a volunteer with HelpAge Canada I am helping to spread the word to people who may want to attend this important event. This would include seniors themselves, people who provide services to seniors, and people who care about and for seniors. Some of you may have already have been in contact with Natalie Fraser, in which case this is just a friendly reminder.

I have attached a brochure with more information about the event, and hope that you will share this information with any of the seniors who reside in your communities. Attendance is FREE, and there will be something informative and entertaining for everyone.

Warm regards,

Linda McDonald

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Registration is not required, but if you do plan to attend and have accessibility needs, please let me know at 613-222-5633 or email me at linda.mcdonald.chrp@gmail.com . If you have pamphlets from your community organization, that you’d like put out at the event, please contact me and I will give you further information.

If someone wishes to have a table at the event, or speak on one of the panels, please contact Natalie Fraser at 613-232-0727 or email her at nataliefraser@helpagecanada.ca
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SeenYourCitizenOct1_Invite.pdf
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Progress on Ontario Bill 73, Smart Growth for Our Communities Act

Subject: Community-Inspired Development
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:57:54 +0000
From: Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Constituency Office) <ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org>

Dear Friends,

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking in the Ontario Legislature in support of Bill 73, the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act. You can view my comments online here.‎

If passed, Bill 73 would encourage community-inspired development – giving residents more say in how their communities grow, setting out clearer rules for land-use planning, giving municipalities more independence to make local decisions, and making it easier to resolve disputes. It would also make the development charges, section 37 density bonusing and parkland dedication systems more predictable, transparent and accountable.

Our community has been working together since 2009 to address issues around land-use planning and development, and this legislation reflects many reforms that have been promoted by our community. As such, I am supportive of this bill, and was honoured to join the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing when it was announced earlier this year.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Yasir‎

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre