Two new identity theft scams
Subject: Two new identity theft scams
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:12:13 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>
Ottawa Police Service is advising the public about two new identity theft scams:
1.
The Ottawa Police Service would like to make the public aware about a scam whereby phone calls are received from the “Marriott Hotel”. People are being asked for personal information over the phone.
Marriott International is aware that people have been receiving calls about a “free Marriott Hotel rooms” prize. The Marriott takes privacy and security seriously and assures you that this call is a scam and did not come from Marriott International or any of its affiliates.
The Ottawa Police would like to remind the public that no personal identification or banking information, including credit card information, should ever be given over the phone to strangers. As well, you cannot “win” a prize for a contest that you have not entered.
You can view more Fraud Prevention tips at http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safety-and-crime-prevention/Fraud-Prevention.asp
Anyone with information regarding this type of identity fraud is asked to call the Ottawa Police Fraud Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5433. 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.
2.
The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Section is sharing information about a new scam that may be used to steal your identity.
In this scam, a victim is contacted by letter in regular mail delivery. The letter claims that a company registered with the victim’s home address, is in arrears in their bills to a second company, and that the company is now demanding payment. The victim – who does not have any knowledge of the company – begins to suspect that their identity has been stolen to set up said company.
The letter has a contact number for more details. When the victim calls this number, he/she will speak to a “clerk” and asked to provide an Identification number, which is printed on the already received letter. The “clerk” then claims to be able to pull up more information about the matter and e-mails the victim a form titled as “ID Theft Affidavit”.
This form asks the victim to provide personal information, including date of birth, SIN and Drivers License numbers and photocopies of photo ID. The bottom of the form typically states: “Do Not Send Affidavit to the FTC or any other Government Agency”. This strange statement should raise alarm bells with readers.
“The Ottawa Police want to warn the public about providing personal information to “ghost” companies,” said Fraud Unit Staff Sergeant Stephanie Burns. “When in doubt, contact a credit company to determine if there are any discrepancies in your credit history.”
You can view more Fraud Prevention tips at http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safety-and-crime-prevention/Fraud-Prevention.asp
Anyone with information regarding this type of identity fraud is asked to call the Ottawa Police Fraud Unit at 613-236-1222, ext.5433. 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.
1.
Le Service de police d’Ottawa tient à aviser le public d’une arnaque dont les victimes reçoivent un appel prétendument de la part de « l’hôtel Marriott », lors duquel on demande aux gens de partager des renseignements personnels au téléphone.
Marriott International est conscient que des gens ont reçu de tels appels concernant des « chambres d’hôtel gratuites au Marriott ». Marriott prend très au sérieux la vie privée et la sécurité et confirme qu’il s’agit là d’une arnaque et que ces appels ne proviennent aucunement de Marriott International ou d’une de ses filiales.
La Police d’Ottawa tient à rappeler à la population qu’aucun renseignement personnel ou bancaire, y compris ceux liés aux cartes de crédit, ne doivent être communiqués par téléphone à des étrangers. De plus, on ne peut pas « gagner » un prix dans le cadre d’un concours auquel on ne s’est pas inscrit.
Vous pouvez consulter d’autres conseils en matière de prévention de la fraude en visitant le http://www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/safety-and-crime-prevention/Fraud-Prevention.asp.
Toute personne détenant des renseignements pertinents à de telles fraudes d’identité est priée de communiquer avec la Section des fraudes organisées du Service de police d’Ottawa en composant le 236-1222, poste 5433. Vous pouvez fournir anonymement des renseignements par la voie d’Échec au crime en composant sans frais au 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), ou en téléchargeant gratuitement l’appli iOS de la Police d’Ottawa.
2.
La Section des fraudes organisées du Service de police d’Ottawa fait part de renseignements touchant à une nouvelle arnaque qui pourrait servir à usurper votre identité.
Dans cette arnaque, la victime est contactée par lettre, livrée par courrier régulier. La lettre soutient qu’une compagnie enregistrée à l’adresse du domicile de la victime est en souffrance de règlement de ses factures envers une deuxième compagnie, et que cette dernière exige maintenant d’être payée. La victime – qui n’a aucune connaissance de ladite compagnie – commence à soupçonner que son identité a été usurpée pour mettre sur pied la compagnie.
La lettre comprend un numéro à composer pour obtenir plus de détails. Lorsque la victime appelle à ce numéro, elle parlera à un « préposé » qui la priera de fournir un numéro d’identité, qui est imprimé sur la lettre déjà reçue. Le « préposé » prétend alors d’être en mesure de consulter d’autres renseignements sur l’affaire, et expédie par courriel un formulaire intitulé « ID Theft Affidavit » (Affidavit d’usurpation d’identité).
Ce formulaire demande à la victime de fournir des renseignements personnels, dont sa date de naissance, son NAS et des numéros et photocopies de permis de conduire et de pièces d’identité avec photo. Au bas du formulaire, il est typiquement indiqué : « N’envoyez pas d’affidavit à la FTC ou à tout autre organisme gouvernemental ». Cet étrange énoncé devrait sonner l’alarme chez son lecteur.
« La Police d’Ottawa tient à avertir la population de ne pas fournir des données personnelles à des compagnie ‘fantômes’, a déclaré Stephanie Burns, sergent d’état-major de l’Unité des fraudes. « En cas de doute, contactez une maison de crédit afin de vérifier s’il existe des anomalies dans vos antécédents en matière de crédit. »
Vous pouvez consulter d’autres conseils en matière de prévention de la fraude en visitant le http://www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/safety-and-crime-prevention/Fraud-Prevention.asp.
Toute personne détenant des renseignements pertinents à de telles fraudes d’identité est priée de communiquer avec la Section des fraudes organisées du Service de police d’Ottawa en composant le 236-1222, poste 5433. Vous pouvez fournir anonymement des renseignements par la voie d’Échec au crime en composant sans frais au 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), ou en téléchargeant gratuitement l’appli iOS de la Police d’Ottawa.
Playback Theatre Spring Thaw & Potluck – April 24
From: Jane Keeler <janiedella@hotmail.com>
Date: April 20, 2015 8:10:45 PM EDT
Subject: Invitation- Reminder–Playback Theatre- this Friday!
Anyone free this Friday evening? Looking for fun, company, and inspiration?
I’m inviting you to Our Playback theatre potluck and performance… For something completely different! Playback theatre is often called “improv for real life.” Come and see!
Jane
You are invited to an evening of Playback Theatre~ & pot luck dinner
where: at the Champlain Park Fieldhouse (corner of Clearview and Cowley )
when: Friday, April 24, 2015
Potluck dinner 6 pm ~ Playback 7 pm
Free admission / Donations welcome!
Theme: Spring Thaw

For more information or to RSVP
Jane Keeler 613-730-0366
ottawaphoenixplaybacktheatre@rogers.com
ALL ARE WELCOME

Local Commercial Study New Planning Committee Date
From: Andrew.McCreight@ottawa.ca
Subject: Local Commercial – new Planning Committee date
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:53:02 +0000
Hello,
I wanted to take this opportunity to provide an update concerning the Local Commercial Study (http://www.ottawa.ca/neighbourhoodstores). All participants in the study thus far are Bcc’d on this e-mail.
It has recently come to my attention that the public circulation mailed out in the beginning of January 2015 did not reach all the affected property owners.
The Zoning By-law amendment resulting from this study was scheduled for Planning Committee on April 28, 2015. However, due to this unfortunate circumstance the item will be delayed to a Planning Committee meeting likely in June. In the interim, notice of the proposal will be mailed directly to ALL affected property owners (ie. property proposed to be rezoned).
While Planning Committee is now anticipated for June 9, 2015, notice will sent accordingly once this public meeting date is confirmed.
The link “Study update – March 31, 2015” on the study website contains the most current information.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best regards,
Andrew
Andrew McCreight MCIP RPP
Planner
Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods Unit
Urbaniste
Zonage, Densification et Quartiers
110 Laurier Ave West | 4th Floor | Ottawa, ON | K1P 1J1

City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme
Ottawa High School Student Film Festival – May 7
From: sdhawan@ottawa-stuff.ca
Sent: 20/04/2015 9:22:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Ottawa High School Student Film Festival
Hello,
My name is Sanjay Dhawan and I am a 12th grade student at Glebe Collegiate Institute. I am the organizer and founder of the Ottawa High School Student Film Festival. Film festival’s at Glebe have been running since 2013 and this new film festival it is being held on May 7 at 7pm at Glebe Collegiate Institute. This high school run event showcases short films made by students for students including a variety of films from the entire city. The show will feature a live performance by Karl Wolf. Honorary Guest, Jim Watson, will be attending this event. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online at http://www.ottawa-stuff.ca. All money raised will be donated to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
We will greatly appreciate if you can spread the word about our even by social media or by posting it on your website.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best regards,
Sanjay Dhawan
website – http://www.ottawa-stuff.ca
twitter – @ottawaSTUFF
facebook – https://www.facebook.com/events/1612737932278985/
Open CPCA Executive Meeting – April 16
We invite any interested members of the Champlain Park Community to join us at our next Open Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Executive Board meeting.
When: Thursday – April 16, 2015
At: 7pm – 9pm
Where: Champlain Park Fieldhouse
Meeting Agenda: CPCA Exec Meeting Agenda April 16, 2015
We hope to see you there!
Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-04-13
This week’s topics:
- Missing girl.
- For women interested in a policing career.
- Home invasion on Somerset St. W.
– Alex
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>
Date: April 13, 2015 at 1:56:18 PM EDT
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for April 13, 2015
Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for April 13, 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
Call for Canvassers – 2015 Membership Drive
Champlain Park Membership Drive
It’s that time again! This year, we need your help!
CANVASSERS are the core of our Community Association’s fundraising effort. Revenues collected from our annual membership drive enable a variety of activities in our community, including:
Contributing directly to your community’s well-being; and
Providing financial resources for development-related activities.
This year, our Community Association needs 20 volunteers to help out with the membership drive.
Our goal this year is to increase our Community Association memberships to 75 percent of all households.
Duties: Canvass approximately 20 homes on your street or nearby
Required: 1-2 hours of your time
The 2015 Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Membership Drive
Begins: May 15,2015.
To volunteer as a canvasser please contact:
Joan Dorsay
Phone: 613-729-3640
email: joan.dorsay@rogers.com
Street Sweeping Operations now in effect
The city’s annual spring sweeping of streets and sidewalks is now underway and may result in noise and dust in your neighbourhood.
Residents in neighbourhoods in the downtown core of the city, such as Vanier, New Edinburgh, Sandy Hill and the Glebe are reminded that day and night on-street parking restrictions will be in effect between Tuesday, April 14 and Friday, April 17. Please note that dates are weather dependant and are subject to change without notice.
These restrictions apply to all vehicles, including those with on-street parking permits, to allow for effective sweeping of the roads. Temporary no-parking signs will be posted prominently in these areas. Vehicles parked where temporary no-parking signs are posted could be ticketed and towed to nearby streets.
Your patience and cooperation in keeping vehicles off the streets during the spring cleanup is appreciated.
Street and sidewalk sweeping improves public safety and helps prevent catch basins from becoming blocked with debris. Annually, the City sweeps over 6,000 kilometers of roadway and over 2,000 kilometres of sidewalks to keep Ottawa clean and green.
The City of Ottawa’s winter overnight parking restrictions are now completed for the 2014-2015 season. The City would like to thank you for your cooperation in making our streets safer throughout the winter season.
Kitchissippi Parking Strategy
Subject: Blog Post about Kitchissippi Parking Strategy
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 20:01:52 +0000
From: Leiper, Jeff <Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca>
Hi all
For your information, the following blog post is going to be going up on our website shortly. We intend to talk about this at the Forum next week, and also to invite people to come to the public consultation. Of course, my door is always open and I welcome your thoughts on these matters.
Jeff
Parking in the Westboro Village retail area has been a persistent issue for years – and more recently, it seems to be growing along Wellington West as well. Businesses are concerned that they’re losing customers to suburban malls that offer easy car access, and even some residents find that parking is scarce when they need or want to drive to a local merchant.
When there’s parking pressure, cars begin circling the block for in order to find a spot. This creates traffic congestion and wasted time, increased air pollution and decreased pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Particularly in Westboro, the studies in 2011 and preliminary numbers I’ve seen from a 2014 study seem to bear this out. Parking demand already seems to be outpacing supply. One of the options we have at our disposal is paid parking, which could help create greater parking availability. As a growing urban area, we need to look at this carefully and seriously. But let me be clear about three things:
- First, I will work to ensure that paid parking is not the only option: we must look at ALL options, including creative solutions not currently on the table.
- Second: previous discussions of this issue have been hampered by a lack of public discussion and information sharing.
- Third: in discussing whether paid parking or other tools are warranted in our neighbourhood, I will ensure we don’t look at one area alone. Westboro and Wellington West are different areas with different needs, but they are also tightly connected and serve many of the same customers.
So, when I found out that this summer, a new parking study was to be conducted for Wellington Street West, I asked the Parking Services department to ensure that both the existing Westboro studies and the newer data from Wellington West be considered together as one master strategy.
Kitchissippi Parking Strategy.
This innovative new approach meets my three criteria, which I’ll repeat: 1) full consideration of options, 2) broad consultation, and 3) a strategic, Ward-wide approach.
Westboro Parking will be the theme of Part one. I hope you’ll join us for a public consultation on Saturday, May 2 at the Churchill Seniors Centre from 1 to 3 pm to explore approaches to parking challenges including paid parking in Westboro. We’ll have the most recent parking numbers for Westboro on hand. In addition to your thoughts on how, when, and whether paid parking should be implemented, we also want to know what you think of the parking “levers” that can be pushed and pulled. For example:
- What would be the appropriate time limits, and where? 90 minutes? 2 hours?
- What time of day and on which days should paid parking be in effect?
- How much should it cost?
- With paid parking, Parking Services could provide more revenue to community projects relating to alternate forms of transportation. If this becomes available, what kind of improvements could we do with these new resources?
These are a just a few of the questions I’m sure we’ll all have.
We’ll look to integrate the same consultation with Wellington West after the numbers come out, probably in September or October of 2015. And if the numbers from the study support the introduction of paid parking, it could begin in November 2015, with the ward-wide introduction of paid parking from Golden Avenue in the west to the O-Train line in the east. From the outset, I’ll be thinking about the whole main street rather than in terms of separate sections.
Of course, I’m committed to continually reviewing paid parking if it’s implemented, and I’m keen to get the feedback on this topic from all of you who live, work and play in Kitchissippi.
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