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February
2010 |
Hi folks:
This e-Newsletter
covers:
-
A public
all-candidates
meeting (Mar. 1)
for the Ottawa
West-Nepean
by-election
-
Public open
houses (Feb. 22
& 24) for the
West Transitway
Extension
(Bayshore to
Moodie Dr.)
-
A public open
house on the
City's LRT plan
and Downtown
Transit Tunnel
(Feb. 23)
-
Winter Carnival
at the Ron
Kolbus-Lakeside
Centre in
Britannia Park,
11:30am - 5 pm Sunday
Feb. 28
-
The Bay Ward
Community
Council meeting
on Wednesday
March 3
-
Information on
the Community
Environmental
Projects Grant
Program
-
Nominations for
the Civic
Appreciation
Award
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and a Heritage
Designation
Plaque for 181
Britannia Road
As you may know,
there is a
provincial
by-election
in Ottawa
West-Nepean (which
includes Bay Ward)
for
Thursday March 4.
There has been
little coverage of
this by-election and
no public
all-candidate
meetings have been
organized to date
(and there are only
2 weeks left to this
election!). As a
result, following
consultations with
some of our Bay Ward
community groups, I
am organizing a
public
all-candidates
meeting
for this by-election
for our community
for
7
pm on Monday March 4
in the auditorium at
Woodroffe High
School
(2410 Georgina
Drive). I have
attached to this
e-newsletter
a flyer you
may wish to use to
publicize this
event.
Your elected
representative to
the Ontario
Legislature speaks
for us on matters
involving health
care and hospitals,
education (including
schools, community
colleges and
universities), roads
and transportation,
social services, the
environment, law
enforcement, and of
course income and
sales taxes
(including the
famous HST!). Please
encourage your
friends and
neighbours to
exercise their
democratic right to
elect their
representative to
Queen's Park on
March 4.
West Transitway
Extension (Bayshore
to Moodie Drive) EA
Public Open Houses:
Monday February 22
from 6 to 9 pm at
the John Mlacak
Centre, 2500 Campeau
Dr. in Kanata
(presentation at 7
pm)
Wednesday February
24 from 6 to 9 pm at
Maki House, 19
Leeming Ave. in
Crystal
Beach-Lakeview
(presentation at 7
pm)
The WTE (Bayshore to
Moodie Dr.)
Environmental
Assessment is moving
towards its final
stages, having
identified a
preferred route to
extend the
Transitway west of
Bayshore on the way
to Kanata (from
among 4 candidate
routes). The
preferred route runs
close to the north
side of the
Queensway (largely
on MTO land) with
little impact on the
bike path and
forested area on the
NCC lands south of
the Crystal
Beach-Lakeview
community. These
public open houses
will look at more
details on the
preferred route,
including station
location at Moodie
Drive.
Downtown Ottawa
Transit Tunnel EA
Open House on
Tuesday February 23
from 6 to 9 pm,
Ottawa City Hall
This open house will
provide information
on the status of the
City's LRT plan and
DOTT (Downtown
Ottawa Transit
Tunnel) project. For
more information go
to
http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/transit_tunnel/assessment_oh_1/index_en.html
Ron Kolbus-Lakeside
Gardens Winter
Carnival - 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Sunday
February 28 in
Britannia Park -
winter activities
for the family - all
are welcome!
Bay Ward Community
Council Meeting
Wednesday March 3, 7
pm at the Ron
Kolbus-Lakeside
Centre:
Our monthly public
meeting of Bay Ward
community groups to
discuss local
issues, hear from
our Community Police
Officer, and City
hall issues from Bay
Ward Councillor Alex
Cullen. A
presentation on the
City's 2010 proposed
Water and Wastewater
Rate-Supported
Operating & Capital
Budgets will be on
the agenda (for more
information on this
go to
http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2010/02-23/11-
ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0004
- 2010
Rate-supported
budget Final.htm
- this will be
debated by Planning
& Environment
Committee on
February 23, and by
City Council on
March 24), plus an
account of the
attempt to re-open
the debate on the
City's urban
boundaries (urban
sprawl, anyone?).
Community
Environmental
Projects Grant
Program (CEPGP):
CEPGP is designed to
help the City of
Ottawa meet its
environmental
objectives. City
programs include
solid-waste
diversion, water
efficiency,
wastewater, the
water environment,
sustainable
development and
broader global
climate issues. The
program provides
funding for
small-scale,
community-based
initiatives managed
by non-profit
organizations
interested in the
improvement and
preservation of our
environment. A total
of $50,000 is
available each year.
The deadline for
applications is
Wednesday, March 31,
2010 - Contact Sami
Rehman at
Environmental
Sustainability,
Community
Sustainability, City
of Ottawa Tel:
613-580-2424, ext.
13364 Fax:
613-580-2459, e-mail
sami.rehman@ottawa.ca
Nominate that
special volunteer or
group for a Civic
Appreciation Award
It’s time to
nominate that
special person,
organization or
coach for a City of
Ottawa Civic
Appreciation Award.
Help us say thank
you to that special
volunteer in your
community who has
touched your life.
Every year, over
225,000 volunteers
dedicate their time
and expertise to
make Ottawa a better
place to live.
Volunteers have a
direct impact on
many aspects of our
day-to-day life,
including health,
heritage, education,
social services,
arts and culture,
sports and
recreation,
protective services,
literacy services
and the environment.
Let us know about
that special person
in your community
whose volunteer
efforts should be
recognized. You can
tell us about that
special person by
completing a
nomination form
online at
ottawa.ca/volunteering
or by picking up a
brochure at one of
the City’s Client
Service Centres,
branches of the
Ottawa Public
Library or community
centres. The
deadline for
nominations is
Friday, March 26,
2010 at 4 p.m.
Any youth, adult,
senior or group who
willingly volunteers
their time and
effort to benefit
others in the city
of Ottawa is
eligible for an
award. Please take
a few minutes to
nominate that
special volunteer
who coaches
children, helps
others or
contributes their
time and talent to
an organization in
our community. Take
time to stop and say
thank you to that
volunteer who has
touched your life.
Awards will be
presented in the
following
categories: Citizen
of the Year (Youth,
Adult and Senior);
the Brian Kilrea
Award for Excellence
in Coaching in
Amateur Sport; Arts
and Culture;
Recreation and
Sports; Education;
Environment; Health;
Heritage;
Humanitarianism;
Rural/Agriculture;
and Community
Activism (Youth,
Adult, Senior and
Group).
To find out more
about the Civic
Appreciation Awards
or to get a
nomination form:
-
Visit the City’s web
site at
ottawa.ca/volunteering
and complete the
form online
-
Pick up a brochure
at your local Client
Service Centre,
public library or
community centre
-
Call 3-1-1 (TTY:
613-580-2401)
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Call and leave a
message at
613-580-2424
extension 28207
E-mail your
questions to
civicappreciationawards@ottawa.ca
And congratulations
to Claudia de
Vilmorin of 181
Britannia Road for
receiving recently
from the City of
Ottawa a Heritage
Designation Plaque
in recognition of
her work in
preserving Old St.
Stephen's Church
(her home) in
Britannia Village.
For more news about
ward activities,
please check out my
web site at
www.alexcullen.ca.
Alex Cullen
Councillor,
Bay Ward
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Ave. W.
Ottawa K1P 1J1
(613) 580-2477 fax:
(613) 580-2517
e-mail:
alex.cullen@ottawa.ca
www.alexcullen.ca
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