COUNCILLOR’S COLUMN FEBRUARY 16, 2018
Councillor’s Column KEEPING YOU INFORMED
SHAD QADRI – WARD 6 - STITTSVILLE
Tyrone Henry Represents Team Canada in Sledge Hockey at the 2018 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang!
Team Canada’s Sledge Hockey roster for the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Games is now finalized and a little bit of Stittsville will be representing our country on its quest for gold!
I am thrilled to extend my sincerest congratulations to 23-year-old Tyrone Henry for this incredible achievement. Tyrone along with his father, Andrew Henry, and other Ottawa-local and Pyeongchang-bound, Ben Delaney, have worked hard as they practised their sledge hockey skills within Stittsville’s very own Goulbourn Rec Complex, training and focusing to reach this pinnacle moment. I have had the great pleasure of supporting Sledge Hockey and the Delaney and Henry Families for the past 4 years. Now, after much perseverance, I am beyond proud to see the landmark they have achieved by joining Team Canada’s Sledge Hockey team!
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Sledge hockey is a Paralympic sport in which players are fastened to a two-bladed sledge. Much like the classic version of the sport, it involves players propelling themselves forward to attempt a goal on net.
Tyrone and Ben are two of 17 players selected with the honour of representing Canada in South Korea at the Pyeongchang games.
I want to wish Tyrone, Ben, and the whole team the best of luck as they move forward in the tournament and encourage Stittsville and all of Ottawa to root on these home-grown heroes as they compete. Win or lose Tyrone proves once again that Stittsville is the home of champions! Good luck!
Blasting in Stittsville
Residents continue to contact my office regarding blasting in Stittsville. Developers are blasting in two areas of Stittsville for the following subdivision developments:
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CRT FERNBANK LANDS - 5786 FERNBANK ROAD
Blasting is anticipated to be complete by the end of March at this property located west of Robert Grant Avenue, north of Fernbank and south of Abbott Street. For more background information, please review previous community updates.
This week City staff advised that all blasts within the last 2 weeks are within the City Specifications as conditioned in the developers Subdivision Draft Plan approval. A review of the blast induced vibration monitoring data (February 1- February 14, 2018) indicate vibration levels of less than 4 mm/s (well below the threshold for possibility of cosmetic cracking in drywall, plaster, etc.). DST Consulting, the third party consultant, recommended that the two additional seismographs remain in place to the end of the blasting operations. It is their professional opinion given the sensitivity of the project, the amount of public complaints and concerns I have raised, that this additional data would further assist in evaluating potential claims.
A revised letter went out to residents indicating the revised scheduled with the completion date anticipated for the end of March; the letter was sent to all residents within the 150m radius of the blasting area, as per conditioned in their Subdivision Draft Plan approval.
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If residents have concerns with the blasting operations please feel free to contact my office and DST Consulting Engineers Inc. at 613-748-1415 or [email protected]. If residents are concerned with damage to their properties due to the blasting, they can contact the above individual or submit a claim through the City. For more information on the City’s claim process, please visit here.
POOLE CREEK VILLAGE
Tartan Homes has advised that their contractor will commence blasting activity in the Poole Creek Phase 3 subdivision. The blasting is required for the final servicing phase in the subdivision and is expected to require 4 more weeks. Over 70 pre-blast surveys were completed and notice has been provided to all the adjacent homeowners.
The Poole Creek Village development at 5831 Hazeldean Road received draft approval in 2012 (see plan of subdivision for full plan). The lands are located north of Poole Creek/Hazeldean Road and south of Maple Grove Road. It is located in between the Fairwinds and the Fairwinds West subdivision.
If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact my office and you may contact Wayne Kennedy, Franks Drilling and Blasting at 613-561-6443. If residents are concerned with damage to their properties due to the blasting, they can also contact the above individual or submit a claim through the City.
GENERAL BLASTING INFORMATION
Both City Special Provisions - F-1201 and Ontario Provincial Specifications and Standards (OPSS) 120 include similar and detailed requirements for the Contractor to inform residents at several time points in the project.
The municipality does not regulate blasting. The City does impose the City of Ottawa’s standard S.P. No: F-1201 Use of Explosives specifications on all owners applying for plan of subdivision approval. These specifications require the owner to hire a third party consultant to complete the pre-blast survey, and monitor vibrations to make sure they are compliant with the
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specifications. The specification is also in place for insurance purposes to protect the City, residents, and the blasting company where there are any damage claims.
Blasting data and information is submitted to the City based upon request. Please note that the information is not submitted by the Contractor, but an independent Blasting Consultant that completes the vibration monitoring. When the City receives complaints, they request confirmation from the Blasting Consultant that the blasting operations are following City Standards. As the consultant are the subject experts and they are certifying the information, the City accepts this information as it is provided by a professionally designated company.
When the City receives complaints, the City will put residents in touch with the Blasting Consultant. Typically, if there is a report of damage, the Blasting Consultant will investigate as it may become a legal claim against the Developer/Blaster/City. If it is to report a vibration concern, the Blasting Consultant will typically contact the resident and explain over the phone their monitoring procedures and confirm if the blasts are within City Standards.
A standard blasting condition is used in each set of Subdivision Draft Approval Conditions. These conditions refer to the Developer to follow the City Specifications. There is no unique blasting review completed by the City on a project-by-project basis. As blasting is an acceptable construction practice in the Province of Ontario, the private developers have the option to blast as they deem fit for their projects provided they follow the City specifications.
Please note below the standard condition all developers must agree to before receiving draft approval of a subdivision and please find attached the City’s specification:
BLASTING
B1 The Owner agrees that all blasting activities will conform to the City of Ottawa’s standard S.P. No: F-1201 Use of Explosives. Prior to any blasting activities, a pre-blast survey shall be prepared as per F-1201, at the Owner expense for all buildings, utilities, structures, water wells, and facilities likely to be affected by the blast and those within 75 m of the COUNCILLOR’S COLUMN 5
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location where explosives are to be used. The standard inspection procedure shall include the provision of an explanatory letter to the owner or occupant and owner with a formal request for permission to carry out an inspection.
The Owner agree to provide a Notification Letter in compliance with City specification F- 1201. Specification indicates that a minimum of 15 business days prior to blasting the Contractor shall provide written notice to all owner(s) and tenants of buildings or facilities within a minimum of 150m of the blasting location. The Owner agrees to submit a copy of the Notification Letter to the City.
My colleague Councillor Wilkinson recently hosted a public meeting regarding blasting in Kanata North. There is some information in this video residents may find useful on the blasting process. You can view this video at: https://www.facebook.com/marianne4kanata/videos/414201385703705/
For more information from the City of Ottawa regarding blasting, please visit the City website Blasting in the City of Ottawa.
Reminder: Please Provide Feedback on Amberway Park, Blackstone Park, Bryanston Gate Park and William Bradley Park by February 22nd
An information session was held on February 8th to review the proposed concept plans for Amberway Park, Blackstone Park, Bryanston Gate Park and William Bradley Park.
Parks are important pieces of infrastructure for our communities – they provide families a place to play, relax, and enjoy time together. With all of the growth in Stittsville, new parks are being regularly developed in our communities while the City continues to invest in existing park infrastructure to ensure that older parks remain maintained and updating to changing trends.
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At the information session, residents reviewed the concept plans for the new Blackstone Community Park and William Bradley Park, and the updates planned to the existing Amberway and Bryanston Gate Parks.
Now, residents are invited to provide feedback on the concept plans for these parks.
Information on the proposals including the concept plans are provided in the following articles available below:
- Amberway Park - Blackstone Community Park - Bryanston Gate Park - William Bradley Park
For those unable to attend the meeting you can review the presentation and watch the recording of the meeting via Facebook Live.
Stittsville Parks Information Session Presentation
Stittsville Parks Information Session Facebook Live Recording
Please provide comments by February 22 to the following listed staff and my office:
Blackstone Park & William Bradley Park Jennifer Shepherd, Planner, Parks and Facilities Planning Recreation [email protected] / 613-580-2424, ext. 13771
Amberway Park & Bryanston Gate Park Louise Cerveny, Planner, Parks and Facilities Planning Recreation [email protected] / 613-580-2424, ext. 27806
Shad Qadri, City Councillor, Ward 6 Stittsville [email protected] / 613-580-2476
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I highly encourage residents to review the plans for these parks and share their thoughts on what features you would like to see. For a full recap of the public meeting and more information, please click here.
Council Requests Additional Funding to Address Opioid Concerns
I am pleased to share that at this week’s City Council, Mayor Jim Watson put forward a motion seconded by myself, to formally request that the province provide additional funding to address the opioid crisis in our city and its associated concerns. The requested investment would go towards everything from mental health and addictions treatment to early intervention for children and youth and harm reduction services for those who need them. I am happy to share that the motion was carried on unanimous consent and I am hopeful that the province will consider this important request.
The motion reads:
WHEREAS opioid overdoses in Ontario and Ottawa have been increasing over the past number of years and, in 2017, Ottawa experienced the largest number of opioid overdose-related
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emergency room visits to date, averaging about 30 per month; and WHEREAS the provincial government has recognized that addiction to opioids is a chronic disease, and has provided funding for treatment to the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN); and WHEREAS the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa, in concert with City departments and local service providers, has participated in an Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Task Force which has focused on: (1) surveillance, (2) prevention, working with schools, community-based agencies, parents and youth, and (3) harm reduction services, including establishing a supervised injection service, involving people with lived experience, and promoting access to naloxone; and WHEREAS the Acting Medical Officer of Health for Ottawa Public Health has been in conversation with local health care service providers about the requirement for additional resources to meet the increasing need to counter the increase in opioid-related emergencies;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve that the Mayor formally ask the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for additional investment in mental health and addictions treatment services in the City of Ottawa, with a focus on early intervention for children and youth, assisting people with lived experience in system navigation, rapid access addictions medicine clinics and treatment facilities, community-based withdrawal management, and support for OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 14 AGENDA 64 WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2018 primary care physicians to provide appropriate pain management and treatment for opioid use disorder.
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I would like to thank Mayor Watson and our Interim Medical Officer of Health, Dr Vera Etches along with Ottawa Public Health for their on going support to ensure the health and wellbeing of our community.
Council Approves Additional Infrastructure Renewal Projects
In last week’s newsletter, I informed the community that the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee approved the staff report and recommendations for the Additional Infrastructure Funding for the Renewal of Tax-Supported Assets including an additional $730,000 to go toward Stittsville infrastructure projects.
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Now, I am happy to share that this funding was approved at today’s City Council meeting. A total of $10 million of additional funding will be put toward infrastructure renewal projects across the city.
The approved list of projects for tax-supported assets includes roads, sidewalks, multi-use pathways, parks and buildings across the city. The list is in addition to the projects identified in Budget 2018. The additional funding allocates $6.66 million to renew roads, $3 million to renew buildings and parks, and $340,000 to renew sidewalks and pathways.
For a list of approved Stittsville Infrastructure Projects, please revisit last week’s article here. For more information, please review the report here.
IN THE COMMUNITY
The Stittsville Business Association Officially Launches
Last year, residents may recall that there was an initiative led by local Stittsville business owners with support from my office to create a Stittsville Business Improvement Area (BIA). In the end, it was decided at the time that not all business felt that it was the right time or fit for a formal BIA. Now, I am happy to share that many local businesses have come together to officially launch a new Stittsville Business Association (SBA)!
In all great small-towns, businesses support their communities and communities support their businesses. Stittsville residents are passionate about maintaining the rich cultural heritage of our village and a lot of that has to do with the fantastic businesses that exist here.
The Stittsville Business Association (SBA) aims to help businesses thrive. It is a membership- based association where any business that operates within the electoral boundaries of Stittsville
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may join. It will be a diverse group made up of small businesses, large businesses, self-owned- businesses and home-operated businesses.
For its first year, the SBA plans to focus on speaking with business owners and educating them on the SBA’s goals and how it will benefit local businesses.
Some of these benefits include:
1) Enhanced visibility for businesses - this will initially be done through social media pages owned by the SBA and a website that will be developed acting as a directory for members. Both of these will be platforms to amplify reach and continually showcase the wonderful member businesses.
2) Business-to-business networking (B2B) – the SBA plans to hold five networking events this year to encourage businesses to discover what's in our own backyard. There are countless examples of businesses using services outside of Stittsville simply because they did not know the same service existed in Stittsville or hadn't created the relationship. Business owners can get to know one another and support each other by shopping local.
3) Listen and Learn - Listening to members and what they would like to see the association do in the years to come from which the SBA will start to build action plans with timelines for some of these bigger scope projects.
The first SBA networking event will take place Thursday February 22nd from 6:00-8:00 PM at Cabotto's where businesses can learn more about the SBA mission and memberships. Admission is $15 a ticket which will provide you with a drink and appetizers. It's also a great way to meet other business owners. Residents can purchase tickets from any of the directors or anyone on the executive committee.
While the SBA’s goal is to provide a benefit to local businesses, it's ultimately about continuing to build the Stittsville community as a whole for decades to come!
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I would like to thank and congratulate all business owners who helped to organize this great initiative and wish the SBA the best of luck moving forward!
DIRECTORS: Lisa Landry of Revera Living, Erica Dwyer of Urban Home Design and Custom Kitchens, Debra Wright of Details Realty Inc., Phil Sweetnam of PCB Sweetnam, and Jim Walker of Walkerworks Framing
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Wesley Smith of Warmstone Family Dentistry, Allan Ryan and Chantal Pelletier of Bradley's Insurance, Dale Hein and Eric Hein of Hein and Associates, Darryl Metzger of Edward Jones, Judy Robinson of Coldwell Banker First Ottawa Realty, Felicia Idone and Paul Idone of Cala Custom Woodworks, and Robert Hall of Arbique and Ahde Law Offices
GRC Family Day
February 19th is Family Day and it is a great opportunity to take the day off and spend some time with those you love! This year, the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) is offering a wide assortment of activities for the whole family to have some fun.
As my office has sponsored the free skate, I invite residents to come down and join me for this exciting day!
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Take your kids down for the day to the GRC (1500 Shea Rd) between 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM for some family yoga, public skate, crafts, a family day photo shoot and more!
Tickets are $4 in advance per person or $5 at the door while kids 2 years and under participate for free!
For more information, please call GRC staff at (613) 580-2532.
Heritage Day with the GTHS
The Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS) is hosting their Heritage Day event, “The Great Ice Storm – 20 Years After” at the Stittsville Library and you are invited to join in the fun!
The event takes place Saturday, February 17 at 1:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served.
Come out and reminisce with everyone who endured the Great Ice Storm of 1998. There were highs and lows during this storm that left an unforgettable imprint on many lives.
Called the ‘Storm of the Century’, and not to be soon forgotten by many, our lives were affected in ways you can’t imagine. With three storm fronts dropping approximately 85mm of freezing rain in the Ottawa area, havoc began. The freezing rain started falling on January 5th continuously until January 10th. People were brought together in communities through sharing of resources and donating their time. These good deeds are beyond measurable. Every area of our society was impinged on through our economy, hydro power, employment, land, retail trade, farming and Canada’s precious sugar maple industry.
I highly encourage all residents to join this event to hear more about this history-making storm and its impact on our lives.
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If you have any photos and/or memories you’d like to share, please send them to: gths- [email protected] or bring them to the event.
For more information, please visit https://goulbournhistoricalsociety.org/
Rotary Club Trivia Night
I am happy to share that Trivia Night with the Stittsville Rotary Club will take place February 23rd from 6:00-11:00 PM at the Stittsville Lions Club (1339 Stittsville Main St).
The Rotary Club of Ottawa Stittsville Trivia Night has been an annual Stittsville tradition since 2006. Over 160 participants compete for the honour of winning ten rounds of trivia questions, each with ten questions.
Participants can enjoy an evening of prizes, pizza and popcorn, full of fun and comradery.
For more information or for tickets, please contact Theresa at [email protected] - 613- 620-6245 Brad at [email protected]. Please visit http://www.stittsvillerotary.com/ for additional details.
AROUND THE CITY
Mayor’s Family Day Skating Party
Mayor Jim Watson wants to invite everyone to his annual Family Day Skating Party at City Hall on Monday, February 19 (Family Day) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The party will feature many of your favourite local mascots, free indoor and outdoor family activities, as well as free coffee and hot chocolate, compliments of Tim Hortons Restaurants (while supplies last). You can take the Healthy Kids Community Challenge water pledge and you may even see:
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Eccentric Adam’s dinosaurs Megatron Imperial Storm Troopers
Mayor Watson will lace up his skates for the first time this season, at approximately 11:45 a.m.
The event is schedule to take place rain or shine, whether the Sens Rink of Dreams is open or closed so don’t miss out on this great afternoon!
Time capsule to be installed at City Hall on Heritage Day
The Time Capsule Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Canada will be entombed in the walls of City Hall by Mayor Watson and Members of Council following this year’s annual Heritage Day celebrations, Tuesday, February 20.
Heritage Day in Ottawa is an annual event that encourages residents to explore their local heritage, to get involved with stewardship and advocacy groups, and to visit museums, archives, and places of architectural significance. It is a chance to recognize the contributions of the many dedicated volunteers who promote heritage conservation and public education about the city’s history.
This year’s event will feature the Time Capsule Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Canada, which includes artefacts from Ottawa and serves as a reminder to future generations of what it meant to live in Ottawa in 2017. Artefacts were collected from City Councillors throughout 2017 to represent themselves and their communities.
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Residents are invited to stop by City Hall (110 Laurier Ave W) in Jean-Pigott Hall February 20th from 11:30-2:00 PM
The capsule will be just one of many attractions on display. Volunteers and representatives from more than 45 organizations that celebrate or contribute to Ottawa’s heritage will be in attendance. I hope to see you there!
Coldest Night of the Year Walk
The Western Ottawa Community Resource
Centre is hosting the Coldest Night of the Year
(CNOY) fundraiser WALK for Chrysalis House on
February 24th. Chrysalis House is a 25-bed shelter in western Ottawa for women and their dependents fleeing violence in the home.
CNOY is a 2, 5 and 10 km winter walk-a-thon starting at the Kanata Recreation Complex at 5:30 p.m. (registration starts at 4:30 p.m.). A hot, light meal is served between 6:00-8:00. Sign up to walk or to start a team by following the link here.
For more information, please visit https://cnoy.org/location/kanata or call 613-591-3686 ext.
286.
CITY SERVICES
City seeking public input on three commemorative naming proposals
The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on three separate naming proposals including one in Stittsville to name rink A of Goulbourn Recreation Complex, “Katie Xu and Jack Fan Rink”.
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The summary of the application reads:
In recognition of the outstanding figure skating accomplishments of Katie Xu and Jack Fan, a proposal to name Rink A in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex has been submitted to the Commemorative Naming Committee. Since they joined the Goulbourn Skating Club in 2011, Katie and Jack have served as ambassadors for the special needs community. Both skaters have received recognition from Skate Canada and Special Olympics Canada for excellent performances in many competitions, and both took home medals in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.
Both Katie and Jack are hardworking athletes active in the Stittsville community. Last year, Jack was named Male Athlete of the Year by Special Olympics Canada and both were nominated for Youth Citizen of the Year at the Stittsville Appreciation Awards.
I highly encourage all residents to share their thoughts/comments on this commemorative naming proposal and others around the City of Ottawa. Comments must be received by March 2, 2018. View each proposal online at ottawa.ca.
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Secure Your Meds
I would like to take a moment to remind residents about Ottawa Public Health (OPH)’s “Secure Your Meds” campaign to raise awareness about prescription opioid misuse by people who use prescription drugs non-medically.
This campaign is a collaboration with the Ottawa Overdose Prevention and Response Task Force, the Health Products Stewardship Association and Drug Free Kids Canada.
As part of the launch, OPH has launched www.DrugDropOffOttawa.ca, a web tool useful for providing information for all parents to reduce the risk of kids taking and using their prescription drugs.
13% of Ottawa high school students used prescription drugs non-medically and two-thirds of students got the drug from a parent, sibling or someone else they live with.
Prescription opioids are misused more than most illegal drugs in Ottawa, and were involved in about 45% of drug overdose deaths between 2009 and 2011. Fentanyl, for the first time in 2014, was the leading cause of death due to unintentional opioid overdose death in Ottawa.
If you need to have prescription drugs at home, lock them up and check regularly for missing medication. Watch for missing medication and return unused medications to your pharmacy or at a pharmacy participating in the Ontario Medication Return Program.
For more information including a searchable map of where to drop off unused or expired medications, please visit www.DrugDropOffOttawa.ca.
Try your hand at this quiz. Can you tell the difference between pills and candy? I bet your toddler can’t either!
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Family Day activities and schedule changes
There are activities for the whole family, and the following service and schedule changes are in place for Family Day on Monday, February 19. For a full list of changes, please visit Ottawa.ca
Recreation:
Sens Rink of Dreams located at Marion Dewar Plaza at Ottawa City Hall, is open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The heated changing facility is open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Pools, arenas and fitness centres will be operating on modified schedules on Monday, February 19, including public swimming, fitness, aquafitness and public skating. Additional swimming and skating sessions will be offered at many sites. Please check ottawa.ca or the facility of your choice for details.
Winterlude:
Family Day is the final day of Winterlude 2018 and City Hall is an extension of the official site at Confederation Park. Visit the official Winterlude website for a complete list of activities around the National Capital Region and for any schedule changes due to weather.
Client services:
Ottawa City Hall and all seven Client Service Centres, including the Government Service Centre located at 110 Laurier Avenue West, will be closed. Business will resume as usual on Tuesday, February 20.
The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters requiring the City’s immediate attention. Call 3-1-1 or 613-580-2400 to speak to a customer service representative. For individuals living with a hearing-related disability, call (TTY): 613-580- 2401.
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Garbage, green bin and recycling collection:
There will be no curbside green bin, recycling, garbage or bulky item collection on Monday, February 19. The collection of green bin, garbage and recycling materials will be delayed by one day for the week of February 19. For curbside collection inquiries, refer to the collection calendar tool.
Transit service:
OC Transpo will operate a revised weekday schedule on Family Day with minor reductions on some routes. School trips and Route 301 will not run. A family or group may travel all day with a Family DayPass, which can be purchased for $10.50 from the bus operator when you board, or from ticket machines located at four stations on O-Train Line 2, the Trillium Line. A family or group includes up to six people with a maximum of two individuals aged 13 or older. Call 613-560-1000 or text 560560 plus your four-digit bus stop number for real time schedule information. For more information, holiday schedules and travel planning, visit octranspo.com or phone 613-741-4390.
Para Transpo operations: o Customer service (613-842-3681) – open regular hours o Administration (613-244-1289) – open regular hours o Taxi coupons (613-842-3670) – open regular hours o Reservations (613-244-7272) – open regular hours
Parking:
All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions will apply during this time.
Happy Family Day
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all residents of Stittsville a safe and enjoyable Family Day long weekend.
Family Day is a great chance to spend some time with loved ones and recharge the batteries after a
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cold winter season. I highly encourage everyone to make the most of the warmer weather this weekend – get outside to play with your kids or catch the end of Winterlude with that special someone for a walk to see the ice sculptures in Confederation Park. Whatever is it you do, remember to spend it with those you care about.
Did you know?
A bus hailing kit is a pocket-sized set of numbered cards that you can use to identify the route you want to board, to approaching bus operators. Large- text and Braille numbers are printed on the cards. The numbers should be held up at shoulder height.
Bus Hailing Kits are available free of charge, from either:
CNIB’s Technical Aids Centre at 613-563-4021
OC Transpo Accessible Transit Specialist at 613-842-3636, ext 52873 (TTY: 613-741-5280) or [email protected]
Meetings at Ottawa City Hall next week
All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted.
Environment and Climate Protection Committee – Tuesday, February 20, 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room
Status Update – Environment and Climate Protection Committee Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending February 13, 2018 Commemorative Naming Proposal – Wendy Stewart Pond Financial Plan for Water Services 2018, Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 453/07
Transit Commission – Wednesday, February 21, 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room
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Status Update - Transit Commission Motions and Inquiries for the Period Ending February 14, 2018 Amendments to the Transit By-Law for Multimodal Operations
Community and Protective Services Committee – Thursday, February 22, 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room
Crime Prevention Ottawa Board of Directors Nominations Commemorative Naming Proposal – Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium Status Update – Community and Protective Services Committee Inquiries and Motions - For the Period Ending February 15, 2018 City of Ottawa Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action Naming – Saigon Square
French Language Services Advisory Committee – Thursday, February 22, 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room
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