CITY COUNCILLOR / CONSEILLER MUNICIPAL RILEY BROCKINGTON

River Ward Ward / Quartier/ Quartier Rivière Rivière 613--580580-2486-2486 ● Riley.Brockington@.ca● [email protected] @RiverWardRiley April 2020 Proudly serving all residents of River Ward Dear Neighbours and Residents, employment centres. All this is so we do The COVID-19 pandemic is our part to “flatten the curve.” Drastic unprecedented in recent memory. Its measures were required as our health impact on human-life in countries like care professionals in our hospitals do not China, Italy and Iran has been have the capacity to treat large volumes devastating. has not been of people at once and secondly because spared. Ottawa Public Health is leading the mortality rate of those infected in the response in Ottawa, with great care other countries is very high for older and support from the Ottawa Hospital adults and/or those with compromised and CHEO as well. immune systems. An assessment centre opened on March Understandably, these are stressful 13 at the Brewer Arena. At the time this times. The Ottawa Distress Centre is bulletin went to print, it was receiving open and available for people who need hundreds of patients a day, and to talk. Their number is 613-238-3311. conducting 350 nasal swabs. Whether My website (RileyBrockington.ca) and you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 the Ottawa Public Health website or not, if you have any symptoms (fever, (OttawaPublicHealth.ca) contain cough or new/worsening cough), you updated information on the COVID-19 must self-isolate. That is, stay home. emergency. My office staff and I remain accessible and continue to reply to email On Thursday, March 5, 2020, I hosted the fourth annual River Ward Women’s Day The State of Emergency was called by Speaker Series at the -Riverside Park Community Centre. My panel included the Province to rapidly reduce the and receive your calls. My team is here to assist you, now and always. (from left) Krista Kealey, Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs at the amount of people who would normally Ottawa International Airport Authority; Councillor Catherine McKenney (Special Co- be socially interacting with one another If you need anything in particular, please Host), Council Liaison for Housing and Homelessness; Camille Williams-Taylor, and increasing the likelihood of do not hesitate to contact me. Director of Education at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board; and Kerry-Leigh transmission. These are trying times, Sincerely, Burchill, Director General at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. with schools closed along with most Riley Open Letter from Shelley VanBuskirk, Director of Housing Services working groups tackle various parts of Ottawa residents who rely on us for a the housing system. safe place to live, with the supports they We have had success over the first six need to participate in the rich economic, years of the plan creating over 1,793 social, cultural and recreational life of new affordable housing options, the city. supporting 20,000 social housing units It goes beyond a call for funding and through operating funding, housing resources. It speaks to what subsidies and funding for repairs, organizations and individuals can do to housing 1,167 single people and over help people in need. If you are a landlord 3,300 families exiting the shelter system, consider participating in the City’s Rent in addition to supporting over 45,000 Supplement or Housing First program households with direct services and and offer an affordable unit to someone funding to find and keep housing. exiting homelessness or who needs help The updated Plan was to go to the City’s with affordability. If you are a developer, Community and Protective Services consider offering some units in your new Committee on March 27th and City building that are affordable to people Council on April 8th, 2020 but is delayed living on social assistance. due to the Covid-19 Emergency. The We need to show compassion and Plan lays out a strategic framework that understanding to those in our Councillor Riley Brockington and Shelley VanBuskirk, Director of Housing, Community will guide the City’s work around community who need our help, reducing and Social Services for the City of Ottawa. improving access to affordable housing, stigma and increasing our understanding increasing affordability for residents, and of those living with mental health Dear River Ward Residents: organizations for 10 shelter and reducing homelessness from 2020 to illnesses or addictions. No one choses a Having a safe and affordable home is transitional housing facilities, in addition 2030. life of poverty. Volunteer or contribute to coordinating responses to Rooming foundational to people’s health and The updated Plan has ambitious targets to organizations that work with people House issues. The Homelessness wellbeing. Ottawa is a prosperous City to create between 5,700 to 8,500 new in need. We need affordable and Programs and Residential Services Homes that has a high median income and low affordable housing options over the next supportive housing in every ward across branch allocates funding to not-for profit unemployment. Many of us enjoy a good 10 years and to eliminate unsheltered this City and for people to welcome organizations that offer services such as standard of living however many of our homelessness, chronic and veteran’s these new neighbours into communities. street outreach, supportive housing, neighbours, family or friends may live in homelessness and reduce overall Many small actions can create big housing loss prevention and Housing insecure housing, struggling to pay the homelessness. change. rent and bills. First. The Plan recognizes that we need Thank you, Housing Services has been busy updating Housing Services is comprised of four different solutions for different Shelley VanBuskirk the City’s 10-Year Housing and different branches. The Social Housing population groups and that we need to Director, Housing Services Homelessness Plan over 2019. branch is responsible for the listen and get feedback on addressing Municipalities in are required by administration of 52 social housing the unique needs of the Indigenous Communications en français the Province to have a 10-Year Housing providers, the City’s rent supplement community, women, youth, newcomers, and Homelessness Plan and our current J’estime important de fournir des program and oversees the contract with people living with disabilities and the Plan started in 2014. We must review and services en français aux résidents du the Social Housing Registry, who LGBTQQ2S community. quartier Rivière, et toutes les maintains the wait list for people who update the Plan every five years to I have been asked about what the City’s communications qui émanent de moi need subsidized housing. ensure that it remains relevant and et de mon bureau sont offertes dans responsive to the changing housing needs recent Declaration of an Affordable The Affordable Housing branch works cette langue. Afin d’économiser et in the city. Over the last year we have Housing and Homelessness Emergency d’ajouter du contenu à ce bulletin, with the not-for profit and private sectors had 60 different in-person sessions with and Crisis means to me. It means that j’imprime les numéros séparément, to build new affordable housing and community partners, advocacy groups, the City cannot solve this problem alone. dans leurs versions française et deliver the Ontario Renovates Program, the public and people with lived Housing insecurity and homelessness is a anglaise. J’ai dressé la liste des which offers grants and forgivable loans experience of homelessness or housing complex social program that requires personnes qui souhaitent recevoir la to seniors and people living with a insecurity to find out what’s working in coordinated efforts, collaboration, correspondance en français. disability for minor home repairs and the housing system and what needs to innovation, and continually improving Pour vous faire inscrire sur cette liste, accessibility modifications. The City owns change. We also gathered feedback programs and services. It’s about il vous suffit d’appeler mon bureau ou and operates one family shelter and through written submissions, social creating a sense of urgency and calling de lui envoyer un courriel, après quoi through the Community and Family media polls and had seven different on all levels of government for the vous recevrez tous les bulletins dans la Shelters branch contracts with 8 resources needed to improve the lives of langue officielle de votre choix.

Development and Infrastructure Updates

3071 - Canoe Bay the new Riverside Park Nursery School west side of Fisher Avenue north of Claymor Avenue. In Summer 2021, work Development daycare facility. The parcel of land is Shillington Avenue. 38 total units and will begin on the renewal project on Construction is expected to begin this located about 100 metres north of the ground floor parking are proposed in the Senio Avenue. The City of Ottawa is Spring. In the weeks leading up to Springland Drive and plan. The height of the building is investing approximately $8 million for construction, site fencing and intersection. The site is bound by Holy 9.37m. The next step in the this infrastructure renewal project. construction mobilization will be taking Cross Elementary School to the north, development process will be a Site Plan Larkin Street, Lepage Avenue and place. Holy Cross Church to the south, the application, which has yet to be filed Larose Avenue Water and Sewer future Canoe Bay park to the west, and with the City. As you may recall, the approved zoning Infrastructure Project low-rise residential homes on the 655-755 Anand Private Development and site plan consists of one and two opposite side of Springland Drive. The City of Ottawa will begin the road, storey townhomes on the north and The City of Ottawa has approved a Site sewer and watermain renewal project east side of the property, a 6-storey I was happy to support this project and Plan Control Amendment application to on Larkin Street, Lepage Avenue and apartment building and retirement am eager to see this much needed revise the previously approved Site Plan Larose Avenue this coming spring. The home in the middle of the property, facility and service be constructed this for residential apartment buildings at work is needed to replace aged stacked apartments on the east side of year in the Riverside Park community. 655 and 755 Anand Private. The infrastructure which is in poor the property (3.5 storey), a new park on 1376 - Travelodge approval increased the height of the two condition. The limits of the project are the south side of the property, and Development towers from 16 storeys to 17 storeys Larkin Street between Lepage Avenue mixed-use commercial and residential Site Plan and Zoning Bylaw and added a new 6-storey podium and Laperriere Avenue, Lepage Avenue on the west side of the property Amendments have been approved for connecting the towers. The overall unit between Cavan Street and Larkin Street, fronting Riverside Drive. the development at 1354 and 1376 count has increased from 250 units to and Larose Avenue between McBride Riverside Mall Property Carling Avenue. The approvals allow for 360. The development is on the Street and Larkin Street. Total cost of 729 Ridgewood Ave the construction of two, 20-storey southwest corner of the and the City’s investment is $6 million. towers and one, 22-storey tower Walkley Road intersection, west of the Riverside Drive Resurfacing This Brigil Development is the new owner of Shoppers Drug Mart and immediately the property that is currently occupied fronting onto Carling Avenue as well as Summer two, 8-storey buildings backing onto the east of the Walkley Transit Station and by the strip-mall on Ridgewood Avenue future LRT station. Resurfacing for Riverside Drive from across the street from St. Elias existing residential homes on Thames to Walkley Road will Cathedral. Brigil intends to redevelop Avenue. The first phase of the Hog’s Back Road Swing Bridge Project begin this summer. development will occur on the east side Delayed and modernize the site in the coming Construction work will take place during years. Part of their redevelopment plan of the property with construction of one On February 20, I was notified by the 20-storey building and an 8-storey the day, at night, and on some would be to replace the existing, aging, National Capital Commission (NCC) that weekends to expedite the project single-use structure with a multi-use building with underground parking. The the work to repair and replace Travelodge Hotel will remain in timelines. The work will include a full development. Their vision could include components on the Hog’s Back Road road removal to base granular and road two to three buildings with commercial operation for now and be developed as Swing Bridge will require an additional the second phase of construction. reconstruction, curb repairs and iron retail at-grade to serve the community. three months to complete. The delayed works between Walkley and Uplands. The property is approximately 3.25 Construction is slated to start this opening has been pushed to August 28, summer. The rest of the work from Uplands to acres. 2020. I have been in contact with the Hunt Club will be a shave and pave of I hosted a meeting with Brigil, the Farmside Green Development NCC and Parks Canada as well as the the road surface. Construction is Riverside Park Community Association, 1132 Fisher Avenue City’s Traffic Branch to discuss the expected to be completed in as well as representatives from the two RND Construction has approval for a impact that this extended closure will September. There will be minimal condos on each side of the property to housing development on Kingston have on the public. Current detours will disruption to the peak-hour direction of meet the new owners and discuss the Avenue at the rear of the Turnbull remain in effect and additional traffic. future development. Some of the School property. The development is on information will be shared with the public as it becomes available. City investment for this project is preliminary items discussed were the an 80m stretch of vacant land (excess of approximately $7 million. I am hopeful continued need for community the school property) at the southeast The NCC noted two reasons for the that the portion from Walkley Road to amenities including a grocery store, end of Kingston Ave. This land backs delay: Hog’s Back Road will be identified for walkability and connectivity to the site, onto the Experimental Farm. • Several of the NCC’s initial tender funding in the 2021 City Budget. and the continued need to provide The approved plans consist of the packages originally went unanswered Future Walkley Road Cycling Facilities parking. construction of nine homes total - three which set the project back. NCC lost At this point in time, they have not singles and three semi-detached time retendering components of the In February, I was approached by City established any development plans. I buildings (six dwellings). The proximity work. This is specialized work with staff about the implementation of intend to host a preliminary public of the creek and the engineering of a many components that require highly cycling facilities on Walkley Road from meeting later this spring to discuss the drainage swale on the east side of the skilled workers. All tenders are now Riverside Drive to Bank Street. This future development of this site. property eliminated one of the single fulfilled and work is ongoing. project was identified in the 2013 family homes from the development Ottawa Cycling Plan as a Phase 2 project 770 Brookfield Road Construction • When they took the bridge structure (2019-2025). City staff will be plan. Construction is tentatively starting components apart they were in worse Construction has begun on the property this spring. developing functional design options for at 770 Brookfield Road. The approved condition than originally thought. No residents to review for future zoning and site plan permits the 864 Lady Ellen Place components were salvageable. This implementation within the corridor. development of approximately 830 units The City of Ottawa approved a Site Plan required full component replacement. Consideration impacts of all design to be marketed as post-secondary Control Application at 864 Lady Ellen Work is currently ongoing on the fixed options will be given on all modes of student housing. The proposed buildings Place at the end of the cul-de-sac, bridge structure over the Hog’s Back transportation. will range in height from three to nine abutting Highway 417 to the north. Falls. Parks Canada will not be shifting Staff continue to anticipate the storeys. The site will be constructed in JL Richards will be constructing a new their work schedule. Their contractor is implementation of cycling facilities on two phases with the west side of the 5-storey office building and associated scheduled to mobilize on May 1, with Walkley Road would occur after 2022; at property currently under construction. surface parking lot. I am pleased to see the structure expecting to be closed for which time we expect to have an There is a significant setback of a the engineering firm investing within the repairs to begin on May 12. Parks updated Cycling Plan with associated minimum 20m from the nearest community. Canada advised that shifting any part of implementation priorities. However, residential property lines of the homes 1295 Summerville Avenue their project schedule would put the staff would like to initiate the functional along Egan Road and part of Hobson project into Summer 2021. The entire The City of Ottawa has approved the design this year to align with four Road at the south end of the proposed project is still on track to be completed related design projects underway in this development site. Site Plan application to permit an infill, late December 2020. 3-storey low-rise apartment building at segment of Walkley Road and the need 2020 construction timelines consist of 1295 Summerville Avenue. The property There are two key milestones for the to come up with a coordinated design soil remediation work thru 2020, is located east of the existing apartment fixed bridge contract: plan. foundation construction thru May 2020, building on the property. The new • Steel girders are currently being Work has commenced on design options and super structure concrete apartment dwelling will contain 18 new fabricated and are scheduled for and I will be sharing this information construction from June – December apartment units. delivery in early August. with the local community association 2020. and residents when I receive it. 1357 • Final asphalt paving needs to occur in Norberry Residences Development /Bronson Paving Update The City of Ottawa’s Planning November or before the asphalt plants Department has received a Site Plan shut down for the season. If the The project scope is the Airport Parkway The City’s Planning Department application for the property at 1357 schedule is delayed and the paving from Brookfield Road, northbound to continues to review the Site Plan Baseline Road. This is the vacant land at does not occur before December 215m south of Brewer Way, Bronson Control application for the expansion the northeast corner of Baseline Road 2020, then the project completion will southbound lanes & Sunnyside plans for the Norberry Residences and Clyde Avenue in the Laurentian be delayed to Summer 2021 for final intersection from Brewer Way to (located at 2660 Norberry Crescent, 740 Plaza. paving. Sunnyside, and Bronson northbound -790-840 Springland Drive). The proposed development is for a Pedestrian and cyclist access will from Sunnyside to the Rideau Canal. The As a reminder, the development mixed-use building of primarily continue to be maintained during the project is expected to take consists of three new low rise retirement home use, which consists of construction period, and Rideau Canal approximately 8 weeks to apartment buildings within the current a single podium and two towers that navigation will not be interrupted. Work complete. Work will be primarily Norberry Residences, all fronting disconnect from a u-shape after the fifth will be undertaken Monday to Friday, conducted at night only. The budget is Norberry Crescent, one in the north-east storey. Both towers will be 15-storeys in between 7am and 8pm, and on estimated at $1.6 million. corner and two facing south, which height (different measured heights), occasional Saturdays and Sundays. would include the demolition of the with the westerly tower intended for Do you know of a neighbour with the current covered parking garage with a Claymor Avenue, Falaise Avenue, and independent retirement living, and the Senio Avenue Water and Sewer best garden on the block? complete replacement of a new parking easterly tower intended for a retirement garage. Reconfiguration of surface Infrastructure Renewal Nominate them for a lifestyle requiring a higher level of River Ward parking and landscaping, which will service. The City of Ottawa will be undertaking a include the addition of visitor parking major water, sewer, and road Floral Award spaces to the semi-circular driveways of Visit Ottawa.ca/Devapps and enter infrastructure renewal project beginning Submit your entry ‘1357 Baseline’ in the search field to existing buildings, is also part of the site this summer on Claymor Avenue from by July 31 to plan application. view the documents related to this file. Meadowlands to Falaise and on Falaise [email protected] 2826 Springland Drive - Riverside Park 966 Fisher Avenue Avenue from to Nursery School On January 29, City Council approved the Zoning Bylaw Amendment STAY INFORMED—Sign up for my Monthly E-Newsletter The Site Plan application for the Stay up-to-date on these and other development and infrastructure projects in property located at 2826 Springland application for the development at 966 Drive was approved in December 2019. Fisher Avenue. The development River Ward by signing up for my monthly electronic newsletter. The approval is for the construction of includes two 3-storey buildings on the Simply send me an email at [email protected]. Walkley Road Lane Reduction Pilot Project Rich History of River Ward’s Schools In partnership with the Riverside Park Community Association Board of Directors, Georges Philias Vanier, Governor Sir Georges Etienne Cartier the City of Ottawa will be undergoing a two-week lane reduction pilot project on General of Canada from 1959-1967 Georges Etienne Cartier was a lawyer, Walkley Road this coming June. The objective of the traffic calming pilot is to Georges P. Vanier was born in 1888 in prominent Canadian statesman, and measure the impact of removing one vehicular travel lane in each direction on Montreal, Quebec. He was appointed on Father of Confederation. He was born in Walkley Road from the Airport Parkway to McCarthy Road, before any permanent August 1, 1959, as the first French 1814 in St-Antoine, then known as changes are implemented as part of the future Airport Parkway widening and Canadian Governor General of Canada, Lower Canada, to a prominent family of Walkley off-ramp project. The pilot would include using construction barrels to serving in office from 1959-1967. He grain exporters and millers. According to succeeded Vincent Massey as Canada’s family lore, he was rumoured to be a remove the right vehicular travel lane in both directions to simulate a similar th situation under the off-ramp initiative. 19 Governor General. descendant of French explorer Jacques Cartier. TENTATIVE: I plan on hosting an information session in Riverside Park tentatively scheduled for Monday, April 27 to provide residents further context and Cartier fought in the Lower Canada armed rebellion of 1837, one of two information of the upcoming pilot project. rebellions during this period motivated A new permanent bus-only roadway will by the desire for political change. For his Letter of Default to RTG part in the rebellion, Cartier was exiled be constructed to extend the existing and took refuge in Vermont. He was On Monday, March 9, City Council Raven Road within the Carleton unanimously agreed to issue a Notice of eventually allowed to return to Montreal University Campus to to resume his law practice. On his return Default to Rideau Transit Group, the south of Brewer Way, reducing bus company responsible for maintaining the to Lower Canada, Cartier became travel time within the campus. It is politically active through his Confederation Line. This escalation of expected that the construction of this membership in the Saint Jean-Baptiste the City’s legal rights is in response to new segment will be completed by the Society. In 1848, he was elected to the Rideau Transit Group’s failure to end of Summer 2020. Legislative Assembly of the Province of address significant issues with train and Canada. station availability, and Upon the opening of the Raven Road the multiple failures that have extension, R2 buses will only service a During his time in Parliament, he introduced a bill in 1852 for the creation continued across the light-rail transit single stop on Campus in each direction Georges and Pauline Vanier, at Rideau Hall of the Grand Trunk Railway. This railway system since the start of the –Northbound R2 will service University Drive, while Southbound R2 will service system was built to provide a connection service. There will be no interruption to Prior to entering Rideau Hall, Georges Campus Avenue. between Montreal and Toronto. The rail service, and the City and municipal Vanier studied at Loyola College in railway operated in the provinces of taxpayers are protected under the Para Transpo Interim Web Montreal receiving his Bachelor of Arts Ontario and Quebec and several Project Agreement. RTG was given a degree in 1906, and a Bachelor of Law American states. deadline of March 31, 2020 to provide Form Booking System degree from the Montreal branch of Cartier was appointed to cabinet in council with a plan and schedule to Université Laval in 1911. As part of the Para Transpo Services 1854, serving alongside John A. remedy the issues plaguing the LRT Implementation Report to the Transit With the outbreak of the First World MacDonald as co-premier of the united system. Commission in November 2019, Para War, Vanier enlisted in the Canadian province. Cartier, alongside MacDonald Please check my website at Transpo online services will be delivered Army. He played a prominent role in and George Brown, created the Great recruiting others, which led to the RileyBrockington.ca for further updates. in two stages. For the first stage, OC nd Coalition (1864) to ease the political Transpo has implemented an interim organization of the French Canadian 22 instability of the time. The Coalition was Review of LRT Phase 2 web form for Para Transpo trip Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary one of the first steps toward Procurement reservations and cancellations as a way Force, of which he was commissioned as Confederation. Cartier is credited for to book and cancel Para Transpo trips an officer. In 1922, this became the gaining French-Canadian support for Royal 22nd Regiment. For his efforts, he At the City Council meeting on Feb 12, online until the full suite of online Canadian unity in the lead up to received the Military Cross in 1916. In City Council approved a motion for an services is made available to customers. Confederation. He is also credited with independent, external review of the 1918, he led an attack at Chérisy which pushing reforms to end the semi-feudal This rollout is expected at the end of resulted in the loss of his right leg. He Stage 2 LRT procurement process. 2020. seigneurial system of land ownership in refused to be evacuated, choosing to Lower Canada, and for the adoption of The approved motion directs: remain fighting with his fellow soldiers. the Civil Code of Law within the 1.The City Manager to release the Stage For his bravery, he was awarded a province. second Military Cross, the 1914-1915 2 Light Rail Transit Trillium Line Project Cartier died in London, England in 1873, Procurement documents; Star, and appointed to the Distinguished Service Order. after being treated for an illness. 2.That City Council waive its solicitor- At the end of the war, Vanier returned École élémentaire catholique George- client privilege with respect to the to Montreal and married Pauline Archer Etienne Cartier, on Thorndale Avenue, is October 23, 2018 legal opinion by in 1921. He was appointed Aide-de- named after him. It opened on Norton Rose Fulbright; Camp to Lord Byng, beginning many September 1, 1969. There are five other 3.That an independent consultant be years of service to the Office of the schools in Ontario and Quebec that engaged to undertake a ‘Lessons Governor General. In 1925, he took over share his name. Learned’ exercise on the Customers can now make a new command of the Royal 22nd Régiment at La Citadelle, and the following year was procurement; reservation or cancellation online at St. Pius X appointed as Honorary Aide-de-Camp to octranspo.com. The new web form 4.That the scope of work and Lord Willingdon and was promoted to Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, who became recommended consultant for the allows Para Transpo customers the the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1924. Pope Pius X, was born at Riese, Trieste Lessons Learned exercise be brought ability to reserve a next-day or statutory Province, Italy, on June 2, 1835. His In 1928, Vanier began a long career in to the Finance and Economic holiday trip, or to cancel a trip online. It Papacy began in 1903 and ended with allows customers to avoid the phone diplomatic service. In 1942, he was his death in 1914. The Pontificate of Pius Development Committee and full promoted to Major-General, and queue when making reservations and X was noted for its conservative ideology Council for their approval by the end of following the war, was Canada’s cancellations. OC Transpo recognizes and is remembered for its liturgical and Q2 2020, with the intention that the delegate at the Paris Peace Conference. canonical reforms. Pope Pius X was a consultant’s report be presented to that some customers will continue to Before retiring in 1953, he once again staunch political defender of the Committee and Council by November use the phone lines based on personal served as Canada’s representative to the Catholic Church. 2020; and needs and preference. To ensure United Nations. equitable access to trips for all The reforms Pope Pius X initiated were 5.That City Council direct staff to General Vanier Public School, on customers, all requests made on the important, timely and needed. One of incorporate a review of the City’s phone and using the web form will be Harkness Avenue, is named in his his first reforms involved the papal honour. The school was completed in Public-Private Partnership Policy, in prioritized and actioned based on time elections themselves. Pius X was also addition to the City’s Purchasing By- 1963, and opened for the 1963-64 known for his church reforms on the received. school year. The Governor-General and law and the Delegation of Authority By Eucharist which had the greatest impact Mrs. Vanier attended the official opening -law. Staff continue to work with the software on the daily lives of Catholics. His decree of the school on November 21, 1963. supplier, Councillor steering committee, Sacra Tridentina Synodus in 1905 I voted in favour of this motion. There is a plaque at the entrance of the and customer working group to develop promoted frequent and daily school building commemorating the the full suite of online services for Para communion. Another decree promoted Update on LRT Phase 2 event. Vanier College in Montreal is also Transpo customers. The full suite of the acceptance of children into Holy On February 13, a public information named after him. online services will be integrated with Communion. Pius X also implemented session and open house on the Stage 2 the Para Transpo operations system, and Georges Vanier is remembered for his reform plans for seminaries. He was LRT-Trillium Line Extension was held at will provide customers with self-serve deep level of concern for Canada and his beatified in 1951 and canonized on May the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre. With options so they can make their bookings commitment to public service. The City 29, 1954. initial construction underway on Stage 2 of Ottawa honoured Pauline Vanier with online (or with a mobile phone app), and St.Pius X High School on Fisher Avenue, extensions, the Stage 2 team was a park in her name, which abuts GVPS. will provide other online services, such founded in 1958, is named after him. available to discuss the project overview, as tracking the location of a booked trip. which included a presentation, and to answer questions. The presentation provided information on the design build and commitments, existing station Bug Safety: • Wear a hat, loose clothing, sun glasses and A window can also be a lifeline in an enhancements, new structures Everyone can protect themselves and family wear sunscreen. emergency. It’s prudent to ensure one construction, construction methodology members from mosquito-borne illnesses, • Cool off in air-conditioned areas. window in each bedroom can be used for an and mitigation, a mobility impact look- such as Dengue Fever and West Nile by escape in an emergency such as a fire. ahead, and the planned O-Train line following simple preventative measures. Window Safety: shutdown and replacement R2 bus • Use Environmental Protective insect With the warmer temperatures arriving, Water Safety: service and enhancements. repellant and wear long-sleeve shirts and window safety is important for the • Teach children to swim, pants. Read labels when applying. protection of young children in the home. • Swim with a buddy, From the information available, the • Don’t leave doors and windows propped • Teach children to play away from windows. • Children and non-swimmers require current O-Train line is scheduled to open • Teach children and caregivers that screens supervision around water at all times, shutdown in May 2020 until August keep children in and bugs out. • Stay within arms’ reach of small children, 2022. R2 replacement bus service will Heat Safety: • Keep furniture, or anything a child can • Swim in lifeguarded areas, replace current O-Train service including • Stay hydrated and drink plenty of water climb on, away from windows. • Check medications for side effects that may and avoid outdoor activity when there is a • Remember that loose or looped window affect endurance or swimming ability, and enhanced service during periods of heat warning. covering cords pose a strangulation hazard • Wear a lifejacket when boating. higher peak ridership demand and for for children. fall and winter service. Kathy Ablett Room Dedication On Thursday, February 13, friends, family and colleagues of the late Kathy Ablett were on hand at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre to honour her legacy with the renaming of the Seniors’ Room as the Kathy Ablett Room. Kathy was On Sunday, March 1, the Governor General’s Foot Guards (GGFG) provided a the local school board trustee for the Ottawa Catholic School Board for 27 years. performance to residents at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre. All seats Mrs. Ablett was also an active member in her community, serving as the President of were filled as we tapped our toes along to the beats. This year marks the 100th year the Hunt Club Community Association, Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, since the GGFG were organized as a two battalion regiment on March 12, 1920. and President of the Family Practice Nurses Group. Mrs. Ablett passed away in 2018.

On Saturday, January 25, we celebrated As part of my role as City Councillor, I As part of my planned outreach in the the 10th annual Carlington Cup at enjoy speaking with various school classes Carlington and Caldwell communities for Alexander Park in Carlington. Thank you about municipal government. Pictured 2020, I co-hosted a community brunch on to Kevin Waghorn for running this annual above, I am speaking to the Grades 5 and 6 January 18 with the Carlington Chaplaincy Community Police Officer, Marcus tournament for the last ten years and to students at Fielding Drive Public School on in the Bellevue Community Centre. I have Cibischino assisted me with the official the Carlington Community Association for February 25 about city services and how to also hosted a Coffee and Chat session at puck drop for the start of the Ridgemont their support and effort for the winter run for office. the same location on Feb 4. Winter Carnival, hosted by the carnival. I hope to host two more drop-in coffee Ridgemont Community Association on houses on May 5 and June 16, 1-2pm Saturday, February 21, 2020. Stop the Spread of Germs respectively, once physical distancing To reduce the spread of germs which can cause the flu and COVID-19, Ottawa Public requirements are lifted. All are welcome Feeling overwhelmed and anxious?

Heath recommends that you: to join me for the drop in sessions held at Call the Distress Centre of Ottawa • Wash your hands often with soap and water, or use hand sanitizer the community centre located at 1475 613-238-3311 • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth unless you have just washed your Caldwell Avenue. hands with soap • Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue or into your arm, not your hand • Stay home if you are sick • Avoid visiting people in hospitals or long-term care centres For the latest information on this and any other heath concerns in Ottawa, please visit: www.ottawapublichealth.ca.

Alexander Community Centre Needs Assessment The future expansion and renovation of the Alexander Community Centre in the Carlington community is one of my top priorities. I have authorized an expenditure of $60,000 to fund a community-led Needs Assessment. The City of Ottawa is undertaking a Carlington wide community survey that will ask you for your input on the new Centre, particularly, the types of components that are needed. The Ottawa Public Library has agreed to participate in the initial needs assessment as we explore ways to incorporate potential library services. Please participate in the survey by visiting www.RileyBrockington.ca. If you would like a hard-copy mailed to you directly, please contact me at [email protected] or by calling 613-580-2486. After the compilation of survey results, the consultant hired to undertake the needs assessment will put together some preliminary designs for the new centre which will be made available later this calendar year as part of public consultation.