NEWS ARCHIVES

May 3, 2007

Your Safety…Shad’s Business

I invite all of you to join me for the official launch of my anti-speeding program next weekend.

Your Safety…Shad’s Business will kick off on May 12 at 1 p.m. on the corner of Main Street and Abbott Street in Stittsville. As stated in last week’s column, I have purchased a speed gun and will be monitoring several areas in our community during the summer months. Based on people’s concerns, I have identified 30 areas in our community that I plan to monitor.

One of my main priorities is to ensure our community remains safe and in order to do this, I must first examine where the problems lie. Please be assured this program does not replace any police activity in our community. My hope is that this program will help to raise awareness of the issue and encourage people to practice safe driving.

Any community groups interested in participating in Your Safety…Shad’s Business are encouraged contact my office at 613-580-2476 and we will arrange a time and date for your organization to join us.
 

TREE Program Launches

The City of Ottawa TREE Program launched at City Hall this week and we have set the goal of planting 100,000 trees in our urban and rural forests over the next four years.

The objectives of this program are to encourage stewardship through assistance with tree planting projects, provide forestry outreach education, recognize excellence in arboriculture initiatives, create sponsorship opportunities and to create partnerships with the community.

The City of Ottawa will be providing trees for residents to plant on their own properties and also on City owned properties throughout the community. There will be a wide variety of species but this is dependant upon availability and will be given out on a first come, first serve basis. Each tree comes with a suggested location to plant and specific instructions.

This is a great opportunity for local organizations to actively recruit volunteers and work together to beautify our local parks and other green spaces throughout our community. TREE Program Community Grants will also be available for the greening of non-city owned property, rehabilitation projects and schoolyard greening.

For information on how to apply for one of these grants please call 613-580-2424 ext. 1TREE (18733), email TREE@ottawa.ca or contact 3-1-1. Also please continue to watch my website (www.shadqadri.com) for updates on this exciting new program.
 

Civic Awards

I want to thank everyone who took the time to nominate the wonderful volunteers in our community for the Annual City of Ottawa Civic Appreciation Awards.

On May 7 Mayor Larry O’Brien and my Councillor colleagues took part in a special ceremony at City Hall. Congratulations to Bernard Muzeen, Carmel Scott, Robin Derrick and Katherine Geroux of Stittsville-Kanata West who were each recognized as nominees for the Distinguished Civic Award that evening. It was a true honour to be there and recognize the many achievements of our dedicated community volunteers.
 

Comments Due on 240 West Ridge Drive May 30

The requested zoning by-law amendment proposes to change the zoning from I (Institutional) to R4-x (Residential Type 4-Exception) zone. The current zoning permits a range of institutional uses such as a school, place of worship, and a nursing home. The site was originally reserved for the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board for a school, however, the school board has since declined on their option for the site.

The proposed zoning will permit single-detached, semi-detached, and street townhouse dwellings. The concept plan submitted with this application shows 72 townhouse units on the site. A future Plan of Subdivision and/or Site Plan Control application would be required pending the outcome of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment. To provide comments for May 30 or for questions please contact Kalle Hakala, City Planner : kalle.hakala@ottawa.ca / 613-580-2424, ext. 16228.
 

Are You Ready

May 6-12 is Emergency Preparedness Week.

National Emergency Preparedness Week is an annual event that sees several communities across the country participating in activities aimed at increasing awareness of emergency management. This year’s theme is “72 hours-is your family prepared.”

The City of Ottawa’s Are You Ready Program fits well with this year’s theme and I encourage you to learn more about this program to keep you and your family safe.

The three main objectives of Are You Ready are to increase individual self-reliance in times of emergency, raise community awareness on how to prepare for an emergency, and to educate the community and businesses on emergency planning.

For more information please visit www.ottawa.ca, or contact Nathalie Rochefort,
Community Emergency Management Co-ordinator, at 613-580-2424 ext. 28078.

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