NEWS ARCHIVESOctober 17, 2011 Ottawa’s 2nd Annual Emergency Service Event – 9 RUN RUN On October 22, families and friends will be running/walking in a ½ Marathon, 10k or 3 K Family Fun Walk/Run as part of the City’s 2nd Annual 9 Run Run. Last year 9 RUN RUN raised an outstanding $16,911.10 for youth substance
abuse. This year This project, conducted by the ROMHC, in collaboration with local school boards, will get young people talking about mental health, while working to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Roads that will be affected are Abbott Street, Stittsville Main Street,
Flewellyn, Munster, Fernbank and Jinkenson Road starting at 7am. Only Abbott
Street East from Moss Hill to Main Street will remain closed for the duration of
the event (approximately 7am -1pm). Some delays are to be expected. Rick Hansen Relay Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Rick Hansen Man in Motion World Tour.
Come welcome and encourage the Stittsville medal bearer from 5-5:45 pm at the
Goubourn Recreation Complex. That same drive and determination has been embraced by the Rick Hansen
Foundation— a registered charity established in 1988—to raise awareness of the
potential of people with disabilities, accelerate progress in building inclusive
communities and achieve breakthroughs in spinal cord injury (SCI) research. For
more information visit
www.rickhansen.com. Halloween at the GRC Celebrate Halloween at the GRC on Friday, October 28 from 5-8:30p.m. Spooky
activities will run from 5-7pm. Children can trick or treat through a haunted
house and participate in pumpkin and cookie decorating. At 7pm the whole family
can choose to participate in the Haunted Skate or Haunted Swim. Come dressed in
your best costume! Trick or Treat with the Mayor Mayor Jim Watson invites you to take part in an evening of spook-tacular festivities in support of the Ottawa Food Bank’s Baby Supply Cupboard. Please join me at this event on Saturday, October 29 from 5 to 7:30 pm at Ottawa City Hall – Heritage Building. Admission is a non-perishable donation to the Baby Supply Cupboard. This is the Mayor’s fifth annual Halloween event in support of the Ottawa
Food Bank’s Baby Supply Cupboard. Start by trick or treating through the haunted
house in the Heritage Building, enjoy ghoulish tales in Andrew Haydon Hall and
decorate your very own pumpkin in the pumpkin patch. Join the Mayor for a safe
Halloween Party in Jean Pigott Place! 5769 Fernbank Rd Development The applicant has submitted a plan of subdivision and zoning application for this 4.55 hectare site located along the north side of Fernbank Road, less than a kilometre east of Shea Road, and west of Terry Fox Drive. The proposed development will contain approximately seventy single detached dwellings along three north‐south local roads. Site density for the proposed development is achieved at 25 per net hectare which is slightly lower than the density target established for low density land use in the Fernbank Community Design Plan. To provide comments by Oct 28 or for more information please contact myself
and the City Planner, Steve Gauthier at steve.gauthier@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424
ext.27889 Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. My ward office is situated in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. Please note the summer hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9am-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or email to arrange an appointment. If you are not part of my electronic outreach list and would like to be added, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details. |