Councillor’s Newsletter

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

Hello Residents,

As the summer months wind swiftly to a close, I would

like to take a moment to recognize all of the unsung

volunteers who contribute to keeping the village of

Stittsville attractive-looking.

Property maintenance can be a stressful endeavour after

a long week of work, play, and physical exertion but it is

one that is very much appreciated not only by your

neighbours, but all members of the community who pass

through. Though it may not be voiced, your efforts are

certainly noticed.

I would particularly like to thank those of you who

extend their reach beyond their own property lines and

into the community – The Stittsville-Goulbourn

Horticultural Society who ensures our flower beds look

great underneath the “Welcome to Stittsville” Signs as

well as anyone who maintains the City portions of the

property lines or goes that extra mile in ensuring litter is

discarded appropriately.

With the Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign well

on its way this fall, these efforts are even more

noticeable with community groups coming out in full

swing. Over previous weeks, the Rotary Club of Stittsville

and the Jackson Trails Community Association have

cleaned up their areas, resident Tracey Haw organized a

team clean-up at the entrance of Fringewood and just

last week, A Lorne Cassidy students registered their

team to clean up the school grounds! Heading out this

weekend is a group of family and friends cleaning up

Councillor’s View INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Village Square Park Gazebo 2

Maple Grove Trunk Sewer Update 3

Public School Council Awarded Environmental Grant 3

Hazeldean Garden Sod Turning 5

United Way 2016 Campaign Launch 5

One Young World Youth Summit 6

Permanent Sign on Private Property By-law 7

Access4All Grant 8

Rideau St Closure 9

…and more!

West Ridge and Beverly.

My office will be taking part as well next week, Friday,

October 7th at Stittsville Main and Hazeldean Road from

12-3:30. I encourage any residents who are interested to

join along with a group or even start campaigns of their

own. You can do so here at Ottawa.ca.

As autumn encroaches and the leaves begin to fall once

more, I would like to thank residents in advance for their

dedication to raking their bags of colourful leaves.

Remember that leaf and yard waste is not to be mixed

with regular garbage but alongside green bin items. Only

use compostable paper bags, a garbage can (clearly

identify that it is yard waste), or cardboard boxes when

setting leaves out for collection.

Thank you all for all you do to keep our community

beautiful.

If you know of anyone in particular deserving of

recognition for cleaning up Stittsville, please contact me

at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca as I would love to hear about it!

-Shad

Newsletter Date

September 30, 2016

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Village Square Gazebo

Hello residents. There is an exciting project coming to Village

Square Park that I am pleased to share with everyone. A new

gazebo will soon call the park its home.

Last fall, I asked residents for their ideas on strategic initiatives

to be implemented in parks and this is just one of the many

projects I have been looking into the possibility of implementing

from those suggestions.

I pursued this idea as the community has been asking for a performance area in this park for some

time, and this gazebo will provide another feature in the park for outdoor events. The gazebo, which

is 16x16 square feet, will be raised to provide a stage and it will be accessible to all residents with

electrical connections available for power.

The gazebo will be located in the eastern portion of the grass area of the Park as shown on below

image.

This week, contractors have been working on site

laying out the area for the gazebo, excavating, and

preparing the gravel base for the concrete pad.

As work progresses according to schedule, the

concrete slab and electrical work should be

completed by next week with the installation of the

steps, site clean-up, and shrub/sod planting to be

completed the week after (October 10-12)

The above work is scheduled to be completed by

around Oct 12th, weather permitting with the

official gazebo installation taking place the week of

November 1st. Any planned events in the park in

the meantime should not be affected as the ground

work should be completed by that time.

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I hope that this timeline helps residents know what to expect in the upcoming weeks and I hope that

everyone will be looking forward to the finished product as I certainly am. As the weeks continue, I

will be happy to update residents in my newsletter should any timeline changes occur.

Maple Grove Trunk Sewer Update

Hello residents. In last week’s newsletter, I delivered an update regarding construction work for the

Maple Grove Trunk Sewer. I am happy to announce that work has been completed for this year and

Maple Grove should open up before end of day today, Friday, September 30th.

Please note that the remaining work on the Maple Grove Trunk Sewer will require that Maple Grove

Road close in July/Aug 2017 from Silver Seven to Huntmar.

If you have any questions about the Kanata West Pump Station, please do not hesitate to contact my

office at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

Stittsville Public School Parent Council Awarded

Environmental Grant

Congratulations to Stittsvile Public School parent council who, earlier this month, was awarded

$2,800 from the City of Ottawa’s Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP) for the

Stittsville Public School Outdoor Classroom project.

The deadline for 2017 applications is March 31, 2017, at 4:00 p.m.

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The Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP) provides funding to non-profit

organizations interested in undertaking small-scale, community-based initiatives that support the

City of Ottawa’s environmental stewardship priorities. Projects should focus on Environmental

Stewardship in the areas of:

Improving stormwater management

Enhancing and protecting natural systems

Reducing environmental impact

Project examples that reflect the City's 'environmental stewardship' goals could include:

Stream protection and rehabilitation

Invasive species removal

Species-at-risk/ ecosystem monitoring or protection

Environmental awareness and education

Recycling or composting

Energy or water conservation

Renewable energy

Cycling, walking and sustainable transportation

The application form is available here. Should you wish to reproduce the questions onto a separate

application, please be sure to answer all sections and questions in the order they appear on this

form. Applications should be typewritten and be no more than five pages in length. You can also

contact the CEPGP Co-ordinator for a word version of the application form.

Completed and signed applications should be sent by mail, fax, email or hand-delivered to:

City of Ottawa

Environmental Services

110 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd floor (01-12)

Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

ATTENTION: Jennifer Brown, CEPGP Co-ordinator

CEPGP@ottawa.ca

FAX: 613-560-6028

For more information please contact:

Jennifer Brown, CEPGP Co-ordinator

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Hazeldean Gardens Sod-turning

The construction has commenced and the sod is officially

turned for the new Hazeldean Gardens retirement

residents. The site is on the lands of the former Stittsville

Flea Market at 6130 in the heart of Stittsville.

Along with the community, I was pleased to join owners

Murray Jackson, Allan Jackson, and Wit Lewandowski at

the official ceremony Saturday, September 24th. Also in attendance was Sharron Kavanagh of the

Stittsville Flea Market who presented a framed picture of the former Flea Market to the owners in

celebration of the site’s heritage (a replica of which sits beautifully in my City Hall office).

At the sod turning, some of the features of the gardens were revealed including an indoor salt water

pool, spa, greenhouse, a fully equipped fitness room with on-site physiotherapy clinic, an

auditorium, and a protected front entrance with heated sidewalk to deter ice buildup just to name a

few.

I look forward to updating residents as construction develops.

United Way 2016 Campaign Launch

This week, the United way kicked off the official launch of their 2016 campaign. I was pleased to be

in attendance at this event alongside Mayor Watson and Councillors Michael Qaqish, Bob Monette,

Allan Hubley, and Mark Taylor as a celebrity server.

Together, we helped distribute delicious sandwiches

and desserts and drinks as the United Way introduced

their 2016 Campaign Co-Chairs in a unique, interactive

fundraiser all while supporting 100% local services.

The United Way works with local agency partners,

government, stakeholders and thousands of donors

each to identify community needs to assist in their

three major focus areas of helping kids be all they can

be, assisting those in poverty, and building stronger

communities. This year, with the help of residents, they

hope to change the lives of 60,300 people in Ottawa.

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I would like to thank all those volunteers who have contributed to the United Way’s success

throughout the years and for all that they do to keep our communities growing in safety and health.

To learn more about the United Way Ottawa, please visit their website here.

One Young World Youth Summit

As you may have heard, this week was the One

Young World Summit. One Young World is a UK-

based charity that gathers together the brightest

young leaders from around the world,

empowering them to make lasting connections to

create positive change.

It is an opportunity for our young leaders of

tomorrow to engage in thoughtful discussions and

evaluate innovative solutions for the issues society

will face in the generations to come.

I would like to take a moment to congratulate

Stittsville resident, Eva Von Jagow as being chosen to

be one of the youth delegates for Canada and all

other delegates for taking part in the events which continue until Saturday evening.

Just some of those in attendance included our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau; Seventh Secretary-

General of the United Nation, Kofi Annan; 78th President of Bolivia, Carlos Mesa; Former President of

Guatemala, Vinicio Cerezo; Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; our MPP, Yasir Naqvi; Mayor

Watson, Councillors Cloutier, Fleury, Deans and myself, and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador

(and former Harry Potter star), Emma Watson. And many more!

I was fortunate enough to stop by for the opening celebrations on Wednesday and was blown away

by the speakers. It is a wonderful event, one which we have been honoured to play host to this year

and I hope that any residents who were able to listen in found the ideas thought-provoking,

inspirational, and most of all, optimistic for own young future leaders.

To learn more about the summit and for a recap of events, you can always visit their website here.

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New Permanent Signs on Private Property By-Law

A new Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law was approved by

Council this week. The By-law, which expands on the existing By-law

2005-439 available here, builds upon the one presented to Planning

Committee on July 12th and Council on August 31st but will correct

some obscurities as to what constitutes the definition of a “sign”.

Additionally, measures have been put in place to gauge where signs

can/should be placed on property lines.

I hope that these changes help to clarify some confusion in the existing by-law. A summary of key

changes in the new By-law can be found here however for convenience, some of the major changes

include:

A new provision has been added to clarify that a strobe or other flashing external light used

to draw attention to a permanent sign is prohibited.

The definition of “sign” has been revised to clarify the intent of the By-law to regulate signs

that provide identification of, or information on businesses, institutions and other

organizations, and on goods, services or activities available to or of interest to the public.

Large shopping centres (as defined in the By-law) outside the greenbelt are permitted a

message centre up to 7.5 m2 in area, if the sign is located 50 m from a signalized

intersection, pedestrian crossing and railway crossing.

Digital and static billboards are subject to a 150 m separation distance from a static billboard

regardless of which side of the street the billboards are on.

It is expected that the new By-law will be enacted by Council on October 12, 2016 and take effect on

that date.

Should you have any questions about this new By-law, please do not hesitate to contact my office at

Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

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Access4All

I would like to inform residents about an exciting new program

launched by the Rick Hansen Foundation in celebration of Canada’s

150th birthday.

Access4All is a Canada 150 Signature Initiative, in partnership with

the Government of Canada, that aims to break down barriers in the

built environment by offering grants of up to $30,000 to approximately 50 schools and community

groups across Canada for accessibility infrastructure improvements.

As a member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, I think this is a wonderful program to assist

in the re-working of many of our pre-built institutions that may require improvements to

infrastructure to accommodate those of us with mobility issues.

To be considered, successful groups must first identify a barrier to accessibility in their community,

create an improvement project to remove that barrier and, once implemented, celebrate this

achievement by hosting an awareness event in their community.

Barriers can exist in any public places such as schools, community centres, parks, libraries, or

theatres which may require an addition or removal of physical barriers which impede accessibility.

Any school, municipality, or community group that is a registered Canadian

charitable organization may participate and a toolkit is available full of

helpful resources including sample Barrier Buster projects and an Educator

Resource with free lesson plans and activities to help teach youth about

access and inclusion and identify projects of their own.

To learn more about the Access4All program and the Rick Hansen Foundation, please visit their

website here.

By breaking down barriers in communities, we can all help to create a real and lasting impact for

Canadians with disabilities.

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Rideau Street Closure

As part of the remediation from the June 8th, 2016

infrastructure failure, Rideau Transit Group (RTG) is

currently undertaking a “jet grouting” program under

Rideau Street east of Sussex Drive. The purpose of this

program is to stabilize the ground around and under the

concrete plug in the sinkhole area to assist in the

excavation of the tunnel.

Since late August 2016, this activity has required

overnight work on Rideau Street between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. due to the need to maintain

daytime roadway lanes for transit operations. In addition to transit services, taxis, delivery vehicles

and pedestrians have had their access maintained throughout the overnight work.

RTG has requested to close Rideau Street to all traffic between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street

overnight from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for 9 weeks, beginning on Monday, October 3, 2016. Staff

supports this request as it provides additional work time for critical tasks.

The closure of Rideau Street will result in the detour of all OC Transpo services to the Mackenzie

King Bridge during the hours of the closure. The Rideau Centre has agreed to accommodate the

City’s request to maintain pedestrian movement overnight through their building so that customers

who would normally use the bus stops on Rideau Street can readily walk to the bus stops on the

Mackenzie King Bridge. In addition, to reduce the inconvenience for transit customers leaving the

ByWard Market late at night, OC Transpo will operate a special shuttle service between the Market

area and Mackenzie King Bridge late at night and into the early morning on Thursday, Friday, and

Saturday evenings. All stakeholders, including BIAs, STO, etc., have been consulted and are

supportive.

Pedestrian access along Rideau Street will be maintained throughout the closure.

Details of the transit service changes will be provided to transit customers on octranspo.com and

sto.ca and will be posted at the bus stops on the section of Rideau Street that will be closed.

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Speeding

Speeding is an issue that the Ottawa Police Service and I as your

councillor take very seriously. The Ottawa Police rely on different

sources of information, including assistance such as yours, to

highlight problem areas and direct their resources appropriately.

Please contact the Ottawa Police Call Centre at 613-236-1222 Ext

7300. Call Centre agents are available 7 days a week from 6 am until 2am.

Once your report is taken, you will be provided with a case number and the report will be assigned

to the area traffic enforcement section for follow-up. A police officer will then contact you in

relation to their action.

You can also make a report online at http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/contact-us/Online-

Reporting.asp

Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

I would like to take a moment to invite residents to join in the

partnership between the City of Ottawa with the Office of the

Governor General of Canada to honour 150 outstanding volunteers

from our city. These outstanding volunteers will be recognized in

2017 with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.

The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers recognizes the remarkable

volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a

wide range of fields. As an official Canadian honour, the Medal for

Volunteers incorporates and replaces the Governor General’s

Caring Canadian Award. The Medal builds on the legacy and spirit

of the Caring Canadian Award by honouring the dedication and

commitment of volunteers.

I, along with my Councillor colleagues, have been given the privilege of selecting six outstanding

patrons within our community to be nominated for this special awarding. I am sure you will agree

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that there is no better way to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary than by recognizing the

outstanding volunteers who are the backbone of our great city.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, October 14, 2016. If you, or someone you know,

would like to see a deserving individual nominated, please ensure to contact me with their story at

Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

An awards ceremony is currently being planned for National Volunteer Week which will take place

from April 23 to 29, 2017, at which time the successful recipients will be honoured. To learn more

about the Governor General Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, you can click here.

Things to do in Ottawa this week...

October is here and there’s a lot to do in the City of Ottawa.

Ottawa City Hall is playing host to the Mac my Cheese Festival from today until October 2nd. Stop by

for a cheesy good time. Also at City Hall this week is the Revolution RIDE on October 6 which is a

high energy stationary cycling event to raise money for Diabetes Research.

At Lansdowne, there will be a TreeFest Photo Exhibition entitled

Photosynthesis 2 happening at the Civic Gardens until October 4. A Mental

Health Awareness Fundraiser will also be happening at the Horticulture

Building on October 2.

And if you’re feeling particularly spooky, be sure to enjoy the Ottawa

Zombie Walk this Sunday, October 2nd. Don’t be startled if the undead start

to rise as they make their way from City Hall to Parliament. Perfect for

getting into the Halloween spirit!

Meetings at Ottawa City Hall next week

All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise

noted.

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Crime Prevention Ottawa Board Meeting - Budget discussion - Monday, 3 October, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,

Colonel By Room

Finance and Economic Development Committee - Tuesday, 4 October, 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room

Special Area Levy and Local Improvement Charge

Revised 2017-2018 Budget Directions and Strategy

Status Update - Ottawa 2017

Westboro Village Business Improvement Area Boundary Adjustment

Ottawa 2017 - 2017 Constituency Services Budgets

Transportation Committee - Wednesday, 5 October, 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room

2017 Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan

2015 Safer Roads Ottawa Program Update

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee - Thursday, 6 October, 10 a.m., The Chamber, Ben Franklin

Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive

911 Address Blades – Response to Inquiry ARA 01 - 16

KNL Lands – Proposed Drainage Diversion to the Kizell Municipal Drain - Report Findings and

Recommendations and Appointment of Engineer for Supplemental Study and Report

Flowing Creek Municipal Drain, Phase #1 – Appointment of Engineer

Zoning By-Law Amendment – Part of 2548 8th Line Road

Official Plan, Zoning and Related By-Law Amendments: Second Dwelling Units in Accessory

Buildings (Coach Houses)

Permitted Building Heights for Accessory Buildings

If you know a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 that would like to be added to my weekly electronic

outreach list, please have them contact my office to ensure they receive pertinent information

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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.

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