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Enjoy the outdoors, without a tick
(via Ottawa Public Health / le français suit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhq6ap09CPE As spring is finally arriving, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is resuming its Lyme disease program for 2019. While there are tremendous health benefits to getting out and enjoying...
NEW: Bike registry and anti-theft 529 Garage app
Here's a news release from the Ottawa Police about the launch of a new partnership with the Ottawa Safety Council and Bike Ottawa to reduce bike theft in the City. The Ottawa-focused version of the 529 Garage app helps victims of bike theft by sending an alert to...
How to request a tree for your front lawn
(Photo credit: City of Ottawa / le français suit) The City’s Trees in Trust program needs your help to find suitable locations for street trees. Street trees are available by request on a first come, first served basis. If your City-owned street frontage lacks a tree...
MAY 23: New Fernbank elementary school consultation meeting
(Information from the Ottawa Carleton District School Board) Over the past few months a locally-formed working group has been meeting to discuss potential accommodation proposals related to the future opening of a new elementary school in the Fernbank development...
Spring cleaning for parks and roadways is underway
(Information via City of Ottawa Public Works and Environmental Services / Photo credit: City of Ottawa) (le français suit) With the flooding emergency, spring and summer maintenance programs were postponed by two weeks and a 1,000 members of city staff have been...
City seeking public input on two commemorative naming proposals
(press release via City of Ottawa / le français suit) The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultation on the following naming proposals: To name the future park at 315 Haliburton Heights, the Mark Yakabuski Park To name the future...
COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: A small but important step towards building Robert Grant Avenue
(MAP: Robert Grant is shown on the map above as the orange dotted line heading north-south from Abbott Street to Palladium Drive. It's a crucial piece of transportation infrastructure to support growth in Stittsville.) (le français suit) When I was knocking on doors...
Yard waste pick-up delayed for some residents
(le français suit) Our team has been hearing from a lot of residents about missed pick-ups of yard waste over the past three weeks. We checked with the City of Ottawa's director of solid waste services, and she says the city's contractor is struggling with the high...
COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: Thanks for taking part in the Jane’s Walk on Stittsville Main Street!
(Photo credit: Barry Gray) (le français suit) Wow! What an amazing turn-out to this year's Jane's Walk on Stittsville Main Street. Over 100 people of all ages joined me on Saturday morning for a walking tour in the core of the village. We talked about history, we...
Managing wild parsnip / Gestion du panais sauvage
(Information via Ottawa by-law / le français suit) Wild parsnip is an invasive plant that is increasingly common within the City of Ottawa in areas of uncultivated land, roadside ditches, nature trails, as well as on and surrounding rural and residential properties....
UPDATE: City of Ottawa flood operations and impact on city services
(Photo credit: City of Ottawa) Thank you to all of the volunteers in our community who have offered their time to help with flood prevention operations over the past week. City staff from all departments and services have been deployed to assist with the efforts, and...
UPDATE: Hydro One provides more info on corridor maintenance and tree replacement
(le français suit) Early in December 2018, our office heard from many residents about Hydro One maintenance work being done along the hydro corridor in Stittsville. Our team met with several residents and community associations and we heard very clearly that people...
Thanks for cleaning up the neighbourhood! Merci d’avoir nettoyé le quartie
It's been incredible to see so many families, neighbours, businesses and community associations getting involved in Cleaning up the Capital activities over the past few weeks. The group of neighbours pictured above were hard at work at Fringewood Park on Saturday...
May is Bike to Work month… will you bike with us?
(le français suit) I’ve signed up to participate in this year's Bike to Work Month, and I’ll be commuting by bike whenever I can during the month of May. You can sign up at biketoworkottawa.ca and search for "Stittsville" join the “Let’s Bike Stittsville” team to log...
Stittsville water tower maintenance begins in May
City staff have shared this update about upcoming maintenance work on the Stittsville water tower. The 40-year-old structure requires tank recoating on the inside. Here's text from a letter sent to nearby residents earlier this month. (le français suit) Stittsville...
Volunteer for flood operations / Bénévole en prévision des inondations
https://twitter.com/tm_kavanagh/status/1121815827475341312 I'm just back from helping out with sandbag efforts in the Britannia area. Filling and moving sandbags is slow, physical work. Volunteers are needed all weekend long, I would encourage everyone to please...
COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: Council leads with climate motion
(le français suit) https://twitter.com/global_ottawa/status/1121118204846276608 I supported the motion on climate change at City Council today, which passed 20-3 today at City Hall. To me, this motion is about leadership. We are not "just another city" declaring a...
Let’s use data to make Ottawa better
(via Engage Ottawa / le français suit) We want to hear from you. As part of the City of Ottawa's Smart City 2.0 Strategy, Open Ottawa engages people like you, members of our community to build data solutions -- together -- to make Ottawa better. The City is using...
MVCA: Watershed conditions statement for April 21
(Update from the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority) Flood warning – Severe flooding expected across the Mississippi Valley Watershed; Carp River has peaked and is beginning to drop April 17, 2019 — The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority is issuing an...
MAY 9: Ready for Rail open house and info session
(le français suit) The O-Train Confederation Line will bring modern light rail transit service to Ottawa. When the Confederation Line opens for service, high frequency train service will replace bus routes that today operate on the Transitway between Blair and...
