Councillor’s Newsletter

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

Dear Residents,

This week, the 9th Annual Stittsville Appreciation

Awards were held at the Goulbourn Recreation

Complex.

Each year, I am thrilled to recognize our outstanding

community volunteers for all that they do to make

Stittsville what we are.

For those of you who do not know, the Stittsville

Appreciation Awards are an opportunity to shine

some light on an individual or group within Stittsville

that has helped to make a difference in our lives.

Nominations are opened to the public in mid-late

February and on the night of the Awards

presentation, four recipients are recognized as:

Business of the Year, Youth Citizen of the Year,

Senior Citizen of the Year, and the Roger Griffiths

Memorial Citizen of the Year in honour of an

individual who best exemplifies community

involvement and participation.

I would like to thank all of this year’s nominees and

recipients for taking the time to participate in this

annual tradition and for sharing their stories of

community building to inspire others.

I would also like to thank Mayor Watson for taking

the time to join us at the Awards, the nominators for

taking the time to recognize these achievements,

those in attendance, John Brummell for being our

official photographer, Mia Hamer – our National

Anthem singer, and my office team for their hard

work in ensuring that the event was successful and

enjoyable for all.

Councillor’s View INSIDE THIS ISSUE

SAA Nominees 2

Zoning Application for 2499, 2500 Palladium 3

Haliburton Park Plans 4

Ontario Municipal Board Reform 5

Stittsville Sanitary Sewer Cleaning Schedule 5

Coyotes in Stittsville 6

Stittsville Students Win Music Awards 7

FCA Meeting Recap 8

Garage Sales in Stittsville 9

…and more!

This year’s nominees and recipients were:

Youth Citizen of the Year – Caitlin Bauer

(winner), Shayna Douglas, Matt Smart, Sam

Spriggs, Katie Xu, and Jack Fan

Senior Citizen of the Year – Patricia Warford

(winner), and the Knotty Knitters

Business of the Year - The Stittsville Seniors’

Community by Revera (winner), Quitters

Coffee, Rona, and U-Rock Music School

Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year –

Barbara Bottriel (winner), Janice Leblanc, and

Heather Strachan

I am incredibly proud to bear witness to and honour

our incredible community volunteers each year.

Having events such as these is important to

recognizing the small acts of kindness that truly make

Stittsville a community. Although there are only four

award recipients, we are all winners for benefitting

from such loving and caring neighbours.

Stittsville truly is the home of Champions. Thank you.

-Shad

Newsletter Date

May 18, 2017

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Stittsville Appreciation Award Nominees

Congratulations again to all those who helped to make this year’s Stittsville Appreciation Awards a

success! All nominees and recipients were very well deserving. This year’s recipients included:

Youth Citizen of the Year: Caitlin Bauer

This nominee emulates the perseverance, courage and compassion that not only make her a

great leader but an extraordinary citizen of Stittsville.

Chosen by her school’s Guidance counselors as an ideal Peer Mentor and Sources of Strength

student leader, she actively models to both staff and fellow students the value of giving back

to improve the lives of others through her participation and leadership in local and global

initiatives such as “SleepOUT for Youth” and “Relay for Life” and even travelling as far as

Nicaragua to lend her hand in building a school.

She is a role model for youth and adults alike and her efforts and positive impact are felt

throughout Stittsville, Ottawa and beyond.

Senior Citizen of the Year: Patricia Warford

Every Tuesday for the past 15 years, this nominee has volunteered at the Stittsville Legion,

setting up and cleaning tables and chairs in preparation for those who play cards

President of the Stittsville Legion Board of Directors for the past 15 years, an active volunteer

with the Food Bank for 6 years, volunteer tenant representative with the Goulbourn Non Profit

Housing Corp for 18 years, and zone commander for the Stittsville Legion Ladies auxiliary for

12 years, this nominee makes volunteering a part of her life, constantly giving back to the

Stittsville community.

She leads by example and makes the greatest effort in ensuring that things are done right

and kept in order. She is honest and ethical and inspires her fellow residents to create a

better sense of well-being and health within our communities.

Business of the Year: The Stittsville Seniors’ Community by Revera

This nominated business is comprised of an excellent staff of caring, thoughtful and

respectful persons who are dedicated to helping their senior residents to enjoy healthy senior

years while still contributing to the community.

Raffles and activities held throughout the year help to raise funds for local charities while

giving the senior residents an interesting activity to participate in, truly making residents feel

at home

From supporting local sports teams, catering free lunches in the Community and continuing

to hire local students’ year after year, they are a responsible business that helps to give

Stittsville a total, balanced society by caring for and keeping senior residents in the

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community. Staff foster a positive environment to give Stittsville the full spectrum of a

community.

Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year: Barbara Bottriel

This nominee is long time contributor to the Stittsville community, serving on the Parent

Council at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School in its early years and writing two books

focused on Stittsville: including one about Mowoo, the deer that became a village pet and the

other telling the history of Stittsville.

In her role as president of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, she was involved in the

Main Street Community Design Plan and she also was a leader in the battle to try to preserve

the Bradley’s General Store building after its disastrous fire.

She is an active member of the St. Thomas Anglican Church and her love of singing has also

led her to become a promising member of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus.

Known as the heart and soul of the Historical Society for years, she is an acknowledged leader

and inspires those around her to do more.

These biographies were presented to my office by the nominators. For the list of all nominees and

their biographies, please click here.

Thank you to all nominees and nominators for participating in this community recognition event.

Zoning Application for 2499, 2500 Palladium Drive and 675

Autopark Private

The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning

By-law Amendment to remove the caps

on gross floor area (GFA) that currently

restrict the development of the subject

properties.

The subject sites are all are situated south

of Highway 417, north of Maple Grove

Road, west of Huntmar Road and east of

Carp Road and the proposed North-South

Arterial extension. The site at 2500

Palladium Drive contains the Palladium

Autopark (11 existing units) and the other

two properties are currently vacant. The

vacant properties consist of periphery

landscaping and surface parking on a

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gravel base. The three sites vary in size: 2499 Palladium Drive is 7.8 hectares; 2500 Palladium Drive

is 21.6 hectares; and 675 Autopark Private is 1.52 hectares.

The application has been submitted to remove the caps on the cummulative gross floor area of uses

within the GM22 (H12) Zone – General Mixed Use Zone, Subzone 22, height limit of 12 meters.

The proposed rezoning will remove the following development caps:

1. Automobile dealership use: maximum cummulative GFA of 21,135 m2;

2. Restaurant use: maximum cummulative GFA of 930 m2;

3. Farmer’s market use: combined maximum GFA and outdoor space of 3,720 m2; and

4. Bank and accessory uses to an automobile dealership: maximum cummulative GFA of 11,150 m2.

For more information and to provide comments by May 31, 2017 contact City Planner Laurel

McCreight at laurel.mccreight@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424, ext. 16587.

Haliburton Park Plans

A new park is being planned for the

Fernbank Community in Stittsville.

The park will be located on a

1.28Ha parcel of land at the corner

of Haliburton Heights and Slapshot

Way.

The park features include an

intermediate soccer field, puddle

rink, small splash pad, and an

accessible children’s playground

with swings, sand play, and play

structures for all age

groups. Amenities also include a

gazebo with picnic tables and

benches. Please view the park

concept plan and park images.

The detailed design and working

drawings should be completed late spring/early summer 2017, with the tender of the project for

mid-summer. The construction start-up will begin in the late summer 2017, with substantial

completion late fall 2017 and the park will official open in the late spring/ early summer 2018.

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Ontario Municipal Board Reform

This week, I am happy to share that Queen’s Park announced a

series of reforms to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).

The OMB’s role in land-planning systemically favours

developers in regards to local land-planning decisions. It is

expensive and time consuming and ignores the accountability of local Councils. These reforms,

when in place, will put an end to de novo hearings (treating each appeal as a fresh case) and

implement public interest funding for residents to play a larger role in decisions.

The re-named Local Planning Appeal Tribunal will limit the scope of appeals to whether or not a

municipality has failed to follow its own rules or adhere to provincial policies. Further new

information raised in the course of an appeal hearing will go back to local Councils for further

consideration. Where the Tribunal finds that a municipality has not followed its Official Plan, it will

send that back to Council for consideration rather than replacing the decision with its own.

This means an end to the fresh second chance available to developers when their proposals are

rejected by Council. Knowing this, residents will be able to better hold their elected officials

accountable as Councillors now have the power to stick up for their constituents on planning files

that resonate friction amongst affected communities without fear of being overturned by the OMB.

I would like to send my thanks to MPP Yasir Naqvi for following through on this request and leading

these changes into a reality. I look forward to seeing how the new system will operate and how it will

better benefit residents.

Stittsville Sanitary Sewer Cleaning Schedule

As the warmer weather begins, the City of Ottawa is proceeding to clean out Sanitary Sewers across

communities. My office has been provided a list of Stittsville streets scheduled for cleaning next

week May 23-26 which you can find attached here.

In case of backflow, affected households should be cognizant to ensure that toilet lids are kept

closed during this time.

For more information related to the wastewater collection system and system cleaning, please visit

http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/water-and-environment/wastewater-and-sewers/wastewater-

collection-and-treatment

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As more updates come regarding the rest of Stittsville, I will be certain to include them in my

upcoming weekly electronic newsletters.

Coyotes in Stittsville

I have heard from residents recently in different areas of the community

voicing concerns towards the presence of coyotes around their

neighbourhoods. Last March, I held a meeting on Hesse Crescent in the

community of Wyldewood to address some of the questions and

concerns residents had regarding coyotes in the area.

I was accompanied by Dr. Nick Stow, biologist and City Planner, who had the following information

to share with residents regarding urban coyotes:

Coyotes or “coy-wolves” in our community of Stittsville are considered a very low risk to the

safety of residents

The animals have likely been in the vicinity of Stittsville for many years and have not created a

threat or risk to public safety

The presence of coyotes is important to maintain a healthy eco-system and keep the rodent

population low and at a healthy rate

Coyotes that have been sighted near residents’ homes are most likely scavenging for food.

Since Stittsville is considered a rural/suburban community there are many areas that are

natural and provide coyotes with a water source and an abundance of small mice, chipmunks,

and rabbits

Residents should continue to enjoy running, walking, cycling, and allowing their children to

play along the walking paths, the Trans-Canada Trail, and natural areas in the community –

the coyotes pose a very low risk to resident safety, both adults and children alike

Residents are encouraged, however, to keep dogs on a leash while walking them in these

areas – this is a safety precaution all residents should take when walking their dogs in any

natural area

January through to March is mating season for the animals, so this may be why there are

more accounts/sightings of them at this time than any other time during the year

Come post mating-season (April/May) the coyotes will disperse from the area

If residents would like to mitigate the chances of coyotes coming near their homes, they are

encouraged to limit any kind of feeding they may provide in their backyard (i.e. picking up

fallen fruit from any fruit trees in the yard, keeping garbage organized and properly sealed,

etc.)

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Urban coyotes have a living space of up to 5 km2, meaning that their place of origin or “den”

could be quite distant from Hesse Crescent

Having the animals removed from the area is only possible by means of lethal trapping or

hunting and would probably result in another pack of coyotes re-occupying the area within

the year

The City has no jurisdiction in the removal of wildlife and the Province strongly advocates

against it given that these animals are a considerably low risk to public safety and help to

maintain a strong healthy eco-system

Although the above information comes from our meeting on Hesse Crescent, it does pertain to the

community of Stittsville and City of Ottawa as a whole. Coyotes, although you may see them in the

community, pose a very low risk to resident safety and are to be respected but not feared. In the

unlikely event that residents encounter an aggressive coyote, they should immediately contact the

police through 911.

I would like to thank those residents who have contacted my office to inform me of the presence of

urban coyotes, and would ask that any resident who has further questions about urban coyotes

please contact my office.

Stittsville Students Win Music Awards

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In my ongoing effort to recognize community members and their accomplishments, this week I

would like to acknowledge three Stittsville Students who were presented awards at the Renfrew

Rotary Music Festival Gala Concert held on Wednesday May 10th.

These students of a local music teacher were awarded for their outstanding performances in a recent

piano competition. Chris Wu was named Most Promising Junior Piano Student. Catharina Lamb was

honoured for achieving the Highest mark in the Sonatina Classes. And Aidan Cullen was awarded for

attaining the Highest Mark in the Baroque classes.

Congratulations to all of you for your hard work!

Federation of Citizens Associations of Ottawa Meeting Recap

On Wednesday May 17th I had the pleasure of speaking,

alongside two of my West-end Councillor colleagues;

Marianne Wilkinson and Allan Hubley, at the Federation of

Citizens Associations of Ottawa (FCA) hosted by the

Katimavik Hazeldean Community Association.

We each discussed the various issues and concerns that

we encounter within our communities and the varying

topics that come forward for review and consideration at

City Hall.

General Manager of Planning, Stephen Willis and Manager

of Business Support Services, Charmaine Forgie were also

on hand with a presentation about the recent

reorganization of the Planning Department followed by a

question period.

The FCA is the forum for citizens associations and similar

non-profit volunteer groups in Ottawa. Member

associations share information about issues facing their communities and, when appropriate, take

joint action. The FCA encourages discussion of civic affairs. It does not endorse parties or

candidates seeking office. The FCA is an incorporated non-profit corporation under Ontario law and,

as such, can appear in its own right before the Ontario Municipal Board.

The FCA membership includes associations from the city center, the inner suburbs, the suburban

communities outside the Greenbelt and rural Ottawa. For more information about the FCA you can

visit the following link http://fca-fac.ca/about-us/

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Cleaning the Capital Recap

I would like to take a moment to

provide residents with an update

on the progress of this year’s

Cleaning the Capital campaign.

As of this week, 943 projects and

57,872 participants have been registered, including 63 graffiti removal projects!

I am incredibly proud to see community members come out in such larger numbers to participate in

this great initiative to keep our City clean.

I would like to thank all Ottawa residents who have taken the time to help clean our beautiful capital

region this year and make the campaign such a success.

If you have not already done so, I highly encourage residents who participated to submit a clean-up

report before June 12th to be eligible for prizes!

For all that you do to keep our community looking good, thank you.

Various Garage Sales in Stittsville

Garage Sale season in Stittsville is beginning and here

are just some of the multi-block sales organized by just

some of our wonderful community volunteers and

community associations!

More details are available on the event posters below.

Some of the garage sales announced thus far for May

include:

Amberlakes - May 20th from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Amberwood Village (Grand Cedar Court and

Innesbrook) - May 27th

Crossing Bridge – May 27th from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Rain Date May 28th)

o 12:00-2:00 BBQ / Potluck at Crossing Bridge Park

Future Garage Sales:

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Fairwinds – June 3rd

Timbermere – June 3rd

Deer Run – June 3rd from 8:00 – 1:00 PM* (In last week’s column, this was incorrectly listed as

8:00-10:00. Please accept my apologies for this error)

For an easy reference map of the communities in Stittsville, please click here.

If you are holding a community garage sale this summer, please do not hesitate to send me the

details of your event at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca and I would be happy to share the message in my

newsletter.

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Food Aid and the Mayor’s Rural Expo

I would like to take a moment to invite all residents to the Mayor’s Rural Expo at the 13th Annual

Food Aid BBQ. The event takes place June 2nd at City Hall from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM and this year’s

event will be special, as it is included as one of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

conference tour stops.

Up to 100 municipal leaders from across the country are anticipated to attend. The expo provides an

excellent opportunity to showcase all that rural Ottawa has to offer in a downtown setting.

Vendors selling and promoting rural goods and services will be on site starting at 10 a.m. The

Ottawa Food Bank’s BBQ lunch, serving burgers from THE WORKS will take place from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. at a cost of $10. The celebrity milking contest will begin at 12:15 p.m. and Southbound Boots,

a local Ottawa band, will be performing live over the lunch hour.

All lunch proceeds are donated to the Ottawa Food Bank for the purchase of local beef for those in

need in our community.

I hope that all residents are able to make it out to this fun-filled event for a great cause!

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OPH “Secure Your Meds” Campaign

This week, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) launched a

“Secure Your Meds” campaign to raise awareness

about prescription opioid misuse by people who

use prescription drugs non-medically.

This campaign is a collaboration with the Ottawa

Overdose Prevention and Response Task Force,

the Health Products Stewardship Association and

Drug Free Kids Canada.

As part of the launch, OPH has launched

www.DrugDropOffOttawa.ca, a web tool useful for

providing information for all parents to reduce the

risk of kids taking and using their prescription

drugs.

13% of Ottawa high school

students used prescription

drugs non-medically and two-

thirds of students got the drug

from a parent, sibling or

someone else they live with.

Prescription opioids are misused more than most

illegal drugs in Ottawa, and were involved in about

45% of drug overdose deaths between 2009 and

2011. Fentanyl, for the first time in 2014, was the leading cause of death due to unintentional

opioid overdose death in Ottawa.

If you need to have prescription drugs at home, lock them up and check regularly for missing

medication.

For more information including a searchable map of where to drop off unused or expired

medications, please visit www.DrugDropOffOttawa.ca.

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Caregivers and the Importance of Sleep

On Monday, May 29th at 7:00 pm, The

Oasis in Kanata, a place for caregivers of

people with mental illness, presents

“Caregivers and the Importance of Sleep.”

Dr. Gretchen Conrad, a Clinical and Health

Psychologist with The Royal Ottawa Mental

Health Centre, will discuss why obtaining

adequate sleep is essential to staying

healthy and functioning well.

The event will be held at the Glen Cairn

United Church (140 Abbeyhill Drive) and

admission is free.

All are welcome and I hope that all

interested residents take this opportunity

to learn more about the health benefits of

regular sleeping routines. For more

information, please visit

www.TheOasisKanata.ca.

Ottawa 2017’s Inspiration Village opens this weekend in the

ByWard Market

With Ottawa 2017 fully underway, I am thrilled to invite residents to the next signature event coming

to the Byward Market.

Opening this Saturday at noon, Inspiration Village is a temporary artistic installation in the heart of

the City which features special exhibits, demonstrations and performances that showcase Canada’s

provinces, territories and our diverse culture. Among the many activities, visitors will be able to:

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step inside a sound studio and

share stories about Canada and

their vision for the future of our

country

enjoy culinary demonstrations

showcasing Canadian food culture

from across the nation

dress-up in Canadian-themed

costumes and props at the

Inspiration Village Photo Booth

take a guided virtual tour of Parks Canada’s natural and cultural treasures from coast to coast

to coast

express creativity and imagine the next great Canadian invention at the Build-a-Nation

Station

take your photo with the giant Ottawa letters on display or in cut-outs of polar bears and

beluga whales

take in live dance, musical and artistic performances representing all provinces and territories

as well as local up-and-coming artists and previews of Ottawa area festivals

discover and connect with the incredible diversity of land, history and awe-inspiring places to

explore and experience in Canada and much, much more!

The village is built from sea containers – a flexible, sustainable and cost-effective building material

that’s gaining interest around the world.

Located on York Street in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market, Inspiration Village is free and open to the

public daily from noon to 8 p.m. until September 4.

I highly encourage all residents to stop by this once in a lifetime opportunity celebrating Canada’s

sesquicentennial anniversary! For more information on this and other 150th celebration events,

please visit www.ottawa2017.ca

Before and After School Recreation Programs

I would like to take a moment to advise residents of some

changes taking effect this fall regarding the City’s Before

and After School recreation programs with information

provided from the City’s Recreational Manager.

As a result of the Provincial Child Care and Early Years

Act, effective September 1, 2017, the City's recreation

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programs will only be permitted to offer programs to children between the ages of 6 and 12 years of

age by December 31, 2017.

As well, the City will only be able to provide each child with a maximum of 3 consecutive hours of

programming per day, meaning that the same child will not be able to participate in both our before

and after school programs.

Over the last few months, City and Provincial officials have explored all options available that would

allow the City to continue to serve 4 and 5-year-old children, as Authorized Recreation Providers

under the Act. This goal could only be accomplished by converting the 33 before and after school

recreation programs into licensed child care facilities.

City staff has reviewed the option of moving to licensed child care at all of our service locations and

concluded that this would lead to a significant cost increase for parents. Providing licensed

programs would require the City to significantly change its present staffing and supervisory

structure to meet licensing requirements. Less than 6 per cent of our existing clients will not be

able to register in the fall as a result of the change in regulations as they will be under the age of 6.

In order to accommodate the 6 per cent the City would have to increase fees by approximately 76

per cent for all before and after school participants in order to offset the additional program costs.

This would place the price for the City’s recreation programs in the same range as those currently

offered by licensed care providers and extended day school based programs.

To support the families who may need support with the transition the following information is being

provided to assist with finding child care options in the community.

There are many licensed childcare providers available in the City of Ottawa for families to consider,

including school boards who offer extended day programs to 4 and 5 year olds. Families can go to

www.ottawa.ca/daycare and register on the City’s Child Care Registry and Waitlist which will allow

families to explore child care options in the community.

If you need help with paying for your child care costs, parents can also apply for fee subsidy using

the Child Care Registry and Waitlist. With the recently announced Federal and Provincial investments

in child care there is additional funding available to assist families.

The Province and the City of Ottawa are committed to helping parents find quality and affordable

child care. If you have any questions, you can e-mail childcare@ottawa.ca, or visit the City’s website

at www.ottawa.ca/daycare.

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City of Ottawa warns residents to not use the beaches,

practice water safety

While summer-like weather is making an

appearance, the City of Ottawa is warning

residents not to use the beaches and

practice caution around lakes, rivers and

streams.

The higher water levels from this year’s

rapid snow melt and higher-than-usual

rainfall has resulted in the beaches being in

direct contact with the flood waters from

lakes and rivers. These conditions also

resulted in some storm and combined sewer overflow going into the waters, along with the usual

pathogens from winter debris.

However, most bacteria can only survive a few days, and the large volume of flowing water at this

time will be diluting pathogens to very low levels.

Ottawa Public Health will begin their annual water-testing at the beaches in June.

In addition to carrying pathogens, debris carried by the higher and fast-moving water pose safety

hazards to boaters. The submerged debris could include natural wood (logs and branches), pieces of

fencing and docks, glass, and construction materials.

Beyond the spring waters, the City encourages residents to practice water safety all year long, and

always watch children around rivers, lakes, streams and pools.

Victoria Day activities and schedule changes

I would like to take a moment to remind residents of the following schedule changes for Victoria

Day, Monday, May 22.

A full list of changes is available at: http://ottawa.ca/en/news/victoria-day-activities-and-

schedule-changes-0

CLIENT SERVICES:

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Ottawa City Hall and all seven Client Service Centres, including the Government Service Centre

located at 110 Laurier Avenue West, will be closed. Business will resume as usual on Tuesday, May

23.

The City’s Provincial Offences Court, located at 100 Constellation Crescent, will also be closed.

Business will resume as usual on Tuesday, May 23.

The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters requiring the City’s immediate

attention. Call 3-1-1 or 613-580-2400 to speak to a customer service representative. For persons

with a hearing-related disability, call TTY: 613-580-2401.

GREEN BIN, RECYCLING AND GARBAGE COLLECTION:

There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Victoria Day. Victoria Day’s

pick-up will take place on Tuesday, September 6. In addition, the collection of green bin, recycling

materials and garbage will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. For curbside

collection enquiries, refer to the collection calendar tool.

PARKING:

All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions will apply during this time.

TRANSIT SERVICE:

OC Transpo will operate a Sunday schedule on Victoria Day. On Victoria Day, a family or group may

travel all day with a DayPass, which can be purchased for $10.25 from the bus operator when you

board. A family/group can include up to six people with a maximum of two individuals aged 13 or

older.

OC Transpo Customer Service Centres will be closed Victoria Day with the exception of the Rideau

Centre office, which will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Para Transpo operations:

Customer service (613-842-3681) – closed

Administration (613-244-1289) – closed

Taxi coupons (613-842-3670) – closed

Reservations line (613-244-7272) – open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trip cancellation and general inquiries (613-244-4636) – open 6 a.m.to 12:30

a.m.

RECREATION SERVICES:

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Many indoor pools and fitness centres will be open for public swimming, aquafitness, public skating

and fitness classes with modified schedules. Please check with ottawa.ca or the facility of your

choice for details.

Many registered programs at swimming pools, community centres and arenas are cancelled on

Victoria Day; however, clients should check with their facility to confirm, as some exceptions will

apply.

Public skating will be offered at Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex, Jim Durrell Recreation

Complex and Goulbourn Recreation Complex. Please check with ottawa.ca for details.

OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH:

The Sexual Health Centre and Satellite Clinics will be closed.

The Dental Clinics and Well Baby Drop-in will be closed.

Site program – Site office at 179 Clarence Street will be closed; however, the site mobile van will be

operating on a regular schedule from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

MUNICIPAL CHILD CARE SERVICES:

All Municipal Child Care Centres will be closed.

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY:

All branches and services of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed. Business will resume as usual

on Tuesday, May 23.

I hope that all residents have a safe and enjoyable Victoria Day long weekend!

Fireworks on Victoria Day Weekend

With the long weekend coming up, here are

some bylaws for your information egarding the

use of fireworks in the City of Ottawa.

Consumer fireworks may be discharged on the

day of, day before or the day after Victoria Day

— Monday, May 21. They must be discharged

by someone 18 or older, and on private

property, with permission of the property

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owner. Minimum safety distances as indicated on the fireworks product must be maintained from

spectators, buildings and vehicles. The fireworks display must not cause danger or nuisance to any

person or property.

The sale of consumer fireworks, except on Victoria Day and the seven business days immediately

preceding Victoria Day, is prohibited in the City of Ottawa.

Firecrackers are prohibited from being used or sold in the City of Ottawa or Province of Ontario.

Anyone selling, purchasing or using firecrackers within the City of Ottawa is in violation of the

Fireworks By-law as well as provincial law.

I would like to wish all residents a safe and exciting celebration this weekend.

Please review Ottawa’s Fireworks By-law on ottawa.ca for further details.

Happy Victoria Day

Hello residents! I am sending out my newsletter a day early to better

accommodate residents’ celebrations of the long weekend.

I would like to take a moment to wish all residents a safe and enjoyable

Victoria Day weekend.

Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday in honour of Queen

Victoria’s birthday, May 24, 1819. Known to many as the mother of

confederation, Victoria Day is celebrated on the Monday preceding May

25 in every province and territory across the country.

I hope that all residents take this opportunity to rejuvenate with family and friends and enjoy the

warmer summer weather. And remember to celebrate responsibly.