May Board meeting / La prochaine séance du Conseil d'administration

The next Board meeting will be Monday, May 12  at 7:30 at Sonny's Bar and Grill.

La prochaine séance du Conseil d'administration aura lieu le lundi 12 mai à 19h30 à Sonny's Bar and Grill.

Clean the Capital May 10!

Clean the Capital will take place in QTSR on Saturday, May 10 starting at 9:30 a.m. Meet at 9:30 a.m. (THIS TIME HAS BEEN RECENTLY CHANGED) at the Pinecrest Recreation Centre to pick up your kit. We'll have a table set up outside. Once you have your kit, choose a street or park in our neighbourhood that needs cleaning and see what you can do to make it better!

This is an excellent way for kids to see why it's important not to litter and how we can work together for community good. High school students, bring your volunteer sheets for your volunteer hours to graduate!

If you'd like to participate, meet neighbours, and help our community to look its best, come on by on May 10 and join in a fun community project.

Questions? Email us at QTSRCommunity@gmail.com.

Local Police Officer Wins Award

QTSR is fortunate to have Cst. Sue Wright working with us in our community. Cst. Wright was recently awarded a Citizenship Award by the Ottawa Municipal Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club on April 5. She chose to have her cheque made out to Christie Lake Camp which she supports in her ongoing commitment to helping children.

Congratulations, Cst. Wright! We're proud of you!

Ottawa Walking Tour Festival May 1, 3, 4

If you like to get outside and you’re enthusiastic about learning about the city you live in, come along on a free neighbourhood walking tour with Jane’s Walk Ottawa on May 3 and 4!

The weekend-long festival of free walking tours is held to celebrate the work of urban thinker Jane Jacobs, who promoted livable cities, street-life vitality and attractive, uplifting places where people feel safe. 

With walks that offer insights into local history, planning, design, and civic engagement, there is a walk for everyone.

A typical Jane’s Walk Ottawa tour is given once during the weekend, takes about an hour, and covers around one to two kilometres.

 

JANE’S TALK

The festival of walking tours kicks off with a night of storytelling for the 2014 Jane’s Talk on Thursday, May 1.

The theme for the event is "Neighbourhood Narratives" and it will take place at Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., starting at 7 p.m.

CBC's Adrian Harewood will host the event.

 
For more information about Jane's Walk Ottawa, please visit www.janeswalkottawa.ca.

Investigations into possible mischief at railway crossings

Ottawa Police Service West is investigating possible incidents of mischief at seven west end railway crossings:

• Strandherd Road
• Jockvale Road
• Greenbank Road
• Fallowfield Road
• Woodroffe Avenue
• the OC Transpo Transitway, and
• Merivale Road.

Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to contact Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222 ext. 2666 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.

New Hours for Elgin Street Police Station

New Hours of Operation for Elgin Street Police Station begin April 15

The Ottawa Police Service would like to announce a change of service hours for front desk services located at the 474 Elgin Street station.

Effective April 15, 2014, the Elgin Street front desk will be open 7 days a week, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The desk is currently open 24 hours a day but the utilization rates on the overnight hours do not justify the currently assigned staffing.

The Ottawa Police would like to take this opportunity to remind residents to ‘Make the Right Call’!

• Life-threatening Emergency or Crime in Progress 9-1-1
• Other Emergencies 613-230-6211
• Call Centre: To report a theft, property damage, missing person or stolen vehicle 613-236-1222, ext. 7300, TTY 613-760-8100
• Community Police Centres and all other enquiries 613-236-1222, TTY 613-232-1123

 

Construction activity / Activités de construction

Construction activity increase in spring and summer 

Ottawa – The spring and summer months will see an increase in construction-related activity across the city – including an unprecedented $51-million investment towards the road surfacing program.

The planned road resurfacing work will prepare roadways for increased traffic flow stemming from the Confederation Line construction. It is also timely in strategically addressing the large incidents of potholes on Ottawa roadways.

As part of the Confederation Line construction, the widening of Highway 417 will be ongoing over the spring and summer months.

Ottawa residents will also see some results of the city’s transformation, with the expected fall completion of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge project and the Hunt Club extension project.

The City of Ottawa has tools on ottawa.ca to help motorists and transit users plan their routes and manage their commute, including:

·         Travel Planner at octranspo.com – transit users can chart and plan routes

·         City of Ottawa Traffic Report – outlining city-wide road closures, traffic restrictions and detours

·         Interactive traffic map – showing construction areas and live traffic cams throughout the city

·         Ottawa Nav – now with new enhancements and features. Blackberry version will be ready soon.

·         Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) cameras along Highway 417

·         Cycling maps and information – detailing bicycle pathways and lanes throughout the city

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Encore une fois ce printemps et cet été, les activités de construction seront plus nombreuses

Ottawa - Les activités liées à la construction dans la ville augmenteront au cours du printemps et de l'été, notamment, un investissement sans précédent de 51 millions de dollars dans le programme de resurfaçage des routes.

Les travaux prévus de resurfaçage de la chaussée prépareront les routes à recevoir le volume de circulation accru occasionné par la construction de la Ligne de la Confédération. Ce sera aussi un moment opportun pour s'attaquer de façon stratégique au nombre considérable de nids de poule sur les routes d'Ottawa.

Dans le cadre de la construction de la Ligne de la Confédération, l'élargissement de l'autoroute 417 se poursuivra durant le printemps et les mois d'été.. 

Les résidents d'Ottawa pourront constater certains résultats de la transformation de leur ville puisque la construction du pont Strandherd-Armstrong et l'agrandissement du Hunt Club devraient être achevés à l'automne.

La Ville d’Ottawa propose sur son site ottawa.ca un ensemble d’outils qui aideront les automobilistes et les usagers du transport en commun à planifier leur trajet et à gérer leurs déplacements, notamment :

·         le Planificateur de trajet à octranspo.com - permet aux usagers du transport en commun de préparer et planifier leur itinéraire;
·         le Rapport de circulation de la Ville d'Ottawa – précise les fermetures de route, les restrictions en matière de circulation et les déviations à l’échelle de la ville;
·         la Carte de circulation interactive – indique les secteurs où ont lieu des travaux de construction et la liste des caméras vidéo de circulation de la ville;

• Ottawa Nav – avec de nouvelles améliorations et caractéristiques. La version Blackberry sera prête sous peu.
• la Liste des caméras vidéo de circulation du ministère des Transports de l'Ontario le long de l’autoroute 417;

·         les Cartes des pistes cyclables et renseignements connexes – donne toutes les pistes et les voies cyclables de la ville.