Message from Councillor Laine Johnson's Office: Emergency Preparedness Meeting: June 22

 

Hi everyone,

We’re looking forward to our next Ward 8 Council meeting! Based on your feedback, we have decided to host this meeting virtually. This will allow each community association to extend the invitation to their membership. Please share the following information with your membership mailing list:

Please join Councillor Laine Johnson on Thursday June 22^nd at 7pm for a virtual meeting to discuss Emergency Preparedness and the vital role of Community Associations. City of Ottawa staff from the Office of Emergency Management will join us to present the Community Emergency Tool Kit – A guide to community preparedness. We will review how to identify assets within local neighbourhoods and wrap up with questions and discussion. This meeting is open to all community members, but the emphasis will be placed on community associations.

If you have any specific questions or comments, please feel free to send an email to collegeward@ottawa.ca in advance of the meeting.

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City of Ottawa Recreation - Daily spots for after-school programs, fall registration dates and more!

 

After school daily registration

If you need part-time after school care, we’ve got you covered! We are now offering daily registration options for our after-school activity club for the upcoming school year. The daily registration option is only offered at select recreation centres and is based on availability. For more information go to the After School page on our website. You can book these daily spots starting tonight at 9 pm, at register.ottawa.ca.

Dates to remember

Mark your calendars for fall registration! Monday, July 31 - Fall programs online Monday, August 14 – Aquatic registration Wednesday, August 16 – All registration

10% discount on summer camps

We still have some summer camp spots left! Don’t forget that this year there is a 10% discount already applied to registration fees! Go to register.ottawa.ca to book your child’s spot today.

Reminder! Youth workout for free

Have a teenager 13 to 17 years old? Don’t forget about our Tony Graham workout pass! Teens can use the weight and cardio rooms for free at select facilities. Visit ottawa.ca/TonyGrahamYouthPass for more information.

Be like Waiss

Know someone looking for a part-time position with us? Meet Waiss Wacays, a 20-year-old student who has a big smile and wears many hats at the City of Ottawa! Read Waiss’s story - he has some great advice!

QTSR Summer Social

Join us for the Queensway Terrace South Ridgeview Community Summer Social!

When: Saturday, June 24th, 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Where: Kilreen Park Splash Pad

Free refreshments and snacks

Special Guests: Ottawa Fire Services (See a real Fire Truck up close!)

City of Ottawa - Rain Ready Ottawa Rebates for Residents

Message from Connor Renouf, Outreach and Communications Coordinator | Climate Change and Resiliency Unit:

My name is Connor Renouf, and I am responsible for the City’s Rain Ready Ottawa program. This exciting new pilot program supports residents in taking action on their property to reduce the harmful impacts of rainfall and runoff.

Through outreach, education, and rebates, this program aims to help residents, such as those within the Queensview Terrace South Ridgeview Community Association, be better prepared for rain. By becoming rain ready, your community members will also help maintain and protect the Ottawa River watershed from pollutants that rainfall runoff brings into Ottawa’s watershed.

As large parts of your community association are in a priority area of the program, your members may be eligible for up to $5,000 in rebates to help them install stormwater management projects on their property. Installing a rain ready project can help prevent property damage, erosion, flooding, and harmful runoff caused by stormwater.

Eligible projects include:

• Permeable Pavement and Pavers (up to $5,000)
• Rain Gardens (up to $2,500)
• Soakaway Pits (up to $2,500)
• Downspout Redirections (up to $750 per redirection)
• Certified Landscape Design (up to $500)

Learn more about Rain Ready Ottawa rebates and check eligibility at: Rain Ready Ottawa | City of Ottawa

Aside from rebates, Rain Ready Ottawa also offers free eLearning courses on the above projects, supports community rain barrel sales, provides industry training in fusion landscape design, and has a variety of additional resources available to residents on our webpage.