UPCOMING EVENTS: The Glens Family Picnic (Sept. 10) Ability First Oawa BBQ (Sept. 10) MWCA Garage Sale and Corn Roast (Sept. 10) RCMP Golf Classic (Sept. 12) NROCRC BBQ and AGM (Sept. 15) Councillor’s Message Councillor’s Message Councillor’s Message [email protected]| www.keithegli.ca | 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 | Tel: (613) 580-2479 APRIL 2, 2015 September 2, 2016 We sll have more “Slow down for us” and “Please stop for us” signs. If you would like us to drop them off for you, please send [email protected]an email and she can arrange that. Finally, I want to remind people that it is me again to nominate friends, neighbours, coaches, businesses, etc. for the Annual Ward 9 Volunteer Awards. More details can be found on our website. I am sure you all know someone that deserves to be recognized so I look forward to lots of nominaons this year. Unl next week, Keith I want to thank everyone who came out to our first-ever Movie in the Park. It was a great success and we certainly heard that people would like it to become an annual tradion, so we will work on that. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone well on their return to school. I also want to remind everyone that children will be back on the streets walking to school and waing for school buses. Please be careful out there. I want to remind people that the Merivale Gardens Corn Roast is happening on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. I look forward to seeing you there. Also don’t forget the Manordale Corn Roast on September 10 th and the Glens Family Picnic is also on the 10 th . Wednesday I aended Council and the details of the meeng can be found at the following link. I want to take this opportunity to thank Cynthia Louden who has worked in my office for the last 4 years as a summer student and part-me throughout the school year. She will be leaving the office to aend law school at the University of Oawa. We are very proud of her, wish her well and thank her for all her hard work on behalf of Ward 9 residents. Councillor Egli’s Movie Night in Tanglewood Park on Saturday, August 27 th
We still have more “Slow down for us” and “Please stop for us” signs. If you would like us to drop them off for you, please send [email protected] an email and she can arrange that.
Finally, I want to remind people that it is time again to nominate friends, neighbours, coaches, businesses, etc. for the Annual Ward 9 Volunteer Awards. More details can be found on our website. I am sure you all know someone that deserves to be recognized so I look forward to lots of nominations this year.
Until next week,
Keith
I want to thank everyone who came out to our first-ever Movie in the Park. It was a great success and we certainly heard that people would like it to become an annual tradition, so we will work on that.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone well on their return to school. I also want to remind everyone that children will be back on the streets walking to school and waiting for school buses. Please be careful out there.
I want to remind people that the Merivale Gardens Corn Roast is happening on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. I look forward to seeing you there. Also don’t forget the Manordale Corn Roast on September 10th and the Glens Family Picnic is also on the 10th.
Wednesday I attended Council and the details of the meeting can be found at the following link.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Cynthia Louden who has worked in my office for the last 4 years as a summer student and part-time throughout the school year. She will be leaving the office to attend law school at the University of Ottawa. We are very proud of her, wish her well and thank her for all her hard work on behalf of Ward 9 residents.
Back-to-School Safety Reminders for Children and Adults
This week and next, children will be returning to school and many will be busing, walking and riding their bikes to their destinations. The Ottawa Police Service reminds motorists and pedestrians to be aware of the increase of children and youth on city streets. As school begins, please consider the following safety tips:
Reduce speeds in school zones and be ready to stop at any time. Children do not always notice oncoming traffic;
Obey school bus signals;
Watch for newly installed pedestrian crossovers, know how they work and obey them when in use;
Walk on available sidewalks;
Always cross at intersections, looking and listening for traffic and walk across only when road is clear and safe to do so;
Follow adult crossing guards, student crossing patrols and school bus operator’s signals; and,
Always wear a helmet when riding a bike and walk your bike across a roadway.
September is School Bus/School Zone safety and Vehicle Occupant Restraint awareness month with the Safer Roads Ottawa Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).
For more safety tips, go to Back to School Safety.
Public Engagement Tools for Budget 2017
The Corporate Services Department has developed new and innovative tools now available on Ottawa.ca in order to enhance the public’s understanding of the budget
process and how decisions impact their individual property taxes. These enhancements also include a cleaner navigation through the Budget pages on Ottawa.ca, brief
explanatory notes on each tool available, and simplified more descriptive language used to characterize each resource.
The new resources are available in the Understanding Your City Budget section of Ottawa.ca and include:
How your City Budget Works. A four-minute doodle video that uses plain language and easy-to-understand cartoon-style graphics to describe the development of
the City budget.
Get Involved in the Budget Process: The City of Ottawa’s Budget Process Made Simple. A printable info-graphic that describes the budget and consultation pro-
cess and highlights when and how citizens can have their say; and
Budget Planning Tool: Citizen Budget Consultation. This interactive software tool provides residents with the opportunity to play the role of a politician or adminis-
trator by determining how they would prioritize budget funding for each category. To show the impact of their decision, it will also show how it would affect the
budget rate and their individual property taxes.
The online tool allows the user to determine what areas of City services and programs require increases, decreases or status quo funding. The Citizen Budget
Consultation tool then calculates the selections and determines the budget rate that would be required to support those choices. On a personal impact level, the
user inserts his or her recent property assessment to get how that budget rate impacts their annual property tax payments. If the user does not insert his or her
recent property assessment, an average of the City’s property assessment is used as the default.
The budget simulator tool will remain live until the budget is tabled on November 9. After which time, the data will be collected and a report will be made available
to Council with the consolidated results.
The webpage and tools will provide residents with a better understanding about the budget process and the difficulty in balancing available revenues with service and
program delivery budgets.
We encourage Council members to advertise these tools and resources throughout their Wards and during their consultation sessions. We believe they will stimulate a
platform for informative questions, discussions and feedback.
Ottawa - The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Labour Day, Monday, September 5.
Client services:
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, September 6. The City’s Provincial Offences Court, located at 100 Constellation Crescent, will also be closed. Business will resume as usual on Tuesday, September 6. 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 Labour Day. Labour 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.
There will be no multi-residential bulky items, green bin and recycling container collection on Labour Day. Labour Day’s pick-up will take place on Tuesday, September 6. Recycling container and green bin collection will also be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. However, multi-residential garbage container collection is not delayed and collection will take place on its regularly scheduled day during the week of September 5
The Trail Waste Facility will be closed.
Parking:
All City of Ottawa parking regulations and restrictions will apply during this time.
Transit service:
OC Transpo will operate a Sunday schedule and the DayPass will be valid as a Family DayPass. A family or group may travel all day with a DayPass which can be purchased for $8.50 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.
New fall service goes into effect on Sunday, September 4. New timetables are available at octranspo.com and octranspo.mobi. Call 613-560-1000 or text 560560 plus your four-digit bus stop number for real-time schedule information. For more information, holiday schedules and
travel planning, phone 613-741-4390 or visit octranspo.com.
OC Transpo Customer Service Centres will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lincoln Fields, Place d’Orléans and St. Laurent, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rideau Centre.
The OC Transpo Information Centre (613-741-4390) will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The OC Transpo Customer Relations Office (613-842-3600) will be closed. Para Transpo will operate a holiday service on September 5. Regular scheduled trips are automatically cancelled. Customers may book
trips for Labour Day on or after August 29 by calling 613-244-7272 Para Transpo operations:
o Customer service (613-842-3681) – closed
o Administration (613-244-1289) – closed
o Taxi coupons (613-842-3670) – closed
o Reservations line (613-244-7272) – open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
o Trip cancellation and general inquiries (613-244-4636) – open 6 a.m.to 12:30 a.m.
