From the Ministry of Transportation:
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained MMM Group Limited, a WSP company, to complete the Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the replacement/rehabilitation of 10 bridges (5 sites) on Highway 417 between Preston Street and Percy Street, as well as operational improvements on Highway 417 from Island Park to east of Lyon Street, in the City of Ottawa (GWP 4173-15-00). The project involves the following components:
City councillors are starting to get a small stream of form emails advocating for what is often called “municipal broadband”. It’s been a frequent topic of discussion over the years, and it’s good to see Open Media putting it back on the front-burner as the organizer of this campaign.
We received word yesterday that the Cornerstone project at the Sisters of Jeanne D'Arc Institute on Princeton was chosen as one of three Action Ottawa affordable housing projects in the most recent round. I'm very pleased with the news. We last looked at this in October, and had the opportunity to show the concept at a well-attended open house. Briefly, the funding would be used to create 42 bachelor suites of supportive, affordable housing for women in the current building. The rest of the Sisters' property would be developed with around 16 private market homes, mostly semis.
Last year, city staff started working with councillors on the Canada 150 Groves project. As part of Canada's sesquicentennial, the project is meant to leave a lasting legacy by planting a grove of 150 native Canadian maple trees in each of the 23 wards.
We can now officially say Kitchissippi's grove will be located at 170 Island Park Drive, or the northwest corner of Island Park and the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway.
All we know now is that planting will occur either in the spring or fall, but more details will come and as they do, we will pass them on.
As many of you know, the Ottawa Police Services has changed its service delivery model with the changes coming into effect today, Jan. 23. The OPS is holding open houses across the city to explain these changes, including one this Wednesday, January 25 in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Thank you to everyone who attended Round 1 of our Kitchissippi Parks Participatory Plan Consultation!
We hope you can continue the consultation process by attending a session for Round 2. This next Round will be critical in developing the priorities for our Ward, and if you haven't had the opportunity to attend yet, we strongly encourage you to.
The next sessions are as follows:
Thank you to everyone who attended our Kitchissippi Ward Forum on Jan 11 at the new Innovation Centre! We especially enjoyed the opportunity to have City Manager Steve Kanellakos join us and answer your questions.
If you missed the forum or are just looking to keep up to date with what's going on within our community, I've attached the Kitchissippi Ward Community Updates from the forum here. We hope you find this information helpful, and you can connect with your Community Association if you haven't done so already.
The next open house on the Richmond Road Complete Street and Byron Linear Park Renewal project is coming at the end of the month. Here are the details from city staff:
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Presentation at 6:45 p.m.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1000 Byron Avenue
Some time ago, I held a meeting with City staff, the Churchill Seniors Centre and Westboro Community Association to highlight the serious pedestrian safety challenges at the corner of Richmond and Churchill. Staff heard us and have been exploring potential improvements. I’m very pleased to say that the City appears ready to embark on some changes.
Despite the winter weather, we had a strong turnout for the Loretta Avenue Public Information session on January 10. Anyone who missed the session can find the primary design here. Another open house, likely to be scheduled in April, will address construction staging and traffic issues that may come up with the project. Thanks again to all who attended.