News & Announcements

A flurry of road closure notices this morning. I'll wrap them up here rather than tweet each individually. All of these are small - local and emergency access is maintained.

OC Transpo has published an update on the Scott Street bus detour. There's nothing unexpected in here, except that, due to some unforeseen circumstances in the east end work, the detour is now proposed to commence in mid-January rather than in December in our western portion. In the first phase, buses will be detoured from Merton to points east. A full detour from Tunney's east is still expected to begin in June next year.

Please find attached this week’s construction update for the Scott Street Widening and the Multi-Use Pathway construction around the future Bayview Station. Construction is weather dependant as such schedules and workflow may change as necessary.

Scott Street Widening update

The elevator at the Rosemount branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be out-of-service starting October 20 until late-December. The elevator is being replaced as part of the City of Ottawa’s building assets lifecycle renewal and replacement program.

In order to better serve customers, a self-checkout station has been temporarily installed on the lower level, and holds have been moved there as well.

Employees will be happy to retrieve Library material for customers who cannot use the stairs to access the upper level, and offer any other assistance within their means.

Join Dalhousie Food Cupboard at the All About Food Community Walk-A-Thon on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 12:30pm and raise money for a great cause!

Who – Dalhousie Food Cupboard, Parkdale Food Centre, Parkdale United Church, St. Luke's Table – YOU and your FAMILY!
What -  a 2.5 km  Walk-A-Thon 
Where – Route from St Luke’s Table (760 Somerset St. W) to the Parkdale United Church (429 Parkdale Ave) 
When – Sunday, October 18, 2015, starting at 12:30pm

Here are the current applications for variances and divisions being heard on Wednesday, October 21st at the Committee of Adjustment. The meetings are open to the public and any interested party can appear before the Committee to present their views in support of or in opposition to an application. Public Hearings are held in the Council Chambers at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and are scheduled for 1pm. Please contact Jeff at Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca with any questions or concerns you may have.

Have any questions, comments or concerns about the proposed 2016 Budget?

Please join us, along with Councillor McKenney from Somerset Ward, for our Public Budget Consultation Session:

When: Thursday, October 8, at 6:00-8:00pm

Where: Makerspace North (Upper level, Bay 216, 250 City Centre Ave)

See you then!

More info on the City-wide 2016 Budget Consultation Process can be found here:

I've received the following update from staff today on progress of Scott Street construction and the new MUPs.

Councillor,

Please find attached this week’s construction update for the Scott Street Widening and the Multi-Use Pathway construction around the future Bayview Station. Construction is weather dependant as such schedules and workflow may change as necessary.

Scott St update

The City of Ottawa will be accepting applications for their streetside spots pilot program October 5 – December 7, 2015. Streetside spots are small outdoor spaces created by temporarily re-purposing on-street parking from April 1 – Oct 31.  Streetside spots can take one of three forms: