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E-News Blast for December 14th, 2017
A Message from Jan
Good sunny day everyone! Without a doubt, we will have a white Christmas. David Phillips, Environment Canada's Senior Forecaster has been telling us that for a month and darn it he's right. That being said many do like snow for the holidays. Yesterday Budget 2018 was approved by City Council. Building the budget is quite complex. It is difficult to balance your tax dollars across the various services in Ottawa. It is even trickier given the large geography of our City. What a majority of residents want in Barrhaven can be and is very different in some areas such as Westboro or the Downtown, for example. We do try to achieve a balance.
As Chair of Planning, 2017 kept City staff and myself busy. There were 107 development applications to consider and some big decisions such as the Salvation Army, to make. It is important to manage the need for growth with appropriate development. This year, we approved several high-rise condominium towers near future O-train stations and several infill projects. With much collaboration and consultation, the City, developers and residents struck a satisfactory balance. The City's Building Better Smarter Suburbs initiative and the related changes to infrastructure standards, was another highlight. Those changes are helping reduce costs involved in building new communities while maintaining infrastructure, standards, and public safety. In Barrhaven, we approved zoning changes for a 30-hectare subdivision along Strandherd Drive. With a rapidly growing City, I am certain that 2018 will continue to be a busy year.
From my family to yours Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah.
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Smart Farm Proposal Anchors Ottawa's Bid for Piece of $950M Fund
City presents vision for innovation hub at Greenbelt Research Farm
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Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of the Planning Committee, convened industry leaders today to present the City's vision to turn the NCC's Greenbelt Research Farm into an innovation hub. The hub will serve as a testbed for areas that will be important to Ottawa's economic future, including:
* Agriculture and rural broadband
* Autonomous and Smart City solutions linked to transportation and public safety
* Environmental monitoring, including real-time data collection
The event profiled participants in the federal Innovation Superclusters Initiative for agri-food. The initiative will award up to $950 million to strengthen Canada's most promising industries and accelerate economic growth. Ottawa is a partner in an agri-food Supercluster Bid led by the private sector in Alberta. Local companies and organizations also highlighted opportunities for the agriculture and technology sectors to collaborate for high-impact economic growth.
Several keynote speakers shared their agriculture and technology insights, including:
* Bruce Ringrose, Head of Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations, Farmers Edge
* Brian Pratt, Head of New Verticals Partnerships, Corporate Strategy & Development, Nokia
* Councillor Jan Harder and Bob Arnold, Industrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council
* Paul Mayers, Vice President, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
* Michael Tremblay, President & CEO, Invest Ottawa
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"Our vision is to create a globally significant agricultural testbed for innovation in Ottawa at a prime urban location: the Greenbelt Research Farm. By collaborating with national industry leaders, we can leverage our rich agricultural and information and communications technology (ICT) assets to grow our economy for future generations." Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa.
"Ottawa has a unique opportunity to come together right now to contribute to Canada's success story. All eyes will be on us as we set out to launch a one-of-a-kind innovation hub drawing on Ottawa area expertise. This important project will secure Canada's position as a global leader in agri-food and other smart city innovations."
Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of Planning Committee
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| Councillor Jan Harder, Brian Pratt (Nokia), Robert Arnold (National Research Council),
Paul Mayers (Canada Food Inspection Agency),
Bruce Ringrose (Farmer's Edge), Michael Tremblay (Invest Ottawa)
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Running on Empties event
On December 16th, return your empties to The BeerStore & donate a portion to the CS_Exchange to help feed families for the holidays.
Barrhaven and Area Safety Instructional Courses
Barrhaven and Area Safety Instructional Courses (BASICS) will be offering the following Holiday Schedule for the Home Alone Course and the Babysitting Course through the Canada Safety Council: Home Alone Course- Saturday December 16th from 9-4pm at the Prince of Wales Manor, Home Alone Course- Wednesday January 3rd from 9-4pm at the Prince of Wales Manor and Babysitting Course - Friday January 5th from 9-5pm at the Prince of Wales Manor. Registration for the Prince of Wales Manor courses is available at www.basicwithkaren.ca
Boston Pizza Barrhaven 3rd Annual Turkey Swap
Join in the Winter Wonderland festivities featuring crafts, games, cookie decorating, pictures with Santa on Saturday December 16th, 2017, from 10am to noon at the Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven. Admission is free.
Blood Donor Clinic
You have the power to give life on Friday December 22nd from 3:30pm to 8:30pm. Ottawa Christian School, 255 Tartan Drive. Book your appointment at
blood.ca.
Barrhaven BIA Purses with a Purpose Nov 28 - Dec 16
Do you have a purse that is still in great shape but you just don't use it anymore? It could really help a fellow woman in need this holiday season. The Barrhaven BIA has teamed up with KiSS 105.3 and is collecting gently used purses and filling them with goodies for local women's charities. Just drop off your purses at Trade Secrets / Glamour Secrets and we will fill them up with haircare & beauty products. Help brighten the day of someone who really deserves it - because who doesn't love a new purse - even if it's only new to you.
6th Annual DIFD Day in Ottawa
Join us for a fun-filled day of women's hockey with an emphasis on youth mental health. Come watch the Ottawa Lady Senators vs Nepean Wildcats on December 17th, 2017 at the Bell Sensplex, Canadian Tire Pad 1565 Maple Grove Rd. For further information, and schedule visit the website. Every dollar raised from this event is donated directly to the DIFD Fund at the Royal Ottawa Hospital (registered charity #11912 9179 RR0001).
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Barrhaven BIA Community Calendar
The Barrhaven BIA has launched a brand new website with a community calendar! This is a central place for Barrhaven residents to find out about BBIA events and other events happening in our community.
- ADD your event for FREE here.
- BOOKMARK the calendar to find fun events for your own family and friends.
- SHARE the link with other organizations who need a tool to promote their events and promotions.
- PROMOTE the calendar to local residents through your social media tools.
This is our community hub- the go-to place to find out what's happening in Barrhaven. Discover Barrhaven!
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Keep Ottawa Warm 2017 Campaign
DROP OFF ZONE - Front entrance of the Walter Baker Centre 100 Malvern Drive until closing or at my Ward Office week days between 8-4pm until December 31st. Please bring gently used, clean winter clothing for women, men and children. All clothes will be hand delivered to people in need.
THANK YOU BARRHAVEN!! Keep Ottawa Warm 2017 Campaign - Please keep bringing your gently used or new winter clothing until Dec 31st.
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Information Sharing
Casting Snow
Casting snow methods are to be considered on various classes of roadway throughout the City:
Casting snow is to be undertaken when on-site snow storage is available on boulevard or adjacent property.
In residential areas, snow can be stockpiled in the boulevard space and in cul-de-sacs as long as a minimum distance of 3.5 m is maintained between the bottom of the snow bank and the snow stored in the centre of the cul-de-sac.
Bookmobile Fun Facts
- OPL's two Bookmobiles visit more than 20 communities across the city. We are at each location weekly. Check out the schedule here.
- We have books, audio books, large print materials, magazines, DVDs, videos, and material in other languages and our own Express collection. You can order anything in the OPL system and have it sent to a particular stop - just ask us!
- We have our own collection, including Express items and museum passes.
- Don't forget you can ask us about a good book. Our favourites featuring bookmobiles are Ian Sansom's The Mobile Library series (great for McCall Smith fans) and La tournée d'automne byJacques Poulin.
- The Bookmobiles weigh between 11-14 tonnes each (that's at least two African elephants), and travel around 35,000 km a year (that's a round-trip road trip to Buenos Aires ... twice!)
- Both of the large Bookmobiles are wheelchair accessible.
- Check for the "Open" sign - if our doors are closed, we are probably just keeping cold air in (during the summer) or out (during the winter).
- We're on Twitter! Stay up to date with news and schedule modifications @OttBkMobileBus.
- We are a Pigeon-positive space (but no, he can't drive the bus!).
- We go to around 30 special events a year. Our next big upcoming event is participating in Winterlude at City Hall on Sundays in February 2018. We love attending events all year-round. You can request to have the bookmobile participate in community events by completing the online form here - "Program and event request form."
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Barrhaven Seniors
A message from the President Don Winchester.
On behalf of the Members of the
Barrhaven Seniors Council, I would like to thank all of the Volunteers who took their personal time to plan and run activities for our Members throughout the fall.
HOLIDAY ACTIVITY OPTION
Are you looking for something to do during the days following Christmas and Boxing Day?
The "Barrhaven Seniors' Centre" will be open on the following dates for those who would like to drop by to chat with others and/or to play a variety of games:
Wednesday, December 27th - 1 to 4pm
Thursday, December 28th - 1 to 4pm
If you would like to take part in this activity on one or both of these dates, please contact us by Dec 20th at:
or call 613-440-3260
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Community Police
Traffic Complaints
We strongly encourage you to make all your
traffic complaints using our easy and quick
online reporting system. If it's an emergency and needs immediate police response, please call 911 immediately. Please be prepared to provide the following specific information:
Please note that if you do not have the correct licence plate number matching the vehicle description, there is a limit to the amount a police investigation can do.
Required Information:
1. Incident:
Date,
Time ( AM or PM), Location, Direction of Travel.
2. Driver Information:
Driver description (Male/Female, Age, Hair etc).
3. Vehicle Information:
License Plate (Number, Province), Vehicle (Year, Make, Model, Colour, Car/Truck/Bicycle/ Other (please specify), Any other features (i.e. trailer hitch, modified parts etc).
Holiday Hours at Ottawa Police Stations
The Ottawa Police
Service would like to announce a change of service hours over the holidays - from December 22nd, 2017 to January 1st, 2018 - with Front Desk Services at the police stations located at 3343 St-Joseph Boulevard (Orleans), 211 Huntmar Drive (Kanata) and 474 Elgin Street (Ottawa), as well as the Records Service Centre at 2670 Queensview Drive.
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Front Desk Services
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Records Service Centre
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Friday, December 22
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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7:30 am to 1 pm
Last client being accepted at noon.
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Saturday, December 23
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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Closed
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Sunday, December 24
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7 am to 4 pm
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Closed
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Monday, December 25
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8 am to 4 pm
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Closed
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Tuesday, December 26
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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Closed
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Wednesday, December 27
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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7:30 am to 5:30 pm
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Thursday, December 28
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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7:30 am to 5:30 pm
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Friday, December 29
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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7:30 am to 1 pm
Last client being accepted at noon.
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Saturday, December 30
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7 am to 7:30 pm
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Closed
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Sunday, December 31
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7 am to 4 pm
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Closed
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Monday, January 1
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Closed
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Closed
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Ottawa Police Front Desk Services include making a report about a collision or incident. The Records Service Centre produces Police Records Checks and copies of police reports. Don't wait for your Records Check! They are available 24/7 at ottawapolice.ca.
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Councillor Harder's Website
Please check out my NEW website!
www.janharder.ca. If you're not already an email subscriber to my E-Blast newsletter you can sign up
online.
I am always interested in what you have to say or if you have any Barrhaven questions. Please feel free to email me at
Jan.Harder@Ottawa.ca any time with questions or if you need any help.
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JUST JAN!
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I was p
roud to be participating along with the Ottawa region technology & Agri-food community in the Smart Agri-Food Supercluster
at the
Ben Franklin Place. This would allow Ottawa to become a hub for Agriculture Technology Research
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| Canada 150 Skating Day which took place in over 200 communities across Canada all on December 10th. Barrhaven had our event at the Minto Recreation Complex
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Andrea Steenbaker Executive Director of the Barrhaven BIA and Councillor Jan Harder at the annual AGM |
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