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(via Councillor Jeff Leiper) A successful model of community policing may be in jeopardy as a result of changes by the Ottawa Police Service, but a new update doesn’t provide enough details to know, Kitchissippi Councillor Jeff Leiper will tell the Police Services Board on April 25. ...

_ (press release) _ The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on two separate naming proposals to: * Name the baseball diamonds at Grasshopper Park (1615 Kilborn Avenue), the “Bill and Marion Atwell Baseball Diamonds” * Name a new park at 34 Arkose Street “Richardson Heritage Park” ** Bill and Marion Atwell Baseball Diamonds (Ward 18 – Alta Vista) ** In recognition of Bill and Marion Atwell’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name the baseball diamonds at Grasshopper Park, located at 1615 Kilborn Avenue, the “Bill and Marion Atwell Baseball Diamonds. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show has made a generous donation to Ottawa East Habitat for Humanity ReStore. At the conclusion of the four day show which brought close to 300 cars and thousands of visitors to the Shaw Centre, almost 20,000 square feet of gently-used carpeting from the Auto Show was donated to the store, which sells a wide range of new and used building materials. ...

Here’s a fascinating post from Urbsite about the architecture of Ottawa’s high schools : _ “A student tsunami drove the wave of secondary school construction that swept across the city beginning in the mid-1950s. It didn’t recede until the dawn of 1970s. ...

_ (via The Council on Aging Ottawa) _ The Council on Aging Ottawa (COA) and Ecology Ottawa will host a special event on February 25 to launch _ An Age-Friendly Walkability Report: Safe Streets for Seniors and Other Valuable People in Ottawa _ . ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on four separate naming proposals to: * Name the tennis courts within St. Luke’s Park, at 166 Frank Street, “Leon Katz Tennis Courts” * Name the new pedestrian and cycling bridge over Highway 417 near Coventry Road, “Max Keeping Bridge” * Rename Somerset Square, at 2 Spadina Avenue, “Shawn Little Park” * Name a future park within the new residential development at 1921 Stittsville Main Street, “Howard A. ...

Anyone interested in the Lebreton Flats redevelopment should read Eric Darwin’s blog series “LeBetter Flats” . He’s up to nine parts so far. A really intelligent look at planning, lobbying, politics and architecture. http://www.westsideaction.com/lebetter-flats-xi-which-proposal-will-win/

_ (via Ottawa Police) _ With students returning from winter holiday break, the Ottawa Police Traffic sections, assisted by School Resource Officers, conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones. The two-day enforcement campaign, which took place January 13th and 14th , focused on traffic safety in and around school zones. ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) has received detailed proposals from two pre-qualified proponents for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats , one of the largest and most significant urban development sites in the core of Canada’s Capital. In alphabetical order, the proponents are as follows: ...

Q Residential is pleased to announce that it will be making available 150 newly renovated apartment suites in Ottawa to arriving Syrian refugee families, over the next several months.  Q Residential owns and manages over 7,000 rental units in the Greater Toronto Area and the National Capital Region. ...