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Residents petition for lower Civic Hospital-area speed limits Campaign wants maximum reduced from 50 to 40 km/h Kristy Strauss kristy.strauss@metroland.com
EMC news - Peter Eady is tired of seeing cars zooming through his neighbourhood’s streets, going higher than the posted 50-kilometre-per-hour speed limit. That’s why the Civic Hospital neighbourhood resident, along with members of the area’s community association, is starting a petition campaign aimed at lowering the speed limit on area roads to 40 kilometres per hour. “We have kids playing on the street and seniors walking their dogs. Their safety is more important than someone trying to get to work early,” said Eady, who will be going door-to-door asking his neighbours to sign the petition which he’ll give to the city. His goal is to get the required 66 per cent of all residents on the affected streets to sign the petition. Those streets include Fairmont Avenue, Kenilworth Street, Bayswater Avenue, Loretta Avenue, Hickory Street, Beech Street and Sherwood Drive. Even though some of the streets go into the Hinton-
burg and Dalhousie communities, Eady said there’s been support from groups in both neighbourhoods. Another main message Eady hopes to get across through the campaign is to remind drivers to drive the way they would in their own neighbourhoods. “I’m no angel. I have a heavy foot when I get on the Queensway,” he said. “But the successful method of enforcing this is through knowledge and education. And it’s up to the neighbourhood to enforce it.” Through the campaign, he hopes drivers will also become more aware of their surroundings. Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs said she’s “100 per cent” behind the neighbourhood association’s efforts. “I want to make sure people do adhere to that speed limit,” Hobbs said. “We should be feeling safe in our neighbourhoods. I’m very supportive of it and will help in any way I can.” Hobbs said one of the traffic measures she’d like to see in Kitchissippi is having visual art, for example, to show drivers they’re on a residential street and to drive with extra caution. “I’d really like to start doing different pop-up projects within Kitchissippi,” she said. Eady said it’s time for the
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The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association is taking on a campaign to lower speed limits on their streets from 50 to 40 kilometres per hour. street to have lower speed limits because of close calls with speeding cars – including a fatality that happened at Sherwood and Carling Avenue a couple years ago. “Sherwood’s a big prob-
lem,” he said. “Drivers need to remember they’re coming into our neighbourhood, into somebody’s backyard.” He added that speeding issues aren’t just a problem for
the Civic Hospital neighbourhood, but also for growing areas like Hintonburg and the Glebe. “We’re all going through growing pains,” Eady said. “(Lowering speed limits)
is one of those classic winwins.” The neighbourhood association will officially launch its speed limit campaign on May 15 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Hospital Amphitheatre.
Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre 1365 Richmond Road, Ottawa Barbecue and Registration – 4:30pm - 5:30pm Business Meeting and Awards – 5:30pm -7:00pm
CALL FOR NOMINEES… We are looking for representatives from the community to serve on the Board of Directors of the Centre. If you are bilingual, represent the diversity of our community and have an interest or expertise in health or social services issues, or are actively involved in the community, we’d like to hear from you. Specifically we are looking for individuals with a financial or educational system background. For more information please call Stephanie at 613-820-4922 x 418. Applications for the Board must be received no later than June 1, 2012 in order to be considered.
RUTH WILDGEN AWARD NOMINEES SOUGHT In September 1999, Ottawa lost one of its key community leaders, Ruth Wildgen. In her memory, a fund was established through Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. The purpose of this fund is to assist west-end grass roots community groups in their efforts to improve the quality of life of their neighbourhood. Applications should include the name of the group, the name of the individual making the nomination and a brief description of why they have been nominated.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS If you know of an organization or community group that has made a positive difference in our community, we’d like to hear from you. There is also an award called “Health is a Community Affair” which recognizes the contributions of individuals, organizations, agencies and others who demonstrate an understanding of the determinants of health. These awards will be presented at our annual meeting. Nominations should be returned no later than July 1, 2012. All nominations for Board members and/or awards should be sent in writing to s.chiasson@pqchc.com or PQCHC 1365 Richmond Road, 2nd floor Ottawa K2B 6R7. R0011392377
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