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“We didn’t want anyone’s car to sink into the road,” she said. But the diversion has brought some traffic onto Conover Street, off of Craig Henry Drive. “It’s turned into Hunt Club Road,” one resident said. But the end is in sight. Holmes said all the work to put the underground infrastructure was in and work should be completed in late November if the weather holds. Crews would come back in the spring to pave over the roadway. The project’s original completion date was Oct. 15. Agnes Warda, president of the Glens Community Association, asked if the site work done in preparation of construction is flawed. “I have heard of a lot of projects in the city, especially in this area where the work gets delayed because of ground water and hydrogeology,” she said. “Is there no way to better prepare?” But site work is done sometimes as much a year in advance and things like snowfall and rain can impact groundwater. So sometimes there are surprises. GARBAGE
Marilyn Journeaux, the city manager in charge of garbage, told residents about the city’s new collection system which will see pickup every other week. Most of the ward will stay on the same day of pickup,
but areas like Trend Arlington and Merivale Gardens will see some changes. Residents were to be sent out notices after the Thanksgiving weekend. Journeaux said the city has saved $10 million by making the change, and residents who use their green bins, blue and black boxes shouldn’t be impacted by the reduced pickup. “Aside from the financial savings, it should help with waste diversion,” Jorneaux said. COMMUNITY POLICING
Const. Tim Murray, the community policing officer for the area south of Colonnade Road to Barrhaven, reminded residents to lock up. He said the Aug. 4 death of Tyler Campbell brought attention to abuse of drugs like fentanyl in Barrhaven and Manotick. He said drug use has led to a rash of break ins at Barrhaven homes, but most of the break ins were preventable. “Most of the break ins were the result of people leaving their homes unsecure while they were sleeping,” he said. Murray said in most cases a ground floor window was left unlocked. The thieves entered and grabbed whatever was handy. The Ottawa police have volunteers that will go into residents’ homes and perform a safety audit. They provide the homeowners with a written report of any possible security improvements. The Barrhaven community policing officer also reminded residents to complain to po-
lice about traffic concerns. “If there is a lot of speeding in your community the only way to ensure enforcement is to make a complaint,” he said. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
Egli reminded residents of his second annual volunteer appreciation night at Ben Franklin Place on Nov. 29. The nomination deadline is Oct. 26. Categories are: • Heart of the Community Award, which honours residents who have made a lifetime contribution to the ward. • Junior volunteer award, which honours the contributions of those residents under the age of 19 who make a difference in the ward. • Senior Volunteer Award, which recognizes a senior citizen residing in Ward 9 who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the community throughout their volunteer endeavours. • Volunteer Family Award, which recognizes a family that volunteers together as a team. The nominated family is to include at least one adult and one child who are related. Nominees will be judged by a panel including Sir Winston Churchill Public School principal Aisling O’Donnell, inaugural Youth Volunteer Award winner Trevor Calof – who does an annual Haunt for MS (Multiple Sclerosis) fundraiser. Residents can nominate volunteers at keithegli.ca/volunteer-awards.
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