A Public Information Centre will be held on Monday, February 13th:
Hampton Inn Ottawa Conference Centre, 200 Coventry Road, Ottawa, ON, K1K 4S3
Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Presentation at 6:00 PM
Click on links below for more information
Letter -> Hwy 417 Expansion Letter – Public Information Centre
Detailed Plans -> Notice of Public Information Centre – Feb. 13
Please see the attached authorization from the city of Ottawa regarding a temporary lane closure on Neighbourhood Way related to the current work at 340 Industrial Avenue.
click to open => Neighborhood Way Road Closure 16 Jan-12 Mar
Sponsored by the Riverview Park Community Association
Donations welcomed
Claridge Homes is undertaking road work on Industrial Avenue and Neighbourhood Way to prepare for the construction of the new Riverstone Retirement Residence at 340 Industrial Ave in 2012. The project will include:
Industrial Ave, Alta Vista Dr. to Neighbourhood Way:
Neighborhood Way, Industrial Ave to Coronation Ave:
The above meets the conditions as set out in the approved site plan.
For the latest information on the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre Seniors’ Village housing project:
Click here -> 04 Village Views Construction Update 15 Dec 11
Councillor Peter Hume has advised the Riverview Park Community Association that the City of Ottawawill be issuing a RFP/Request for Price for Contractors to bid on taking down ash trees on private property. The plan is for the city to negotiate good prices which will be available to private citizens. This should provide some cost relief for those with ash trees in their back yards that have been affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. We will post an update and the city notice once the agreements are finalized.
Concerns were raised at the recent Community Liaison Committee regarding the work completed for a temporary parking lot on Hydro 1 land west of the Botsford. The Perley and Rideau Veterans`Health Centre team have decided to abandon the original idea of adding temporary parking in this area. Based on the regular parking needs, they have found they have enough space for parking in the temporary parking that was created on-site on the north side of the property leased to the Perley Rideau.
The excavated area is being filled in and seeding or sodding of the area will be done in the spring.
During the Oct. 26thAGM a resident advised that there is an issue in our community regarding abandoned shopping carts. Councilor Hume’s office spoke to representatives from Walmart about this problem and was advised that they hired a contractor to sweep areas in Riverview Park for abandoned shopping carts on a regular basis. If residents notice any addition areas that need to be patrolled please contact Councilor Hume’s office and they will be in touch with Walmart.
Updates on the temporary parking lots (and the impact on the walking path) and other construction news.
For more information click here -> Village Views Construction Update 15Nov11 Issue 3
Community volunteers planting daffodil bulbs at the Cancer Survivor Park on Saturday, Nov. 19th, 2011
Daffodil Planting
The bi-annual Fall Social held October 22nd was a great success and the silent auction raised $2,047 thanks to the generosity of our wonderful donors:
Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Peter Hume, Councillor David Chernushenko, “The Works”, Pina Alesi Cycos, Pam Clayton, Shirley Doswell, Kelsey’s, Walmart, Walmart Portrait Studio, Home Hardware (Elmvale), Pizza Boyz, Sail, Kim Cleaners, Shepherds, Celadon Spa, Elmvale Florist, Allstream, Danny Dear Service Centre, Innes Dentist, Rock’s Barbershop, KLPS, Kim Fisher, Waterbomber, Chris Mark, Capital Granite, Jackie Comerton, Mary Bourdeau, Perley Rideau, Rainbow Cinema, Marty Koshman (Train Yards), Eagle Auto, Figure 8, Carole Moult, Janina Nickus, Jennifer Kelley.
A special thank you to our Riverview Park Band “Waterbomber” who provided the entertainment.
ALERT – 8 November 2011 Ottawa Police have received two calls in the last three weeks for a partially naked male in Coronation Park. The first incident was Sunday October 16th at 5:52 p.m. and the second incident was yesterday at 2:51 p.m. (Monday, November 7th). In both cases the male was observed with no pants on.In neither case were there any indications that this male posed a danger to anyone. The male is described as:
- White
- In his 40′s
- Long bushy hair
- In both reports the male was wearing a long sleeve dark blue shirt
The male was last seen heading towards Renova Private.
If you see a male matching this description in or near the park please call police at (613) 230-6211 so a patrol car can be dispatched. If you think you know this man please call the police. Since the first reported incident police have stepped up their proactive patrols of the park.
There were creative (and scary!!!) scarecrows built by Riverview Park residents for the 2011 Scarecrow Contest. The winning scarecrow was on the lawn of 1477 Chomley Crescent:
There was a tie for second place for the scarecrows at 207 and 222 Knox Crescent and third place went to 307 Lindsay. A big thank you to all those that participated in the contest.
To see pictures of the winning scarecrows and those that received honourable mentions please go to:
At the October 26th RPCA AGM, David McGuinty, MP Ottawa South was asked a question by a resident in regards to the removal of the mail drop slot at Canada Post’s mail processing facility at 1424 Sandford Fleming Ave (near Alta Vista). In response to the question Mr. McGuinty’s office inquired with Canada Post about the closure, and were informed that it was due to maintenance and safety issues. It apparently did not always function the way it was supposed to, and the mail items landed directly onto a conveyor belt in the heart of the plant, hence the safety issue.
They were also informed that Canada Post is slated to implement a major “postal transformation” in 2012. They will be briefing Mr. McGuinty at some point in the New Year and they will update the RPCA community association of any developments. For resident’s information, post boxes are in place outside the Canada Post building on Sandford Fleming Avenue and the mail is retrieved from these boxes per the schedule posted on them.
Please click on the link below for the Riverview Park’s Neighbourhood Watch Report from October 2010 to October 2011:
On Thursday October 6th a group representing the community and the City met at Coronation Park with Pierre Molina of Falcon Environmental Services to explore options to address the problem of the excessively large crow roost in Riverview Park. Falcon Environmental Services is frequently called in to help disperse birds causing problems at airports and is familiar with the difficulties and health issues associated with mass congregations of crows.
Pierre suggested that a multi-faceted approach will be needed to encourage the current winter roost to move to a more environmentally acceptable area. The crows, which are a very intelligent bird, will need to be conditioned to find the residential areas less attractive and on-going measures will need to be in place to prevent their return. These measures will, apparently be quite expensive and will be very noisy for any residents who are living close to the roosts. The RPCA is eagerly awaiting Pierre’s report on possible actions which we could take and thank Councillor Hume for setting up the meeting.
Chris Mark, Chair, Parks and Recreation Committee, RPCA
Neighbourhood volunteers helped with the fall clean upclean up the six parks in Riverview Park. Sixteen bags of trash were collected.
The bicycle path that runs from Hurdman transit station to Lees Avenue (over the Rideau River) will be cleared of snow this winter for those of you who prefer to walk or bike to downtown Ottawa.
In preparation some work will be done on both side of the bridge in late October/early November to ensure that the snow clearing equipment can operate safely. Thanks to the City of Ottawa staff for making this popular route to downtown available to residents in the winter.
Ottawa’s ash trees have been hit hard by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer beetle. The effects have become especially visible in the summer of 2011. The beetle has hit many areas in Ottawa including Riverview Park.
You can save your ash tree! Ash trees can be treated and saved with the federally-approved insecticide “TreeAzin”, developed by Natural Resources Canada and BioForest Technologies Inc. Contact an arborist trained in emerald ash borer beetle to arrange for treatment.
For the full article please click here -> How to Save Your Ash Tree
Claridge Homes has submitted a site plan proposal to build a five-story retirement residence on the property that provides approximately 124 units, 45 underground and 14 surface parking spaces. This building is similar to the Oak Park Retirement Residence on Valour Drive (in 2008 the property was re-zoned to accommodate a nine-story apartment building, however the applicant did not proceed with that plan).
Landscape plan click here to open -> Landscape Plan 340 Industrial (Neighbourhood Way)
Additional details can be obtained on the City of Ottawaweb site at: http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__67YCWO
