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Together for Vanier
Working Group on Beautification
Tuesday, October 23th, 2007 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Vanier BIA – 289 Montreal Road
1. Welcome and Introductions
Rita Chalabi welcomed everyone and participants introduced themselves.
2. Approval of the Agenda
Agenda was approved with amendments- Remove Parks and Recreation Presentation
3. Approval of the Minutes
Minutes from September 25th were approved by members
4. Committee Objectives
Nancy talked about the follow-up to the Presentation from By-law and Public
Works and Services: 2 Parks were adopted, 1 cleaning project
A micro-neighbourhood Grant to CSV to hire a coordinator for 1 year at a smaller
neighbourhood level
We need to have clear objectives and how do we meet them
Debbie Ste-Aubin and husband started the procedures for the adoption of a Park.
They would like to have the benches removed from Carillon Park –update at next
meeting–CPTED (Marianne) to have a better plan for the benches
Concrete Projects:
After discussions the group decided that there was some immediate projects and
others to be discussed at further meetings.
Immediate Projects:
1. Kiwanis Park (Lafontaine and Levis) clean-up
Youth groups from City Church have cleaned up the park
Don’t ask for orange vest because residents will think you work for
the City- Together for Vanier needs an identity (Sandwich board-
T-Shirts written “Ensemble pour Vanier/Together for Vanier”)
City to adopt the park and have a sign saying City Church in
partnership with “Ensemble pour Vanier/Together for Vanier”
Mould on slides and broken swings-dangerous for children
United Way has grants of $25,000 that would be available for such
projects and Capital project with City Church-Park development
Action:
Michael Justinich to communicate United Way information to City
Church and Franceska to follow-up with City Church members
regarding the Capital projects
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Add information about Together for Vanier/Ensemble pour
Vanier on Georges Bédard’s newsletter and website.
BIA newsletter can have a section for Together for
Vanier/Ensemble pour Vanier
2. Empty Lot- Mr. Lorenzo Nicolini
CSV Vanier and BIA to meet with owner and discussed what can
be done with empty lot- (i.e. Public Art-Summer Concerts)
BIA to approach Public Art
City Church members to keep it clean
3. Graffiti Removal
Debbie St-Aubin and other residents have been removing some
graffiti’s in various areas in Vanier (mailboxes, hydro post etc) get
supplies from Public Works
BIA has a contract to have the graffiti’s cleaned up on buildings
Other Projects-Next Steps
1. Communication Plan
Reporting tips-being distributed and well used
Police fridge magnets were distributed with number to call
Recruit more people to be part of this committee-Members to
approach their neighbours and recruit residents from Centre
Pauline Charron
Promote Vanier outside of Vanier-MEOW-CanWest-Now group-3
publications throughout Ottawa (West-East-Orleans)
BIA Newsletter and Website –show positive side of Vanier
2. Prettiest house or business in Vanier Contest with prize
Show the nice corners of Vanier
Have a specific decorated area in Vanier
3. Business cleanup:
BIA did an inventory with pictures and will follow-up
4. Street Audit:
Train the Trainer
Michael, Nancy and Bob to follow-up
Other
Lighting-Marier and Carillon
Debbie and Elaine to try and get the City to put more lighting
5. Discussion
311 calls-When you make calls make sure you ask for a Reference #
BIA is committing to work on beautification in Vanier with residents (i.e.
Montreal Road, Beechwood and McArthur)
Have a 12 foot banner to Welcome people in Vanier
Why does City give licences to Pawn Shop owners, it doesn’t look good on
Montreal Road
Can we get a lower tax for people who own property? No
Need to attract new businesses
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3 projects are in the works: Claridge Homes-new project Hintonburg common, St-
Denis redevelopment Group and L’Épine (Amélie on River Road)
Change people’s mentality-Make it a place where people want to live and be
proud to live in Vanier
Wabano is a good support for aboriginal residents
Michel Gervais said that in collaboration with University of Ottawa’s
Photography program, the students have been taking pictures of the nicest venues
in Vanier-Those pictures could be posted for tourists and residents-Could post
them in the Empty building windows
What has been done in other area of Ottawa?
o Bob Ralph gave a brief description on what the Rideau BIA do:
Remove event posters on posts-Black posts are privately owned
Police have foot patrol on Rideau
Ambassador are walking on the street and getting to know the
people
Hired a private security company to patrol Rideau street – drug
abuser are intimidated by them.
6. Committee Chair
Rita Chalabi was voted in as chair
Elaine Leger voted as vice-chair
Members to rotate for minute taking-Suzanne to take minutes at the
November meeting
7. Next Meeting
November 20th, 2007 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Racine, Robert & Gauthier at 180
Montreal Road
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Working Group on Beautification-Tuesday, October 23rd-5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
BIA offices - 289 Montreal Road
Name/Nom Telephone/telephone E-Mail/Courriel Present
Beaulieu, Marguerite 613-742-0176 Mbeau.mglau@rogers.com
Beaudoin, Mark 613-580-2424 x 41464 Mark.Beaudoin@ottawa.ca
Bélanger, Mauril 613-992-4766 belanm@parl.gc.ca
Berthelet, Hélène 613-580-2424 x28465 Helene.Berthelet@ottawa.ca
Chalabi, Rita (Chair) 613-741-1185 Rita.chalabi@scotiabank.com
Coffey, Ann 613-746-8668 Ann.coffey@rogers.com
Daviau, Margot 613-741-0469 none
Demers, Francine 613-580-2424 ext. 22454 Francine.Demers@ottawa.ca
Devoy, Desmond ddevoy@thenowemc.ca
Dutrisac, Pierrette 613-746-5127 none
Faucher, Serge 613-241-3680 Serge.gaucher@sci-us.com
Gervais, Michel 613-744-2892 mgervais@cscvanier.com
Gnarowski, Franceska 580-2424 ext. 28881 Franceska.Gnarowski@ottawa.ca
Graves, Grace 613-842-5395 pgraves@jupiterimages.com
Graves, Peter 613-842-5395 pgraves@jupiterimages.com
Greer-Close, Kate 613-421-1374 Katandtike@yahoo.ca
Hocking, John 613-746-5274 jfhocking@hotmail.com
Justinich, Michael 613-580-2424 ext. 24232 Michael.Justinich@ottawa.ca
Lavergne, Léo (613) 741-0562 leo@centrepaulinecharron.ca
Leger, Elaine 613-745-9524 Leger271@rogers.com
Leuty, Andrew 613-745-8026 Andrew_leuty@pch.gc.ca
Marcoux, Christian 613-746-4339 info@perspectivesvanier.com
Marleau, Lucie Lucie_marleau@pch.gc.ca
McCann, Paul 613-580-2424 x13363 Paul.McCann@ottawa.ca
O’Reilly,Jill 613-746-5999 onacornot@acorn.org
Parisien, Danielle 613-742-7917 French only
Ralph,Lise and Bob 613-747-5546 lralph@aserty.com
St-Aubin, Debbie 613-746-5274 jfhocking@hotmail.com
Soikie, Evan 613-745-0405 esoikie@inbox.com
Toole, Grant (613) 741-0562 grant.focusvanier@bellnet.ca
Valiquet, Susanne 613-745-0040 s.valiquet@vanierbia.com
Worsfold, Nancy 613-580-2424 ext. 28518 Nancy.Worsfold@ottawa.ca
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