COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week, Councillor Gower has heard your concerns about speeding in Stittsville and addresses this issue. He also is seeking your feedback on…
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Speeding continues as top issue with Ottawa Police Service
(Photo: Ottawa Police Traffic Services) Since launching Operation Overwatch on April 25th the combined efforts of Ottawa Police Frontline and Traffic Services officers resulted in over 1500 speeding tickets being…
Speed/Stunt driving complaints high – Operation Overwatch slows down hundreds
Patrol Officers from the Central, East and West Divisions of the Ottawa Police Service continue to address all road safety issues, but with an added focus on speeding. Since Operation…
Distracted driving and speeding OPS focus for October
For the month of October, Ottawa Police Service (OPS) in conjunction with Gatineau Police and Safer Roads Ottawa, under the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), are focusing on two traffic…
NOTEBOOK: West Ridge speeding, Porter Place, Carp-Hazeldean intersection
Tweets from the Ottawa Police via @opswesttraffic often leave me flabbergasted, like this one on Wednesday… I guess the driver must have been on a really tight deadline?
NOTEBOOK: Road rage on West Ridge; townhomes proposed for Wildpine
ABOVE: Traffic calming pilot on West Ridge Drive. Photo by Barry Gray. WEST RIDGE TRAFFIC CALMING If you ever want to inspire road rage, try driving the posted speed limit…
LETTER: Kids deserve to be safe from traffic on residential streets
I was hit crossing the street in Ottawa, at Richmond and Churchill in Westboro. I was between the white lines and I had the light. I made sure the car…
NOTEBOOK: Potter’s Key zoning; Photo radar; Hartsmere blasting
POTTER’S KEY ZONING APPROVED This week City Council approved a zoning change for 6111 and 6141 Hazeldean Road, site of Minto’s future Potter’s Key development. Attached to that zoning change was…
LETTER: Photo radar is a common sense way to reduce speed
(This letter was written in response to comments from Councillor Shad Qadri in his March 11 newsletter to residents.) Photo radar is just another tool to deter speeding and make our…
NOTEBOOK: Stittsville population tops 31,000; Petitions for photo radar & hydro rates
GROWING LIKE A WEED: Councillor Shad Qadri told the Fairwinds Community Association last week that the city’s latest population estimates put our ward at 31,841 people in 2015, up by 857 (or 2.77%)…
Here’s why they increased the speed limit on Eagleson to 80 km/h
We noticed a few tweets recently — both critical and celebratory — about a speed limit increase on Eagleson Road. The stretch between Katimavik and Hazeldean has been increased from 60…
TWEETED: Speeding on West Ridge
Here’s a tweet shared on Tuesday morning by the Ottawa Police: https://twitter.com/OPSWestTraffic/status/643772896561770496 Police had the radar gun out at a few locations around Stittsville and Kanata over the past week.…