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In the June 2009 edition of Rural Office's "RURAL CONNECTIONS" :
- Livestock valuers required by the City of Ottawa
- Apply now for Rural Association Partnership Program Funding - Round Two
- The Food Aid BBQ is Back
- Cumberland Farmers' Market opens June 13
- What is Best Start?
- Canada Day in rural Ottawa
- Civic Event Funding Program rural recipients
- Drinking Water Source Protection in Carp
- Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund program - Business Stream
- ATV Riding is not child's play
- Rural Development Applications
Livestock valuers required by the City of Ottawa The City of Ottawa is seeking members of the community with the required skills and knowledge to act as valuers of damage to livestock and poultry, as prescribed by the Livestock, Poultry and Honey Bee Protection Act. Valuers must be able to adhere to strict deadlines, have good organizational and accurate reporting skills, and be willing to complete or have completed the required training provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Valuers must be familiar with farming, livestock production and wildlife management issues. Experience with claim management and program administration is beneficial. Residence in or near Rideau-Goulbourn Ward or Cumberland Ward is preferred. Use of a reliable vehicle and a valid driver’s license are also required. Remuneration will be on a per call basis. A more detailed description of the requirements for livestock valuers is available by calling the Rural Affairs Office at 613-580-2424, ext. 28352 or responding to this email. We invite you to complete and submit your resume and cover letter by 4 pm on June 15, 2009 to City of Ottawa - Rural Affairs Office, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, 01-96A or e-mail to ruralaffairs@ottawa.ca. Only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Apply now for Rural Association Partnership Program Funding - Round Two
The City of Ottawa invites rural business organizations, fairs and farmers markets to apply for the second round of funding through the 2009 Rural Association Partnership Program. The Rural Association Partnership Program is aimed at supporting the rural economy through access to one common funding program. Eligible projects include strategic planning on a local level, research and feasibility studies, tourism initiatives, and events as well as small-scale technology or capital projects. Submissions that demonstrate active partnerships are encouraged. Funding is granted on a matching basis of 50 per cent of the eligible project expenses, up to $7,500 per project. Applications will be assessed on a competitive basis using a peer evaluation process and must be received by Monday June 15, 2009 at 4 pm. Detailed program guidelines and the application can be downloaded from the City’s website at www.ottawa.ca/rural.
The Food Aid BBQ is Back The annual Food Aid BBQ is taking place at Festival Plaza at City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. West on Friday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The BBQ will bring the Ottawa Food Bank that much closer to raising $150,000 - the necessary funds to sustain its beef program for a year. For only $10, hamburgers prepared by The WORKS will be served alongside chips and a drink. There will be plenty to see and do at Festival Plaza, with music, a live broadcast by 580 CFRA, and a celebrity milking competition all on tap. As well, the Ottawa Food Bank’s Capital Beef Cookbook will be on sale for only $15. Food Aid is a program that provides nutritious protein to those who normally would not be able to afford it. All Food Aid fundraising efforts go toward purchasing and processing beef from local producers. Food Aid is an initiative that boosts the local market for cattle. Since the program’s inception in 2005, Food Aid has provided nearly 400,000 pounds of local beef to the most vulnerable in our community. The event on June 5 will also feature a Rural Showcase, with displays from members of Ottawa Countryside (www.ottawascountryside.ca). Food Aid is supported by the City of Ottawa Rural Affairs Office.
Cumberland Farmers' Market opens June 13 Open every Saturday from June 13th until October 10th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Cumberland Farmers' Market is located at 1115 Dunning Rd. in historic Cumberland Village, 8km east of Orléans, towards Rockland, on scenic regional road 174. From the highway, turn south at the Cameron Street traffic light (Cumberland Ferry / Mr. Gas station) and follow the signs to the R.J. Kennedy Community Centre (Cumberland arena). The market takes place both indoors and outdoors and is open rain or shine. For more information about vendors and specials events visit www.cumberlandfarmersmarket.ca. For more information on local food in the Ottawa area, visit www.savourottawa.ca. For more information on farmers' markets, visit www.farmersmarketsontario.com.
What is Best Start? Best Start is an Ontario government early learning and care strategy designed to help give our children the best possible start in life. The initiative aims to ensure that children are prepared and eager to achieve success in school by the time they start Grade One and to provide families with improved access to quality, evidence-informed, neighbourhood-based early learning experiences. It calls for community stakeholders to work collaboratively to address the factors that put young children at risk and to create communities that support healthy child development and learning. What will it look like in Ottawa’s rural communities? Community partners who are engaged in Ottawa Best Start Initiative planning are working towards pairing our skills with those of parents and community stakeholders to create a more seamless system of neighbourhood-based supports for our children. Local neighbourhood-based planning groups, evolving from the Best Start Planning Tables, have begun work in the rural communities of West Carleton and Metcalfe. When Best Start is successful in our communities, we will see outcomes such as: - increased parent awareness of community services available for children and families
- improved service provider capacity to make referrals to neighbourhood-based early learning and care services and programs
- increased collaboration on planning and delivery of programs in the community
- improved quality of services achieved through planning in response to the needs of children, families and the community
- increased parent understanding of early childhood developmental issues and how parents play a pivotal role in supporting this development
What Could Best Start look like in your community?
For more information on Best Start: - In West Carleton, contact Melanie McCool at 613-591-3686 or mccool@communityresourcecentre.ca
- In Metcalfe, contact Maria Crosby at 613-821-2899 or liveandlearn@bellnet.ca
- Across Ottawa, browse the ottawakids.ca Best Start Planning Table website at www.ottawakids.ca/projects/ottawakids/searchPage.php
Canada Day in rural Ottawa While downtown Ottawa will play host to a huge Canada Day celebration, rural Ottawa offers many local opportunities to celebrate closer to home for rural residents. Canada Day parties in rural Ottawa this July 1st include events in Corkery, Dunrobin, Greely, Kenmore, North Gower, Osgoode, Vars and Vernon, as well as at the Cumberland Village Heritage Museum. For further information on these events, visit the Rural Connections Events and Attractions page at www.ottawa.ca/residents/rural_connections/events/index_en.html.
Civic Event Funding Program rural recipients Ten rural Ottawa communities were the recipients of funding from the Civic Event Funding Program in 2009. Congratulations to the following organizations. Association communautaire de Sarsfield Journée festival de la famille $500.00
Corkery Community Association Canada Day $600.00
Greely Community Association Canada Day $850.00
Kenmore Recreation Association Canada Day $750.00
Kinburn Community Association Inc. Kinburn Annual Family Corn Roast $750.00
North Gower Recreation Association Canada Day $850.00
Osgoode Village Community Association Canada Day $850.00
Vars Community Association Canada Day $1,000.00
Vernon Community Association Canada Day $500.00
Drinking Water Source Protection in Carp The Source Protection Committee (SPC) continues to review preliminary draft technical studies that show us where local municipal drinking water comes from and where it should be protected. Last month the SPC reviewed the groundwater studies for Carp and approved the study findings as draft for public consultation. An open house has been organized to share these results with the public and solicit their input on June 8 - Carp Fairgrounds, 3790 Carp Road, from 6pm to 9pm with a formal presentation by staff at 7pm. Light refreshments will be available and everyone is encouraged to attend! For more information, visit www.mrsourcewater.ca or call 613-692-3571.
Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund
Information: http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/AboutUs/Responsibility/agrispiritfund_e.asp True rural spirit makes up the core of the Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund. This year, in celebration of our 50th anniversary, we have a million dollars in capital funding available for community improvement projects. The FCC AgriSpirit Fund is about making life better for people in rural communities. Successful projects receive between $5,000 and $25,000 for community improvements such as emergency services equipment, playgrounds, food banks and recreation centres. Deadline: June 15, 2009 For your project to be considered for funding, your organization must: - be a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency or
- be an agricultural society or
- be a municipality or partner with a municipal government who agrees to receive the money contributed and issue official tax receipts in the municipality's name
and your project must: - enhance the quality of life for people who live in rural communities
- be a capital project (equipment, building funds, etc.)
- be completed by December 2011
- be located in rural Canada
- benefit a rural community with a population less than 100,000 people
- allow FCC to put up a permanent sign
Eastern Ontario Development Fund program - Business Stream
http://www.ontariocanada.com/ontcan/en/eodf_main_en.jsp The $80 million Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) is available from the Province of Ontario to attract investment and support job creation in eastern Ontario.
Objective: Support and promote business retention, expansion and attraction for small, medium and large businesses to secure new jobs (and/or add value to existing ones) and sustainable economic growth in Eastern Ontario. Assistance - 15% grant, maximum value $1.5 M
- Minimum project size $500k over 5 years
- Proponent brings 50% of investment
- Other government program stacking to 35% of project value permitted
- Provide up to 20% on contracting, 10% holdback until commitments met, clawback provision
Candidates - For profit business with ability to provide three years of financial statements
- Minimum of 10 employees (calculations for full time equivalents/part time/seasonal staff)
- Limited to one approved project per year
- Eligible sectors include: Manufacturing, Processing, Tourism (e.g. hospitality & entertainment), Business Services
Projects - Must be for new activities, e.g. new investment, new product/process, acquisition of technology, etc.
- Refinancing, acquisitions, “bail-outs�?, restructurings, start ups, relocations from within Ontario ineligible; certain sectors and types of projects ineligible, e.g. residential development, free-standing restaurants, golf courses, personal care, retail
- Company commits to create minimum of 10 jobs (those companies with between 10 and 20 employees must create new jobs equal to 50% of current) over 5 years.
ATV Riding is not child's play In many cases where children have been injured or killed in an ATV incident, the parents were unaware that ATVs: - Roll over easily. ATVs have a high centre of gravity, make them more likely to roll over and land on the rider.
- Are not meant for passengers. Most ATVs are built for one person. Passengers can affect the stability and control of the ATV, causing them to tip more easily.
- Can weigh up to 800 lbs. Adult sized machines pose a high risk to children under 16 due to the drastic differences in weight between the child and the machine.
- Are responsible for multiple childhood injuries and deaths *. In 2005/2006 the Eastern Ontario region had about 1,000 emergency department visits and 90 hospitalizations for all ages. Twenty-three percent of emergency department visits and 14 percent of hospitalizations were for children under 16 years.
* Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2005/2006 For more information, contact Ottawa Public Health Information at 613-580-6744 / 1-866-426-8885 or ottawa.ca/health. TTY: 613-580-9656 In partnership with the Eastern Region Injury Network
Rural Development Applications
Information is available online for development applications subject to public consultation at www.ottawa.ca/devapps. Recently updated development applications in rural Ottawa are listed below: Ward 5 - West Carleton-March: 2215 Sixth Line Road
D02-02-08-0120: Zoning By-law Amendment - Zoning By-law in Effect
Status date: May 7, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7IAGEN 1015 March Road
D02-02-09-0005 Zoning By-law Amendment Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 7, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7J21UO 107 Falldown Lane, 458 Donald B. Munro Drive, 3775 Carp Road
D02-02-08-0084 Zoning By-law Amendment Notice of Committee Meeting Sent
Status date: May 15, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6BTV6B 2234 Upper Dwyer Hill Road
D02-02-09-0037 Zoning By-law Amendment Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 22, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7N1Y68 913 Howie Road
D02-02-08-0118 Zoning By-law Amendment Zoning By-law in Effect
Status date: May 25, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7IZ697 Ward 19 - Cumberland 3800 Heuvelmans Road
D02-02-09-0022: Zoning By-law Amendment - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 1, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NMQKA 5607 Rockdale Road
D07-16-08-0021: Plan of Subdivision - Application Approved by Director
Status date: May 7, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6F1Y2V 2264 Colonial Road
D07-12-09-0063: Site Plan Control - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 15, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NS1U0 Ward 20 - Osgoode 3926 Leitrim Road
D02-02-09-0023: Zoning By-law Amendment - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 1, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NO49G 7576 Bank Street
D02-02-09-0029: Zoning By-law Amendment - Comment Period has Ended/Issue Resolution
Status date: May 26, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NW84Y 7900 Marvelville Road
D02-02-09-0028: Zoning By-law Amendment - Comment Period has Ended/Issue Resolution
Status date: May 26, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NW8SX 5564 Power Road
D07-12-09-0072: Site Plan Control - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 27, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7N2S3G Ward 21 - Rideau-Goulbourn 103 Willowlea Road, 240 Westbrook Road
D07-12-09-0053: Site Plan Control - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 1, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7NJE2N 2775 Moodie Drive
D02-02-08-0097 Zoning By-law Amendment - Zoning By-law in Effect
Status date: May 7, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6BBOGW 2775 Moodie Drive
D01-01-08-0011: Official Plan Amendment - No Appeal - Official Plan Amendment Adopted
Status date: May 7, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__6BBPDC 5645 First Line Road
D07-16-08-0011: Plan of Subdivision - Councillor Concurs
Status date: May 11, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__68IN1K 2389 Carsonby Road, 6030 Fourth Line Road
D02-02-09-0038: Zoning By-law Amendment - Comment Period in Progress
Status date: May 20, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7N2KQU 2002 Carp Road
D02-02-09-0014: Zoning By-law Amendment - Application Recommended to Council for Approval
Status date: May 28, 2009
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__7M5OGH
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