Fall Give Away Weekend: Discover hidden treasures

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Fall Give Away Weekend will take place Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 at the conclusion of Waste Reduction Week.

So don’t throw away your unwanted household goods. Set them out at the curb with a sign or label indicating that they are free.

Treasures Could Include

• Books, CDs and DVDs
• Old furniture and small appliances
• Construction materials – including drywall and hardware such as nails, bolts and screws
• Kitchen gadgets, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans
• Unwanted gifts

Rules for Give Away Weekend

• Place items at the curb
• Place stickers or signs on items with the word “FREE”
•  Ensure any items that you want to keep don’t get mixed up with your Give Away items at the curb
• At the end of each day, bring any uncollected items back to your home

Please consider safety when deciding which items to set out to the curb. The Consumer Product Safety Bureau of Health Canada advises that used children’s items such as baby walkers, yo-yo balls, cribs, car seats, strollers, playpens, bath seats, mattresses and other child-related items should not be placed out at the curb.

Remember, items not picked up can be donated to charitable organizations or placed on used-item websites.

Give Away Weekend Etiquette

• Respect other people’s property. Don’t walk on lawns and gardens
• Take only the items marked “free”
• Don’t discard previously picked-up treasures on another person’s lawn

Fall Give Away weekend is another way to help the City RETHINK GARBAGE and maximize landfill space, protecting our most precious treasure – our environment.

meeting re: Transportation Master Plan

This came in from Councillor Christine Leadman:

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to a meeting to discuss the future of the Transportation Master Plan. As your councillor and as a resident, I feel it is necessary for the community to discuss the effects the plan will have on Kitchissippi Ward.

There are two components of this plan which are of particular interest to our community:

1. The impact of the western transfer station that is scheduled for Tunney’s Pasture as part of the downtown transit tunnel. This first project of the transit plan will introduce significant transfers and rerouting of buses. City staff is finalizing the implementation methods and public input in the process will be crucial in minimizing impacts.

2. The terms of reference for the Western Corridor Environmental Assessment will be brought forward to Committee and Council soon. During this process public participation on the preferred route will be critical to its selection. It is important that full information be available to all affected residents so that our community can comment effectively on their preferred route. The option is the Ottawa River Parkway, with the Byron Linear Park and Carling Avenue being scoped.

Have your say on this critical change and the effect this will have on your community, family and quality of life.

WHAT: Councillor’s Transportation Master Plan consultation
WHEN: May 26,2009 from 7 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Hintonburg Community Centre,1064 Wellington St.

I will be on-hand to provide information, hear your concerns and express my own regarding this plan. If you have any questions, please contact my office at 613-580-2485 or

Kitchissippi@ottawa.ca
Kitchissippi Ward
110 Laurier Ave. W.
Tel: 613-580-2485, Fax: 613-580-2525