OTTAWA Ottawa s transportation committee unanimously approved a plan that would lower speed limits in parts of Vanier, Sandy Hill and Lowertown to 30 km/h. The plan allows the city to create gateway zones to lower the speed limit on several streets in those neighbourhoods. The lower speed limits are an important tool to prioritize slower speeds in residential areas to make them more livable, Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury said in a report prepared for Wednesday s committee meeting. All residential areas and community associations are asking for lower speeds in residential streets. As residential streets are redone it is the unique time to implement the permanent measures. We have seen a number of tools implemented through the neighbourhood seasonal traffic calming measures that allow for warmer months measure to be in effect. In this frame of mine, posted lower speed limits do set the tone for more livable residential areas.
OTTAWA A 40-year-old Ottawa man is facing charges after Ottawa police say a suspect stole a Bobcat from a construction site and attempted to break into sheds at several homes. The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit continues to investigate several break and enters in the 200 block of Queen Mary Street and surrounding area. Police say on Jan. 15, a man stole a Bobcat from a construction area in the 200 block of Greensway Avenue and attempted to break into garages at several homes using the vehicle. Officers arrived in the 200 block of Queen Mary Street after police say the vehicle was used to break into a commercial building.
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A 40-year-old man faces a long list of charges after a Bobcat skid-steer loader was stolen and used to break into garages and sheds in the east end.
The Bobcat, a small piece of construction equipment, was stolen from a construction site on Greensway Avenue, just west of the Vanier Parkway, shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 15.
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The Bobcat was subsequently used in attempts to break into buildings in the Queen Mary Street area. Police were called after it was used to break into a commercial building.