What's Goin' on in the West Ottawa region? Google News - Kanata Ottawa Online Ventures - Your guide to Canada's capital Ottawa Start - local goings on Ottawa events National Capital Commission Canada's capital Concerts coming up not too far away Used clothing? Why not send it to Ghana? I will pick up from Kanata locations, and my good friend Mabel will arrange for it to be sent there. E-mail for action. The Christian Faith Global Day of Prayer Kanata Churches - Ministerial site Kanata Churches list Kanata Walk of the Cross Good Friday, 2012. Hear comments from Walkers Upcoming events Ottawa Churches Alpha Ottawa Education without Boundaries - operating in Africa, run by Bob Carson, Kanata "Over my Head" - CKCU 93.1 FM Listen to "Good News in the Morning", 30 minutes program updated every Sunday, from Good News Christian Ministries Deborah Gyapong blogspot - Kanata journalist, activist and author of Christian novel "The Defilers" Renewal - Renewal Ministries Anglican Renewal Ministries The Anglican Planet Ottawa Innercity Ministries Archdiocese of Ottawa - Roman Catholic Anglican Diocese of Ottawa The Anglican Gathering of Ottawa, local segment of the ... Anglican Network in Canada Ottawa Presbytery - United Church This week's CHRI 99.1 FM Family Radio, Ottawa's Christian station Government and Politics Governor General of Canada Government of Canada Parliament Conservative - Stephen Harper  NDP - Thomas Mulcair  Liberal - Bob Rae   Gordon O'Connor, M.P. Conservative, Carleton-Mississippi Mills 613-992-1119, and 613-592-3469. O'Connor articles by Jeff Maguire, EMC, 12 Jan 06: His aims  A star in cabinet Scott Reid, M.P. Conservative, Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington  613-947-2277 or 613-257-8130 Contact any MP, Senator, Newspaper editor Contact any ambassador Elections Canada Service Canada - or phone 800-O Canada (800-622-6232) for "Where do I find government information?" Government of Ontario    Dalton McGuinty - Premier    Jack MacLaren, M.P.P., Carleton—Mississippi Mills Elections Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board WSIB Gordon O'Connor (Cons) The White House Boris Nemtsof's website: how it's done in Russia City of Ottawa, Kanata area, present and past City of Ottawa 613-580-2400 or 1-866-261-9799.  - Population 800,000. Kanata on Wikipedia Hill Cam + weather Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa Kanata North councillor, Marianne Wilkinson: 613-580-2474                                Ward Office: 613-580-2424 xt 33242 Kanata South councillor, Allan Hubley, 613-580-2752 West Carleton March, Eli El-Chantiry, 613-580-2475 City winter parking - sign up for snow warnings affecting overnight parking. Kanata North candidates debate at a Kanata Group breakfast, 2 Nov 2006 Municipal Property Assessment Corporation - Is your assessment fair? City hotline: 613-580-2626. Concerned citizens may call this number if you see someone in distress/intoxicated/etc Kanata area Community Associations Beaverbrook Community Association Bridlewood Community Association Glen Cairn Community Association Kanata Lakes Community Association Kanata Town Centre Community Association Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association March Rural Community Association Briarbrook, Brookside, Morgan's Grant Community Association And The Kanata Group - with a heart for local community associations (archive) Old City of Kanata - with local maps and brief historical information Kanata set to build Town Centre - Ottawa Citizen, Feb 25, 2000 Marianne Wilkinson, Kanata North City Councillor, 13 Nov 2006 Allan Hubley, Kanata South City Councillor, 25 Oct 2010 General Information City of Ottawa 311 line; or 311@ottawa.ca for help such as by-law services, environmental matters, events One Change.org - including Project Porchlight Charities - some local EPOST - the Electronic Post Office Postal Code look-up     Reverse search (= "find an address") Canada 411 Directory inquiries.    International country codes 1-800 Free 411 Directory inquiries, or call 1-800-373-3411 Canada Post Hold Mail Service - for when you go on holiday Canada Post     Rates & prices    Red dot campaign to reduce junk mail WIND mobile Bell "Smart touch" services     Send a text message to a Bell Mobility phone. Bell support - alternative to calling 613-310-Bell (2355) My Rogers    Rogers One Number - manage Rogers text messaging from your computer.  Rogers live chat support Rogers Pay-as-you-go cell-phone pump-up   800-575-9090 My Telus Mobility.com Driving Conversion tables - eg litres to galls; KM to miles Internet - search engines, web development Switchhop.com - monitor your household electricity consumption in detail; compare with your neighbours MyHydrolink - Manage your hydro account (This link is for Hydro Ottawa users) Hydro Ottawa      Peaksaver remote thermostat operator        Time of use rates    TOU prices chart    MyHydroLink - for Hydro Ottawa customers Ontario Energy Board - includes energy price comparisons Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)         Since deregulation in 2002, you pay less for electicity between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am. Long Distance - which carrier are you with? Call 700-555-4141. Don't get slammed. Natural Gas price comparisons Ottawa gas prices Invest Ottawa - Ottawa region economic development Reference Canada - or phone 800-O Canada (800-622-6232) for "Where do I find government information?" Leisure Facilities Kanata Golf & Country Club Golf reservations: 613-592-9229  Admin, banqueting: 613-592-9417 Cygnet Better Golf Recreation and culture in Ottawa Kanata Leisure Centre (Wave Pool), 70 Aird Place, off Katimavik, Tel 591-9283 The Good Companions Seniors' Centre - 670 Albert St., Ottawa, 613-236-0428 Kanata Seniors' Centre Tel: 613-599-4480 Ottawa area camps Resources to help you Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa - mental health, community/housing, employment, justice          Suicide lines: Up to age 15: 613-260-2360 (877-377-7775); 16 and older: 613-722-6914 Kanata Employment Resource Centre The Freedom Initiative from Advisors with Purpose. Free debt advice. The Furniture Bank of Ottawa City of Ottawa Social Services Social assistance under Ontario Works. 613-560-0621. Centrepointe. Housing Help, 613-563-4532, 502-309 Cooper St, Ottawa Welcome Wagon -  1-866-283-7583 Health Care Connect - finding a family doctor or nurse practitioner in Ontario Bereavement resource list Building Strong Families - Kanata and Stittsville campaign for Fall 2012 Community Employment Resource Centre, 415 Hazeldean Rd, 613-828-2123 Community Resource Centre, Kanata, Distress Line: 591-3686 Community Resource Centre, Carlington, Distress Line: 722-4000 Christian Counselling Ottawa, 613-729-8454 Urban Christian Outreach - Ottawa First Place Pregnancy Centre - Tel 613-228-7475 E-mail: info(at)first-place.ca. Christian organization. CAPSS - Christian Association of Pregnancy Support Centres Distress Centre of Ottawa:  24-hour crisis line: 238-3311 Family Services Ottawa - Counselling, education, support Rape crisis line: 613-562-2333 Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, 613-233-7614 and Ottawa Victim Services, 613-238-2762      Ontario Victim Support Line: 888-579-2888 The Assaulted Women's Helpline: 1-866-863-0511, 24/7 manned telephone line for abused women in Ontario. Empathy House Rehab centre for women, Ottawa Newgate 180 - Addiction Treatment Centre: 613-269-2672 (Merrickville, E. Ontario) Anxiety disorder association: 613-729-6761 Neighbours, friends and families - awareness of signs of women abuse City hotline: 613-580-2626. Concerned citizens may call this number if you see someone in distress/intoxicated/etc Ottawa Innercity Ministries and their links to shelters and other resources Angel: support help line for street people: 613-614-8492 (angel2the-rescue(at)yahoo.com.mx) Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness The Well, 154 Somerset St. West, 613-594-2843 - Drop-in centre for women Salvation Army pick up service for give aways: 613-247-1348 St. Jo's Womens's centre, 151 Laurier Ave, E., 613-231-6722 - Drop in centre St. Jude's Mission, 935 Wellington St, Ottawa, 613-482-9792 - shelter and source for homeless and underprivileged ConnexOntario - Help on line. If you, or someone you know, needs help with substance abuse, problem gambling or mental health issues, contact us. Drugs or Alcohol 1-800-565-8603; Problem Gambling 1-888-230-3505; Mental Health 1-866-531-2600; - Free. Confidential. Anonymous. 24/7 Local food banks: Kanata Food Cupboard.  See Gathering 6 Dec 08 St. Paul's Anglican Church, 20 Young Rd. 613-836-7847 Lanark County Food Bank 5 Allan, Carleton Place 257-8546 Richmond Food Bank St. Paul's United Church 3452 Mcbean, Richmond 838-5397 Stittsville Food Bank PO BOx 878, Stittsville 831-0451 West Carleton Emergency Food Aid Memorial Hall, Carp 839-5685 Police Services Ottawa Police Service Police telephone numbers: General Emergency 9-1-1 To report a non-life-threatening or other police emergency: 613-230-6211 For non-emergency calls Ottawa and surroundings 613-236-1222 xt 7300 Community Police Officer, 211 Huntmar Drive, Kanata, 613-236-1222 xt 2000 No crime is inconsequential - no matter how small it seems to you - report it. The phone number for making reports is 613-236-1222 xt 7300 Crimestoppers: 613-233-TIPS (8477) - caller anonymity 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) Phone Busters: 1-888-495-8501 - to report telemarketing fraud Police e-mail info@ottawapolice.ca Motor accidents not involving injuries or alcohol on the 416/417 and Ottawa West are handled by the Collision Report Centre (open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm): O.P.P. Ottawa Detachment, 937 Teron Rd., Kanata. After exchanging licence information, drivers must go immediately to the Centre to report the accident, if the damage appears to exceed $1,000. If injuries, alcohol or highway property damage are involved, verhicles should not be moved, and the police should be called: 613-236-1222. Red light cameras are now operational in the Ottawa region Fine = $105.00 + 3 points The following intersections may have red light cameras in operation: Albert / Kent Conventry / St. Laurent Bank / Walkley Merivale / Meadowlands Bronson / Carling St. Joseph / Jeanned'Arc Carling / Richmond Eagleson / Hazeldean - You will receive the fine in the mail... Please do not call police for road conditions. Instead, visit Winter road conditions in Ontario Neighbourhood Watch Kanata Neighbourhood Watch - know your neighbours and neighbourhood; notice anyone who maybe should not be there. Local police contact no. for Neighbourhood Watch: 613-236-1222 xt 2001: Vic McNabney. The Nashville police "Rate Your Risk" video game helps kids assess risks of their actions; reduces crime. Fire Services, and prevention Ottawa Fire Stations - Kanata is in District 4 Ottawa Fire Service Fire safety Kanata Firefighters have been very successful in the Combat Challenge Geography and History Reopening of the Museum of Nature, 2010 by John Whelan Salter Square - a condominium community in Kanata Kanata History - Wikipedia Old City of Kanata - with local maps and brief historical information Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - look down from space! Diefenbunker How Hi-Tech were we in 2001? Traffic cameras along 417 in Ottawa Trans Canada Trail .. in Bridlewood, Kanata: see pictures ----->>> World Travel Business Build your business by referral through BNI - Business Network International. Kanata Chamber of Commerce Better Business Bureau of Eastern Ontario, Tel 237-4856 Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce OBJ Magazines - including "Ottawa Technology" - Company listings The Home-based Business Page. The job search - all aspects Kanata Kareer Group for hi-techies looking for new positions. Local Hi-Tech, consultants, personal coaches, prosumers Kanata Home-based Business Directory. Ottawa Business Journal.com Richmond Agricultural Society Professional Services FPSC - Find a Certified Financial Planner in your area Grape Vine Home Marketing - house sales by owner Home Business Association of the National Capital Region Boomers Active and Alive - Approach a new chapter in your life with guidance from Vickie Townson.   Resources and tips for living life fully. It includes the monthly newsletter "Active and Alive!" Life's New Chapter - Vickie Townson's coaching services for mid-life women and couples adjusting to an empty-nest or retirement. If you may need a coach, phone Vickie, 613-224-9259. I did, and can strongly recommend her - TC. Insurance Rates.ca - for Ontario residents Insurance Hotline Consumers Guide to car, house and boat insurance The Kanata Group The Basic Funerals and cremation choices - Ottawa Limestone Cremation Services - Kingston. Affordable burials, cremations. Management Consultants Ottawa Real Estate Board Personal Financial Planning - by Tony Copple, CFP. Rosemary Keneford, Re/Max, 613-457-5000, keneford(at)aol.com X-Copper legal sevices: fight traffic tickets etc. 613-260-7200, 1-888-926-7737 Dynamic Legal Solutions - Fight traffic violations David Anber, Ottawa Lawyer, 613-276-3283 - paralegal services YMCA-The 'Y' The Trans Canada trail passing through Bridlewood, Kanata opened its Kanata office on March 11, 2002. The location is 40, Hines Rd (SW of March Rd, off Solandt). Tel: 591-7639 Education Ottawa school of Music - includes musical intrument rental, Kanata Distance Education links and other education topics CFUW - Canadian Federation of University Women / Kanata Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board List of schools in Ottawa. List of private schools in Ottawa. Earl of March Secondary School Your own personal selling and business success university Environment Ecology, global warming and the environment Ontario Drive Clean auto testing and repair program, including local test centres Kanata Environmental Network            Promotes a chemical-free back yard. Kanata-March Horticultural Society Winter Parking - Ottawa Buy / sell, auction, barter, give away Check Consumer Reports.org - before you make a major purchase. CitySales.ca - find local sales in many categories Kanata Freestore (was Kanata Freecycle) - free exchanges of goods Ottawa Freecycle KanataReUseIt - free exchanges of goods Used Ottawa.com - buy, sell Locanto - free buy/sell classifieds Take it Back! - send back your old or unwanted goods Kanata classifieds - buy / sell The Shepherd's Guide - Ottawa and E. Ontario Rideau Auctions and Crown Assets auction unclaimed items from Ottawa Police. EBay On-line shopping and banking Ottawa Smart Shopper (Was Pennysaver) Regional Newsgroups Ottawa Freenet ad service, etc. Ottawa Barter.com - 300 Earl Grey Drive Suite 351, Kanata, Rick Goodman weblocal.ca - rate your barber, and hundreds of other local businesses and services. Culture, Fine Art, Music Kanata Theatre presents... and the kanata theatre archive Ottawa music festivals Arts Court - Box Office 564-7240 KanArt Gallery - Web Gallery Kanata Civic Art Gallery - hours: Wed, Thurs, Fri: 1:00pm to 8:00 pm; Sat: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sun: Sunday: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Contact us at 580-2424 xt. 33341 Kanata Artists Studio Tour Kanata Symphony Orchestra Kanata Children's Chorus Music lessons in Kanata Local Poets' corner National Arts Centre Wellness Ontario HEALTHinfo Take control of your health Exercise and local fitness clubs Sod turning for Ron Maslin Playhouse expansion, April 23, 2001:  Merle Nicholds, Alex Munter, Jenny Haynes Medical and Dental Dr. Ron Burman, Chiropractor, Lifesource Medical Centre, 130 Robertson Road, Nepean, 613-829-3580 Broadview Travellers Clinic - Dr. Birnbaum. Tel 722-8010. Ottawa West. Shots for foreign travel. Which shots do you need? Visit NCID - Travellers' Health Hazeldean Family Chiropractic Clinic 8 - 484 Hazeldean Rd, 831-9665, offer free Community Education Programs Centrum Dental Centre Kanata Centrum, 9-300 Earl Grey Drive, 613-599-5076 Village Green Dental Care  6-60 Colchester Square, Kanata Rate your doctor Entertainment Events and Venues             Empire Theatres Kanata or Cinema Clock - Empire Kanata Film-Can: Ottawa movie listings Rainbow Cinemas in St. Laurent Centre Centre Town Movies - downtown Ottawa summer street movies (Tel 232-1534) The Silver Screen - the author's personal movie page Ottawa Dragon Boat festival Canada Day 1999 in Kanata Concerts coming up not too far away, including Ottawa music festivals What's on at Great Canadian Theatre Company IMAX Cineplus - Museum of Civilization Kanata Theatre at the Ron Maslin Playhouse Lochdale Farm - the perfect fishing retreat Ottawa Entertainment.ca Ottawa Beatles Site Canada Science & Technology Museum Paddle Centre - Canoe and Sea Kayak Saunders Farm Acres of fun in Munster, including Thanksgiving weekend and "Halloweek" Storyland - 10 Km North of Renfrew TV Times On-line RiverRun Whitewater Resort - Beachburg.  Tom Hader, Owner Wilderness Tours - Beachburg Transportation Citizens for Safe Cycling - Ottawa organization Vrtu Car: Car sharing in Ottawa, tel 613-798-1900 Greyhound 613-238-5900 (Catherine St.); 613-592-2151 (Kanata); 800-661-8747 (after hours) OC Transpo (Ottawa's bus service) tel 613-741-4390 for bus times.  Travel planners   Quick Planner    Newcomers' guides to Ottawa buses in English and Chinese Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Office, Unit 3, 1626 Main St., Stittsville, 1-800-267-8097, Mon-Fri 9:00 am -5 pm (7 pm Thursdays) Fight traffic tickets. Call Points, (613) 236-3338 in Ottawa. Restaurants Search for Kanata restaurants - Foodinc.ca Kanata Tavern  613-592-2717, 1072 Teron Rd, Kanata's first restaurant. Bombay Masala  Toothsome Taste of India, 591 March Road, 599-0090, Pratibha Sampat Cabotto's  Italian, 592-3097, 5816 Hazeldean Rd. Hongchow Chinese buffet, 462 Hazeldean Rd, 613-836-3172 La Cucina, Italian, 836-1811, 474 Hazeldean Rd / Castlefrank. Props: Giuseppe & Johnny. Graffiti's Italian Eatery & Saloon  Holiday Inn Select Hotel and Suites, 101 Kanata Ave, 613-271-3057 Lapointe's fish restaurant - Colchester Square, 599-1424 Gaia Java Coffee Company. 1300 Main St, Stittsville, 613-836-5469. Independent. Does your favourite Kanata restaurant have a web site? E-mail me! Libraries Search all Ottawa region public library catalogues including Kanata. Renew books or other items There are two Ottawa Public Library branches in Kanata: Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, and 50 Castlefrank Road. Both have Internet terminals with free usage for library members, and (in addition to books!) offer good selections of audiobooks and music CDs. For reviews of many of the audiobooks in the Beaverbrook library, visit Kanata Audio Books.  Most of the books reviewed were borrowed from this library. Shopping Cakes 4 All Occasions Canadian Home Grocers Good Food Box - delicious and nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale prices Hazeldean Mall On-line Banking and Shopping On Line Grocer - Ottawa region Peoples' Choice Awards - Kanata Chamber of Commerce Stores and services I personally recommend - by Tony Copple Books and bookstores, music lessons and services Music lessons Indigo - Chapters.ca Kanata Audio Books and Music Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts There are four hotels in Kanata: Comfort Inn 222 Hearst Way, 613-592-2200, 800-228-5150. Country Inn & Suites, 578 Terry Fox Drive at Palladium Drive, 613-599-7767 Holiday Inn and Suites 101 Kanata Ave, 613-271-3057 The Brookstreet Hotel - hotel & Resort - the Marshes golf club Bed and Breakfasts in the Ottawa Region Housing Ottawa Living.ca - including appartment rentals Shared Accommodation - Kanata Lakes. Humans and animals boarded. Shared Accommodation - Orleans Kijiji: accommodation for rent Craig's List: accommodation for rent Housing Maps - a mashup of Craig's List and Google Maps (does not yet cover Ottawa) OttawaFSBO.com - For Sale by Owner House for sale - Heaven ChristianHousing.org Retirement Homes - in Kanata Obeo - 3DVisit: see panoramic views of homes for sale Tamarack Homes Waterloo U/V Co-op -Student accommodation listings Ottawa rental accommodation and resources for tenants Ontario Tenants - tenants' rights, issues, and resources Print Media, and On-line news sources Bourque Newswatch, Ottawa Canadian Newswire Canadian newspapers and news sites Capital News Centretown News - Carleton U/V School of Journalism Deborah Gyapong Blogspot, Kanata journalist, activist and author of novel "The Defilers" The Globe and Mail The Hill Times - Newspaper for the Federal Government Kanata EMC local newspaper Kanata Kourier-Standard (OMG)  613-224-3330      Community Calendar National Post  and  FP Infomart - media retrieval service The Ottawa Business Journal The Ottawa Citizen - Search.     Download Ottawa Rush Hour - afternoon paper Ottawa Sun The Ottawa XPress Postmedia Network Newspaper group The Low Down to Hull and Back News China Daily Daily Nation - Kenya Daily Telegraph - London   News.Telegraph The Drudge Report - USA The Economist - London The Epoch Times - Canadian edition - USA Moscow Times - Russia Newsplayer.com - the 20th Century captured on film - USA The Sunday Times - London Time Magazine - USA The Times - London USA Today World Net Daily - USA Radio, TV, Internet media and real-audio / video media BBC On-Line BBC World Service CBC CNN - including current news in streaming video CKCU-FM 93.1 - Radio Carleton God TV Ottawa Information Radio including weather, 99.7 FM The Radio page - for more of this ilk CFRA - Talk radio from Ottawa Local large companies Alcatel-Lucent AstenJohnson Cisco Systems Investors Group Nordion Mosaid Nortel - no longer so large Region Hi-Tech companies Garbage and recycling Garbage and recyclables are collected weekly in Kanata by separate firms coodinated by the City of Ottawa. Blue, Black & Green bins and yard waste recycling, and the Junk that Funk waste removal and recyling in Ottawa-Carleton Recycling Calendar Rechargeable battery recycling, or call 1-800-822-88379 Hazardous waste Electronic waste, + can go the small depot at the Carp Landfill Feedback to the Kanata Page We welcome your comments and suggestions for additional links and improvements, by e-mail. Maria Kanata Natalie Park - President, BMGCA Surprize e-mail - from Darwin This page is authored and maintained by Tony Copple If you would like to assist me with the page, please e-mail. It has no connection with the old City of Kanata municipal government, and outlives it. Visit my Home Page Disclaimer. This web site is administered by Tony Copple, who is solely responsible for its content. It is not part of the official web site of the City of Ottawa or any other official body. 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