Carlington E News
www.carlingtonenews.com
This site is located in Ottawa Canada. It's purpose is to provide community news as well as providing commentary and analysis on a variety of issues that affect Carlington, Ottawa and Canada.
Videos:
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June 17 Lansdowne Park public meeting. While not in Carlington, this is an issue that affects us all. For example, according to the presentation, it "could" add a one-time cost of $500 to your home tax bill. It was a public meeting organized by Friends of Lansdowne and many community associations in Ottawa. This Public meeting was paid for by ordinary citizens of Ottawa since the City of Ottawa had >>NOT<< held its own "Public meeting". Speakers included: Anne Scotton, Bob Brocklebank, Shawn Menard, Paul Kariouk, Ian Lee, Gordon Henderson and Bob McKinley. More Information is available at: www.letsgetitright.ca It is in 6 parts and the urls to their locations on Youtube are:
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Yard and Plant Sale June 5, 2010. A short description of the June 5, 2010 version of the annual Carlington Yard and Plant sale. The event is organized by the Carlington Community Association along with other residents on and around Harrold Place Park.
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2010 Winter Carnival: Carlington. Scenes of the Alexander Winter Carnival located at and organized by the Alexander Community Centre in Carlington community. Carlington is a designated community within the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. www.carlingtoncommunity.org www.carlingtoncommunity.org
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Carlington Pedestrian Safety. Autumn 2009. Part 1 of 4. This is part one of a series of videos that highlight many of the Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Cycling issues that exist in and around the Carlington Community in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The time frame for these videos are the autumn of 2009. Video contents: Cars speeding on Viscount,
Cars running stop sign at Merivale and Carling,
Cars turning in front of pedestrians at Carling and Merivale,
Hampton Park herd path,
Dangerous pedestrian crossings at Carling and Queensway interchange off-ramps and on-ramps, Broken sidewalks at Carling Avenue at Saigon. Part 1 of 4.
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Carlington Pedestrian Safety. Autumn 2009. Part 2 of 4. This is a series of videos that highlight many of the Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Cycling issues that exist in and around the Carlington Community in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The time frame for these videos are the autumn of 2009.
Video contents: No level access or ramp at a store at Carling and Clyde,
Carling and Clyde South side Snow clearing issues,
Discontinuous sidewalks and traffic density on Laperriere Avenue,
Access to and from Dulude Arena,
Carlington Woods Recreation Paths,
Perimeter fences around top of Carlington Quarry are unsafe, Herd path to Caldwell from NCC Recreation Path, Part 2 of 4.
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Carlington Pedestrian Safety. Autumn 2009. Part 3 of 4. This is a series of videos that highlight many of the Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Cycling issues that exist in and around the Carlington Community in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The time frame for these videos are the autumn of 2009.
Video contents:Cars turning right on red lights at Kirkwood and Merivale,
Un-maintained City owned pathway to W.E. Gowling School from Merivale Road,
Un-maintained City owned pathway to Alexander Park from Merivale Road, High Traffic volume and lack of sidewalks at Trent Street, Lack of Snow fences along Fisher Avenue between Baseline and Trent Street.
Part 3 of 4.
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Carlington Pedestrian Safety. Autumn 2009. Part 4 of 4. This is a series of videos that highlight many of the Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Cycling issues that exist in and around the Carlington Community in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The time frame for these videos are the autumn of 2009.
Video contents: Inconsistent shoulder widths on east side of Fisher Avenue,
No pedestrian crossing on Fisher between Tunis and Crerar Avenues, Bus stop on a slope at Carling and Maple Avenues. Part 4 of 4.
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Remembrance and Renewal Part One: The Parade and entrance into W.E. Gowling School. The first of three video reports on the Carlington May 26, 2009 Remembrance and Renewal event. This was a parade and an indoor presentation to celebrate the Veterans Homes in Carlington and the contribution that Canada's Veterans have made to their country.
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Remembrance and Renewal Part Two: Speech by Jeanne Burgess. A brief history of Carlington along with many historical pictures. The second of three video reports on the Carlington May 26, 2009 Remembrance and Renewal event. This was a parade and an indoor presentation to celebrate the Veterans Homes in Carlington and the contribution that Canada's Veterans have made to their country.
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Remembrance and Renewal Part Three: Speech by Riley Brockington and Michael Kostiuk. Description of Vivian Chih's presentation about the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) Equilibrium Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative: The Now House. The Now House is a project to transform Veterans's homes into energy efficient homes that produce almost as much energy as they consume. The third of three video reports on the Carlington May 26, 2009 Remembrance and Renewal event. This was a parade and an indoor presentation to celebrate the Veterans Homes in Carlington and the contribution that Canada's Veterans have made to their country.
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Carlington Veteran's Parade. May 24, 2009. This is not a Carlington E-News video, but it was posted on YouTube by an Ottawa resident (edpzz ) and is included here since it shows some scenes not shown before.
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2009 Winter Carnival: Carlington. Scenes of the Carlington Winter Carnival located at and organized by the Alexander Community Centre. Carlington is a community within the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. www.carlingtoncommunity.org
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Arrival of the O Train. This video shows the delivery of the Bombardier "Talent" O Trains to Ottawa on 2001.
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O Train Funding announcement. Video of the 2004 Funding Announcement for the North-South Light Rail Project. Federal, Provincial and city of Ottawa officials gathered at the Fallowfield VIA Station in Barrhaven to announce Three Level government funding for the project. Note: The O Train sits idle on the east-west VIA line during this ceremony.
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O Train after the strike. This video shows the O Train back in operation after the 52 day Transit strike in Ottawa. The strike lasted from November 2008 to February 2009. The O Train was the first part of the Ottawa Transit system to go back into service. Despite the lack of connecting buses, the O Train carried about 5000 riders per day. This video shows that the O Train generates a substantial amount of its own ridership and does not necessarily rely on people transferring to or from it, via buses.
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How to run Light Rail on surface streets in downtown Ottawa. Part One: Slater Street. These series of videos explain how it is both feasible and cost effective to build and operate a Rapid Transit Light Rail system on surface streets through downtown Ottawa. David Jeanes (P. Eng), President of Transport 2000 demonstrates (via maps of downtown Ottawa and scale model cut-outs of 4-car Light Rail vehicles) how stations can be placed on many sections of Slater Street. There are three videos in this series. Made by Friends of the O Train. April 2009. Ottawa, Canada.
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How to run Light Rail on surface streets in downtown Ottawa. Part Two: Albert Street. David Jeanes (P. Eng), President of Transport 2000 demonstrates how stations can be placed on many sections of Albert Streets as well as on the McKenzie King Bridge. There are three videos in this series. Made by Friends of the O Train. April 2009. Ottawa, Canada.
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How to run Light Rail on surface streets in downtown Ottawa. Part Three: MacKenzie King Bridge Stations. David Jeanes (P. Eng), President of Transport 2000 demonstrates how stations can be placed on many sections of the McKenzie King Bridge through to the University of Ottawa. Includes a summary of the three videos on how "surface" Light Rail can improve both the environment and commercial vitality of downtown streets. Also includes a summary by Michael Kostiuk (MA Geography) about the superiority of "street-level" Mass Transit as opposed to "Tunnel-based" Mass Transit. There are three videos in this series. Made by Friends of the O Train. April 2009. Ottawa, Canada.
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Light Rail on Surface Streets. Examples of different types of light rail systems that are used on city streets around the world. Coming soon!
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The end of Ottawa's Streetcars in 1959. A commemorative video on the streetcars that were "thrown away" by the City of Ottawa on May 4, 1959.
This is a special commemorative video of the 50th anniversary of the end of the streetcar system in Ottawa Canada.
Source and permission to use the video is from Raymond Langlois. It also has scenes of the 1000 series streetcars in Ottawa, rare because only 4 of this type were made, and they were withdrawn from service some time before the end of the streetcar era in 1959.
Regular venue Streetcar service in Ottawa came to on April 30, 1959.
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Saar Light Rail Part 1: Regional Electric Light Rail Train. Operating as a Commuter Train on Regional Rail Lines between Germany and France.
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Saar Light Rail Part 2: In this video the Light Rail Train changes from "Regional/Commuter" Service to Tram or Street mode. The operating voltage also goes through a transition from 15,000 Volt AC inter-city service to 750 Volt DC Tram Service.
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Saar Light Rail Part 3: Same Saar Light Rail Train operating as a Tram on City streets.
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Dnipropetrovsk Trams Part 1. Trams and Light Rail in and around the Ukrainian City of Dnipropetrovsk. Video starts off outside the Main "Vokshol" Railway Station with additional views of the Trams along the Pedestrian Boulevard with a brief view of Trams operating on central Boulevards out in the suburbs.
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Dnipropetrovsk Trams Part 2.
Trams and Light Rail in and around the Ukrainian City of Dnipropetrovsk.
Views of Trams along the Main Pedestrian Boulevard as well as scenes of Trams in the City Centre.
Concludes with some night time views of Trams in the Centre of the City.
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Ottawa Central Cab Ride. Ottawa to Pembroke. October 2003.
Video of a ride in an Ottawa Central Railway Locomotive on October 15, 2003. This video shows details of a typical day on the Ottawa to Pembroke route via Portage du Fort Quebec. Nice views of the crossing of the Ottawa River.
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Last Update: June 21, 2010.