Snow Moles
SNOW MOLES 2020
Age-Friendly Winter Walkability and Pedestrian Safety Audits for Seniors and Other Valuable Pedestrians
Snow Moles are volunteers who report on what it’s like to walk outside on a winter day in Ottawa. The information they gather will be used by the Council on Aging of Ottawa (COA) to inform the City and others of ways that winter walkability can and should be improved.
Anyone can be a snow mole, but we are particularly looking for seniors and children to participate, as well as people who use mobility devices (e.g. canes, walkers and wheelchairs).
There are two ways you can be a snow mole:
1. On your own |
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2. With a neighbourhood group |
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Pick a time of day when you need to go out (best after some winter weather has occurred, such as a snowfall, or freezing rain), and a destination (e.g. bus stop, grocery store, school, bank, seniors centre, library). Use the Snow Mole questionnaire to audit your walk. Do as many audits as you like on different days between January 1 and March 31. Complete the questionnaire online or send a completed paper copy to the COA (address below). |
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In 2020, several community associations and groups from across the city will participate. Find the names of the Snow Mole Community Leaders below. Contact the leader in your area for dates, times and locations of Snow Mole walk audits in your community. We hope you will take out family and friends on February 2, 2020 for the Ground Hog Day Snow Mole Audit one day blitz. |
Use online questionnaire |
Download paper questionnaire |
For more information, contact us at snowmoles@coaottawa.ca or 613-789-3577.
If you have taken photos, please submit them to snowmoles@coaottawa.ca.
The Council on Aging of Ottawa, 1247 Kilborn Place, Ottawa, ON K1H 6K9
Snow Mole Community Leaders
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Old Ottawa South |
Anna Cuylits |
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Old Ottawa East |
Dianne Breton |
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Orléans |
Alton Legault |
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Centretown |
Miriam Levitt |
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Lowertown |
John Woodhouse |
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Nepean |
Les Whitney |
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Hintonburg |
Cheryl Parrott |
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Carp |
Margaret Dunn |
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Alta Vista |
Bonnie Schroeder Nicole Vanderveen |
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New Edinburgh |
Anne Moore |
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Fisher Heights |
Jayne Belanger |
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Kanata North |
Julie Gourley |
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Kanata South |
Annette Keough |
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Westboro |
Sally Scott |
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Elmvale |
Rose Hunt |
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Hunt Club |
Rosemary Campbell Gerry Green |
