Christine Leadman: “114 Richmond Road Plans a cause for concern”

WWCA Monthly Meeting tonight

Monday, March 8, 2010, Fisher Park School Rm 115, 7:30pm
Note that our AGM is Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Community meeting on the development proposal for 114 Wellington (Convent site)
Wednesday, March 10, 7-9 pm, St. George’s Church
Bought by Ashcroft Homes (who developed Central Park), it is expected that the preliminary concept plans will call for:

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  • two 10-storey condos,
  • several 6-7 storey buildings,
  • a row of 4-storey buildings along the Byron pathway on the south side of the property,
  • cutting another road through the Byron pathway extending Kensington into the site for vehicular access, meaning Byron and Kensington will become thoroughfares.
  • for-profit retirement residence near Byron with 24-hour care.

Please attend to learn more about this major development and the impacts it will have on our neighbourhood.

Application for Minor Variance for 1375 Wellington Avenue

Here is the WWCA’s letter Re: Application for Minor Variance for 1375 Wellington Avenue.

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WWCA Letter to C of A re Cafe Mio, Feb 10

Concerned about the development of the Souers de la Visitation site?

Bought by Ashcroft Homes (who developed Central Park), the tentative plans call for:

• two 10-storey condos,
• several 6-7 storey buildings,
• a row of 4-storey buildings along the Byron pathway on the south side of the property,
• cutting another road through the Byron pathway extending Kensington into the site for vehicular access, meaning Byron and Kensington will become thoroughfares.
• for-profit retirement residence near Byron with 24-hour care, implying ambulances, delivery trucks, constant visitors potentially parking on residential streets

This could mean an increase in population of up to 1000 people on this 5-acre property,

significantly increasing the traffic flow and quality of life for the entire neighbourhood.

Why so important?

To express your concerns, email:

• Councillor Christine Leadman: email hidden; JavaScript is required
• Katherine Grechuta. Planner, FoTenn Consultants: email hidden; JavaScript is required
• Alain Miguelez, City Planner: Alain.Miguelez@ottawa,ca
• Ottawa City Council: complete list at http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/mayor_council/councillors/index_en.html

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Ashcroft flyer

You may also have received this flyer in your mailbox.

Hampton Iona Community Group Annual Winter Carnival February 21

Hampton Iona Community Group will be holding its annual winter carnival on February 21, 2010.

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HICG Winter Carnival

Les Soeurs de la Visitation convent

For those interested but who were unable to make the February 1 meeting, the Westboro Community Association has posted the presentation given by the Ashcroft architect at the Feb. 1 public meeting on Planning and Design Guidelines for the Convent site:

http://lovewestboro.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/presentation-feb10.pdf

Also, here is a link to Ken Gray’s Citizen column on the same subject:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/columnists/will+speak+convent/2543702/story.html

Open house on environmental impacts for the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel Light Rail Project

From the City of Ottawa:

Ottawa – The City of Ottawa will be holding an open house to discuss the environmental impacts of the planned Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) light rail project. The session will provide residents with information on current environmental conditions, and an assessment of the impact of the project’s design, construction and operation.

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Time: 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Transit Routes: 5, 6, 14 and Transitway routes

In January 2010, City Council approved the functional design for the DOTT project, a light rail transit link between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair Road, with trains passing below downtown through twin 3.2-kilometre tunnels. A draft Environmental Project Report is being prepared to identify the scope of the project, and to describe the measures proposed to moderate and monitor its environmental impacts.

Residents are invited to take this opportunity to ask questions and share their comments on the environmental assessment of this major transit project. For more information on the DOTT project, visit ottawa.ca/tunnel or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).

For more information:

Media contact
613-580-2450

Public inquiries
3-1-1

OC Transpo Route 18

from Councillor Leadman’s office:

Hello Everyone,

Marc Chenier, a member of the Champlain Park Community Association who is spearheading the 18 petition, sent this information along to me regarding the petition and asked me to pass it along to all of you . If you know of any members of your community affected by the cancellation of Route 18 who would like to participate, could you please pass this information on to them. If you have any questions please let me know.

A petition is being circulated about the loss of the Route 18 bus west of LeBreton.

It reads as follows:

“WHEREAS we the residents of Kitchissippi Ward find changes in Trans PLAN 2009 resulted in transit being more difficult to use throughout the day. The changes increased our walking time, increased transfers to crowded buses and contributed to lower service on local routes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we the residents of Kitchissippi Ward wish to petition the City for the reinstatement of OC Transpo route 18 west of Lebreton Station.”

Councillor Leadman is hoping as many people as possible will sign it to help strengthen her arguments to have the route re-instated. Indeed, OC Transpo has indicated that proof of demand for the service is required before it will consider reinstating the route. Ms Leadman believes if she can make a strong argument –backed by large community support– she can be successful.

Starting last week, a few Champlain Park residents have covered the whole Champlain Park neighbourhood in a door-to-door canvass to circulate this petition. An opportunity was also offered for those who were not home when the door-to-door canvass occurred to come to the fieldhouse last Wednesday, to sign the petition.

These efforts have been very encouraging, and to date, over 250 signatures from our neighbourhood have been obtained, in addition to other petitions from other sources that Ms. Leadman has already received.

But we want more signatures, to ensure that the case presented to OC Transpo is as solid as possible. As such, we need help in these areas:

• we need canvassers to cover other affected neighbourhoods, such as Westboro Beach, Wellington West Village, West Village Private and other neighbourhoods along the former route of the No. 18. If you are interested in helping in such a canvass, please call Marc Chénier (613-798-9384);
• If the loss of the route has been a hot topic of conversation at work, school, or play and you feel that your colleagues will be interested in signing the petition, please  call Marc for copies of the petition;

• we will hold another signing session at the Champlain Park fieldhouse (149 Cowley) on Wednesday, February 17, from 8 pm to 9 pm. Anyone who did not yet sign the petition, but wishes to do so, can come to the fieldhouse at that time;

• we need you to forward this e-mail to anyone and everyone who you think has been affected by the loss of Route 18, and who may be interested in participating.

Thank you for your help!

Kindest regards,

Jennifer Young

Office of Christine Leadman

Mark your calendar!

The next few WWCA meetings are:

Monday, March 8, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010

AGM: Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Monday, June 14, 2010

all 7:30 p.m.

Fisher Park School

Everyone is welcome!

January Meeting Minutes

Here are the minutes from the WWCA January meeting.

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WWCA Jan 14 Minutes