KEY ISSUES
DISCUSSED AT 6 MAR 2006 MEETING
ATTENDEES
- Fred MacLennan, President
- Art Miskew, Vice-President
- Alan Asselstine, Treasurer (absent)
- Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
- Gisèle Loiselle-Branch,
Director
- Shelley Parlow, Director
- John Sankey, Director
- Pat Murphy, Councillor's Office
- Maria McRae, City councillor (City
website - email at maria.mcrae@ottawa.ca).
- Ivy-Lea Lunau, David McGunity’s Office
ACTION ITEMS
Motions:
Motion: The HCCO supports in principle the creation of a logo to represent
the Hunt Club Community. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Gisèle Loiselle-Branch.
carried.
Motion: To continue our membership in Federation of Citizens’ Associations
of Ottawa-Carleton (FCAOC). Cost of membership is $30. moved by Shelley Parlow,
seconded by Gisèle Loiselle-Branch. carried.
City Councillor, Maria McRae, submitted
a report (contact Maria for a copy) on the following:
- Walkley Road and Bank Street: The City will add a second westbound left-turn lane.
- Fireside Chats: Residents can meet with Maria to discuss their concerns. There will be a Fireside Chat on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 from 11:00 to 13:00 at Mooney’s Bay Bistro on 731 Ridgewood Avenue.
- Community Safety and Crime Prevention: The next meeting will be at the Hunt Club Riverside Commu-nity Centre on Monday, April 3 from 19:00 to 21:00. Thanks to neighbours who helped solve break-ins in the Centralla Development. Note that you have to have a working smoke detector on each level of your home.
- Property taxes: Property taxes are tied to the
property assessments. The province has set up MPAC to establish the property
assessments. Maria has asked the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGunity to set
up a task force to study this issue.
- Stop signs in Centralla: There are new stop signs
at Annapolis Circle and McCarthy Road, Yorkberry Gate at Cahill Drive West,
Yorkberry Gate at Annapolis Circle and Annapolis Circle at Annapolis Circle,
facing westbound traffic.
- Integrated road safety program: During March, Ottawa Police will be targeting unsafe and heavy vehicles and following-too-closely. Maria requested that the police enforce speeding and traffic lights at Riverside and Ridgewood to protect seniors and mothers with children. The police issued 10 offence notices on February 23 and 14 the next week.
- Draft new comprehensive zoning bylaw: The bylaw will be tabled on March 28, 2006. Public hearings will be held at the end of June.
http://ottawa.ca/public_consult/zoning_bylaw/3_en.shtml
- Outdoor rink program: The season officially ends on February 28. Thanks to everyone involved for providing first class rinks.
- Spring/Summer recreation guide: The guide is now available and can be picked up at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre and other places:
http://ottawa.ca/residents/parks_recreation/programs/pickup_sites_en.html
- March break OC Transpo service: OC Transpo will operate a reduced service during the March break.
Call Maria's office at 560-1223 to get
involved or for more information.
KEY ISSUES
The following summarizes the issues presented at the 3 Apr 2006 meeting of
the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at
the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).
- Issues discussed: /\
Gisèle Loiselle-Branch: Thanks to Maria McRae for
the sign warning motorists of pedestrians on Twyford.
Fred McLennan: Shelley Parlow was reimbursed $10 for our
membership in the Greenspace Alliance.
Shelley Parlow: Every month Peter Brimacombe has pushed development
in the Southern Corridor. This development would trade the greenspace that
we now
enjoy for a theoretical improvement in energy effi-ciency. Values and logic
dictate that the Southern Corridor should be preserved. Peter is afraid that
the coming energy crisis will threaten our security and proposes that development
in the Southern Corridor will alleviate the general crisis and provide special
protection to our community. However population and air pollution would increase
and we would lose our greenspace. I value our quality of life more than I fear
for our security. Logically how will development of the Southern Corridor provide
a significant relief from an energy crisis? No one has asked us to sacrifice
our greenspace in favour of development. Why should we?
Peter Brimacombe: Peak oil is a global phenomenon, the problems
posed by peak oil will grow in magnitude until they sweep through every aspect
of society.
Development of efficient infrastructure will be the difference between plenty
and want, between life and death. The Southern Corridor provides a tremendous
opportunity to develop efficient infrastructure and the HCCO is directly responsible
for it. Everyone should take the time to do his own study - the following links
provide compelling evidence:
John Sankey: We
are not running out of oil; it will just get a bit more expensive. There is
sufficient oil in the Alberta
tar sands
alone to supply the entire world for 300 years to come. All it needs is a $100
per barrel price for crude oil.
- Next HCCO meeting: /\
- To be held Mon 3 Apr 2006 at 7:30pm at the Hunt Club Riverside
Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy.
- For more information, call FredMcLennan at
521-0682 or email huntclub@niva.com.