NEWS ARCHIVESJune 25, 2010 A great show of support I would like to congratulate the West End Coalition for organizing last Tuesday’s anti landfill expansion event on Carp Road. It was a great turnout and a great show of support and I felt the message on why the landfill expansion wasn’t needed was loud and clear. The message regarding the province to wake up about the I C & I sector was well delivered. As well, it was a positive sign when the message of the importance for the municipality taking the lead in working with the province to take control of the I C & I waste sector was reiterated. I would also like to thank MPP Norm Sterling and several of my council colleagues including His Worship, Mayor Larry O’Brien, Councillors Alex Cullen and Marianne Wilkinson for attending. Due to other commitments, Councillors Peggy Feltmate and Eli El-Chantiry had representatives from their respective offices present on their behalf. The community appreciated your support as residents continue their battle against a landfill expansion. I strongly urge all residents to file comments to the Ministry of Environment (MOE) regarding the expansion proposal of the Waste Management (WM) Carp Road landfill. As of Friday, June 18, for a 30 day period, the MOE is welcoming public comments on the project as WM has submitted its Terms of Reference to the MOE. I would like to remind residents that the TofRs are only for the landfill component. If you would like the scope of the EA process to include other items, please add them to your comments. You can send your comments directly to Jeffrey Dea, Project Officer, Ministry of the Environment at Jeffrey.Dea@ontario.ca until July 19. For more information on the proposal, you can subscribe to the Moving Mountains newsletter via email at moving.mountains@yahoo.ca or see their page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mmnews. You can also visit websites such as the Stittsville Village Association (www.stittsvilleva.com), the No Dump group (www.nodump.ca), Ottawa Landfill Watch (www.ottawalandfillwatch.org), Richardson Corridor Community Association or my website at www.shadqadri.com. I encourage you to let your voices be heard to the appropriate representatives. 240 West Ridge Drive Public Meeting The applicant has submitted a revised plan of subdivision for this site located on the west side of West Ridge Drive, south of the Trans Canada Trail and north of Deer Run Park. It is proposed the development will have two intersections which would align with the southern intersections of Eliza Crescent and Greenhaven Crescent. The application will be processed concurrently with a site plan application. Originally this land was reserved for an elementary school, however the school board indicated they no longer required the land. In 2007 City Council approved a zoning by-law amendment to rezone the land from Institutional Zone (I) to Special Residential Type 4 (R4-15 and R4-17). This zoning permits town homes, semi-detached, and single detached dwellings with a restriction to not permit town homes fronting on West Ridge Drive. These applications are for 60 freehold townhomes ranging from 1400 sq ft to 1800 sq ft and 5 single-detached homes. The original proposed plan submitted in the spring of 2008 was for 31 single detached dwellings. I encourage you to attend the public meeting on this matter on Monday, July 12 from 7-9 pm at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex Hall A located at 1500 Shea Road in Stittsville. Additional information and supporting documentation will be on my website as it becomes available. For questions and to submit your comments please contact the City Planner: Marc Magierowicz at 613-580-2424 x27820 or Marc.Magierowicz@ottawa.ca. Celebrate – Remember – Fight Back Thank you to the hundreds of residents who participated in the annual Relay for Life event in Stittsville. This year there were more than 50 teams, 100 volunteers and approximately 500 participants who raised more than $133,670 for the Canadian Cancer Society. It was an incredibly successful campaign thanks to the generosity and heartfelt support from the community. Over $130,000 was raised in Stittsville. It was an incredibly emotional evening as participants shared tears and laughs, while fondly remembering and celebrating the lives of those touched by cancer. The money raised and the steps taken during the overnight relay make a tremendous difference. Giving one day to the fight against cancer could add years to the lives of others. Thank you once again to all those who participated in, and organized, such a meaningful event. Police eyeing speeders in July Ottawa Police will be keeping a close eye on distracted drivers and motorists who speed in July during the City’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Between 2007 and 2009, driver distraction was either fully or partially the cause of 5,800 traffic collisions in Ottawa, resulting in 1,952 injuries (81 of them serious) and seven deaths. Schools out for summer – how to keep youth busy For many teens, a job will be a launching pad for the rest of the summer. I encourage teens to visit www.ottawa.ca, www.youthconnect.ca, and www.youth.gc.ca for employment opportunities at all three levels of government and in other areas. For those students in need of volunteer hours, visit www.volunteerottawa.ca for openings. Parents should also visit the City’s website for information on summer camps. Drop-ins centres, such as those offered by the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Ottawa, offer flexibility in programming. I hope these resource tools are good stepping-stones for the parents and children of our community. Have a safe and enjoyable summer vacation. I also encourage youth to participate in the Youth Connexion Program. The program is designed to support youth, ages 12 to 18, to design and carry out community service projects, develop leadership skills and fulfill their potential. Youth Connexion act as a middle group between their peers and the community to develop and implement activities in Stittsville, Richmond and Munster. Youth Connexion is gearing up for another exciting summer. The calendar of events of what they have to offer this summer, which includes a lot of exciting activities, is posted on my website at www.shadqadri.com. For more information, I urge you to contact Lisa White, the director of Youth Connexion at 613-580-2424 extension 43307 or by e-mail at youthconnexion@ottawa.ca. Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. My ward office is located in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. The hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. |