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Invitation to The Western LRT Corridor – Public Consultation Group Meeting

Informational

This is to advise you that the next Public Consultation Group meeting for the Western LRT Corridor Planning and Environmental Assessment Study will be held on Thursday, June 13th, 2013.

At this meeting we will present further information on the preliminary preferred corridor for the Western LRT Corridor (R-12: Richmond Underground), including potential mitigation measures.

The meeting will be held at Ottawa City Hall, in the Keefer Room, starting at 6:30 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting, please contact me at Kornel.Mucsi@ottawa.ca or by phone at 613-580-2424 ext. 12503

Confederation Line

Ottawa Mosque Site and Landscape Plans

  • We have been notified that the previously approved site plan and landscape plan for the Ottawa Mosque on 251 Northwestern, which had lapsed due to lack of funds, will now go forward.
  • Part B on the landscape plan pertains to the new lands, which are not currently landscaped.
  • the plan is to landscape them now and also to build catch basins.
  • Since this was previously reviewed and approved, including by Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA), the City of Ottawa does not feel another public review is required.
  • However, at my request, they did allow our CPCA Development Committee to view it again, as it has been dormant since 2008.
  • The CPCA Development Committee thinks the attached landscape plan, which includes paving, parking space markings and plantings, including a variety of trees, will greatly enhance the site.

Site and Landscape Plans

ottawa mosque site and landscape plans 2013-05-25

CoChair1
Co-Chair
Champlain Park Community Association
on Behalf of the Development Committee

 

Notes from 132 Cowley Ave meeting – May 15, 2013

132 cowley avenue drawing

At the Monday evening meeting about the re-development proposal for 132 Cowley we were shown a slightly revised set of drawings – link provided below.

These new drawings move the northern most unit and the middle unit further back from the front property line to accommodate the tree and also revise the driveways to correct an earlier drafting error.  Everything else remains the same.

Slightly revised drawings

May 16 WLRT Meeting to be Re-Scheduled

On behalf of Councillor Hobbs.

May 16 WLRT Meeting to be Re-Scheduled

Dear Neighbours,
I wanted to notify you officially that the Western Light Rail Transit (WLRT) May 16 meeting scheduled from 4 -6 at Churchill Seniors Centre is cancelled.  I do not yet have a firm date for the rescheduled meeting, but many neighbours had indicated that the timing was not good, and there was no flexibility at the Churchill centre to extend the meeting later.
To make sure as many of you as possible can attend City staff are looking at the beginning of June.
In the interim period since the 5 hour Public Open House where neighbours shared concerns and issues I have been working hard to ensure that everything said is being addressed in the planning of this preferred route. I am continuing to work hard for you to ensure we maintain the beauty of your homes and the quality of life along the parkway. This includes looking at the burying of the line.
I want to reiterate that I made a public commitment to residents in June of last year at Council that I will not allow northern rail to destroy our area.  So please be assured I am working hard for you to retain the value and beauty of your area, and to ensure the City maintains the land along the parkway for everyone in the neighbourhood, for other residents of Ottawa and for visitors to Ottawa.
Katherine

Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031 review

If you bike or walk around Ottawa – our latest online consultation may be of interest to you!

As part of the Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031 review of the Cycling and Pedestrian Master Plans, we are asking Ottawa residents to provide their input on the future of walking and cycling using a unique online tool.

The tool is available at ottawa.ca/liveableottawa between May 7 and June 7, 2013.

For more details please see Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031

Abandoned building – 248 Cowley Avenue

Letter to Mayor and Councillors from the CPCA

248 Cowley AveDear Mayor and Councillors
Re: Abandoned building, 248 Cowley Avenue
The Champlain Park Community Association is pleased to learn that the City is undertaking a review of its policies and by-laws regarding abandoned buildings.  Abandoned buildings have been an issue of  broad concern across the city and the current review and consideration of new policies and action to address the associated problems are welcomed.
We would like to bring your particular attention to an abandoned house and property in our neighbourhood at 248 Cowley Avenue.  The house on the property has been vacant for close to 20 years and is currently in an unsalvageable state of repair. It is an eyesore and more importantly is a real and potential hazard especially to the adjoining property owners.  The roof is open to the weather at several points, soffits have collapsed and the walls are at similar risk.  Materials that have fallen from the house litter the property and the yard is not maintained. The property is partially boarded up but it clearly meets neither the requirements of the Property Standards By-law 2005-207 nor the Board-Up By-law 2010-211.
In response to these concerns we would urge the following:
·         That the Property Standards and Board-Up by-law requirements be immediately and fully enforced at 248 Cowley Avenue and that the owner be required to act promptly to remediate the property appropriately;

·         That 248 Cowley be added to the list of properties that the City is investigating as part of the current review of policies and  by-laws regarding abandoned buildings;

·         That as part of the review that policies and guidelines be considered to allow demolitions before the submission of plans for a replacement building (for example demolition could be allowed without immediate plans for redevelopment if the owner landscapes the lot and maintains it) , and

·         That the Champlain Park Community Association be notified and invited to participate in the planned consultations on this issue.

We look forward to prompt action by the City regarding 248 Cowley Avenue. We will be following this issue with interest and hope that a new set of policies and revised by-laws will help to prevent  similar situations in the future.

We look forward to hearing from you,
Sincerely,
CoChair1, Co-chair and Duncan Bury, Member-at-large
Champlain Park Community Association

132 Cowley Avenue Development Proposal Meeting

All are weclome!

Monday, May 13

8 PM

Champlain Park Fieldhouse

The proposal is to demolish the current dwelling, and  sub-divide this 100 X 150 foot lot into 3 parcels to build 3 single-detached, 2 storey buildings.  The design will be modern “courtyard” style, no rooftop decks, and two-tone wooden siding.

The CPCA Development Committee has met with Jacques Hamel, and feels that the overall concept is compatible with its location across from Champlain Park and the Fieldhouse.  We are in process of negotiating protection measures for the distinctive red oak tree on the northern border of the lot.

We invite you to view and discuss the plans.

Select  132 Cowley 2012-20 CofA A1-A3   to view plan and diagrams

Friendly reminder – No Messing around: Spring Cleanup 2013

Champlain Park goes green and clean on Saturday, April 27, 2013

The last weekend in April is Capital Cleanup Weekend, and Champlain Park needs volunteers.

This annual tradition is a chance for neighbours of all ages – kids, teens, and adults – to get together and help spruce up the neighbourhood.

This year we’ll meet at the fieldhouse Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Juice, coffee and cookies will be served. There is a map so that people can choose an area to work on. We’ll wrap up by noon. In case of rain, we’ll meet instead on Sunday, April 28.

The designated cleanup areas are the south side of Premier above the transitway; the boulevard on Northwestern and the path at its north end; and the areas along the fence on Patricia and Pontiac. It can also include the area along the river at the foot of Carleton, or any other public spaces you think could use some help.

We recommend wearing pants and long-sleeved shirts. Wear appropriate footwear and bring gloves. The City will provide garbage bags.

The Keyworth School Age Program has adopted Champlain Park and the students of St. George School are doing a great job cleaning it each spring and fall. Thanks go to them.

Now it’s time for the rest of us in the neighbourhood to do our part. Last year 42 people showed up – a wonderful turnout.

If you have any questions or suggestions, call Andrea Murphy or Ian Reid at 613-715-9504.

Zumba May classes postponed

For future Zumba class details please see the Zumba Fitness home page.

Please stayed tuned over the summer for upcoming Zumba classes starting up in the Fall.

Important Notice:

Please be advised the following May Zumba classes been postponed.

ZUMBA FITNESS:

Thursday, May 2nd, 7-8:00
Thursday, May 30th, 7-8:00

FAMILY ZUMBA 

Friday, May 17th, 6-7:00