Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital / Alliance pour les espaces verts dans la capitale du Canada

Under this topic you'll find, in reverse chronological order, our exchanges with Ottawa City Hall officials.  Posted so far (from old to new):

+ email from City Forester David Barkley, 24 April 2012

    (includes links to the November 2008 Strategy adopted by Council and an October 2011 presentation to Environment Committee,

      as well as to a memo from staff to Council dated 23 April 2012)

Below is an information note calling on the City to stop the wholesale cutting of emerald ash borer infested ash trees on public property and instead focus on saving as many of trees as possible by using biological injections as the City of Oakville is doing.  It would be many times more cost effective than the massive removal of thousands of trees which won’t stop the spread of the disease and will, additionally, cost homeowners more in energy costs and loss of property values.

Bill bypasses notices on the Environmental Bill of Rights web site
 
Bill 55, the Ontario Budget Bill, also amends 69 different statutes in its schedules, including the Endangered Species Act, the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and the Public Lands Act.
 

Piece-meal approvals are alleged to put existing residences in jeopardy

The South March Highlands - Carp River Conservation group has published a lengthy post detailing the apparent irregularities related to planned development around Kizell Drain and Beaver Pond.

Phase I of an Environmental Assessment -- started three years late -- shows that existing homes in the area are at risk of flooding.

Please go to http://renaud.ca/wordpress/?p=1053

What was originally expected to be a 2-week hearing became a session lasting just 1 1/4 hour on September 19, 2011.  Appeals by four developer Parties and the Greenspace Alliance were withdrawn.  We are not aware of what, if anything, the developers received in return for withdrawing but here is what the Alliance settled for:

The August newsletter is out.
Ride the whole path on August 27!
Visit the Poets' Pathway web site at http://www.poetspath.ca/

Paul Renaud (Coalition to Protect South March Highlands), Danny Beaton (Mohawk - Turtle Clan) and Daniel Bernard (Algonquin - Amikwabe) appeared on Roger TV's Talk Ottawa on July 14, 2011, hosted by Mark Sutcliffe. Here is the link:

http://www.union-algonquin-union.com/

We are saddened by the news of George Wilson’s death on Wednesday April 13, 2011 at age 69.  I am sure that you will join with me in sending condolences to his wife Jennifer and all his family.  While with the Sierra Club, George was very active in efforts to protect the Leitrim Wetland.  Later he was very involved in the “Run, Walk for Clean Air,”  a fund

2010 Annual Report

Friends of the Greenspace Alliance

Annual General Meeting, 18 November 2010

You are one click away from the February 2011 issue of the Poets' Pathway Newsletter!
 
The Poets' Pathway web site is now on line!  Features include detailed descriptions of each of twelve segments of the Pathway.
 
(Submitted by Jane Moore)