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Removing Alta Vista corridor fromTransporation Master Plan

New updated content: 2024-11-25 12:23:34 A campaign led by a group associated with Carleton University, and a separate one sponsored by Councillor Menard, have been launched to remove from the Transportation Master Plan a proposed new road through AltaVista greenspace. This is a very old proposal (it was one of the triggers for the founding of the Greenspace Alliance in 1997) that will just not die. We agreed to support

Paul Johanis March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025

Update on City purchase of 5689 Ferry Road for conservation purposes

New updated content: 2025-03-27 11:10:29 As expected, ARAC did not approve the motion to purchase this property for conservation purposes. Instead, they passed their own motion to have City staff prepare an inventory of other rural properties currently available for purchase to better inform a decision on the matter. Both the initial motion by the Finance and Corporate Services Committee to purchase the property and the ARAC motion were referred

Paul Johanis March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025

Latest legal maneover to save this Kanata Greenspace

New updated content: 2025-03-27 11:10:30 From the the Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition campaign to save the Kanata Golf and Country Club. Recent developments in this epic battle by the local community to preserve the greenspace provided by the golf course saw the latest decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal essentially voiding the 60%/40% agreement in its entirety. Previous decisions had found only certain sections to be inoperable. The City

Paul Johanis March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025

Purchase of conservation land

New updated content: 2025-02-28 11:27:47 City purchase of 5689 Ferry Road for conservation purposes, ARAC January 23 On December 3, the Finance and Corporate Services Committee approved a staff recommendation to purchase a 223-acre greenspace with frontage on the Ottawa River near Fitzroy Harbour for conservation purposes. The item will also be considered by ARAC at the January 23 meeting and our understanding is that considerable opposition is expected from

Paul Johanis February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025

Sapling clone of centennial elm planted

New updated content: 2025-02-28 11:27:47 We have received a response to our enquiry on the status of the plan to clone scions from the Parliamentary Elm that was removed in 2019 for replanting on Parliament Hill at a future date. As it turns out, 8 saplings were successfully cloned. Six were returned to Parliament Hill and two were retained in Guelph for scientific research. Last May, Parliamentarians approved the planting

Paul Johanis February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025

Ottawa Greenbelt as Urban National Park

New updated content: 2025-01-27 15:22:36 An editorial appeared in the Citizen on December 9 based on new information obtained through Access to Information that the Greenbelt is indeed the subject of discussions between Parks Canada and the National Capital Commission as a possible new Urban National Park. No new announcements have been made, however.

Paul Johanis January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025

Pinesi Paddle

New updated content: 2025-01-27 15:22:36 The Greenspace Alliance partnered with Kichi Sibi Trails in 2021 to develop and promote the Chief Pinesi Portage Trail. The first Chief Pinesi Day, celebrating this trail and the Algonquin presence in this area of the country, was held on July 1, 2022. Since then, this event has been held yearly at New Edinburgh Park on July 1. In 2024, the celebration included a weeklong

Paul Johanis January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025

Poets Pathway redux

New updated content: 2025-01-27 15:22:36 Thanks to new contacts from members of the Rideau Trail Association and following our walking the complete circuit around this time last year, there is renewed interest in the Poets’ Pathway. A preliminary meeting with these new contacts and members of the original Poets’ Pathway team was held on November 28 to revisit the status of the trail based on our collective observations last year

Paul Johanis January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025

Enquiry concerning status of sapling clones of Parliamentary elm

New updated content: 2025-01-27 15:22:36 Seeing a notice of the commencement of the next phase of the Centre Block restoration project, Paul reached out to the contacts we made while advocating in 2019 for the preservation of the centenary elm that stood just east of the Centre Block. Even though the elm was lost, a plan was made by the project team to take cuttings from the tree and to

Paul Johanis January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025

Protection for Heritage trees

New updated content: 2024-12-19 12:45:54 An inquiry has been sent to City staff regarding the development of a heritage tree policy which would address the protection of healthy, mid-life ancient trees, beyond the protection currently afforded to distinctive trees in the Tree Protection Bylaw. This is an outstanding issue from the development of the Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree Protection bylaw which needs to be addressed to prevent the

Paul Johanis December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024

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Removing Alta Vista corridor fromTransporation Master Plan

Update on City purchase of 5689 Ferry Road for conservation purposes

Latest legal maneover to save this Kanata Greenspace

Purchase of conservation land

Sapling clone of centennial elm planted

Ottawa Greenbelt as Urban National Park

Pinesi Paddle

Poets Pathway redux

Enquiry concerning status of sapling clones of Parliamentary elm

Protection for Heritage trees

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