Category: Carp River flood plain / Kanata West

On May 12, apparently in response to questions raised, John Price, Watershed Management Coordinator at the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, sent a memo to the City “to review the policy basis for application of a floodway/flood fringe as part of the Carp River Restoration Plan and how some other Conservation Authorities have chosen to address similar situations”. In response, Darlene Conway, water resources engineer at the City, as a private

Coalition demande l’arrêt du développement de Kanata Ouest La Coalition de la Rivière Carp réclame un arrêt de tout développement dans Kanata Ouest jusqu’à ce que toutes les études de soutien soient corrigées et approuvées. Un rapport présenté par le Vérificateur général d’Ottawa, Alain Lalonde, lors de la réunion du Conseil municipal d’Ottawa le 23 avril 2008 soulève des inquiétudes concernant l’exactitude et la validité des études relatives au développement

June 2, 2008 – The Carp River Coalition issued a media release today, demanding that all development approvals in Kanata West cease until validated studies are in hand. A motion passed by Council on May 14 left a large loophole in the development approval process which would permit approvals to move forward simply based on “updates” produced by the Kanata West landowners’ consultants. MEDIA RELEASE  Français Coalition calls for a

A need to restore public confidence in a badly managed and controversial river restoration project I strongly support the Auditor’s report and consider management’s less than enthusiastic response as indicative of an outlook that has created many of the problems associated with this project. Suggestions If there is to be a 3rd person review then the public should have an opportunity to review the terms of reference The public needs

Submission to Planning and Environment Committee: Carp River Audit May 13, 2008 Darlene Conway Good morning Mr. Chair and Committee members. My name is Darlene Conway. I am a professional engineer and City of Ottawa employee but I have taken this morning off to provide my personal comments about two audit recommendations. Recommendation #1 speaks to the need to preserve flood plains as a flood damage reduction measure. This is

Oral Submission to Planning & Environment Committee Carp River Audit Ted Cooper – May 13, 2008 Good morning Mr. Chair and Committee members, my name is Ted Cooper. I am a City of Ottawa employee, but I have taken time off work this morning so that I may appear before Committee to provide my personal comments about the audit of the Carp River related projects. Development in the Carp River

Oral Submission to Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee Carp River Audit Ted Cooper – May 8, 2008 “Drainage water must go not merely to an outlet by means of which it satisfactorily escapes from the lands which are being drained, but to a “sufficient outlet””. Good evening Mr. Chair and Committee members, my name is Ted Cooper. I am a City of Ottawa employee, but am appearing before Committee this

Oral Submission to Corporate Services Committee – Carp River Audit Ted Cooper – May 6, 2008 Good morning Mr. Mayor and Committee members, my name is Ted Cooper. I am a City of Ottawa employee, but have taken time off this morning so that I can provide my personal comments about the audit of the Carp River related projects. As you are likely aware, the Carp River flooded Glen Cairn

Re: 2007 Audit of Carp River Watershed Study and Related Projects Mr. Chairman, Members of Committee, The Carp River Coalition is supported by four environmental organizations in the city: the Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital, Friends of the Carp River, Ottawa Riverkeeper, and the Ottawa Group of the Sierra Club of Canada. Some of our comments on the AG report are: 1. The report clearly shows that the problem is

The Carp River is both an urban and rural river. It originates in the urban part of Ottawa and then moves through the rural areas around the Village of Carp before emptying into the Ottawa River. What happens in and adjacent to the Carp River upstream clearly impacts the health and condition of the river downstream in the rural part of Ottawa. I submit that common sense and regulations dictate