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Ottawa River: Britannia Village

Two documents pertaining to the perennial issues around the flood plain at Britannia Village: + A June 15, 2004 OMB decision re appeal of denial of a Variance by the Committee of Adjustment for 174 Kehoe Avenue: pl031331. + Minutes of a July 27, 2006 RVCA meeting on Britannia Village. Media coverage: Ottawa Citizen, August 23, 2006 [no longer online], about the outcome of the vote at RVCA. See also:

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Shirley’s Brook: Kanata North

On March 31, 2006, the Corporate Services Committee considered a project for the Klondike Subdivision: http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/csedc/2006/04-18/ACS2006-PGM-APR-0053.htm The 1999 Study by Dillon had recommended corridor widths – including the 55-70m width for the Kizell Drain, where it is now reduced to 15m near the March Pump Station. The study does not show any need for rehabilitation for Shirley’s Brook in the reach where the channelization is proposed for the Klondike Subdivision.

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RONA application – 375 Didsbury Road

Material received from the City and dated June 8, 2007 re: RONA application (375 Didsbury Road) is posted below. Letter.jpg – (Zoning By-law amendment & Plan of Subdivision proposal) proposal_summary_pg1.jpg   pg2.jpg   pg3.jpg   location map.jpg   comment sheet.jpg 21 June 2007 — Erwin Dreessen writes: Public Meeting on the RONA application A Public meeting on RONA’s application has been called.  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2007,

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Sawmill Creek: 3180 Albion Road

City planner Prescott MacDonald wrote on December 4, 2006: Attached is a summary of an application received for 3180 Albion Road Prescott McDonald Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch Planning, Transit and the Environment Department 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor East Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: (613) 580-2424 ext. 13854 Fax: (613) 580-2576 Erwin Dreessen wrote on December 5, 2006: Dear Mr. McDonald: Could you please explain what the policy

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A position paper: Saving Ottawa’s Trees

Proposed Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Strategy The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital is proposing that the City of Ottawa do the following: 1. Declare an immediate moratorium on all Ash tree cutting on City property, except when public safety is a factor; 2. Ensure that Ash tree conservation is identified as the City’s first priority, thus saving as many Ash trees as possible, by bringing to bear the most current

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Discounts available when treating more than one tree

Emerald Ash Borer is poised to destroy many of Ottawa’s majestic Ash trees in 2013.  Acting together is the best way to save your neighbourhood’s Ash trees. Discounts you can expect when treating more than a single tree. 18 March 2013

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City Hall and Residents must act now to save ash trees

Greenspace Alliance Of Canada’s Capital Emerald Ash Borer Working Group For Immediate Release PDF version City Hall and Residents must act now to save ash trees OTTAWA, July 22 — On July 11th the City of Ottawa issued a news release announcing that City Council had approved an additional $1 million for 2012 to increase the treatment of ash trees and the planting of new trees in efforts to combat

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with elected officials

Email to Mayor Watson and all Councillors 7 May 2012 Dear Mayor Watson, The Emerald Ash Borer infestation will have an impact on Ottawa like none other this City has faced before. The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital has put together a Working Group that is finalizing a Position Paper to further a productive discussion with City staff and others and to help enlist public support to respond to this

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