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For years, Ted Cooper has put his job on the line trying to stop the City of Ottawa from permitting buildings on flood-prone land along the Carp River. Finally, the city listened. Patrick Dare in The Ottawa Citizen of Tuesday, February 05, 2008: The City of Ottawa is promising a full, independent investigation after it was discovered that the planning study for the proposed huge development of Kanata West didn’t

August 29, 2010 Fourteen months after City Council accepted the Third Party Review (TPR) report, staff posted Notices of Completion for the amended Kanata West / Carp River environmental assessments. By the August 29, 2010 deadline, several Part II Order Requests had been filed: + Six individuals jointly sent in an 8-page letter. Signatories, also speaking for Friends of the Carp River, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Sierra Club Canada, included all

Minister issues Order under s. 16 (3) of the EAA On July 21, 2008, just over two years after receiving “Part II Order Requests“, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment responded with an Order to the City regarding all further development in the Kanata West area. In addition to the arguments put forward by the Part II Order Requesters, the 6-page letter [467 KB] refers to the City’s own request of

Planning and Environment Committee deliberated on the proposed Terms of Reference for a Third Party Review of Carp River-related projects on June 24. Please look here for a report on this meeting, including all related documents. At Council the following day, the amended recommendations were endorsed. One key change from what staff proposed is that the Reviewer will consult with the Auditor General and those who have filed a Part

Draft Terms of Reference for Third Party Review – Carp River  (May 29, 2008) Comments to staff on the Terms of Reference – Carp Open Letter to City Council on the Terms of Reference – Carp Terms of Reference at Planning Committee & Council, June 24-25

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