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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 members of that committee. Our position is that this is a fantastic opportunity to add to the public greenspaces that dot the shore of the Ottawa River west of Shirley’s Bay and should be acted upon swiftly by the City. Members agreed that we should delegate at the upcoming ARAC meeting in support of the staff recommendation.

Action: Paul is to prepare a submission to ARAC and register as a speaker on behalf of the Greenspace Alliance at the meeting.