New updated content: 2025-07-14 10:32:14

The Poets Pathway goes through what is called the Southern Corridor. At the western end, the Woodroffe-Merivale corridor is a linear greenspace that runs north of the abandoned Beachburg rail line. This section is within the study area for the new Baseline-Merivale Secondary Plan. It is also on the list of vacant lands that are being offered for residential development by the federal government. At the eastern end, the Poets’ Pathway runs from Riverside Drive to McCarthy Road through McCarthy Meadow and McCarthy Woods. In draft 2 of the new Zoning Bylaw, while McCarthy Woods retains its EP zoning, the zoning for McCarthy Meadow is now shown as Development Reserve rather than Open Space. This was done at the request of the National Capital Commission, according to Hunt Club Community Association sources.
Action: The GA will raise the alarm and enlist its allies to get involved in the process to prevent the loss of these greenspaces or to at least retain a minimum greenspace passageway from east to west.