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TOWN HALL MEETNG JUNE 17TH, Minto Room, Richcraft
RecreationComplex Kanata (RRCK), 7 9 pmWith summer coming, this
will be the last Town Hall Meeting for two months. Due to
themunicipal election, Councillors cannot hold public meetings in
September or October. Therefore,a Town Hall Meeting will take place
on August 20 th in the meeting room , at what will be the
newly opened West District Library.
The June 17 th meeting will cover ongoing issues such as:
Traffic , including speeding, failure tostop at stop signs, cycling
issues & congestion; S tatus report on construction in the
area(repaving, Highway 417, housing construction, new business
buildings) : Upcoming meetings onthe park for Richardson Ridge ;
The Carp Landfill; S tatus reports on school construction ;
Theexpansion lands ; McDonalds and the Outlet Mall.
I hope to have information on the arboretum being developed ,
the closure of the Goulbourn Pooland its implications for the RRCK
, Canada Post Box locations , BIA activit ies and the policereport
for Kanata North. Discussion on issues raised by the public and
coming events such asCanada Day, Kanata North Picnic and Kanata
Race Day are welcome. Come and learn more
about the great community which you call home.
Richardson Ridge Park A new park will be constructed in this
community in 2015. A meeting is being held on June 24thin the
Cardel Sales Office, 290 Huntsville Drive, for residents to provide
suggestions for the parkplan and to find out more about planned
services in their area.
Repaving 2014 The City will be repaving several roads and
pathways this year. A tender has just been let forrepaving the
Goulbourn Forced Road from the Rockeries to the RRCK, Terry Fox
(spot repairs)from the 417 to Didsbury, Carling Ave under the
railway overpass and the unpaved section ofthe path from Broughton
Street to the Goulbourn Forced Road. More pathways are beingchecked
and others may be resurfaced later.
Hydro Outage on June 4 Most hydro outages are due to weather or
failing infrastructure. The ones on June 4 th thatimpacted
residents from Hazeldean Road to Dunrobin was a different matter.
Ive beeninformed that the first outage was caused by a raccoon at a
Hydro One station and the second , to clean up the debris it left
on the equipment.
Community GardenThe new community garden in the Hydro easement
off Klondike now has 25 raised beds, all ofwhich have been taken ,
and there is a waiting list for more. The organizers are being
recognized with a Garden Day Certificate of Recognition at Ot
tawas first official Garden Day. Congratulations to all of the
residents who have worked hard to make this garden a reality andto
contribute to having fresh produce for themselves and for the
Kanata Food Cupboard. Forinformation on Garden Days visit
www.gardendays.ca
MARK THESE DATES:
June 17, Kanata North Town Hall Meeting, RRCK , 7 pm
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