KANATA NORTH NEWS Marianne Wilkinson Councillor, Kanata North Vol. 7, Issue !

Se"te#$er %&'( TOWN HA)) MEETIN*

Mon+a, Se"te#$er %(r+, 7 - 9 pm, Kanata Senior Centre Program Room, Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive. Come out to meet tta!a-Carleton Sc"ool #oar$ %ru&tee C"ri&tine #oot"'( an$ )in$ out a'out t"e ne! &c"ool to

'e 'uilt on *nnovation Drive, in t"e Kanata +ort" #u&ine&& Park. %"i& i& an unu&ual location )or a &c"ool, 'ut 'eing ne,t to t"e Ric"cra)t Recreation Comple, an$ a$-acent to a natural area !ill mean t"at &tu$ent& "ave acce&& to environmental &tu$ie& an$ )itne&& program&. .& !ell a& $i&cu&&ing t"e &c"ool (ou !ill "ear a'out i&&ue& t"at "ave ari&en $uring t"e &ummer inclu$ing/ t"e ca&ino vote0 McDonal$1& $evelopment0 'u$get i&&ue&0 t"e ne! Communit( 2ar$en0 t"e Knu$&on tra))ic &tu$(0 t"e upcoming pu'lic &e&&ion on t"e e,pan&ion lan$& nort" along Marc" Roa$0 a progre&& report on t"e Recreation Comple, an$ it& )un$rai&ing initiative& an$ more. Remem'er t"at %o!n 3all Meeting& are (our opportunit( to )in$ out !"at1& going on in Kanata +ort", to rai&e (our 4ue&tion&, concern& an$ comment& an$ contri'ute to (our communit(. 5ver(one i& !elcome6 %ime Cap&ule& !ill 'e availa'le at t"e meeting an$ (ou can $rop (our )ille$ one& o)) t"ere a& !ell.

MA-OR.S /01*ET CONS0)TATIONS

%"e Ma(or i& "ol$ing a 'u$get-)ocu&e$ online c"at on "i& !e'&ite !!!.-im!at&onotta!a.ca on Septem'er 77t" )rom 72/00 to7/00p.m. 8ou can al&o &en$ (our 'u$get i$ea& to 'u$get2079:otta!a.ca or on %!itter u&ing ;ott'u$get. Plea&e cop( me on (our &u'mi&&ion&. %"e $ra)t 'u$get !ill 'e ta'le$ on %ue&. cto'er 2<r$, !it" a =e&t 5n$ Con&ultation at 3ol( %rinit( Cat"olic Sc"ool on

ct 29 )rom 7 to 9 pm. =e&t en$ Councillor& >inclu$ing m(&el)? an$ t"e Ma(or !ill 'e pre&ent to "ear (our

comment& an$ &ugge&tion&. 5ac" $epartment1& 'u$get &egment !ill 'e $e'ate$ at Council1& Committee& at !"ic" time mem'er& o) pu'lic can al&o &peak. * !ill inclu$e t"e &c"e$ule o) t"e&e meeting& in a later column.

COMM0NIT- *AR1EN CONS0)TATION

%"e Kanata C"ine&e Senior& Support Centre "a& receive$ a grant to create a communit( gar$en in Kanata +ort". %"e Morgan1& 2rant Communit( .&&ociation "a& 'een looking )or a &ite )or &ome time, &o t"e t!o group& are !orking toget"er to e&ta'li&" t"e gar$en. . &uita'le &ite "a& 'een locate$ in t"e 3($ro Corri$or nort" o) Kon$ike Roa$ in Morgan1& 2rant. .n in)ormation &e&&ion i& 'eing "el$ on Septem'er 7@t" )rom 7/00 to 9/00 p.m. at t"e l$ %o!n 3all, o)) Klon$ike Roa$. .ll are !elcome to atten$ to )in$ out more a'out t"i& pro-ect.

KANATA RACE 1A- 2 O0R NEW REC COM3)E4

=atc" )or in)ormation on t"e $ate )or t"i& (ear1& Kanata Race Da( t"at !ill 'e "el$ >aroun$ t"e en$ o)

cto'er? to

rai&e )un$& an$ a!arene&& )or t"e ne! Ric"cra)t Recreation Comple, Kanata. =e nee$ &ome "elp to organiAe t"e race an$ are a&king intere&te$ re&i$ent& to contact m( o))ice to -oin t"e volunteer& !orking to 'ring t"e race 'ack t"i& (ear. %"e Comple, i& nearing completion !it" t"e o))icial opening e,pecte$ '( earl( Decem'er. 8ou can alrea$( regi&ter online )or &!imming le&&on& t"at &tart in Banuar( an$ more program& !ill 'e announce$ &oon. Cor more in)ormation, plea&e &ee m( !e'&ite at !!!.marianne!ilkin&on.com. Cor u&e o) t"e 8out" Room !e !ill 'e "ol$ing a !ork&"op )or teen& to participate in planning t"e activitie& t"at t"e( !ant. =atc" m( column )or t"e $ate an$ place o) t"i& !ork&"op or contact m( o))ice in late Septem'er )or $etail&. Cun$rai&ing )or t"e Comple, i& ongoing. Plea&e vi&it !!!.ric"cra)tcomple,.ca )or $etail& a'out t"e comple, an$ t"e nee$ )or communit( &upport )or item& not covere$ '( t"e Cit( o) D500 or more >ta, receipt provi$e$?. tta!a. %ime cap&ule& are availa'le )or D20 )rom m( o))ice, a& are paver& )or t"e communit( !alk!a( engrave$ !it" (our name or 'u&ine&& )or an( $onation o)

SCHOO).S IN SESSION 2 TRA55IC CONCERNS

Summer i& over an$ &c"ool "a& &tarte$ (et again6 *n man( ca&e& c"il$ren !ill 'e !alking along a roa$ !it"out a &i$e!alk &o give t"em &pace an$ SE = D =+. ="en $ropping (our c"il$ren o)), !atc" )or ot"er c"il$ren an$ 'e particularl( care)ul F (ou !oul$ !ant ot"er $river& to $o t"e &ame )or (our c"il$ren. ="ile !e are )ortunate to "ave man( cro&&ing guar$& to "elp c"il$ren cro&& &ome o) t"e 'u&ier place&, (ou can "elp '( teac"ing c"il$ren tra))ic &en&e )or ot"er time& an$ location&. Eet1& keep all o) our c"il$ren &a)e. *n a$$ition, t"i& mont" t"e tta!a Police Service& Selective %ra))ic 5n)orcement Program >S%5P? !ill 'e )ocu&ing on

&c"ool Aone &a)et( an$ ve"icle occupant re&traint&, inclu$ing c"il$ car &eat&.

ROA1 C)OS0RES 2 CONSTR0CTION

%"ere are man( con&truction pro-ect& t"roug"out time& inclu$ing $ela(& to 'u&e& going to Kanata. *n our area t"ere are )ive ma-or con&truction pro-ect& impacting local tra))ic/ tta!a t"at !ill re&ult in $ela(& a& (ou move a'out t"e Cit(, at

3untmar #ri$ge i& clo&e$ )or a complete re&toration an$ "a& "a$ &ome $ela(& $ue to une,pecte$ i&&ue&. %"e revi&e$ $ate to reopen t"e 'ri$ge i& e&timate$ to 'e no later t"an @/00 a.m. on %"ur&$a(, Septem'er 79t", 207<. *t "a& 'een reporte$ t"at t"e 'ri$ge !ill imme$iatel( reopen upon completion o) con&truction activitie& F "ope)ull( 'e)ore t"e )ir&t "ocke( game.

%"e Marc" Roa$ ramp onto 3ig"!a( 977 )rom Marc" Roa$ &out"'oun$ onto 977 !e&t'oun$ i& clo&e$ until a'out +ovem'er to permit con&truction o) a ne! culvert )or =att1& Creek !"ere it cro&&e& t"e "ig"!a(. G&e %err( Co, !"ere po&&i'le or $etour along Campeau to acce&& t"e %err( Co, ramp )or !e&t 'oun$ tra))ic.

%"e Ca&tle)rank Roa$ ramp onto 3ig"!a( 977 ea&t'oun$ !ill 'e clo&e$ )or &ome !eek& )or reme$ial !ork 'ut * $on1t (et "ave t"e $ate.

5agle&on Roa$ 'et!een Cope Roa$ an$ 3aAel$ean Roa$ !ill 'e re&ur)ace$ an$ al&o "a& concrete an$ a&p"alt &i$e!alk repair& 'eing $one. *ntermittent lane clo&ure& !ill "ave a "ig" impact to tra))ic an$ roug" roa$ &(&tem& !ill make it $i))icult )or c(cli&t&. %"e &c"e$ule$ time i& )rom Sept. 9 to &ometime in +ovem'er.

3erA'erg Roa$ )rom Carling .ve to Eegget Drive !ill 'e clo&e$ )or one $a(, Satur$a( Sept. 2H, )or t"e $rilling o) )ive 'ore"ole& )or geotec"nical inve&tigation )or )uture capital !ork&.

3O)ICE A)ERT
ur Communit( Police police. %"ere "ave al&o 'een inci$ent& o) &ale&people telling re&i$ent& t"at t"eir tap !ater i& un&a)e an$ t"e( nee$ to 'u( t"eir )ilter&. Cit( tap !ater i& con&tantl( te&te$ an$ t"o&e te&t &"o! it i& one o) t"e 'e&t !ater &(&tem& in t"e !orl$. 8ou $on1t nee$ to !a&te mone( on 'ottle$ !ater an$ )ilter& !"en (our tap !ater i& t"i& goo$6 ))icer, Eori Ca"e(, "a& &ent out an alert a'out mi&lea$ing an$ aggre&&ive $oor to $oor &olicitation, particularl( in relation to !ater "eater&. Do not let t"em into (our "ome an$ i) t"e( per&i&t noti)( t"e

1EVE)O3MENT ITEMS
Ioning "a& 'een approve$ )or t"e nort"ea&t corner o) Marc" R$. an$ Ma,!ell #ri$ge R$. !"ere a McDonal$1& re&taurant i& propo&e$. %"e &ite plan i& un$er revie! at t"i& time. *1ve 'een tol$ t"at t"e proponent )or a 75 &tore( apartment 'uil$ing on %eron Roa$ !ill 'e re&u'mitting )or a 9 &tore( 'uil$ing. propo&al. %"e %anger utlet Mall i& no! un$er con&truction on Palla$ium Drive !it" a 2079 opening pro-ecte$. nce &u'mitte$ * !ill !ork !it" t"e communit( a&&ociation an$ "ol$ a pu'lic meeting on t"at

%"e )inal &ite plan )or 2 t"e Park!a( "a& not (et 'een &u'mitte$. . Planning Stu$( i& un$er!a( )or t"e lan$& along Marc" Roa$ nort" o) t"e e,i&ting communitie& t"at i& 'eing a$$e$ to t"e ur'an area. . pu'lic meeting i& tentativel( &et )or ct. 29t". * !ill con)irm t"i& clo&er to t"e $ate.

%"e apartment comple, in t"e Kanata %o!n Centre on Cana$ian S"iel$ .ve. "a& 'uil$ing ;2 nearing completion, 'uil$ing ;< un$er !a(, 'uil$ing ;9 approve$ )or 72 &tore(& at t"e Committee o) .$-u&tment, 'uil$ing ;5 >5 &tore(&? &u'mitte$ )or approval an$ an a$$ition to t"e clu' "ou&e approve$. Stu$ie& are un$er!a( )or Cit( o!ne$ lan$& t"at run 'et!een Kanata .ve. an$ Campeau Drive. . pu'lic meeting !ill 'e &c"e$ule$ later t"i& )all.

CASINO VOTE
Ea&t !eek, Council, on a 75 F 7 vote, $eci$e$ to $eclare t"at t"e onl( location )or a ca&ino operation !oul$ 'e t"e Ri$eau Carleton Race!a( >RCR?. * !a& one o) t"o&e !"o vote$ again&t t"i& motion 'ecau&e it provi$e$ an un)air

a$vantage to one 'u&ine&& over ot"er 'u&ine&&e& >!"o !ere alrea$( engage$ !it"

ntario Eotter( an$ 2aming tta!a.

> E2? to $etermine t"e 'e&t location?. *1$ 'e 4uite "app( to "ave no ca&ino at all 'ut i) t"ere i& to 'e a competition t"en &electing one private propert( a& t"e onl( location i& un)air to ot"er 'u&ine&&e& in

* $on1t kno! !"at t"e long-term implication o) t"i& $eci&ion !ill 'e, 'ut * am concerne$ t"at action ma( 'e taken '( t"o&e !"o "ave no! 'een remove$ )rom t"e proce&& t"at t"e( "a$ 'een participating in !it" E2 )or more t"an a (ear F one o) !"ic" i& t"e Senator& an$ ot"er& !"o "ave remaine$ &ilent. *1m concerne$ a'out t"e me&&age t"i& &en$& to 'u&ine&&e& !"o $eal !it" t"e Cit(. *1m al&o concerne$ t"at &enior cit( &ta)) !ere not a part o) t"e proce&& in making t"i& &election 'ut remaine$ &ilent F * can onl( &peculate t"at t"i& !a& 'ecau&e t"i& !a& &olel( a political $eci&ion an$ an( contri'ution or anal(&i& t"e( coul$ make mig"t not "ave &upport t"at $eci&ion. %"e one e,ception !a& Dr. Eev(, our Me$ical ))icer o) 3ealt", !"o "a& pro$uce$ an e,cellent report on pro'lem& )rom gam'ling. E2 an$ agree$ to provi$e more )un$ing to $eal !it" a$$iction&. * Council "a& &ent t"o&e recommen$ation& to recommen$e$.

!on$er !"at an economic impact &tu$( to $etermine t"e 'e&t location )or t"e ca&ino !it"in t"e Cit( !oul$ "ave

3)ASCO
%"e 5nvironment Committee "a& approve$ a revi&e$ timeline to Decem'er 2079 )or con)irmation o) )un$ing )or t"e Pla&co Plant t"at i& to $eal !it" re&i$ual gar'age )rom re&i$ential area&. Pla&co i& pa(ing t"e co&t o) 'uil$ing t"e plant. Completion )or operation remain& 207@. %"e Committee al&o pa&&e$ a motion to "ave &ta)) prepare an evaluation o) ot"er &(&tem& >ot"er t"an lan$)ill? to $eal !it" gar'age i) )un$ing "a& not 'een con)irme$ '( t"e revi&e$ $ate.

CRE1IT CAR1S CAN NOW /E 0SE1 TO 3A- 3RO3ERT- TA4ES

G&ing (our Ma&terCar$, J*S., or .merican 5,pre&& car$, or *nterac, (ou can no! pa( (our propert( ta,e& online. %"ere i& a c"arge to cover t"e co&t t"at "a& to 'e pai$ to t"e cre$it car$ compan( )or t"i& &ervice o) 7.99K o) t"e amount )or tran&action& over D25 an$ D0.50 )or tran&action& o) D25 or le&&. Cor more in)ormation, plea&e vi&it !!!.marianne!ilkin&on.com.

OTTAWA.S WASTE 3)AN

Continue to provi$e t"e Cit( o) tta!a !it" (our input on t"e $evelopment o) a long-term =a&te Management Plan. %"i& plan i& e&&ential to en&ure integrate$ an$ &u&taina'le !a&te management &olution& )or t"e Cit(, an$ 'ot" re&i$ent an$ &take"ol$er )ee$'ack i& a ke( )actor to t"e &ucce&& o) t"i& plan. %o provi$e )ee$'ack, plea&e take part in t"e Cit(1& online 4ue&tionnaire at 5ngli&"/ "ttp&/LLapp07.otta!a.caL&urve(Lin$e,.p"pL@5@2<HLlang-en Crenc"/ "ttp&/LLapp07.otta!a.caL&urve(Lin$e,.p"pL@5@2<HLlang-)r %"e 4ue&tionnaire !ill 'e availa'le until Septem'er 29t". 3ar$cop( ver&ion& o) t"e 4ue&tionnaire !ill al&o 'e availa'le at m( =ar$ Campeau Drive. ))ice, locate$ at t"e Mlacak Centre, 2500

C)EANIN* THE CA3ITA)

%im 3orton& i& again &pon&oring t"e 20t" Cleaning t"e Capital Campaign, an$ * invite (ou an$ (our )amil( an$ )rien$& to participate in keeping our 'eauti)ul cit( clean6 Cleaning t"e Capital i& a cit(-!i$e event !"ere re&i$ent&, 'u&ine&&, &c"ool& an$ )amilie& volunteer to remove litter, rake )allen leave&, an$ remove gra))iti !it"in t"eir communit(. %"i& (ear, Cleaning t"e Capital take& place )rom Septem'er 75t" to communit( initiative& a& !ell a& improving t"e appearance o) our communitie&. cto'er 75t". Cor regi&tration in)ormation, plea&e vi&it !!!.otta!a.ca. 8our regi&tration !ill &"o! t"at Kanata +ort" 'elieve& in &upporting our

ONE -O0N* WOR)1 S0MMIT )EA1ER SEEKIN* S3ONSORSHI3

Martina #uc"al, a (oung lea$er repre&enting Cana$a "ope& to atten$ t"e a&king to "elp &prea$ t"e !or$ a'out "er campaign. M&. #uc"al i& "ig"l( involve$ in "er communit( an$ committe$ to 'ettering t"e !orl$ aroun$ "er. S"e i& currentl( pur&uing "er un$ergra$uate $egree in tta!a, "a& complete$ a #... 3onour& in Ea! at Carleton Gniver&it(, an$ "a& 'een a$vocating &trongl( )or "uman rig"t& an$ peace-'uil$ing proce&&e& aroun$ t"e glo'e t"roug" "er e))ort& a& a =orl$ Merit .m'a&&a$or. Cor more in)ormation on M&. #uc"al1& pur&uit& an$ to &pon&or "er, plea&e vi&it "ttp/LL!!!.go)un$me.comL<vlo7k. ne 8oung =orl$ Summit in Sout" .)rica, an$ i& &eeking &pon&or&"ip an$ $onation& &o t"at &"e ma( atten$ t"e con)erence. M&. #uc"al contacte$ m( o))ice

IM3ORTANT 1ATES TO REMEM/ER

Septem'er 7@t"/ Communit( 2ar$en Meeting, l$ %o!n 3all >o)) Klon$ike Roa$?, 7/00p.m. Septem'er 20t"/ 5,po 55M, Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, 7/00 p.m. to </<0 p.m. Septem'er 2<r$, Kanata +ort" %o!n 3all Meeting, Senior1& Centre in t"e Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, 7-9 pm.

CONTACT IN5ORMATION
P"one/ @7<-5H0-2979 Ca,/@7<-5H0-2579 5-mail/Marianne.=ilkin&on:otta!a.ca =e'&ite/ !!!.marianne!ilkin&on.com Po&t/ 770 Eaurier .ve =, tta!a, + K7P 7B7 ))ice in t"e Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, inclu$ing

8ou ma( 'ook appointment& !it" me at t"e =ar$ Cri$a(& in t"e =ar$ ))ice )rom 70 amF< pm.

evening an$ !eeken$ time&, '( contacting me '( p"one or email. . &ta)) mem'er i& pre&ent on =e$ne&$a(& an$