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THE Canadian Settlements Sampler Innovative programs that make communities more liveable Published by the Les Presses Community Planning Press canadiennes de l’urbanisme Ottawa, Canada May 1976 Copyright © by the Community Planning Press/Les Presses canadiennes de l’urbanisme, 1976. 425 Gloucester St., Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5E9 The Community Planning Press/Les Presses canadiennes de l’urbanisme is a department of the Community, Planning Association of Canada! l’Association canadienne d’urbanisme. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: The Canadian settlements sampler ISBN 0-88752.000-6 1. Cities and towns—Canada. 2. Cities and towns— Planning—Canada—Handbooks, manuals, etc. HT127.Al C36 301.360971 C76-015017-6 Published in French under the title Repertoire du mieux vivre au Canada Cover design: Ron Greene Illustrations: Jim Weller Price $2.95 Printed in Canada. PREFACE At Habitat, the nations of the world will not only discuss very important human settlements issues but will also, through audio-visual presentations, show how challenging problems have been overcome. Habitat’s solution orientation has inspired the Canadian National Committee to commission this survey of innovative projects promising significant improvements in the communities where they have been introduced. In the end this list may include failures as well as successes. Programs may for a variety of reasons be dropped. Certainly the status of some items will have changed even by publica tion date. But each item has been selected because it offers an imaginative and potentially valuable solution to questions facing Canadian communities from coast to coast. The Canadian Settlements Sampler is directed to those seeking practical, functional ways to provision of improve the conditions and quality of community life — whether through better planning, housing and services, increased communication and facilities, or effective use of present resources. We expect that the reader will glance through the book many times, and that as a resource guide it will stimulate a cross-fertilization of ideas across the country. The manuscript has been developed by A.R.A. Associates under the direction of Mr. Jim Weller, and the supervision of Committee members Dr. Lloyd Axworthy and Mrs. Brenda Hayes. It is published by the Community Planning Press. The Canadian National Committee wishes to express its appreciation to all the above, and to the many others who have assisted. We hope that the Canadian Settlements Sampler will open new possi bilities to those concerned with the development of our communities. Sidney L. Buckwold, Senator Chairman: Canadian National Committee for Habitat MacLeod Dr. Hugh L. Keenleyside Mrs. Adrienne Clarkson Mrs. Brenda Hayes Mr. Norman Island (Honorary Chairman) Ontario British Columbia Prince Edward British Columbia Prof. P.J. FitzPatrick Mrs. Cynthia Hill Archbishop J. N. MacNeil Dr. Lloyd Axworthy New Brunswick Northwest Territories Alberta Manitoba Mr. E. Gaboury Ms. Frances Innes Mr. Johnny YesNo Ontario M. Claude Castonguay Manitoba Newfoundland Québec Mr. J. Gerald Godsoc Jr. M. Guy Legault Nova Scotia Québec TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I — PLANNING AHEAD I-A Laud Use Planning 14 I-A-i Protecting the View In Halifax I-A-2 Developer And Town Make Trade I-A-3 Toronto Infill I-A-4 City, Province And Feds On The Same Track I-A-5 Land Registration And Information Service (L.R.I.S.) I-A-6 Isodemography. The Mapping of Canadians I-A-7 The Zero-Lot-Line Lottery I-A-8 Zero-Lot-Lines Lower Costs In Bramalea I-A-9 Canada’s Federal Land Management Policy I-A-b The B.C. Land Commission I-A-b Land Tenure Alternatives I-A-il The Saskatoon Land Bank I-A-12 Mill Woods Land Bank I-A-13 Residential Land Lease: Borrowing Land I-A-14 North Pickering Assembles Savings I-A-15 Tswacome Properties I-B Transportation Planning 19 I-B-i Transportation Crossroads I-B-2 Where Do We Go And How Shall We Get There I-B-3 Traffic Management Centre I-B-4 Go Transit I-B-5 Thrn Down Traffic Volume I-B-6 On the Buses I-B-7 Second Generation STOL I-B-8 Streetcars For Toronto I-B-9 Canadian Urban Bikeway Design Competition I-B-b Going Down The Lane I-B-il Bikeway Right-of-Way I-B-12 Deliberate Detours I-B-13 Skate To Work Or Play I-B-14 Changing Directions I-B-15 Audio Signs for For The Blind I-C Regional Administration And Planning 23 I-C-b Regional Government In Ontario I-C-2 Regional Resources Project No. 1 I-C-3 GVRD — Livable Region I-C-4 Equal Opportunity Program I-D Planning For Economic Opportunities 25 I-D-1 Economic Independence Rises In The East I-D-2 The Real Thing, Inc. I-D-3 WOW Garments I-D-4 A Breath of Fresh Air I-D-5 Little Dover Building Boats I-D-6 This Is The Hammer That Hit The Nail That Went Into The House That Jack Built I-D-7 Enterprise At Conne River I-D-8 Staving Off The Winter I-D-9 ‘Ksan Historic Indian Village I-D-10 Blood Tribe, Alberta I-D-11 Burns Lake Has “New Dimensions” FE Environmental Protection Planning 28 I-E-1 Ecological Reserves In British Columbia I-E-2 Environmentally Sensitive Areas I-E-3 The Islands Trust I-F Public Involvement In Planning 30 I-F-i Winnipeg’s RAGS I-F-2 Composite Committee I-F-3 Inglewood, Calgary I-F-4 Tenant Designed Housing I-F-5 Community Resource Boards I-F-6 Canadian National Committee I-F-b Guides And Aids For Citizen Participation I-F-7 Let’s Talk About It I-F-8 Rules of The Game — A Handbook For Tenants And Homeowners I-F-9 Rape of The Block: Everyperson’s Guide To Neighbourhood Defense SECTION II— BETTERING THE BUILT WORLD 11-A More and Better Housing 34 TI-A-i Mobile Homes II-A-2 Compact Housing II-A-3 Homes by Hudac: Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada II-A-4 Fibreglass in the North II-A-5 Stackwall Housing II-A-6 Shelter for the Inuit Tapirisat II-A-7 The Aquatic Village: The Cassetta II-A-8 The Constant Module lI-A-b Housing To Meet Special Needs [note] II-A-9 Hudac Wheelchair House h-A-b Ten Ten Sinclair IT-A-li Rents Geared To Upwardly Mobile hT-A-12 Saskatchewan Garden Corridor 11-B Co-ops And Communes 38 IT-B-i Willow Park’s Continuing Success Story hT-B-2 ForWard 9 Co-op Housing TI-B-3 Co-operative Born To Single Parents TI-B-4 Learning The Ropes: Kinew Housing Incorporated II-B-5 “Sweat Equity” In Nova Scotia IT-B-6 Ontario Makes Stab at Non-Profits II-B-7 Back To The Land Il-C Community Revitalization And Communitas 41 IT-C-i Miracle on Mainstreet II-C-2 Dyke to Halt Decay II-C-3 Bloor West Village II-C-4 On Building Downtown hI-C-5 The Skywalk Connection hT-C-6 Central Business District Revival. Keskus hI-C-7 Montreal Goes Underground II-C-8 A Better Biggar . .. or Bust II-C-9 Leaf Rapids Manitoba h-C-b Fermont New Town II-D In The Future Use The Past . 44 II-D-1 Heritage Legislation II-D-2 Heritage Conservation Areas II-D-3 Getting to Know Heritage II-D-4 Privateer’s Wharf II-D-5 A Former TB Sanatorium: Arts Echo In Valley II-D-6 L’Heritage Oblige II-D-7 An Old Freight House Restored II-D-8 Burnt Out Shell Acoustics II-D-9 An Under-Utilized Church II-D-10 Ex-Armed Forces Seaplane Base Is A Forum liE Parks And Public Spaces 48 II-E-1 Satellite Art II-E-2 Facade Squared II-E-3 Subway Art II-E-4 Wall Painting Projects II-E-5 Pump In The Park II-E-6 Recycled Gravel Pit II-E-7 Live-In Park II-E-8 Toronto Meet Your Shoreline II-E-9 Port-A-Park II-E-10 Fathom Five II-E-11 Project Flipper II-E-12 Summer Skating II-E-13 Rent-A-Garden Il-F Waste, Water, And Energy 51 IT-F-i Vintage Volvo II-F-2 Derelict Cars for Scrap II-F-3 Old Wine And Old Bottles in an Old Winery II-F-4 Canweil: Canadian Water Energy Loop TI-F-5 Aquarobic Waste Treatment II-F-6 Hamilton Swaru: Solid Waste Reduction Unit II-F-7 The Autotrol Bio-Disc II-F-8 Sewage Disposal For “Shield” Terrain II-F-9 “Operation-Ecol”: Minimum Cost Housing Il-F-b Package Reservoir Systems TI-F-il Desalination By Freezing TI-F-12 City of Vernon Spray-Irrigation II-F-13 Storing Off-Peak Power II-F-14 Spare Power Hothouses II-F-15 Aero Generators IT-F-16 The Ark IT-F-17 Solar Panels As Walls Or Roofs IT-F-18 Solar Houses SECTION III — SOCIAL INTERCHANGE: PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Ill-A Job Training And Employment Opportunities 56 ITT-A-i Five Minus Two Federal Employment Programs IIT-A-2 Mincome And The Algebra of Motivation III-A-3 Community Employment Strategy III-A-4 People on $50 III-A-5 New Careers, New Lives III-A-6 Whipping Homes Into Shape TIT-A-7 Heading Off Crime in St. John’s TIT-A-8 Home-Grown Co-op TIT-A-9 Jobs on Ice 111-B Learning Opportunities . 59 Ill-B-i The Emancipation of Staff Talent III-B-2 Town and Gown III-B-3 Innis College’s Live-In Community Program III-B-4 Institute For Urban Studies III-B-5 The City As A Classroom III-B-6 TV Land Lab III-B-7 Learning In The City III-B-8 Dial-A-Course III-B-9 Community Learning Centres: A Catalyst For Change hI-B-b The Little Red Schoolhouse Program Ill-B-il Benefits Reaped III-B-12 Have College Will Travel IhI-B-13 Miles of Credit III-B-14 Museumobile Ill-B-is To Store or Not To Store III-B-16 Sea Lions In The Classroom, Fossils In The Highrise III-B-17 Twin Valleys: Hearts of Oak III-B-18 Manitou Community College IhI-B-19 Brotherhood of Scholars IhI-B-20 Renaissance Revival Ill-C Co-ordinated Service Delivery 65 Ill-C-i James Bay Community Project hII-C-2 The Britannia Centre hII-C-3 Friendship Centres III-C-4 North Frontenac Rural Services III-C-5 Mainland South: The Land Is Bright III-C-6 St.