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Community Voice - August 6, 2020 1 Your CommunityVoice KANATA August 6, 2020 [email protected] 613-45-VOICE www.ottawavoice.ca [email protected] Vol. 3 No. 15 Stars On Ice The Glen Cairn Skating Club honoured several skaters, including Makya Bertrand, left, Mateen Zabihi, centre, and Madison McAllister, right, during a virtual annual general meeting last month. For more on this story, please see page 11. Photos courtesy of Chris Butler ‘Devil in the details’ says public school board chair BY PATRICK UGUCCIONI the local level is scrambling the plan to get kids back in and to do it in as safe a way cohorts of up to 15 students Students from Grade 4-12 to get all the details together, school before Labour Day. as we possibly can and in a alternating between attend- and school staff will be re- The chair of the Ottawa- said Lynn Scott. Board officials were not way that is good for kids,” ing in-person and online. quired to wear masks. Carleton District School “With any of these things, briefed on the specifics said Scott. For both elementary and The city’s chief medical Board says there is a lot of the devil is in the details,” she ahead of the official release Elementary schools will secondary students, in- officer of health, Dr. Vera work to do over the next told this newspaper min- July 30. reopen with in-class in- person school attendance Etches, said last month she month to prepare class- utes after watching the live “We need the details to struction five days a week. will be optional for the 2020- favoured sending students rooms for the province’s broadcast where Premier know what we will be work- Most secondary schools 2021 school year. School of all ages back to school in- school restart plan in Doug Ford was joined by ing with to make sure we are will start the school year in boards will offer remote person five days a week. September. Minister of Education in fact ready for the begin- an adapted model of part- learning for all students who Believing the risk of Everybody at this point at Stephen Lecce in unveiling ning of school in September time attendance with class choose this option. PLEASE SEE CHAIR, PAGE 10 Now Serving You From 2 Locations Ottawa Arnprior 2222 Carling Ave. 210 Madawaska Blvd. 613-366-1932 613-623-2909 2 August 6, 2020 - Community Voice News Golf course hearing concludes BY ANIL JHALLI brought our arguments, really anyone’s guess,” brought our case for- said Coun. Sudds. “The A decision on the fu- ward and now, it’s up to court hearing, while it’s ture of a prized piece of the judge.” welcoming news and greenspace in Kanata Geoff McGowan, presi- we finally saw our day in North now rests in the dent of the board of the court, is now one step in hands of the legal system. KGPC doesn’t doubt what we are preparing The long awaited court Kanata North residents to be a lengthy and long hearing between the City would have packed a live process.” of Ottawa and ClubLink courtroom setting. The developers behind over the 40-per-cent At one point, over 200 the plans recently sub- agreement took place people followed online mitted revisions to the over a three-day period as the virtual hearing got proposal, which calls for in early July in a virtual underway. more open space and a setting. “That’s not surprising, modification to the hous- ClubLink announced to see the numbers in the ing units on the site. in December of 2018 its hundreds,” continued The original proposal plans to partner with McGowan. “We knew detailed plans surround- Richcraft and Minto to re- there would be interest ing 1,502 new residen- develop the Kanata Lakes from our community.” tial units (single family Golf and Country Club. Neil Thomson, presi- homes, townhouses and The community rallied dent of the Kanata apartments). to preserve the greens- Beaverbrook Community A revised plan from pace that has been pro- Association, anticipates ClubLink raises the tected as open space by an appeal once a decision housing units to 1,544, an agreement forged 40 is made. replacing many of the years ago. “It’s the nature of the townhouses that are ClubLink officially sub- game we find ourselves back to back with stacked mitted an application to in,” said Thomson. “This townhouses. the City last fall, which is just the first step, it’s The number of detached calls for a mix of residen- going to be a marathon homes goes from 545 to tial housing and apart- and we have been saying 630. ment units. that from the start.” The plan also intro- During the online court Kanata North Councillor duces a fourth park, hearing, the Kanata Jenna Sudds said while roughly 1.72 acres in size, Greenspace Protection she is no legal expert, she while revising the origi- Coalition (KGPC) was is optimistic about a rul- nal ‘neighbourhood park’ granted intervener status. ing favouring the Kanata concept to retain the ma- “We were as pleased as North community that jority of an existing wood- we could be with how has expressed great dis- lot area. the hearing went,” said appointment and con- For more detail on the Barbara Ramsay, the cern with development revisions, visit ottawa. chair of the KGPC, a non plans for the Kanata ca. 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Sunday and Monday be- decided. Originally scheduled in tween 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 Organizers are wait- May indoors, the KUC’s p.m. until September 6 ing on further instruc- annual Flea Market and outside the front doors tions from the provincial Bake Sale has been moved of the church. Volunteers government. to September 19 outside will be waiting to take the “Anything can change, on the church’s property. items to be sorted. we are always getting new Provincial guidelines “One of the things we de- information all the time,” allow a maximum of 100 cided is that we still have to said Shannon DuBois, a people for large outdoor focus on the community, coordinator with the book gatherings, as long as especially at a time like fair. “There could be new physical distancing and this,” said KUC Reverend guidelines coming in, and other precautions are Cindy Casey. “Our out- we need to make sure it’s followed. reach committee is dedi- safe for everyone.” Penny Gelinas, chair of cated and very proud of While logistics are still the KUC outreach com- the work they do and is being planned, book do- mittee, said the relaxed becoming creative with nations are now being rules in place for Phase 3 how we can continue to of the province’s economic do that.” PLEASE SEE EVENTS, PAGE 8 Suites available, contact Nancy today at 613-595-1116 for details Independent Living | Residential Care | Physical Assisted Living | Memory Care SAFELY Your all-inclusive lifestyle includes: THE WILDWOOD ACCEPTING MOVE-INS • Thoughtfully designed spacious suites • Three freshly prepared gourmet meals • Emergency pendant supported by our 24/7 On-site nursing team • Recreational programs with daily activities • Main lounge with inviting fireplace and 1 BEDROOM grand piano for live entertainment 515 SQ. 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