Community Voice - July 1, 2021 1 Happy Canada Day! Contact Us Karen McCrimmon [email protected] Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton KarenMcCrimmonMP.ca Your CommunityVoice KANATA July 1, 2021 [email protected] 613-45-VOICE www.ottawavoice.ca [email protected] Vol. 4 No. 8 Developer seeking community feedback regarding vacant land BY ANIL JHALLI something,” said Kevin people who want to live McMahon, president of and work in the Kanata An Ottawa- Gatineau real Park River Properties. area. estate company plans to “When you have a design, “We aren’t trying to rush develop unoccupied land then you engage with resi- this thing through the City, at 16 Edgewater Street in dents, any changes needed and we want to get as much the Katimavik-Hazeldean can have a chain reaction feedback as we can,” con- community. where you fix one problem, tinued McMahon. Park River Properties but you can create three Hayley Bennett, presi- wants to build on the new ones.” dent of the Katimavik- empty parcel near the Tim The current zoning is des- Hazeldean Community Anil Jhalli photo Horton’s and Wendy’s in ignated Light Industrial, Association (KHCA), said Julie Begbie, left, Shamilah Ahmad, centre, and Shweta Arshad organized peace walks across Kanata South and is pre- which allows for a wide representatives of Park Kanata North supporting the local Muslim community. paring to submit a pro- range of industrial and River Properties have of- posal to the City of Ottawa commercial uses, noted fered to meet one-on-one in the coming months. McMahon. with residents backing on Residents unite for peace walks To develop the property, While residential use is to the site to hear concerns company officials are re- not currently permitted and suggestions. BY ANIL JHALLI Muslim community. The The suspect has been questing a zoning amend- with the existing zoning “We really appreciate the walks took place on June charged with first degree ment to permit both for the area in question, proactive approach that Three women in Kanata 13. murder and attempted residential and commer- McMahon said the site is the development company Lakes organized peace One week earlier, five murder. He also faces ter- cial uses. This, along with surrounded by zoning that is taking,” added Bennett. walks in response to the members of a Muslim rorism charges. a site plan application, will permits residential devel- “They are doing things dif- recent attack against a family featuring three “What happened was dis- be presented to the City. opment and his company ferently, and actually en- Muslim family in London, generations, were walk- gusting, and it should have “When we started, our is requesting changes that gaging the community up Ontario. ing when they were struck never happened,” said goal was to make sure we add flexibility for residen- front to hear our thoughts Shweta Arshad, Shamilah by a lone male driving a Ahmad. “I am angry that engaged with the com- tial use on the property. and ideas in advance of Ahmad and Julie Begbie black truck, killing four of there are people out there munity before we submit McMahon said the goal is preparing their proposal.” spearheaded the peace them and leaving a young who live like this.” anything and quite frank- to provide more reasonable walks to show solidarity boy orphaned and in the ly, even before we design living accommodations for PLEASE SEE LAND, PAGE 10 and unity with the local hospital. PLEASE SEE UNITE, PAGE 15 Me1·rileeFullerto11- Happy Canada Day Your MPPfor Kanata-Carleton ♦ Me1TileeFullerto11.ca 2 July 1, 2021 - Community Voice News PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT Fullerton now Minister of Children, Community and Social Services BY PATRICK UGUCCIONI care for our seniors,” she said. Kanata-Carleton MPP Critics have pointed the Merrilee Fullerton has blame at Fullerton for the moved on to her third 4,000 resident deaths in cabinet position since long term care homes being elected in 2018. during her watch. 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