May 24 - vote day

Wednesday, May 24, Council is to vote on the Transportation and Economic Development committee's recommendation to use the Bowesvile Site for the maintenance yard. It looks like they're about to choose to pave over greenspace land despite lots of criticism, including:

• David Jeanes, Transport 2000


• Ann Coffey, City of Ottawa Environmental Advisory Committee


• Nicole Parent, OFGAC


• Ron Rancourt, Windsor Park Village/PWG member


• Stephen Fanjoy, E-W PWG Member

On Brownfield Redevelopment, the city says:
"While costs to develop brownfields are greater than greenfields, positive experience and results in Canada and the U.S. have shown that the challenges to brownfield development can be overcome to produce a profit for the developer and significant economic, environmental and social benefits for the community." (link)