A woman who has spent more than a decade of her law career settling class action lawsuits and resolving disputes through mediation and arbitration has been appointed as the National Capital Commission's first ombudsman. Laura Bruneau will start in the position Monday, an NCC news release said the same dayThis is who we will be dealing with when the NCC inveitably starts developing around Bells Corners. Note the large "buildable site" designation on the NCC land on which the Queensway hospital, Valleystream Park, and Shouldice farm sit on this map.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Meet the new boss
Or at least the new ombudsman at the NCC:
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The greenspace areas you mention could well disappear before too long.
The developers are hungrily eying these tasty morsels (see below) and the politicians, especially City politicians, usually go along with whatever the developers want.
Good-bye Shouldice Farms and Valleystream.
Au revoir trailer park people.
See ya later Silver Spring Farm.
Howdy Walmart.
Welcome latte-sippers.
Jack Stirling, a former city planner and now vice-president of Minto Communities Inc., was recently quoted in the Citizen: "those pockets of land near the 416/417 intersection in Bells Corners, the southeast corner of Carling and Moodie (across from Nortel headquarters), and the parcel of land across from the Queensway Carleton Hospital all warrant a closer look."
Translation: "Mmmmm, money!"
(Hmmm, I wonder if Minto Communities Inc. is related to Minto Developments Inc., one of the many generous corporations that financed taciturn Rick Chiarelli's campaign warchest?)
Alex Cullen has often spoken up about the need to oppose development in the Greenbelt, but Councillor Chiarelli has been strangely silent (except for his campaign promise to plunk down a skateboard park in the Bells Corners greenbelt).
Even CO2-sucker John Baird has issued a motherhood statement against greenbelt development.
Baird is also trying to score cheap political points by claiming credit for killing the Andrew Haydon Park bridge idea, even though his involvement was limited to elbowing his way into a photo opportunity in the park with local community association honchos. Too bad one of those "puffins" flying by couldn't have nailed him!
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