As the final decision of Sikh temple in westminster wood has been scheduled, could you please kindly consider your vote by asking yourself: Whether I will support the plan if my family lives beside a temple. I am a proud resident of westminster wood. My house is far away from the site. I feel sorry […]
Category: Growth
410 Clair Road Application
Please see the attached letter regarding the Planning report and application for 410 Clair Road. PV 410 Clair Rezoning letter – June 4
Submission to City Council for June 7 – 146 Downey Road
Submission to Council
the temple proposed at 410 Clair Road East
Recently, the National Post has reported “Violent incidents at two Sikh temples this month in Brampton, Ont., along with a controversial decision over the weekend to allow photos of leaders from banned terrorist groups onto a float in the annual Vaisakhi parade in B.C……The fight, reportedly involving machetes, knives and construction axes, was the result […]
comments on NHS
As requested by Councillor Hofland, I am providing a copy of comments presented to Council on May 20, 2010. Sierra Club Canada makes the following comments with respect to the Official Plan amendment. These comments will primarily focus on the Natural Heritage Strategy section of the Official Plan. Seek additional input. It is our understanding […]
Sikh temple endorsed by city staff report
The following article appeared in the May 28 edition of the Guelph Mercury: A proposed Sikh temple for the south end has received a go-ahead from city staff. With some minor tweaks, planning staff is recommending city councillors approve a zoning bylaw amendment that would allow the Guelph Sikh Society to construct a temple on […]
OPA 42
I just discovered this afternoon at Narita airport (I know it is 3.23 a.m. on your time) that my email submission on OPA 42 did not go through because I missed the G in Guelph. I am forwarding the submission to you to partly compensate for this error – I have resent the message to […]
HCBP – Clarification – Carson Reid
I understand that there may still be confusion regarding Carson Reid’s involvement in the HCBP. The City currently owns a .56 hectare block within the HCBP which has no frontage. This block is adjacent to a townhouse block in the Kortright Hills residential subdivision that is owned by Carson Reid. Attached is a plan showing […]
An Open Letter – Why the Jefferson Salamander isn't the end all to the issue of the proposed HCBP:
We recently found out that the city’s monitoring of the Jefferson did not find any confirmation that the Jefferson Salamander lives at the Hanlon Creek Wetland Complex. (Other than the hybrid found about a year ago). But we also know that, had the Jefferson been found, the City was attempting to apply for an exemption […]
to get your creative juices going
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wt8vPuoLT8&NR=1&feature=fvwp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-iFJ3ncIDo&feature=emai and there are plenty more examples in other cities. Note the comments of why the folks moved to Chicago. BM