There is little that can be said about the frustration everyone feels as we continue to wait in anticipation of the 40PA decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal.   With no decision to report, there are some interesting items ongoing in our calendar and we wanted to make sure they are on yours.Continue reading→

We have been holding off on this e-News waiting for something to break free on the legal flank of the ClubLink issue.  Still no news from the Ontario Court of Appeal to derail ClubLink, Minto and Richcraft once and for all.  In the meantime, we need to stay vigilant on their latest push on the planning side and cover other good news too.Continue reading→

We are now into our third summer with ClubLink, Minto and Richcraft and their bad winds blowing across Kanata Lakes.  ClubLink’s shenanigans does get tiring and reading their bumf does little positive for our spirits.Continue reading→

February 22, 2202

The Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition is taking ClubLink Corporation to court, to stop the destruction of 175 acres of green and open space in the heart of the Kanata Lakes and Beaverbrook neighbourhoods.

Today, KGPC lawyers will file a notice of application in Ontario Superior Court to stop the development of the Kanata Golf Course lands.  The application seeks to have the court declare that two Restrictive Covenants are enforceable and thereby limit how the land can be used.

The first, is a Restrictive Covenant about the preservation of Greenspace due to the 40% Principle.  It states that forty percent of the original development area, which includes the golf course and Trillium Woods, remain as greenspace.  The KGPC is taking ClubLink to court to enforce the 40% Principle, as the Ontario Court of Appeal decision only dealt with the City of Ottawa’s ability to have the land conveyed to it.

The second, is a restrictive covenant concerning Stormwater Management that stems from an agreement ClubLink signed when it acquired the Kanata Golf Course lands in November 1996.  It specifically restricts the (re)grading of the land and the altering of its inherent Stormwater Management function.

“We’re asking the court to enforce both Restrictive Covenants and declare that ClubLink’s proposed development breaches one or both of the restrictive covenants.  This would prevent them from proceeding with this development and protect our precious greenspace,” says KGPC Chair Barbara Ramsay.

The KGPC will host a Help Save Our Greenspace virtual town hall on Wednesday, February 23^rd at 7pm to update our supporters on the legal and planning aspects of our fight.

Event details and YouTube LiveStream link

KGPC Chair Barbara Ramsay is available for comment.

Contact: KGPC Chair, Barbara Ramsay at 613-725-6595 or chair@ourkanatagreenspace.ca

The Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition is a not-for-profit corporation, focused on increasing public awareness about the importance of greenspace preservation.  Our goal is to raise funds and public support for the City of Ottawa efforts to ensure that the 40% Agreement is enforced.

We have a couple of updates in the fight to Save our Greenspace.  In our last e-news we told you about ClubLink’s costs submission to the court claiming $50,000 due from the Coalition citing our misguided efforts as an intervenor at the 40PA hearing.  They suggested we unnecessarily increased their costs while failing to contribute to the positive solution of the case for the City among other things. 
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ClubLink surprised us and sent their Notice of Appeal out late Friday afternoon and managed to leave the KGPC off the mailing list in their process.  Some sort of error they said. Continue reading→

Your hundreds of expressions of happiness and gratitude as a result of the 40% Agreement win on Friday have flooded the inbox.  It is clear that you appreciate the thousands of hours of volunteer work of the Coalition members.  They don’t often take a bow and so I thought today we would give them all the shoutout they deserve.Continue reading→

Justice Labrosse released his 45 page decision today on the validity  of the 40 Percent Agreement and in doing so scuttled the ClubLink, Minto Communities and Richcraft Homes plan to redevelop our greenspace with 1544 homes.  He wrote, “The  1981 Agreement continues to be a valid and binding contract.”   You can read it all for yourself Continue reading→

We need some FUN! Groundhog Day is just around the corner on February 2 … and so we will have an Un-dinner and a movie. Continue reading→

The Coalition and the parties heard from Justice Labrosse yesterday.  He confirmed that he had reviewed the written submission of the Coalition regarding the admission of the 1987 Concept Plan into evidence and said he was not persuaded that its admission into evidence was necessary.  He did confirm that he will provide his reasons with his decision on the 40PA which he will now proceed to finalize.
The Coalition and our legal team continue to feel confident.Continue reading→