Why stopping ClubLink from redeveloping the Kanata Golf Course is critical for Beaverbrook homeowners.

Beaverbrook’s risk of substantial flooding is increasing due to a decades-long trend of more frequent extreme rainfall volumes over short timeframes, which our local stormwater management systems were not designed for.

As Beaverbrook is “downhill” from Kanata Lakes, the Kanata Golf Course and the Beaver Pond, so no area of Beaverbrook would be immune from an extreme rain event.

ClubLink’s desire to redevelop the Kanata Golf Course substantially adds to that risk. The Kanata Lakes Golf Course is also the Stormwater Management system for itself and many of Kanata Lakes homes in and around the Golf course. Re-development of the Kanata Golf Course would mean compromising or disabling its SWM system almost immediately after construction starts (with unknown impact), with its replacement potentially as long as a decade later.

The KBCA recommends that Beaverbrook residents support the KGPC and the City of Ottawa in opposing ClubLink in court and at Queens’ Part, including donations to the KGPC to fund the Legal, Technical and Planning professionals required to oppose Clublink.

For more details on the flood risk, view or download Beaverbrook - understanding the Stormwater Management Threat.

For more information on the KGPC and their opposition to Clublink

 

 

The KBCA is reviving street parties as a way to meet your neighbours and build community.

There has been a large turnover in the neighbourhood since 2019, and with COVID-19 limiting contact, many new residents have not had the chance to meet their neighbours.

So, it’s time to kick-start them as regular events for which the ideal dates are between May 15 to June 15 or Sept 1 to the first weekend in October.

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The KBCA is ready and willing to help with organizing, but this really has to be an event organized by and for the residents of a street or collection/cluster of streets.

We have a number of documents and templates to help (click :

To promote your event, the KBCA will also print off a customized version of our 3' by 2' signs for posting in your communities (example, below). The fields which can customized are shown in angle brackets "< >"

The KBCA is making a $150 grant available to any street/cluster organizing group for food, printing, recyclable cutlery, plates and glasses, and games/toys for the kids (or any other reasonable expense, not including alcohol).

 

 

Cleaning up the Capital - the Beaverbrook edition - Fall 2023

The City of Ottawa is kicking off Cleaning the Capital from Sept 15 to Oct 15

For the Fall, the KBCA will not be running a separate specific clean-up day as most people are forming teams and doing so at convenient times.

Some reminders:

  • Restricted to cleaning up public areas, pathways, parks, etc.
  • Options
    • If you have already cleaned up an area or are planning to, let us know: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    • If you are not sure where to do clean-up, contact the KBCA, and we'll assign an area
    • The KBCA has garbage bags and vinyl gloves for pickup
    • Please take the full bags home for disposal with regular garbage, but if not, let KBCA know, and we'll arrange for pick-up 

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Status (Sept 11, 2023) areas have been claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 2
  • Letters: 
  • General Areas:
    • W. Erskine Johnston school grounds (2) 
    • Earl of March school grounds
    • Stephen Leacock school grounds
    • Park west of Carr Cres.

Priority areas not claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: all (except 2)
  • Letters: all

 

 CAFES Climate Resiliency Community Dialog - Sat, May 13, 2023

Background Information

 

Register for the workshop (free) - Event Brite

 

KBCA AGM 2023

Time to Meet Your Neighbour

Online 7 PM April 18, 2022

Recording: YouTubeLink

Focus for 2023/24

  • Meet your neighbour -  with all the changes since early 2020; there are a lot of new families and neighbours in Beaverbrook. The KBCA is looking for input on local events (garage sales, street meet-n-greet, ...)
  • Sustain Beaverbrook/Kanata North  - get engaged with new community-led projects on community building, green and climate issues, and city planning, ...    
  • Volunteers - vibrant communities run on volunteers, whether as a KBCA director or spring clean up for a couple of hours. Interested in "giving back" to the community?    

Meeting Documents and Presentations

Click on the following to open .PDF versions of the reports

AGENDA

Community updates

- City update - Cathy Curry (Kanata North Councillor)
- Ottawa public library
- KGPC - Golf Course update

KBCA

  • Presidents report
  • Financial outlook, plan
  • Community Centre update
  • Community Events & Initiatives
    • Cleaning The Capital - Beaverbrook Edition
    • Volunteer Recruitment
    • Street BBQs
    • Park Improvements
  • Ecology and Sustainability Projects
  • Community Issues
    • Development Applications
    • Cross-Ottawa Community Association Issues
  • Revitalizing the KBCA
  • Slate of Candidates
  • Elections

Looking for

The KBCA needs additional Directors, Volunteers and part-time paid staff

Volunteer:

  • Treasurer
  • Tech Director
  • Communications Director

Paid part-time:

  • Tech support (Mailing apps (Mailerlite), Website, Google Apps management, VOIP, FB, Twitter

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Cleaning up the Capital - the Beaverbrook edition - 2023

The City of Ottawa is kicking off Cleaning the Capital from April 15, to May 31. 

For Beaverbrook we suggest you delay cleanup until after the May 6 weekend as many areas will be muddy and vulnerable to foot traffic damage, particularly if it is a soggy spring.

The KBCA will be hosting a clean up day at 10 AM, Saturday May 13 with a rain date of 10 AM, Sunday May 14 at the west end parking lot of the Beaverbrook Centre (map here: 1002 Beaverbrook Rd) - 

  • Restricted to cleaning up public areas, pathways, parks, etc.
  • Options
    • If you have already cleaned up an area or are planning to, let the KBCA know (email, below):
    • If you are not sure where to do clean-up, contact the KBCA and we'll assign an area
    • The KBCA has garbage bags and vinyl gloves for pickup
    • Please take the full bags home for disposal with regular garbage, but if not let KBCA know and we'll arrange for pick-up 

For more information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Status (Apr 22, 2023) areas have been claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
  • Letters: B, H, J, K, L, M

Priority areas not claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
  • Letters: A, C, D, E, F, I, N