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The Canadian Red Cross, Ottawa Branch, is willing to offer three courses at the Beaverbrook Community Centre in November. THESE COURSES WILL ONLY BE HELD IF AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE REGISTER FOR EACH COURSE.

The courses being offered are:

  • November 15 Emergency Preparedness NO CHARGE. This course will show you what you need to know to survive the first 72 hours of an emergency, such as the ice storm.
  • November 22 Babysitting course for 11 to 15 year olds; what you need to know to be a reliable baysitter. All day course: $45.
  • November 29 CPR. What should you do in an emergency.  Four-hour course, $30.

All courses will take place at the Beaverbrook Community Centre. 

If you want these courses to take place, please tell your friends and neighbours and help to ensure 12 people register and pay for the course. Registration will take place from November 1 to November 8. If you wish to register please send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. specifying which course.

I will contact you between October 27 and November 8 to ask for payment. If a course is cancelled your money will be refunded. 

Jim Shearon, Secretary, KBCA.

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Please tell your story! Beaverbrook is getting ready for its 50th anniversary.  Canada is getting ready for its 150th.

A group of Carleton honour’s and graduate history students and their Professor, John Walsh, are coming to the Beaverbrook community to conduct Oral History research.

Supervised researchers will ask questions on memories of everyday life, at school, at play, at home, and perhaps even at work.  They will gather your recollections of the spaces and places of everyday Beaverbrook life;   houses, yards, schools, parks, community centre, forests, ponds, parks, and streets and pathways that together made up our lives’ geographies.  They have chosen Beaverbrook as an ideal setting in which to explore these memories as well as the unique character of Beaverbrook.

Interviews usually last from 60-90 minutes and they focus mostly on the memories and social histories of childhood, youth, and young adulthood.

If you agree, you will be interviewed in your home, or at Carleton University, or at any other convenient location.  Depending on your permission, interviews will be archived at Carleton and available to be streamed over the Internet.  Students will also be producing research projects with the interviews.  You are welcome to share or lend some of your photos, notes, maps, and drawings which could be put digital form for future research and displays.  You will receive a copy of your interview for your personal record, which you may wish to pass to your family, friends or future generations.

This project is carried out with encouragement of Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association.  Volunteers of KBCA will be welcoming the researchers with a short introductory guided tour.  We're hoping for many people to speak up, and share our stories.  To support the project with your story, please call or email John Walsh (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  tel 613-520-2600 x2821) Let's welcome the researchers! 

Gary 613 791 6729

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With COVID-19 potentially everywhere, it may be important for visitors coming to your front door to be aware that someone in the home may be vulnerable or may be infected. A posting on Facebook has defined a number of those notices, which are available here as .PDF files ready for download and printing:

  • Someone in this house has COVID symptoms or has Tested Positive LINK
  • Someone in this house has a weak immune system LINK
  • Someone over 70 lives here LINK
  • A Child in this house has complex health needs LINK
  • Someone in this house has a chronic illness  LINK
  • Someone in this house has a chronic respiratory illness  LINK
  • Someone in this house is a COVID risk LINK
  • Someone in this house is pregnant LINK
  • Someone in this house has traveled outside the Country LINK

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The KBCA is supporting the "Big Kanata" garage sale in Beaverbrook June 1 8 AM to 1 PM (June 2 rain date)

Register your Garage Sale on the 'Big Kanata Garage Sale Map' with your address/some items/types of items available at your sale: http://yardsaletreasuremap.com/AdminConsole4.htm?id=1304560467&where=Kanata&fbclid=IwAR3Cz0fUjSMclal7YQJE8ouZ8H4EsOgGnhtuK6vSHlm-5GbTQsmVLYXuuvc

The Beaverbrook Community Centre is a "community hub" for local sales as well as residents registering for sales at their home.

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Your Kanata Community Associations have joined forces to bring you the 'BIG KANATA' Community Garage Sale - June 1st 8am - 1pm ( rain date on June 2nd)

Our community associations encourage participating households to voluntarily donate some of your proceeds to a local charity of your choice. Some suggestions for local charities incl: Kanata Food Cupboard, Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre - Chrysalis House for abused women, Rotary Club of Kanata, Kanata-Hazeldean Lions Club or QuickStart - Early Intervention for Autism(founder in Kanata).

 

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In 2015, Sustain Kanata North gave out ten free Home Energy Assessments (HEA) to owners of various models of Beaverbrook homes. This information has been developed into a ToolKit for Beaverbrook homeowners and anyone living in older suburban homes in Ottawa. The ToolKit includes copies of the ten HEAs, and a video of a workshop "Upgrading Energy in Beaverbrook Homes" that was presented in 2017 at the library. The presentation explores typical problems in older suburban homes, solutions, and compares payback periods.

For details visit the EnviroCentre Home Energy Toolkit for Beaverbrook

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The City of Ottawa has approved 1131 Teron, with changes to setbacks (back yard setback 2.5m increased to 4.5m, Teron Road setback increased from 3m to 6m). The KBCA will not appeal this to the OMB, but will vigorously defend the community position at the OMB if the developer appeals. OMB appeal deadline is July 23, 2014.

The Taggart group has applied for a zoning change for a  retirement residence to be added to the 100 Varley property. There will be a public meeting Weds, July 16 @ 7:30 PM at the KBCA Community Centre.

1131 Teron Rd.

Despite arguments from the KBCA, Bill Teron, Marianne Wilkinson and various Community Members, both the Planning Committee and the City Council have approved the development application for 1131 Teron.

Based on our understanding of the OMB process, its risks and likely outcome, which includes factoring in recommendations from our Professional Planner, Dennis Jacobs, the KBCA will NOT challenge the decision at the OMB.

However, should the developer take the decision to the OMB, the KBCA will vigorously defend its position that this proposal fails on Community Compatibility (with the understanding that the City is obligated to defend its decision) before the OMB.

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Several changes were motioned and approved at both Planning Committee and City Council which will reduce the building sizes:

  • Building setback from the back lot line was increased from the requested 2.5m to 4.5 m. This impacts the Bethune homes [South] East (down Teron) from the 3 storey condo unit
  • Building setback from Teron was increased from 3m to 6 m, which impacts both the 9 and 3 storey condos

The net change is that the developer has less room for both underground parking and for the 9 and 3 storey condos, which almost certainly means less units and provides more space for screening both from homes in Bethune Court and along Teron Road.

For background information on challenging City decisions to the OMB, please read the following on http://www.keeptotheplan.ca “Think twice about appealing to the OMB.pdf”

100 Varley

The Taggart Group has applied for a zoning change for 100 Varley to allow for a 5 storey, 117 unit retirement residence adjoining to the existing 8 storey apartment building. The details on this can be found at the City of Ottawa “devapps” site:  http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__904V59 . The KBCA and interested community members, including John Mlacak and Bill Teron, met with the Taggart group and our Planner, Dennis Jacobs, on 6 occasions. These were very productive meetings with a great deal of community input to which Taggart responded, modifying their proposals multiple times for both the building and landscaping. The outcome is by far the most Beaverbrook compatible development proposal in recent years. While the KBCA will want to follow through in ensuring the Site Plan and actual development meet the expectations of the community, we will not oppose this zoning application. How Taggart worked with the Community should be a model followed by all developers and incorporated in to the City Official Plan process.

There will be a public meeting Weds, July 16 @ 7:30 PM at the KBCA Community Centre.

Neil Thomson, President, Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association