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Cheryl Carroll (left) and Jeanette McLaren are ready to sweep as Katie McLaren tests the curling ice at Stephen Leacock School rink. Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association is hosting an outdoor curling event from 10 A.M. to 12 Noon Saturday February 8. More info...Come Curl With Us!
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Beaverbrook residents say there is a need for an upgraded community centre. Almost 120 residents answered a survey conducted by the community association in November and December. The conclusion: renovation, community-focused programming and increased visibility are the keys to a meaningful role for the community centre, located on Beaverbrook Road.
The survey asked residents to indicate which of seven activity areas would most benefit the Beaverbrook community. Most people chose more than one activity. Recreation and sports centre was the choice of 72 percent; educational centre 69 percent; health, safety and wellness 63 percent, and volunteer centre 33 percent.
Consultant Tracy Wightman says residents already use other facilities in Kanata for those purposes. Some 96 percent of respondents currently use other recreation and sports facilities; 46 percent take part in educational programs, and 57 percent participate in health, safety and wellness programs.
KBCA President Gary Sealey said 60 percent of respondents have participated in events or programs at the Beaverbrook Community Centre. Current uses of the centre include line dancing, yoga, a bridge club, chess club, dog training, boy scouts and girl guides.
More than 40 percent of respondents have children living at home. Almost 25 percent of respondents are couples over 60 with no children at home.
The most important criteria for choosing an activity, program and service are close proximity (93%), price (62%) and ease of registration (34%). Features of a centre considered most important are meeting rooms (89%), functioning kitchen (63%), Wi-Fi coverage (54%) and wheelchair access (43%).
The building owner’s long-term plans include an elevator to the second floor. In the meantime, the community association is emphasising use of ground floor facilities for public meetings to ensure wheelchair access.
Survey respondents want to see an upgrading of the centre, including cleaning, painting and better lighting. Membership director Jim Shearon said the community association took a first step in December by painting the ground floor and entrance hall of the building. Further improvements will be made in 2014.
Beaverbrook Community Association will be contacting service groups who may want to offer programs at the community centre. Interested groups should contact Jim Shearon (613) 592-4453.
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An updated presentation from Neil Thomson of the KBCA on the 1131 Teron Rd. redevelopment proposal:
KBCA presentation on 1131 Teron v.1.2
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The Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association invites you to enjoy curling outdoors.
When: Saturday Feb 8, 10:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Rink behind Stephen Leacock School on Leacock Drive
Teams of five people, including one man, one woman, and one child can enter. The cost of $5 per team will be donated to the Kanata Food Cupboard. Get registration forms at the Scotia Bank Beaverbrook branch or the Kanata Barber Shop, or email your request to enter a team to the KBCA at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Entry deadline is Feb 5
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KBCA’s Planner’s Professional opinion on the current 1131 Teron Rd. proposal.
Summary: KBCA’s Professional Planner recommends the city refuse the Nov 8 2013 version of the 1131 Teron Proposal
KBCA presentation on 1131 Teron from the Dec 17, 2013 public meeting
Summary: KBCA position – Too High & Too Close
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Tuesday December 17, 2013 Kanata United Church 33 Leacock Drive 7 pm – 9pm
Tell City staff your reasoned views on this proposed development. How will it affect you, your property values and the character of Beaverbrook?
7 Key Questions
At the meeting, please speak directly on the following questions about the proposal for 1131 Teron Road. Follow up with your written comments directly to City Planner, Louise Sweet-Lindsay Planning and Growth Management , City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor, Ottawa, K1P 1J1 (613-580-2424, ext. 27586) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. please copy to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
1. Compatible development must enhance and coexist with existing development without undue adverse impacts. It is development that “fits well” and “works well” with its surroundings. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
2. When reviewing infill development within the General Urban Area, it must recognize the importance of new development relating to existing community character so that it enhances and builds upon desirable established patterns and built form. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
3. New developments must reflect a thorough and sensitive understanding of place, context and setting. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
4. The City will specifically assess Zoning By-law Amendment applications in terms of building height, massing and scale, rear and side yard setbacks and landscaped open space permitted by the zoning of adjacent residential properties as well as the prevailing patterns established in the immediate area. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
5. In considering a Zoning By-law Amendment of additional height, the City will seek to protect and enhance existing patterns of development, built form and open spaces. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
6. Interior portions of stable, low-rise residential neighbourhoods will continue to be characterized by low-rise buildings. New development, including redevelopment, proposed within the interior of established neighbourhoods will be designed to complement the area’s pattern of built form and open spaces. Tell the City: is this condition met (y) (n) Why?
7. The City has a new transport oriented development policy. There is the possibility of post-2031 funding for a rapid transit site on March Road. Do these conditions justify permitting a big development here -- and now? (y) (n) Why?
Tips for your letter and comment to the City
It’s not enough to say simply you disagree with the proposal, if you do. For instance, comments on traffic are rarely enough to turn down a proposal.
Take care to reflect in your letter or email some of the above official zoning policy aspects guaranteed by City official by-laws. These are the main questions which the City Planner will formally investigate as she evaluates the proposal. Make her job easy! Use your own words to say whether the proposal meets them? Be specific, with examples, and clearly answer the question, “why?”
More info? Gary 613 270 1119