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Teron to Receive the 2013 Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award
Glenn Miller, acting President & CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, is pleased to announce that the winner of this year's Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award is William "Bill" Teron, who is well known in Eastern Ontario and beyond as the "Father of Kanata," a greenbelt satellite city now amalgamated into the City of Ottawa.
Mr. Teron will receive the award on Monday, June 17th at the CUI's annual Urban Leadership Awards luncheon, to be held at the Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, ON.
Bill Teron has established a reputation as a passionate advocate for quality design, and had an equally influential career in public policy. He has focused on improving both the urban setting, with projects such as 300 Driveway, Inn of the Provinces, Canal 111, Park Square and Somerset Gardens, and the suburban setting with Lynwood Village, Qualicum and
Kanata in Ottawa. In 1971, Mr. Teron affected the future of Toronto as the originator of the urban park waterfront concept and the provider of the land that became Harbourfront. He is also hard at work as a private citizen encouraging continued vitalization of Kanata’s Technology Park to reflect the importance of Kanata as the Silicon Valley of the North.
Mr. Teron shares a passion for activism, arguing for and providing innovative solutions for replacing Toronto's Gardiner Expressway and covering the Peripherique expressway in downtown Paris to join the Bois de Boulogne public park to the centre of the city.
Bill Teron’s commitment to development dates back more than 50 years. In the 1960s, he designed the Greenbelt City of Kanata. His company designed and built Kanata’s first residential community of Beaverbrook and provided the sites for the early occupants of its Technology Park. Beaverbrook’s garden city concept received an award from the Canadian Housing Design Council for its comprehensive treatment of embracing nature as the prime architecture.
In 1970, Bill Teron’s decision to turn over derelict industrial lands in Toronto to the federal government at cost in return for a commitment to create a public park inspired the 1972 announcement of Harbourfront by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau – a decision that had a major impact on the city.
From 1973 to 1979, Mr. Teron accepted the full time “tour of duty” position as Chairman and President of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. During his term, he introduced policies and programs for non-profit, co-op, rural and native housing and inner city redevelopment. In addition, the Assisted Home Ownership Program had a major impact on housing production in Canada, resulting in the largest housing production in the history of Canada in any one, five or ten year period.
In 1976, Mr. Teron took on the additional role as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs. Although the Ministry closed in 1979 as a result of federal-provincial constitutional discussions, its final years under Teron’s directionsaw CMHC and Urban Affairs expand their roles as a project partner in numerous large-scale urban projects, including the re-development of Granville Island in Vancouver. During that same period Mr. Teron was the head of mission at the United Nation’s Habitat Conference in Vancouver, which directly led to Mr. Teron’s future work internationally.
Upon his return to the private sector, Mr. Teron led the research and development of new building technology to improve the cost efficiency and quality of residential and commercial development. This technology has subsequently been used to build millions of square feet of buildings in North America and internationally. Mr. Teron continues to be a full time member of the family business.
Mr. Teron has served on the Board of Governors of Carleton University and as a Trustee of Pearson College and in both cases acted as the chair of their building committees. He has also served as a founding trustee of the National Arts Center and as a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, as a Director of the Canadian Housing Design Council and the Canadian Council on Urban and Regional Research.
Mr. Teron was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1983 and is a recipient of the Silver, Gold and Diamond Queen’s Jubilees medals. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and an Honorary Member of the Ontario Association of Architects.
Mr. Teron established The William and Jean Teron Foundation with a priority to provide Teron Scholar design awards at Carleton University's School of Architecture and Urbanism and its School of Industrial Design to recognize excellence in design.
The winners of the 5 category awards will be announced in late March and the awards ceremony to honour this year’s exceptional urban leaders will be held on Monday June 17th from 11:30am – 2:30pm at the Westin Ottawa. Join the CUI and our sponsors for cocktails and networking at this central downtown location before the awards presentation to honour all the 2013 award recipients.
For more information about this year’s Urban Leadership Awards Program and to purchase tickets for the ceremony, please visit our online registration page here. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions, or call 416-265-0816 ext.221.
Background
The Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a person who has made an extraordinary contribution to the public realm, over many years and in more than one field, thereby gaining reputation and acclaim for their vision, passion, and impact.It is the capstone award of the Urban Leadership Awards program, which has been paying tribute to individuals, groups and organizations that have made a profound and lasting impact on the quality of life in Canada’s cities and urban regions. The awards program is also a fundraiser for the Institute in support of our internship program, dedicated to providing undergraduate scholars with practical work experience.
The CUI is Canada’s leading applied urban policy institute with a mission to identify, develop and deliver policy and planning solutions to enable urban regions to thrive and prosper. The Institute’s work is dedicated to building strong communities and equitable, sustainable and competitive urban regions.
Board of Directors
John Farrow (Chairman of the Board), Caryl Arundel,(Vice-Chair), Larry Beasley, Andrea Calla, Marni Cappe, Eric Champagne, Terry Cooke, John Jung, Michael Murray, Edward Sajecki, Rupen Seoni, May Wong.
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On Saturday April 27 & Sunday April 28, the Kanata Haven Youth Centre is hosting an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and we were wondering if there were any Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association members who would like to join us. It's a 2 day course, 10 am - 6 pm, cost is $180 and includes all course material and lunch for both days. I would highly recommend this course for anyone who works/volunteers in (or wants to work/volunteer in) the social service field or with the vulnerable sector i.e law enforcement or security, teachers, coaches, Scout and Guide leaders, staff at retirement residences, group homes etc. You must be 18 or over to attend. I've attached the workshop info sheet & ASIST pamphlet for your reference.
We are keeping the numbers small to help facilitate discussion and skills practice, so there are only 15 spaces available for this training, and registration is on a first come first serve basis. This training is a great way to get the community actively involved in suicide prevention.
If you would like more information on this workshop or the Kanata Haven Youth Centre, please feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Regards,
Diane McNulty
Executive Director
Kanata Haven Youth Centre
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Beaverbrook-ers are welcome to join an Open House meeting of the KBCA Planning-Legal on Wednesday 13 Feb at 7:00 pm, at KBCA, 2 Beaverbrook Road -- to be joined by our Councilor Marianne Wilkinson.
The purpose of this short meeting is to share with you what we know of the #2 The Parkway situation including summarized advice of our Lawyer.
Following the meeting KBCA Planning-Legal will consider next steps.
This meeting on Wednesday 13 February will be just a week or so before the close of the period of Appeals.
(It is not possible to delay until the KBCA General Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 27 Feb 7 pm at the KBCA Centre, which is after the closing of the Appeals period.)
This is an inter-active meeting. You will be briefed and invited to discuss/advise. Can you please attend?
More information? Please let me know.
Gary 613 270 1119
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The KBCA Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday 27 February, 2013 at 7 pm, at KBCA Centre, 2 Beaverbrook Road.
Please attend. This meeting will set the direction of the Association for the next 12 months.
The meeting will include:
- short introductions
- concise reports on the activities of the past year
- financial statements
- election of Board and Executive
- interactive session on plans for 2013
During the break, First Kanata Scouts will present a short visual highlight of their recent Arctic adventure (which the KBCA helped support.)
Light refreshments will be offered. Come, meet your neighbours and get updated!
Information? Gary 613 270 1119
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Dear Beaverbrook-er, please join us at a meeting of Planning Committee at City Hall on Monday, January 14 a.m. on #2 The Parkway, exact meeting-time to be confirmed.
KBCA and circles of friends are preparing 5-minute presentations. Please let us know, if you intend to present (please see below for sign-in procedures), so we can avoid duplication and help ensure effective impact.
After 1000 person-nights of public meetings and over 400 of your personal letters to City Hall, the City Planner has sent KBCA his report on #2 The Parkway. Some of your good input is acknowledged, page 2-5 of the report. Founder Bill Teron also submitted a testimonial statement separately posted on this KBCA website.
With this input, KBCA developed its position "Keep to the Plan" funded by many generous donors with paid help from 2 professional planners and a reputable lawyer. KBCA would keep the present zoning, which allows a building of up to 5-storeys -- about the height of the mature Kanata forest -- and with spacious set-backs characteristic of Beaverbrook.
Marianne Wilkinson supported KBCA’s position strongly, both in her own words and in her research on Kanata Plan principles dating back to 1972. The City Planner's report includes Councilor Wilkinson’s words (pages 12-14) and those principles (page 28) as clear, enduring guidance.
Here are a few notes to help you in your review: The developer has now reduced his proposal to 7 storeys. His proposed density, 95 units on this half-hectare lot, is over twice that of other high rises in Beaverbrook. As the City’s report says page 7, it is "a large increase from the typical density within the Beaverbrook Community". The report suggests the City of Ottawa can allow extra height by imposing setbacks and a stepped-down facade not required by regular Ottawa urban zoning. In Summary on page 10, the report says, "this location is appropriate for infill and intensification of the scale proposed." The report adds "it does not substantially change the character of the neighbourhood." It refers to Atriums nearly 250 metres distant, but not to the bungalows across the street, on nearby Banting, nor to the townhouses at Salter. It supports its recommendation with a reference to studies of an un-built rapid bus transit station within 600 meters, which so far is not approved, not budgeted and lies decades in the future if ever.
To guarantee seating please plan to arrive at the Champlain Room by 9:30 a.m. There could be some last-minute adjustment to the meeting schedule. If you wish to speak to the Committee or hear this item, please call Christopher Zwierzchowski at 613 580 2424 extension 21359 on Friday, before 4 p.m. for an updated agenda.
If you do choose to speak, please fill out the form (download here) a copy of which will be at the meeting-room door and either send to the Clerk or present to him before the meeting starts.
Gary Sealey
President
