A notice from Theresa Kavanagh appeared in the Bay Ward Bulletin Issue 39, Friday, November 27 that the City plans to convert the former Riverpark Place building into transitional housing for families. A virtual community information meeting about the project will be held Wednesday November 1. You can register for the meeting here. The matter will
then go to the November 7 Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting.
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Community Information Meeting for 1 Corkstown Road (former Riverpark Place): Transitional Housing for Families – Wednesday November 1
7 Responses to “Community Information Meeting for 1 Corkstown Road (former Riverpark Place): Transitional Housing for Families – Wednesday November 1”
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Why not have a in person meeting at Maki ?
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We can, if you want. What would be the agenda? You can post ideas here or contact the Chair of the Transportation, Transit, and Infrastructure Committee (https://crystalbeachlakeview.ca/about/contact-transportation-committee/). Would you be interested in helping to organize the meeting?
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It has become the norm to bend to social pressures, and in doing so, ignore our seniors. While there is no doubt that transitional housing is required, the facility in question at 1 Corkstown Road is better suited to fill the hole that will be caused by Carlingview Manor moving to Orleans. This move will leave over 200 Bay Ward residents scrambling to find new space, often far away from family and friends, due to the shortage of long-term beds. We are talking about our seniors, who worked long hours to make a good life for the generations that followed. As a rule, we always hear about fundraisers geared to children, but what about our seniors? Even the United Way has moved away from funding Seniors programs, and shifted their focus to children’s charities. I think it is time to pay back our seniors, and make them a priority. The facility in question has been designed specifically for seniors, and that is how I believe it should be used. The City of Ottawa already runs Long-Term Care Facilities, so this is nothing new. Moving the residents from Carlingview Manor to this new facility would be supporting those who came before us, and will be leaving a facility empty for consideration as a transitional housing site. If the City of Ottawa says that 1 Corkstown will require little fit-up, the same should hold true for 2330 Carling Avenue. The Carling Avenue site has much better shopping and bus routes for transitional housing, a benefit that seems to be overlooked at the 1 Corkstown site. Staffing and licensing costs would be similar, and the City of Ottawa would be addressing 2 important issues with my suggestions. I hope this matter is not rushed through the approval process, before all options are thoroughly examined,
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The City does operate four long-term care homes and before too many more years pass, I’ll be needing one! I guess it’s a matter of what the City sees as the most urgent need right now. You are right that further east of us on Carling, there is better transportation. I wonder what will become of 2330 Carling. It’s up to the owner to decided what to do with it. You are raising good points, especially with so many seniors in CBL.
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Too bad the city can’t be this speedy on potholes, snow clearing, transportation, street lights, or the other plethora of core services in Crystal Beach. Going forward, I challenge the city to make neighbourhood altering decisions based on facts not virtuous feelings.
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Potholes. Sigh. I’ve wrecked two bike tires! I wish there was something better than asphalt!
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Keith Chadwick has declared himself the Crystal Beach Lake View representative on this plan. Interestingly enough, he doesn’t live in our area. According to info on his home business, he lives in Crestview near Merivale Mall.
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