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OttawaSouthWeekender Our weekend papers reach over 169,057 homes in the National Capital Region 6th Year, No. 32, August 8, 2008
Rural council set to tackle three important issues Thurday's meeting of the Rural Council of Ottawa-Carleton (RCOC) promised to be one highly charged. The focus of the regular monthly meeting was to be the ongoing problems with the New Endangered Species Act and the Clean Waters Act, and how they will affect landowners in the area. The key issue is compensation. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has already classified some 3,600 hectares of land in the Stittsville area as wetlands, which limits what can be done on the land and reduces its value — some losses estimated as high as a 75 per cent. “Rural Council is very concerned about the city’s present position on the revised official plan,” said RCOC president Bruce Webster, a Richmond resident working closely with the community association. Two other important items on the agenda are the water issues in Lynwood Park and the forthcoming Communities’ Sustainability Strategy being discussed in a public forum by the Carleton Landowners’ Association. Osgoode Councillor Doug Thompson has confirmed has attendance at the meeting to discuss the problems facing Lynwood. As the elected representative for that city rural ward, Thompson is acutely aware of the difficulties facing the trailerpark residents. Others have taken note as well. Lisa MacLeod, the local MPP, has toured the site with government officials in an effort to find a solution to the ongoing problem. > > > RCOC
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Actually, Dreamer, pictured above, has nothing to do with the wetlands issue. He's part of the four-day Ontario Harness Horse Association youth camp, hosted by the Rideau Carleton Raceway, which drew kids from across Ottawa. Aged 10-13, with no harness-racing background, all had to write 200-word essays on “Why I Want To Drive A Race Horse.” The eight children selected - ranging from Renfrew to Chesterville – were given hands-on experience combined with in-class training. The program, currently in its sixth year, visits racetracks around the province in hopes of helping children with equine inclinations, but without the means of being involved in harness racing, to become educated about the industry and make them capable of returning to the racetrack as a volunteer or employee. For more information, visit www.ohha.ca.
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