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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal was conferred on a Constance Bay resident and longtime veterans’ advocate recently. – Page 5
COMMUNITY
Fitzroy Harbour woman shares of her story of cancer survival as the face of the ADMH mammography campaign. – Page 37
SPORTS
Local equestrians learn how to show their horses at a recent clinic hosted by a Kinburn riding stable. – Page 25
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EMC news - Space is at a premium at Constance Bay’s major community/recreation facility. Last expanded in 1978, the Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Centre (CBBCA) also houses the local branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Since that time, the community’s population has doubled but the space at the facility has not. But that is all about the change because on Sunday, June 17, the board of the Constance and Buckham’s Bay Communication Association (CBBCA) will present, what is being termed the ‘Sandhills Project’, to the community for approval. “While some areas of the project will require extended negotiations to bring to a head‌we have reached the point where we can officially launch the infrastructure component of the Sandhills Project; a $1.9 million partnership project to add 4,500 sq. ft. and renovate another 1,000 sq. ft. of the Constance Bay Community Centre, slated to open in 2013,â€? explained CBBCA president Ian Glen. “It is a project that will address almost all of the issues facing the village, and be of value to almost everyone. We anticipate the preliminary drawings will be ready by June 17 when we will ask the community to approve the project.â€? See PROJECT, page 3
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Students at St. Michael’s School in Fitzroy Harbour have been reading up a storm for the 2012 Rev Up to Read literacy contest, with students eligible for prizes for logging the most minutes of reading time. In keeping with the driving theme, several drivers brought their special cars to the school last week to show off to the students. Above, Jonathan Perrin at the wheel of Elmer Wilson’s 1940 Ford Deluxe.
Water fears arise over CREWC’s proposed home construction on Carp Ridge site Theresa Fritz
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EMC news – The proposed development of homes on property owned by the Carp Ridge EcoWellness Centre (CREWC) has some residents concerned about how it will affect their wells and overall water quality. CREWC director Katherine Willow told the 25 people assembled at the West Carleton Community Complex in Kinburn last Wednesday evening the plan is to build four homes on the Carp Ridge property – three in the first phase of construction and one in the second. The affordable eco-homes would house CREWC staff and be permanent resi-
dences. “We are applying biological principles to health care, education and everyday life,� Willow stated. CREWC includes the commercial Carp Ridge Natural Health Clinic and the Carp Ridge Learning Centre, which is a charity. The facility sits on 190 acres and of land and of that, development can only take place on the 19 acres currently zones RU exception 548. The remaining land is zoned EP (Environmental Protection). Willow submitted a site plan for development in 2005 but it has sat dormant since then. At that time, an environmental impact statement and hydrological study were submitted to the City of Ottawa.
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Residents also expressed concerns at that time over the potential impact the development on their water quality. City planner Laurel McCreight said CREWC has reactivated its application and is working on revised site plan. “We have asked them to update the environmental impact statement and the hydrological report,� she explained, adding the city expects to receive the updated plan this summer. David White, who undertook the environmental assessment for Willow in 2005 and is doing so again, said the purpose of his work is to look and see “if there are See WATER, page 3
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