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CCRA President
Jeff Forsyth
Posted June 2008
With
summer approaching we have two community events scheduled, one in June and
the other in July. On June 14th the annual
Heritage Day Festival will be held. This event gets underway
with a parade along Lawson Road starting at Centennial School at 11:00
a.m. and finishing in Highland Creek. Festivities then continue
throughout the day in Highland Creek. This annual community event
for the whole family is sponsored in part by CCRA. Plan to attend!
The other
community event is our annual Summer Concert Series held
July 6th, 13th and 20th at the Port
Union Recreation Centre. This is a wonderful way to spend a relaxing
summer evening listening to some great musical entertainment. These
events are also co-sponsored by CCRA. Events Chair Heather Lemieux
has further information on the concerts in this newsletter.
Last
month we launched our annual membership campaign. A number of
streets requiring canvassers were listed in last month’s newsletter.
If your street was on that list please consider volunteering to canvass
even if it is only a few homes. The membership campaign is our
only major fund raising event of the year. Remember you can pay your
membership through our web page, or mail it in to our address shown in the
newsletter or drop it off in our drop box located in the Port Union
Community Centre.
Recently
there has been media coverage regarding the parking situation at the
bottom of Port Union Rd adjacent to the Village Common. CCRA raised
the parking issue as a concern when the initial idea for a Village Common
and waterfront trail was proposed in the early 1990’s.
Unfortunately, despite our protests, no provision was made for parking in
the planning approvals for this area. There is now only one vacant
parcel of land presently owned by a developer. This land has changed
ownership a number of times and each time it does, the value increases.
Despite the increased value we understand that GO Transit is considering
purchasing this site. Even though the parking area would be used for
passengers using the GO train during the week, it would help eliminate
parking problems on weekends. As a matter of interest a large
parking lot is available at the end of Beechgrove Ave. (beside the sewage
treatment plant) for those wishing to access the trail from the west.
Looking
ahead to the fall, we will be holding our Annual General Meeting in
October. I hope that some of you would give serious consideration to
serving on the executive. It is a rewarding experience that helps to
maintain a strong, vibrant community.
This is
our last newsletter until September.
Hope
everyone has a safe, relaxing and enjoyable summer.
Jeff
Forsyth President
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