Cardinal Creek Community Association
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www.cardinalcreek.org

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This web page will remain in place until all information has been transferred to the new site.  However it will not be updated.

Thank you for your patience during this transition.

List of Upcoming Events

• Community Event Calendar - Next CCCA Meeting: Mar 1 / 07

Current Information and Events

• First Edition of the Cardinal Creek Tribune  *NEW*

• Springridge Pathway Access Barriers

• Snowmobile Trails in the Urban Centre

• Cassia Park Skating Rink

• Orleans Trail Strategy

• Park 18B Information

• Valin Park Information

• Pine Vista Park Information

• Community Public Works update

• Trim and Innes Gas Station

Association Meeting Minutes

• Meeting Minutes - January 11, 2007 [PDF]

• Meeting Minutes - February 1, 2007 [PDF]

  • Neighborhood Watch presentation [PDF]

Board of Directors Meetings

• Record of Decisions - November 23 [PDF]

• Record of Decisions - January 25 [PDF]

Past News and Events

Past News and Events have been moved to the Archive page.

Newsletter (Cardinal Creek Tribune)

Winter 2007 - arriving in your mailbox the week of Feb 19th

Interested in advertising in the CCCA Newsletter?  Please see our Advertising Policy [PDF]

Community Resources Page

Our Sponsors

The inaugural edition of the Cardinal Creek Tribune (CCCA Newsletter) has been officially released to Canada Post for delivery to over 2200 residents of the Cardinal Creek community.  The first edition of the newsletter has been the combination of many hours of volunteer work creating the layout, content and canvessing sponsors.  The newsletter will be delivered via Canada Post the week of February 19th.

Sean Crossan, President CCCA, said the following upon the release of the newsletter to Canada Post - "I would like to extend a special thank you to Sandra, Jean-Francois, Dianne, Kyle and Martin .. for their hard work and significant efforts. Great job!!!  Keep an eye in your mail boxes for this edition."

Cardinal Creek Tribune - Winter 2007 [PDF]

If you would like to advertise in future CCCA newsletters, please see the following on our advertising policies including rates:

Newsletter Advertising Policy [PDF]

To prevent vehicular access to the walking paths around the Springridge community, the City of Ottawa, in consultation with the CCCA, has proposed the installation of access barriers (also referred to a bollards and gates) in a number of key locations.

The City has provided the following diagram to indicate the locations of these barriers:

Springridge Bollard location plan [PDF]

The CCCA has provided the following petition and encourages it's members to print and circulate to other concerned residents:

Snowmobile petition [PDF]

For further information, please contact Louise Cerveny
Planner, Project Manager
City of Ottawa
Parks and Recreation
100 Constellation Cres. 
Ottawa, ON, K2G 5K7
Tel: 613-580-2424 ext 20047
fax: 613-580-9612
email: Louise.Cerveny@ottawa.ca

Developments are being made on a number of fronts on the snowmobile issue:

1) Our association launched a snowmobile petition in November 2006 to move the groomed snowmobile trail to the rural area (east of Cardinal Creek) in 2007; to develop a rural snowmobile trailer area adjacent to the rural trail for quick and easy access; to enhance police enforcement and action; to prevent motor vehicles use along the hydro lines and to install barriers along the walking path in the Springridge subdivision.

2) The Carleton Regional Snowmobile Association (CRSA) has agreed not to open the snowmobile trail on the west side of Cardinal Creek. We would like to thank the CRSA for their support in this mater.

3) In late December, the Parks and Recreation department installed barriers along the walking path around Springridge to keep snowmobiles out. P&R also indicated that they would launch a public awareness campaign to educate snowmobilers.

4) The City has confirmed that there is a Cumberland by-law in place that restricts the use of snowmobiles within 100 feet of homes between midnight and 8:00 a.m.. Ottawa Police Services were provided with an extensive debrief on the snowmobile issue in late November 2006 and will be monitoring the situation closely.

5) A number of developers are not providing access to the snowmobile club because they understand the public safety and liability issues associated with this activity in a rapidly growing urban area.

August 29-

The Carleton Regional Snowmobile Club is gearing up for another fun-filled season of snowmobiling.  And the CCCA has requested a meeting to review the planned trails within the urban boundary to ensure safety and security for the residents of the Cardinal Creek Community.

With the increasing number of homes within the community, it has become necessary to have the snowmobile trails moved outside of the area between Cardinal Creek and Trim Rd - also supported by the development community.  Sean Crossan, President of the CCCA, and Councillor Bob Monette have requested a meeting with the Carleton Regional Snowmobile Club to review their trail plan and ensure it is on the east side of Cardinal Creek.

If you have questions or concerns, or wish to attend any meetings setup with the Snowmobile Club, please contact the  CCCA by email.

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The CCCA President showed residents pictures of the current status of Park 18-B. Work only commenced on the largest park in our community (9.9 acres) in early October 2006. This late start, combined with heavy rain, made it almost impossible to meet the commitment made by the Manager of the City of Ottawa's Parks and Recreation Department to grade, loam/top soil and seed Park 18-B by end of October 2006.
 
A contractor, hired by the City has cut the grass, bulldozed down the trees and very roughly levelled the clay in this area. There is also clearly a need for more fill in certain areas of this park as certain areas are low lying and swampy. The contractor did not cut the grass in these areas.
 
It was also evident that the contractor will have to wait until the ground is frozen before they can dump the top soil and grade the park this fall. A landscape contractor who lives in the community provided Josée Helie, P&R with some expert advice on how this park can be advanced this fall when the ground is frozen and made it clear that grass seeding will not be effective this fall. Grass seeding will need to take place in spring 2007 to be effective.
 
While Ms. Helie did not make any commitments, it is clear to the CCCA that if the top soil is not spread and graded this fall (when the ground is frozen) the Parks Planning Division will miss the target on this project by a minimum of 8 months (summer 2007). At this point, it is questionnable whether children will even be able to use this park in 2007.

The Valin Park plan was approved in-principle by 42 members of the community on Thursday November 2nd at the CCCA monthly meeting.  Josée Helie, P&R was in attendance as the final issues were voted on, one by one, by the community. The contractor hired by Ashcroft to complete the storm water mgmt pond is scheduled to begin Monday (weather permitting). Please note that the contractor actually started on Saturday, November 4th.
 
Residents requested a detailed breakdown of the $300,000 park budget. Louise Cerveny agreed to send this detailed budget information and a children's playground survey which the CCCA will post on its webpage and provide feedback to P&R by early 2007.
Residents were very concerned about the $50,000 estimated cost of an engineered bridge and requested that the Park Planning group do everything in its power to get the best value for money (lowest price) for this asset. Residents also voted in favour of paved pathways throughout the park and in favour of developing a natural walkway to the apple tree grove on Valin Street.
 
The majority of residents were also concerned by the small amount of money ($60,000) allocated to the children's playground and asked the Park Planning staff to find innovative ways to increase this playground budget. One suggestion was to ask the developer to assume all of the grading costs as per its its clean and green obligations. This could potentially free up an additional $30k to $40k which could be used to enhance the children's playground area. Josée Helie, P&R also suggested that the CCCA look into the P&R Minor Capital Matching Program. The $7,500 matching program is a fund which the city has setup where a community organization does fund raising and the city will match the amount up to $7,500. This could provide an additional $15,000 for the project.  *See also the letter from the CCCA to Mayor O'Brien - click here.
 
Some residents also raised concerns about adequate parking adjacent to the park when children use the small soccer area (located in the storm water mgmt pond) for practices. Parks Planning to follow-up on this issue and provide solution.
 
Overall, Louise Cerveny made a good presentation and there were no show stoppers.

During the Park presentation at the Nov 4th Community meeting, the City provided the following on Pine Vista:

Louise Cerveny indicated that there is only $29,000 budget to develop this 2.5 acre park. She noted that there were some residents from this area at the July 25th meeting. However, none were present at this meeting. It appears that timing is an issue as Brigil Homes Ltd. would like to grade and sod this park this fall.
 
It was decided that Louise Cerveny would send the CCCA some possible park design options this fall and the CCCA would consult residents in the area to obtain their feedback. The CCCA will also be visiting Avalon pocket parks to obtain ideas. The CCCA will post these options on its web page and provide feedback to P&R by early 2007.

Oak Ridge Works - Nov 23 Update [PDF]

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