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October 10, 2013 | 32 pages
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Inside Residents ponder COMMUNITY Bankfield, First Line improvements Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com
Greely students bring their monster pumpkins to life in time for Halloween at Upper Canada Village. – Page 4
NEWS
Creatures of the underworld will rise up for Haunt Nights at Manotick’s Watson’s Mill. – Page 6
SPECIAL REPORT
The final instalment of a three-part series on palliative care in Ottawa. – Page 12-13
News - The city is driving ahead with a plan to upgrade three key intersections for drivers coming in and out of Manotick. Residents got their first look at four possible solutions for improving intersections at Prince of Wales Drive and Greenbank Road, Prince of Wales and Bankfield Road, and Bankfield and First Line Roads at a public open house on Thursday, Oct. 3. The improvements come as part of the larger plan to realign Greenbank Road from north of the Jock River to a spot further west on Cambrian Road. It would also extend Greenbank and the southwest Transitway to Barnsdale Road. “It made sense to think of (the intersections) in our study because they do feed into the Prince of Wales/Greenbank study area,” said Peter Steacy, a senior project manager with MMM Group, which is leading the project. In all four options, old Greenbank Road would be curved eastward to meet Prince of Wales north of Viewbank Road, with improved sightlines and stopping distances. This would create a safer intersection, Steacy said, but would also discourage drivers from taking Viewbank as a shortcut into Barrhaven South. FOUR OPTIONS
In Option 1, Prince of Wales would be widened to four lanes from old Greenbank down to Bankfield. That intersection would be “beefed
up” to accommodate double eastbound left turn lanes and one through eastbound lane toward Manotick village. First Line Road would be upgraded to a signalized intersection at Bankfield. “We’re aware of concerns from traffic trying to come out of First Line onto Bankfield,” Steacy said. The intersection currently warrants a light, he added, but the city has deferred the installation until the Greenbank realignment study is completed. Option 2 takes a different approach to First Line. This plan would also install a light at First Line and Bankfield, but would extend First Line northward and connect it to old Greenbank at Prince of Wales. This would accommodate northbound traffic coming from Manotick. The enlarged Bankfield/Prince of Wales intersection from Option 1 is also included. Options 3 and 4 are more controversial because they make use of roundabouts, an increasingly popular traffic solution that rural residents have rejected in the past. In Option 3, residents would contend with a four-legged roundabout at Bankfield and Prince of Wales, which would be widened to four lanes from Greenbank southward. Two existing properties nearby would have to be removed to accommodate the new infrastructure. Depending on traffic flow, First Line may still get a light in Option 3, but Steacy said the roundabout may create sufficient gaps to allow traffic to get through. See INTERSECTION page 3
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Horsing around at the Metcalfe Fair Junior and senior kindergarten students from Metcalfe Public School were excited to meet a large Clydesdale workhorse inside the educational exhibit at the Metcalfe Fair on Friday, Oct. 4. Hundreds of students from across the region descended on the annual agricultural fair to learn about farm life and meet some furry friends. Cows, chickens, rabbits and ducks were also on display inside the childrens’ barn. The fair ran at the Metcalfe Fairgrounds from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6.
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