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Kanata Kourier-Standard 36 Pages
44th Year, Issue 38 September 30, 2010
Sorely missed: Former Kanata councillor passes away. P4
Election: We quiz trustee candidates from English school boards. P10
Stellar news: NHL All-Star Game coming to Kanata. P4
Pledges needed to save Beaver Pond Wilkinson calls for show of support BLAIR EDWARDS KOURIER-STANDARD Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson is looking for a little help from the public in her attempt to stop development on the South March Highlands. Wilkinson will present a motion asking council to buy 29 hectares of environmentally valuable land from KNL Developments on Oct. 6. The councillor said it will be easier to convince her council to purchase the land — which is expected to cost between $14 million and $20 million — if the public contributes part of the money. “If they raise enough money, then it makes it easier for me to get council on side.” The Coalition to Protect the South March Highlands is mounting a campaign to collect pledges to help the city buy the land. But the group has less than a week to fundraise. “This will only be successful if
people contact those councillors who might be opposed and especially Larry O’Brien,” said Steve Hulaj, a spokesperson for the Coalition to Protect the South March Highlands. “They only have a few days to let councillors and the mayor know they are in support of this.” Wilkinson said she spoke to the mayor about her motion last week. “He said if they raise half the amouth that would make a difference to his vote,” said Wilkinson. “He said he would look at it differently. Wilkinson said she’s interested to see how much in pledges the coalition will collect. “People say they want to save this land,” she said. “Do they want to save it so much they want to put something into it?” Anyone who wants to make a taxdeductable pledge to help the city buy the South March Highlands area slated for development should go to the website: southmarch.wordpress. com/pledge.
JESSICA CUNHA PHOTO
Josh Jones, 7, gets a lift onto the monkey bars at the Walter Baker Park from his grandfather Glen Hodgins on Saturday, Sept. 25.
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