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44th Year, Issue 43 November 4, 2010
Light of hope: Kanata holds vigil for Brodie Rafter. P10
Cross-country crown: Kanata students take home titles P23
Blood bank: Man donates almost 200 times before he needs transfusion. P12
Lansdowne and SMH votes a go City lawyer says lame-duck restrictions don’t apply to the two issues for council LAURA MUELLER KOURIER-STANDARD
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The A.Y. Jackson Secondary School girls’ basketball team took on Earl of March Secondary School on Friday, Oct. 29 for the first game of the two-day, round-robin tournament. A.Y. beat Earl 57-26; then went on to win the entire tournament.
Despite the reservations of councillors and residents, city council will legally be able to vote on proposals for Lansdowne Park and the South March Highlands during its “lame-duck” period, says the city’s solicitor. Rick O’Connor, the clerk and lawyer for the City of Ottawa, sent a memo to city council advising that provincial restrictions on lame-duck councils would not apply to the Lansdowne vote. Council is in lame-duck status until the new council is sworn in on Dec. 1, because less than two thirds of the current council members will be returning. That means the council’s power is restricted under the Ontario Municipal Act; in particular, council cannot approve any spending over $50,000 that was not already pre-approved before the election nomination day (Sept. 10). Council votes on the first stage of the
Lansdowne site plan, as well Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson’s motion to swap land to save part of the South March Highlands from development, are set for Nov. 19 and 24. “We can still deal with some of it,” Wilkinson said. Council can vote on 12 acres of land that can be swapped at no cost, Wilkinson said. The developer, Urbandale, already agreed to that, she indicated. She said she is working with city staff and the developers to ensure the portions of the matter that this council can vote on are taken care of, while giving a strong recommendation to the next council to purchase or swap the rest of the 29 hectares she proposed. Capital Ward Coun. Clive Doucet said he doesn’t think it matters whether the current council or next council votes on the Lansdowne plan, because the incoming council appears to be “much more developer friendly,” he said. LAME DUCK, SEE 3
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