THEMED SNACKS FOR YOUR OSCAR PARTY FOOD {page 18}
FLORIDA’S OTHER SIDE THE CULTURE OF ST. PETE AND CLEARWATER {page 15}
LETS MAKE A DEAL NHL PLAYERS BRACE FOR TRADE-DEADLINE DAY {page 22}
OTTAWA
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
Councillor slams $1M plan Effort to deal with long-term challenges, 50% population growth by 2060 gets frosty reception from Hubley Ottawa spent $1 million on three new documents that outline longterm visions for the National Capital Region — details not included. “Choosing our Future,” a joint Ottawa, Gatineau and National Capital Commission project start-
ed in 2004, concerns all areas of life in the region. The plans contain strategies — such as “retrofit the suburbs” and “celebrate food,” but for one councillor it was all a bit too obvious. Coun. Allan Hubley said he was
concerned about the money the city spent on the documents. “I am looking for some value for money here and I am seeing things like “celebrate food,” said Hubley. “We do that. Trust me, I’m living proof. I love food. We don’t need to
spend a million dollars to be told I need to celebrate food.” Coun. David Chernushenko said the way the report is written makes it easy to dismiss as merely “nice words,” but he wants a strategy to bring the ideas to life.
Protesting. Pavement
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Protesters try to block highway extension
A machine fells a tree near Highway 105, south of Wakefield, on Tuesday, clearing an access road for work on the A5 highway extension. CONTRIBUTED
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Deputy city manager Nancy Schepers told councillors the plans are “a framework for decisionmaking,” and it is up to them to put the ideas in the plans they make.
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Crews began cutting trees south of Wakefield yesterday, beginning what protesters are calling the “chainsaw massacre” of Gatineau Park. Contractors cleared trees and made an access road so work on the A5 highway extension could begin. Protesters in a group calling themselves A5X climbed trees and confirmed they intend to block access to some areas of the park.
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