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Abbott, Lombard intersection under review: Traffic circle among considerations
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Concerns over a 200-300 per cent increase in traffic at the Abbott and Lombardy Street intersection in the last three years has prompted councillors to implement immediate management solutions, while work on a long-term redesign of the space gets underway. Town engineering technologist, Vanessa Bernicky presented the August 2015 Traffic Impact Analysis to committee Oct. 13 where it was discovered that traffic turning onto Abbott Street
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to cross the bridge has gone up 200 per cent, while traffic onto Lombard Street east (toward Walmart) has increased by 300 per cent since a similar study was done in 2012. Staff noted the 2012 study was done by IBI Group in February, but that this change in year was adjusted for when calculating the results. “It’s still apples to apples,” Bernicky said. Staff went on to say the intersection currently meets lane capacity requirements to deal with traffic flow, but Bernicky added there is potential for
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An Oct. 28 fashion show fundraiser at the Smiths Falls Legion aims to introduce a flattering fall clothing line from Ashton area designer, Judy Joannou while raising funds to ensure local atrisk teens remain warm this winter. The inaugural fundraiser will run from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Main Street location. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and activities are expected to begin with a bang. Guests will be asked to pop balloons for a chance to win a door prize. A 50/50 draw will also be sold prior to the 7 p.m. fashion show start.
The catwalk will feature Joannou’s most current ideas for the fall. The Ashton area fibre artist just launched her fall line this September and will be bringing some of her favourite pieces to Smiths Falls. “She’s well known as a Canadian fashion designer,” said Amy Purcell, event planner for Cornerstone Landing Youth Services, fundraising recipients. Joannou has been passionately creating since she was 11 years old. As the daughter of a fashion industry executive, Joannou was introduced into the world of sewing at a young age. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1984 with a major in fash-
ion design. The allure of love eventually brought Joannou from the fast-paced life of fashion in New York and San Francisco to the Ottawa Valley in the early 1990s when she launched her own company and finally realized the creative freedom she had longed for. Joannou explains this transformation on her website (www.judyjoannoudesigns.net) where she says: “In the New York fashion industry my designs were a commodity that were bought and sold. It was about having the right item at the right price. Now, I create collections that reflect me, what I think my customers
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further stress if the town is successful in its Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund application that would allow for construction work to take place on the Stone Arch bridge (Beckwith Street) in 2016-17. “The potential for major delays on Beckwith Street and Abbott Street will greatly increase,” Bernicky said. To address this stressor on town traffic, councillors supported an immediate change to the traffic signal timing so more traffic can move east to west.
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