Thank you to everyone who came to the inaugural Kitchissippi Forum on January 17 2015. It was a great Saturday and lovely to see many in the community come and join in discussions. After the forum, Jeff and the team received really great feedback about how we can adapt the forum for next quarter and we will certainly take this into account.
It was also a good opportunity for people to make connections with groups they may not normally have spoken to. It was also helpful for individuals and associations to realise that there is a lot of commonality in what they are doing and the things that the community is concerned about.
Along with the ward pop-up offices which are happening at least twice a month, the forum will be another vehicle to engage with Jeff about the issues and priorities that matter to the community. We will continue to do these quarterly, so look out for the date and location of the next Forum in April 2015.
A summary of the forum is attached below. For updates of future forums and events, please sign up at https://kitchissippiward.ca/civicrm/profile/create?gid=14&reset=1
Kitchissippi Forum – Saturday January 17th 2015
Approximately 125 in attendance. Thanks to MP Paul Dewar and Trustee Erica Braunovan for participating, as well as Wellington West BIA executive Directory Zachary Dayler and Westboro BIA executive director Mary Thorne.
Part 1 – Community Association updates. The order in which associations delivered their updates was determined by random drawing from a hat.
McKellar Park Community Association (Seema Lamba)
Priorities:
Light rail:
Development
Champlain Park Community Association (Heather Pearl)
Priorities:
Transit/Light Rail
Development
Hintonburg Community Association (Matt Whitehead)
Priorities:
Traffic
Development
Mixed-income housing
Light Rail
Westboro Community Association (Jean McKibbon)
Priorities:
Infill
Light Rail
Parking
Trees
Hampton Iona Community Group (Lorne Cutler)
Priorities:
Infill
Increase in transparency
Traffic
Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association (Karen Wright)
Priorities
Farm announcement
Hospital
Other
Island Park (resident – Heather Mitchell)
In lieu of a community association representative, a resident volunteered to speak about some of the issues facing Island Park residents
Priorities
Westboro Beach Community Association (Don Stewart)
Priorities
Trees
Green space
Wellington Village Community Association (Catherine James-McGuinty)
Priorities
Traffic
Development
Civic Hospital expansion
Part 2: Q & A with Jeff (attendees were able to stand up and raise concerns about specific issues which Jeff then addressed)
Jeff and team are working to put together a group that will help to prioritize, inventory and help solve traffic related issues that have been brought to his attention.
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