Don't miss the Westboro Community Association's Annual General Meeting

Please forward this message to your friends and neighbors.

Our AGM will be on Wednesday September 19 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Churchill Seniors Centre at 345 Richmond Road. (Map here.)

On the agenda:

• the election of a new board (if you'd like to put your name forward, please let us know ASAP)


• review of our constitution

David Jeanes, VP of Heritage Ottawa and President of Transport 2000 Canada will also be speaking.

We'd like to encourage everyone to walk to the AGM. On-site parking is limited. Please note, if you are parking on-site, you must check in at the front desk. There is some street parking available.

Hope to see you there!

City Growth Projections presentation; Property Tax Report for review

1. A last-minute announcement has been received of an event entitiled "The Future of Ottawa's Growth - 2006-2031 Population Projections / La croissance future d'Ottawa - Projections démographiques 2006-2031". This event, to be held Monday September 17 from 6pm to 9pm at Festival Room at City Hall, appears to be the public release of city population projections in the context of revision of the Official Plan. The spoken presentation (presumably written material is available throughout) is to occur at 7pm. To attend the event you are to register by e-mail to adrc@ottawa.ca by Friday Sept. 14 (i.e. instantly!!) No information about this event has been found on the city website.

2. The Property Tax Working Group has completed its report which can be found at http://www.fca-fac.ca/Misc/WGprtax.pdf .

The working group believe they have come up with a new system that is easier to understand, provides consistency and predictability to taxpayers, is transparent and, as a bonus, eliminates the need for MPAC and its associated expense. It differs from the current political party platforms, which are outlined in the document. Please review the proposal with your organization -- the working group would like to discuss and, if possible, approve it at the next FCA meeting on Sept 27. If you have questions, please forward them to Don Stewart, Chair of the Property Tax Working Group at freerec@rogers.com.

Constitutional review

As part of the effort to revive the Westboro Community Association, the Steering Committee decided that it would be a good idea to review the Association’s Constitution/By-Laws to see if any changes should be made. The last time the Constitution was amended appears to be 1995, so a smaller working group was formed to review the existing document and recommend changes.

WCA was incorporated in 1977 and its By-Laws (also called a Constitution) set the “rules” for how the organization will operate, including rules about membership, election of directors, and financial matters.

Over the past few months, the working group discussed and drafted, and then presented a document to the Steering Committee, which is in support of the proposed changes. The new document is longer than the 1995 version, and we hope that it will help us to modernize and reinvigourate the Association in a positive manner. The proposed document will be presented at the AGM on September 19, 2007 and members will be asked to vote to accept the changes. Please take a moment to review the existing Constitution and the proposed replacement. (Revised copy is here in PDF format - original document is here.)

Please contact hellowestboro@yahoo.ca, or leave your comments below if you have any questions, concerns or comments on the proposed document. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

WCA handout

Thank you to the members of the WCA who have offered to distribute our leaflet in advance of the upcoming AGM.

Click here to download it in PDF format. (There are two per page.)

Anyone else willing to help spread the word, please contact us at hellowestboro@yahoo.ca.

Last call for tonight's meeting

The WCA will meeting tonight, Tuesday August 21 at the Westboro Market, 393 Richmond Rd., from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Please let us know if you'll be attending! We need to do a final tally. Our email address is hellowestboro@yahoo.ca.

Cash-in-lieu at the Bourke development?

Click here for a PDF of the Cash-in-Lieu Parking Proposal being considered by the City of Ottawa Planning, Transit and Environment Department for the Bourke Development... future home of Westboro Station on Richmond between Roosevelt and Golden Ave.

What do you think?

Email your comments to Douglas James of the Planning, Transit and Environment Department (douglas.james@ottawa.ca) by August 15.

More information about cash-in-lieu of parking is available at the City of Ottawa website.

Next meeting

The next meeting of the WCA will be on Tuesday August 21 at the Westboro Market, 393 Richmond Rd., from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Please let us know if you'll be attending. Our email address is hellowestboro@yahoo.ca.