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Orchard Park Sherwood Forest Neighbourhood Association is a London, Ontario, Canada based neighbourhood organization serving the Orchard Park and Sherwood Forest areas of London. The area is approximately bounded on the west by Wonderland Road, Sarnia Road on the South, Gainsborough Road to the North, the University of Western Ontario and the Medway Valley.

Examples of R6 Zoning

In March 2014, the City Council made an offer to the Thames Valley Board to purchase the Sherwood Forest School site, conditional on the site being rezoned to R6, R1 and Open Space (within 120 days from the offer`s acceptance from the school board – roughly the end of July). This would permit housing and retain some park space.

On May 30, 2014 the City formally applied to change the zoning (File # Z-8334) to include an Open Space (OS) Zone variation which permits City parks, a Residential R1 Zone variation which permits single detached dwellings and a Residential R6 Zone variation which permits cluster housing (including a range of single detached dwellings to fourplex dwellings). For comparison most of Orchard Park and Sherwood Forest is zoned R1-8.

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Annual General Meeting – Monday, June 16

The Annual General Meeting of the Orchard Park Sherwood Forest Ratepayers will be held:

Date: Monday, June 16
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Orchard Park Public School

In addition to the business part of the meeting (election of officers and financial report), the agenda will include time to discuss the Sherwood Forest School site. Michael Tomazincic from the City’s Planning Department will be at the meeting to assist with questions, but this is a Ratepayer meeting.

If you are interested in standing for election to be on the Executive for the upcoming year, please let Sandy Levin know so that your name can be included. Nominations are also accepted from the floor at the meeting.

Western emergency preparedness exercise – May 12

Western University will be conducting an on-campus emergency preparedness exercise on the morning of Monday, May 12.

The drill will likely involve the use of Western’s Severe Weather warning siren.

Western believes that its Severe Weather Warning siren can be a benefit to all who hear it. Western uses data, as well as direct advice, from Environment Canada to determine when to signal a weather alert via the Severe Weather Siren. In the event of a Tornado Warning being issued for the campus and surrounding area, the siren would sound immediately.

Whenever you hear the siren, you are strongly advised to seek shelter; indoors, in basements, and away from windows.

For more safety information related to weather, and to hear what Western’s Severe Weather Siren sounds like, please visit this webpage: http://www.uwo.ca/weather_siren.html

Presentations from May 7 Community Meeting

Presentations from the May 7 Community Meeting on the Sherwood Forest School site are now available:

Also available is the City Council resolution regarding purchase of the site.

Tonight – Sherwood Forest Site Community Planning Meeting

A reminder that the second community planning exercise for the Sherwood Forest School site will be held tonight:

Date:  Wednesday, May 7
Time:  6:30 to 8:30 pm
Location:  Brescia University College, in the new Clare Hall, Mercato Room.