Jane’s Walk London – Medway Valley walk

Jane’s Walk will be taking place in London on May 2, 2010.

Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves.

As part of the event, there will be walk in the Medway Valley Heritage Forest.

Starting location: Entrance to Medway Valley next to the Precious Blood Monastery, Ramsey Road and Kininvie Drive

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010

Time: 2:00 pm

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

For more information on Jane’s Walk London, including descriptions of the other walks taking place, see http://janeswalklondon.com/

Upcoming ARC meetings

Upcoming meeting dates for the Sherwood Forest Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) are:

  • Wednesday May 5th at Orchard Park
  • Wednesday June 9th at University Heights
  • Wednesday Sept 8th at Sherwood
  • Wednesday Oct 13 – location TBA

The ARC is dealing with the Board’s recommendation to close Sherwood Forest Public School.

You can keep up to date about the ARC at http://www.tvdsb.ca/board.cfm?subpage=102817

Members of the community are invited to speak at the ARC meetings. The ARC Public Consultation Form is available at http://www.tvdsb.ca/files/89379/ARC%20Public%20Consultation%20Form.pdf. This form must be submitted to the Board not less than 8 days ahead of the meeting.

Sherwood Forest ARC Organizational Meeting March 30, 2010

The Sherwood Forest ARC has scheduled its organizational meeting for March 30, 2010.

The ARC will be dealing with the Board’s recommendation to close Sherwood Forest Public School.

If the school closes, which could be as soon as 2012, the future of the school buildings and surrounding property is up in the air. At this point, it is unclear as to what would happen to the property if the Board decides to sell it. It would, at a minimum, require a rezoning before any change in use is possible. Rezoning is a public process before the City of London.

Although this meeting is open to the public, there are no delegations. Future meetings will permit the public to speak. You can keep up to date about the ARC at http://www.tvdsb.ca/board.cfm?subpage=102817

Councillor Nancy Branscombe was appointed by City Council to serve on this Committee. Unfortunately, members of the Committee were not asked to provide options for meeting dates, and she cannot attend on the 30th. However, her assistant will be in attendance.

SHERWOOD FOREST ARC
ORCHARD PARK, SHERWOOD FOREST AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Date: 2010 MARCH 30
Location: SHERWOOD FOREST PUBLIC SCHOOL
7 Annadale Drive, London, ON
Time: Tour of Facility: 6:45 p.m.
Meeting to Convene: 7:00 p.m.

Problems with paths

Here are some photos from paths in Killaly Meadows, another Environmentally Significant Area in NE London. The photos were taken in November 2009. This reinforces the concern many have about changing the Medway Valley from a refuge away from the city to one that would have more traffic and a paved path and bridge. Once urbanized, some people seem to treat Killaly Meadows as just another place, leaving trash and graffiti behind.

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Sarnia Road Widening Project

The city recently completed a study to widen Sarnia Road from Hyde Park Road to Wonderland Road North to 4 lanes, with plans to initiate the first phase of construction in 2011.

As a result, the 3-lane section of Sarnia Road, from Wonderland to Sleightholme Avenue currently presents a bottleneck in the roadway. The City’s 2004 Transportation Master Plan identifies the need to widen this section of Sarnia Road to 4 lanes by 2014.

Public Information Centre No. 1 will be held on March 9, 2010 to:

  • introduce the study and outline the study process
  • provide background information on the need for the improvements
  • obtain input on existing concerns in the study area
  • outline the next steps in the study

Public Information Centre No. 1

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: St. Thomas More Catholic School – Library, 18 Wychwood Park, London