Orchard Park Boundary Review

This presentation was given at the November 24th ratepayers’ meeting concerning the boundary review taking place affecting Orchard Park Public School.

Neighborhood Meeting – Thurs, Nov. 24, 2011

Neighbourhood Meeting

Date: Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Sherwood Forest Public School gym

The agenda includes:
– Future of the Sherwood Forest School site
– Brescia University College land use changes

Medway Seniors newsletter

A copy of the the inaugural edition of the MEDWAY SENIORS Newsletter # 1 is now available.

The newsletter came about in response to the Connecting London Seniors neighbourhood outreach project in the Medway/Sherwood Forest area. Several Medway residents have volunteered their time to contribute to a neighbourhood newsletter to share information on the many great things already happening in Medway and Sherwood Forest.

Analysis of park space for Orchard Park/Sherwood Forest neighborhood

As a follow-up to a meeting between the Orchard Park Sherwood Forest Ratepayers Executive, Councillor Nancy Branscombe, and Ross Fair, Executive Director, Community Services Department for the City of London, regarding the potential loss of the green space adjacent to Sherwood Forest Public School, the Ratepayers received an analysis of park space for the entire neighborhood. Highlights are:

Taken as a whole, the Orchard Park-Sherwood Forest community (bounded by Gainsborough, Wonderland, Sarnia Roads and the Medway Valley/Ramsey Road/Brescia Lane) meets the established standards for parkland….

There is an argument to be made for the addition of active park infrastructure (e.g. pathways, play structure) in this community. Currently, no investments dollars are on the horizon for at least the next 5 years. Although current city properties are not ideal locations, such investments are possible, provided consent of local neighbours. Acquisition of new lands, is not necessarily required for these purposes.

The full analysis is available here.