Councillors,

Friends of Lansdowne has long opposed the Lansdowne Partnership Plan. I know that most of you do not share our views.

I also know that many of you will tend to disregard my remarks because the Friends of Lansdowne legal case was not successful.  But remember, the Courts did not rule that the Lansdowne Partnership Plan made financial sense, or that it was in the public interest. All the court ruled was that the City did not break the law. 

So it is legal for you to approve this project.  But is it smart for you to do so?

The unauthorized destruction of the Sylvia Holden Park trees was a shock. Councillor Chernushenko vows the City must do better. The Friends of Lansdowne will get together with other Ottawa groups working for improvements, including guidance for municipalities in the Ontario Municipal Act.

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Sylvia Holden Park, June 1995

Sylvia Holden Park, June 2012