Archives for December 2008
Three things to know about our neighbourhood: Councillor McHattie is still working on having both Poulette st. and Pearl St. Bridges rebuilt. An update is on his website. And the Locke Street Walk In Medical Clinic will be offering flu shots until February 2009. Visit their website for more information.
As some have noted, the version of the map that we first had was very hard to read. If you would like a much clearer version that explains just what is planned for the area, it is here: Aberdeen Trinity Proposal.
The Bad Dog Cafe is running a Silent Auction until Dec 23 with ALL the proceeds going to the Ryerson Nutrition program. They have collected a number of items from artists in neighbourhood and people in the community. To have a look at- and bid on – these fantastic items up for auction, drop by [...]
Just in case anyone can’t access the huge zipped file of all the studies, I thought I would make it easy to see the plan that Trinity Co. has supplied of the proposed retail centre development in our neighbourhood. More about this will be posted in the future…. Trinity Site Plan
Greetings Kirkendall. The committee struck to discuss issues of pedestrian safety, walkability, cyclability, etc., will meet again next week: Stanley Avenue Baptist Church Mon., Dec. 15th 7:30 Second floor, South wing of building. Contact me (Derek) if you woud like to know more
Joel Farber from Fogler Rubinoff LLP has sent us reports regarding the proposed Trinity developments at the West Hamilton Innovation District and McMaster Innovation Park site with this message, “To all – as directed by the OMB, we are pleased to provide electronic copies of the Trinity justification reports.” You can download the reports here [...]
The West Hamilton Bicycle Review/Environmental Assessment, completed in October 2006, recommended a multi-use path connecting the west end of Glenside Avenue at Chedoke Avenue to Studholme Road just south of Aberdeen Avenue. [This path would eventually help connect pedestrians and cyclists with the planned path over the 403 on the existing CPR overpass, connecting Kirkendall [...]
As you know, the City has recently completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) to develop a Pedestrian Bridges Master Plan for three locations along the CP Rail Line (Poulette, Ray and Pearl Streets) in the Kirkendall Neighbourhood. The staff report recommending that the EA be filed for public comment (for 30 days) wasvpresented at the Public Works Committee meeting on December 1, [...]
Kirkendall, We know that residents in the Mountain/Hillcrest/Glenfern area are suffering from severe construction fatigue; we want to thank you for your patience and consideration during this very trying period. We understand that the warm, wet weather has resulted in extreme conditions, both for residents and construction crews. The following is a Construction Update [...]
Just a quick note: Kirkendall Tee Shirts make a great Christmas gift and help support neighbourhood projects. They are for sale at Picks and Sticks on Locke St. or from the association: call 905-308-9678.