Therefore, be it resolved that we, the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club, call 
upon Ontario Nature to return to a strong lobbying activity aimed at 
persuading the Ontario Government to fulfill its pre-election “green 
promises,” and 
Be it also resolved that Ontario Nature be called upon to involve its 
Affiliate Societies in these said lobbying activities, to the extent that they 
are able to contribute. 
This motion was presented and accepted at a recent ON Board of Directors meeting. 
Staff are to begin work to implement it. 
Requests for Permits to Take Water 
Lafarge and Tomlinson operate neighbouring quarries on Moodie Drive adjacent to 
the NCC Stony Swamp land. Both are applying for permits to take water (PTTW) in 
considerably greater amounts than presently allowed. We and the NCC Greenbelt 
Manager are concerned about effects of proposed massive additional water-taking on 
the water table in Stony Swamp. We understand Ken McRae, a member of 
Goulbourn Wetlands Group, has commented on the application as follows: 
i) the situation needs a more demanding review than that provided by the 
existing application 
ii) that the cumulative impacts of all water taking in the system need to be 
assessed, not just the individual PTTW applications. 
City Proposal to Connect Walkley and Innes Roads 
Walkley Road presently terminates just east of Highway 417 with a sharp right turn 
southbound onto Ramsayville Road. Just to the north is the “green hill” of the 
former Gloucester Dump, now part of the NCC Greenbelt. The area is regenerating 
to a natural state, providing, for example, good owl habitat. If the City really needs 
to connect Walkley and Innis roads, the new road should be constructed alongside 
Hwy 417 to minimize fragmentation of greenspace, rather than following the line of 
Ramsayville Road to the north. We will discuss this informally with NCC staff 
before deciding if more action is needed. 
Rail Maintenance Yard near the Airport 
We were surprised to hear of a proposal for a new train maintenance yard as part of 
the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project. The proposed new yard is situated on the west 
side of the old CPR tracks and east of the Airport Parkway between Lester and Hunt 
Club Roads. City-owned land, acquired when the railway right of way and the 
Parkway were purchased, will be used. However, the yard will be located just west 
of the Medeola Woods, a unique 20 acre old growth forest which extends into 
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