Parker Lands On-line Petition
City Committee to vote Tues Feb. 26 for Rapid Transit Route that detours away from Pembina into wetland and forest.
Link to on-line petition:
http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/city-of-winnipeg-and-the-province-of-manitoba-suspend-plans-to-develop-rt-through-parker-wetlands-and-aspen-forest
Click here to view the Southwest Transit Way Public Open House Document - Transit Route maps on page 8, 10 and 12. Page 10 is the preferred route and page 8 is the alternate. The orange line represents a road extension to accompany the transit line.
Contact Parker Wetlands Conservation for a tour of the wetlands and forest:
https://www.facebook.com/ParkerWetlandsConservation?ref=stream&filter=3
Parker Lands and Rapid Transit Letter to City Councillors
Email City Council before Tues Feb. 26 vote at City Hall.
Click here for sample Letter for City Councillors
OURS email re Parker Lands and Rapid Transit Feb 9
Click here to see OURS email distribution Feb 9 email
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City Committee to vote Tues Feb. 26 for Rapid Transit Route that detours away from Pembina into wetland and forest.
Link to on-line petition:
http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/city-of-winnipeg-and-the-province-of-manitoba-suspend-plans-to-develop-rt-through-parker-wetlands-and-aspen-forest
Click here to view the Southwest Transit Way Public Open House Document - Transit Route maps on page 8, 10 and 12. Page 10 is the preferred route and page 8 is the alternate. The orange line represents a road extension to accompany the transit line.
Contact Parker Wetlands Conservation for a tour of the wetlands and forest:
https://www.facebook.com/ParkerWetlandsConservation?ref=stream&filter=3
Parker Lands and Rapid Transit Letter to City Councillors
Email City Council before Tues Feb. 26 vote at City Hall.
Click here for sample Letter for City Councillors
OURS email re Parker Lands and Rapid Transit Feb 9
Click here to see OURS email distribution Feb 9 email
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In September 2012 the signatures collected from the spring/summer petition campaign were delivered to the City Clerk’s office for filing. Combined with the first 6000 signatures this brought the total to 9000 signatures.
Spring Petition Campaign (completed)
New petitions can be downloaded here for printing and distribution. Online petition further down page.
Although 6000 people have already signed the petition, this will not be enough to convince the Mayor and some members of City Council not to sell our greenspace. Big efforts are still required to gather as many signatures as possible from all areas of the City. Announcements will be made by the City over the next few weeks and months regarding the potential sale and development of a huge amount of prime, publically owned land. Rather than developing entire golf courses the city may opt to approve development of portions of several golf courses. This will set the unfortunate precedent of selling public greenspace, put aside over many generations, to meet current budget needs. With the current Expression of Interest process for the golf courses, the only public consultation required is after the fact when the land is to be either rezoned or declared surplus. Show your support now before it gets to that stage by contacting your Mayor and City Councillor and MLA and continuing to gather new signatures.
New petitions can be downloaded here for printing and distribution. Online petition further down page.
Although 6000 people have already signed the petition, this will not be enough to convince the Mayor and some members of City Council not to sell our greenspace. Big efforts are still required to gather as many signatures as possible from all areas of the City. Announcements will be made by the City over the next few weeks and months regarding the potential sale and development of a huge amount of prime, publically owned land. Rather than developing entire golf courses the city may opt to approve development of portions of several golf courses. This will set the unfortunate precedent of selling public greenspace, put aside over many generations, to meet current budget needs. With the current Expression of Interest process for the golf courses, the only public consultation required is after the fact when the land is to be either rezoned or declared surplus. Show your support now before it gets to that stage by contacting your Mayor and City Councillor and MLA and continuing to gather new signatures.
Petition to Mayor Sam Katz and City Councillors of Winnipeg
Whereas, the City of Winnipeg put forward the following Expression of Interest for seven City owned golf courses without community consultation: “City of Winnipeg Expression of Interest for commercial and residential development of city owned Golf Courses - October 26, 2011 497-2011 ”http://www.winnipeg.ca/MatMgt/FolderContents.asp?FOLDER_NAME=497-2011&YEAR=2011•
I, as a citizen of Winnipeg request genuine and timely public consultation on the need to protect our natural urban environments including the development of nature spaces, riverbank spaces, and parks. These park lands and river bank corridors add value to my community and we, the public should be engaged in the discussion of what we would like to see done with these publicly owned spaces ahead of developers and third party interests.
• I would like my City to build trust by working with recommendations of citizens’ committees and not allow developers to sidestep the intent.
• I would like to be ensured that the plan to protect our natural urban environments incorporates sustainable development principles
• I would like to be ensured that only low impact activities that let us enjoy the benefits of health and wellness be utilized for these greenspaces. Cross-country skiing, golfing, soccer, walking, biking, birding and simply enjoying urban greenspace are among the low impact activities these spaces can provide.
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The petition covers all seven city-owned golf courses: Windsor Park Golf Course and Nordic Centre, Harbourview Golf Course, Kildonan Golf Course, John Blumberg Golf Course, Tuxedo Golf Course, Crescent Drive Golf Course, Canoe Club Golf Course.
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The OURS-Winnipeg petition containing nearly 6000 names was filed at the City Clerk’s office on February 24, 2012. (completed)
A letter was delivered to Mayor Sam Katz and each City Councillor of Winnipeg advising them the petition is available for viewing. Please continue to sign the online petition below if you did not have the opportunity to sign the written petition!