Sierra Club debates Terry Fox Drive expansion

It was a full house at the Beaverbrook Community Centre on Wednesday, March 24 with residents listening to a debate deemed “turtles vs. road.”

Gord Henderson, president of the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association mediated the debate between John Bennett, executive director of the Sierra Club Canada, and Matt Muirhead, president of the Briarbrook Morgan’s Grant Community Association.

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“We’ve been a vibrant community association for well over 40 years and we delved into this whole issue of development in the western part of Kanata well over a decade ago,” said Henderson. “I was part of the team that looked into trying to mitigate the worst environmental damage that development posed to the whole area. Currently all this area is wild (where Terry Fox will be). The important thing to note is that over 30 years ago, there were deals made that would allow this to be developed and it’s going to be developed. One of the major pieces to aid that development is the design of Terry Fox.”

For the full feature, check out the April 2 issue of the EMC.