The RPCA and the 710 Coronation working group (CPWG) met with Councillor Hume, OC Transpo and City officials on 4 February 2010 to discuss the proposed expansion of the bus garage on Industrial. We were very disappointed to learn that the expansion is a fait accompli and that our only option now is to identify mitigation measures to limit the impact on our community.
To that end, the RPCA and the CPWG have agreed to work collaboratively with the City to ensure that the City satisfactorily mitigates the potential adverse effects of the facility on the residents of Riverview Park. The next step will be for the City staff to prepare a workplan to address the three main areas of concern: noise pollution, air pollution, and traffic congestion.
Once we have all reached agreement on the workplan, the City has agreed to prepare a Commitment Letter, requiring the City to execute the workplan, including baseline measurements, impact measurements and mitigation implementation, using already approved funding.
Only once the baseline measurements have been taken (after the facility is at full operation) will we know whether the effects of the bus garage exceed pre-defined standards. At that point we be in a position to discuss which mitigation measures are necessary and in which priority order.
The RPCA looks forward to working in collaboration with all our residents, the CPWG and our Councillor on this next step. Updates will be posted on this website. Attached you can read the letter sent by the RPCA following the meeting.
http://rpca.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/letter-re-bus-garage-meeting-5-feb-20101.pdf







On September 27, at The Boofs Restaurant, the biennial Fall Social was an evening of fun, feasting and fundraising. About 70 community residents and friends gathered to enjoy a delicious buffet followed by musical entertainment provided by the barbershop quartet POLARIS. Their antics kept everyone smiling and the singing was wonderful.