The advisory committee on the waterfront that you’ve been asking for since last fall has cleared its first hurdle: it received unanimous support at 10:45 pm on Jan. 18. That vote still needs to be ratified at council Feb. 1.

Join us Feb. 1, 6:45, City Hall lobby

Members of Save Our Waterfront will be at council Feb. 1, and we invite you to join us in the City Hall lobby at 6:45 before proceeding up to chambers at 7 pm. We thank all of you who attended the January meeting, and regret the vote came so late in the evening that many of you couldn’t stay to see it.

Your victory

The establishment of the advisory committee is your victory – though others will take credit for it. Without you calling and emailing your councillors and mayor to ask for community input on a better vision for the entire waterfront, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.

Waterfront not saved yet

Though the advisory committee is a significant step forward, the waterfront has not been saved. The Old Lakeshore Road area remains at risk of highrise development because of changes this council made in 2007 to increase the allowed height of buildings.

Hold on development needed

We need to buy some time for community consultation while the advisory committee does its work. Save Our Waterfront will continue to press for a hold on development in the Old Lakeshore Road area. A hold will give the advisory committee time to consult residents on a community-led vision for the waterfront, and then to recommend to council the steps needed to achieve that vision.

As always, we will keep you informed of what’s happening and how you can get involved to secure a better plan. We wouldn’t have gotten this far without your support with us.

Yours for community,
Marianne Meed Ward, Chair
Save Our Waterfront

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Waterfront committee proposed terms of reference

Report to establish the committee.

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