Gatineau councillors and residents concerned about Kettle Island
January 14th, 2009 Posted in News and Commentary, Project Critique
On Tuesday, the consultants presented their recommendation to Gatineau city council. Discussion and debate followed, with some strong concerns raised about the Kettle Island corridor.
A few excerpts from the Ottawa Citizen’s coverage of the meeting:
- Councillors at the meeting raised concerns about the noise that comes with a major thoroughfare, where the new corridor’s exits would fall, and how public transit would adapt.
- Joseph De Sylva says he’s worried about the people in his Versant district whose homes face onto Montée Paiement, which would become an artery to the proposed bridge on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River.
- “I have concerns about the bridge no matter where it is,” said Nicole DesRoches, who runs an Outaouais environment and sustainable development council called CREDDO. “You can’t build a bridge just for trucks.”
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