Congratulation to Ottawa Citizen letter-writer Ted Cooper (Turtle walls will symbolize Terry Fox fiasco, April 21, 2010) for highlighting the superficial steps being taken by City of Ottawa “environmental experts” to mitigate the impact of the project on wild life and rare species that exist in the area.
In his letter Ted point out the sheer folly of the steps proposed; particularly in light of the fact that the habitat at the other side of the proposed road will eventually be bulldozed for ongoing development. This is yet another example of the city and its expert planners making token gestures, and taking short cuts, in their anxiety to capture time sensitive money from the federal government.
It also highlights a serious flaw in Canada’s Economic Action (stimulus) Plan. The tight and inflexible completion date for projects funded under this initiative encourage municipalities and others to take risky decisions that they, communities and tax payers will have to deal with for years to come.
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