New Road Now Has a Name

The following appeared in this morning's Standard Freeholder newspaper:

Kaneb being immortalized

Posted 17 hours ago

CORNWALL (Staff) — A popular former Cornwall mayor is getting a road named after him.

Nick Kaneb, who served a number of years as a member of city council, will have a new east-end artery designated in his honour. Nick Kaneb Drive is currently being constructed.

Kaneb was married to the late Charlene Kaneb and passed away Sept. 7, 2008 at age 92.

The 1.2 km two-lane roadway will feature a centre median and will include two sets of traffic signals, street lighting, sidewalk, and recreational path. It connects Cornwall’s busiest east-west arterial roads, Second Street and Marleau Avenue. The roadway is expected to be completed next month at a cost of approximately $2.8 million.

“Mayor Kaneb was committed to the growth and prosperity of Cornwall, and he donated much of his time to serving his fellow citizens,” said Mayor Bob Kilger. “I am very pleased that council chose to recognize his contributions in this very appropriate way.”

Kaneb served on Cornwall city council as an alderman from 1955 to 1958 and as mayor from 1961 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1971. He was a respected businessman and a member of the Cornwall Lions Club. Kaneb took over the mayor’s office at a time when the city’s economy was under pressure from the closing of the large Canadian Cottons operation.

Updates and Documents

We have received an update on the design of the mounds. This has been given to the contractors. The plan can be seen at: Updated Mounding Plan. The plan meets all of the requirements we have discussed with the city.

In my next post I will tell the story of the stranded turtle we found in the back after the contractors installed the new drainage system.

Meeting with Landscape Designer

Yesterday, we attended the initial meeting with the landscape designer.  It was an introductory meeting to scope out the work he will do and the objectives to be achieved.  We spoke about the history of the neighbourhood and how it has looked after the area behind our homes, and the engagement of the community in the process.  We also passed on comments around using xeriscaping concepts and the need to maintain the common, and passive use of the space.  The designer will be touring the area to see what is required.  A design will be developed and we will get a chance to see and comment on the proposed landscape solution.  The City anticipates that being completed over the next month or so.   It will be posted here when we get it.  Planting will be done in the spring of 2010.  It was a good meeting and we are looking forward to being part of the collaboration.  Thanks for everyone's support and comments.

Guest Post on Xeriscaping

The following is from Laura and Mani who suggested that Xeriscaping would be an excellent option for the mounds and landscaping design. They offer the following information:

Xeriscaping Techniques

• Xeriscaping to conserve water and reduce maintenance
• No need to use fertilizers or pesticides
• Use of mulch to improve soil and eliminate need for mowing grass in certain areas (mulch protects plant roots from heat, cold, and drought, improves the soil and controls weeds)
• No plastic liners as these restrict the flow of water into the soil.
• Use drought-tolerant plants

Examples of drought-tolerant plants:
Trees: Russian olive, maple, Pine, smokebush, ginkgo, oak, and linden are very drought tolerant once established
Shrubs: Sandcherry, Lilac, Potentilla, Barberry, Quince, Spirea, Mock orange, Caragana, Juniper, Yew, Pine, Spruce, Fragrant Sumac, Siberian Pea shrub, Rockspray Cotoneaster, Red or Black Chokeberry, Flowering Quince, Northern Bayberry, Butterfly-bush, Spirea
Low growing perennials: Artemesia, Spurge, Heuchera (Coral bells), Creeping phlox, Lamb's ears, Dianthus, Bergenia and Lady's Mantle.
Tall perennials: Aster, Bee balm, Baptisia, Coneflower, Yarrow, Verbascum, Russian sage and Helianthus.

More info on xeriscaping:
http://www.landscapeontario.com/c?c=1123
and from City of Toronto:
http://www.toronto.ca/compost/xeriscap.htm

Landscape Designer Hired

The City has selected a landscape designer to help assist in the development of the final look and feel of the land around the new road. (By the way, the working name for the road appears to be Courtalds Dr.) We have been invited to meet with the designer on Tuesday, September 22nd to give him our ideas. I will report back following the meeting. If you have any comments, please hit the comments button below to the right to post.

New plans now available for viewing

I have been out of town for the past few days and have not been able to keep things up to date.  The revised plans for the berm are now available for viewing.  Please click on the links below:

Berm Plan

Berm Sectional View

I am trying to arrange to get print-outs from the City to share.  This is much better and shows that the City is listening.  The cross-section shows a 2.5 ft high mound with trees and shrubs.

I will be circulating a brief survey door to door to get feedback on the concept.

Updates and Documents

New documents are now available for viewing.  Please click on the links below:


Update Letter #3

Survey Analysis and Noise Observations Presentation


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