Welcome to the Friends of Heart Lake Website
Welcome to the Friends of Heart Lake Website
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This Site is dedicated to the Heart Lake Conservation Area and the surrounding Villages of Heart Lake in Brampton, Ontario Canada. It is founded by Leo O'Brien.
Local Pictures Posted!Check out the Local Stuff Page Link for some very nice Pictures taken recently at the Heart Lake Conservation Area.
Heart Lake High-Rise Task Force InformationClick on this link for the CfMDaLL Information: Citizens for Managed Development at Loafers Lake UPDATES (Most Recent first): UPDATE: October 21, 2009 OMB Hearing Provides for some limited Public Input Wednesday October 28th from 6pm to 7pm, the OMB will provide an opportunity for Residents to provide feedback via a speaking opportunity. We encourage all interested Residents to attend the City's public meeting on Tuesday October 27, 7pm at Loafers Lake Recreation Center. This meeting will provide information on the OMB session the next day. If you are interested in this process, we also suggest that you attend the OMB session on the 28th. It will be located at the Provincial Courthouse on Ray Lawson Blvd, in Brampton, Courtroom B6 on the second floor. For the most up to date information, check out the Brampton Guardian website or local paper and the City's website at www.brampton.ca.
Council Rejects Revised Proposal Folks, just found out this news today. We've been in an information blackout and only by continuing to ask what is going on over the last few months have we been able to get this latest info. We are confused as to why we were not notified of this sooner. It seems that the OMB Mediation was unsuccessful so the Developers submitted a revised Proposal on July 23rd to the City. The revision stated a reduction in the number of Units to 792, however, maintaining the 6 towers as well as a 7-storey commercial building, 42 live/work units and a parkland dedication of 1.42 acres. The Proposal went to Council last week where it was not approved. Please see attachments below for more information: Residence of Heart Lake Application - Media Release, August 7, 2009.pdf Addendum - Preliminary Planning Justification Report - July 22 09 (c).pdf 09-07-20-SITE PLAN-submission.pdf We will provide a summary on this report at our next NWBCDA Meeting on Tuesday September 8th, at 7:00pm, Loafers Lake Recreation Centre Main Hall. Bottom Line: Developers are still moving forward to the OMB with the revised proposal. OMB Hearing is set to commence October 5, 2009 for six weeks. OMB Mediation still on-going! Sorry for the long delay in updates. The OMB has set a date in October to commence the Hearing. However, during the last few months, the Developer and the City have met with the OMB for Mediation, to see if some compromise or other solution can be found. Mediation Hearings are private and are not open to the public. The Task Force was not invited to participate in the Mediation Process. We have been in constant communications with the City's Legal Representatives and Planning Department and as of today's date, no information has been released yet regarding the outcome of any mediation. We are getting no answers to our questions and we are being told that no information can be released until this Process is completed. This has been on-going for over 3 months and we still do not have any information to report. We hope to have some updated news by our September NWBCDA Meeting so please look for the meeting email in late August. We share your frustration from the lack of response and the information blackout.
OMB Hearing Delayed!! In December, the Developers asked the OMB for an adjournment (delay) in the proceedings to sort out their traffic experts. They also asked for OMB Mediation to discuss alternatives. This has been granted by the OMB. What this means is that the earliest a Hearing could start (should the Developers choose to proceed with the Appeal) would be late Summer/Fall of 2009. The Task Force is hoping to participate in the Mediation discussions but we may not be able too. With all this in mind, we have extended the deadline for Survey Responses to March 31, 2009. If you have not sent in your Survey Response, please do so before this date. To all those Residents who have responded, our heartfelt thanks go out to you.
Last month, City Council supported a recommendation to refuse the Application. Now the final decision is in the hands of the OMB. To make sure we represent your opinions to the best of our ability, we have created a Survey for residents to fill out and send back to us. If you live in the Heart Lake Area (bounded by Bovaird, Hwy 410, Mayfield and Hurontario) then we ask you to please take a few minutes to read the survey and send us your response. You can download a copy of the Survey and instructions here: Task Force October 2008 Survey for Residents.pdf You can also pick up and drop off the Survey from the following Heart Lake Plaza Businesses: Vintners Exclusive Wines (West Side), Honey Brown Tanning Salon (East Side) When reviewing the Survey, please take into account the Developer's Response to the City of Brampton Planning Staff. Read this document here: Response from Developer Oct 2008.pdf
On September 8, 2008, the City of Brampton is conducting a special Council Meeting to vote on the High Rise Application. The Task Force is asking all interested Residents to attend this Meeting to express your opinions on the Proposal. Click on this link for more information: Special Council Meeting Sept 8 2008 The next day, on September 9, 2008, the Task Force will provide an OMB update with a call to next steps at the NWBCDA Meeting. Start time is 7:00pm at Loafers Lake Recreation Centre. Check the NWBCDA Website for all meeting dates (http://nwbcda.googlepages.com)
Representatives from the Task Force attended a Pre-Hearing with the Ontario Municipal Board. The Developers are launching various Appeals concerning their Application. Further information will be collected over the Summer and an important update to Residents will occur at the next NWBCDA Meeting in September. Check the NWBCDA Website for meeting dates (http://nwbcda.googlepages.com)
An update Presentation was provided at the April 1st Meeting of the North West Brampton Community Development Association. A copy of the Presentation can be viewed at the link below: CfMDaLL Task Force Presentation April update 2008 v1.2.pdf
The Task Force has met with the Planner and Developer and they have been willing to discuss our concerns. In January, the Developer filed an Appeal with the OMB regarding the OPA (4-storey Cap). We recently met with City Planning Staff to understand the process and the significance of the OPA relative to this Application. There has been feedback and recommendations provided to the Developer regarding items that can directly impact the configuration and size of the Application. It is our opinion that this feedback will require the Developer to change their Application, possibly resulting in less units being proposed. The Task Force has accomplished one of our goals in becoming a "partner" in this Application Process and will continue discussions at the appropriate time. Until we understand the next steps from the Developer as well as the outcome of the OMB Appeal, the Task Force will continue to monitor the process and react when necessary. It is our further opinion that this Application Process will continue to take some time.
No significant progress has been made on the Application and it is still in review process. However, the Task Force has now met with the Developer and Planner to discuss Residents concerns and potential ideas for better planning. These meetings have been very preliminary in nature. With the recent City Resolution instituting Caps on High-Rise Development, the Task Force is planning to meet with the City shortly to discuss this resolution and the current Developers Application in greater detail. This should happen in early January. It does seem that the Developer is open to communications and discussions regarding alternatives to the current proposal.
We have submitted a formal letter of opposition to the Application to City Planners and are now on Public Record. A copy of our letter can be viewed here: CfMDaLL Letter to City Also, there have been unsubstantiated rumors going around about Non-Profit housing being built on this site. To our knowledge, this is untrue. The only Application that has been made for development at this site is the one that is currently being reviewed.
At this time, we still don't have anything new to report. We are continuing to monitor the Application Process and gather information. We are NOT aware of the Application being approved, as per rumours being circulated.
Contact InformationWe want to hear your feedback and insights. Please contact us via the email address below.
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