Mayor Larry O'Brien
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1

Fax: 613-580-2509

Dear Mayor O'Brien:

I am writing to request you act to prevent development of the Carp River flood plain in the Kanata West area. From recent coverage by the CBC and the Ottawa Citizen, I have learned that 28 hectares of floodplain development has already been approved by the City, Mississippi Valley Conservation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Transportation. I have also learned that if this floodplain development proceeds, it will threaten the Highway 417 bridges and increase flood risk to existing development in the area.

I had thought that development of floodplains was a thing of the past and that we in Ontario had learned our lesson after Hurricane Hazel wrought such damage in Toronto in 1954. But this doesn't appear to be the case for Kanata West and the Carp River.

The City of Ottawa should not be allowing development in floodplains so please add your voice to stop this floodplain folly and request an accounting from the Province and Mississippi Valley Conservation for their role in approving this development.

I would appreciate hearing back from you on this matter.

Yours truly,