Cathy Curry
"My newsletter and my regular meetings with the Kanata North Community Associations and community groups is an excellent way to ensure that everyone stays abreast of what is going on and where they can provide feedback or attend consultations. I will continue to do that. Kanata North residents are very active, smart and keen to be involved in ecological issues. I continue to help them to be involved and stay involved."
James Murchison
"There is an untapped resource in our communities when it comes to environmental issues. There are countless people ready to help plant trees, beautify parks, and plant gardens in bulbouts and boulevards if only the city organized it better and gave people the authority to improve their communities. I think many people are too afraid to get in trouble doing work on city land to even consider it. The city needs to do more to support these initiatives and even organize them within the city."
Rob Millan
"Engage residents early enough that the result is not already predetermined. Publish the evidence, constraints and realistic options in plain language, make participation available online and in person, and explain what changed as a result.
Community input matters, but consultation should inform Council's decision rather than function as an automatic veto over housing, infrastructure or other citywide needs."