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The board of South March Highlands has approved a plan to develop the southmarchhighlands.ca website into a tool which will be effective to marshall support to preserve as much of the South March Highlands as possible. This plan is really a process, the first step of which was described by Sandy Hill design consultant Roufa [...]
South March Highlands win Great Places competition !!
South March Highlands has won the popular contest for Great Public Spaces organized by the Canadian Institute of Planners. We will celebrate this at a special event on June 2, 2012, at which we will also announce our plans to ensure the preservation of all remaining undeveloped lands in the South March Highlands. For now, [...]
Ash trees in South March Highlands
As follow up to the concerns expressed here and also raised by the Greenspace Alliance, here is an update showing the proportion of ash trees in and around the South March Highlands we wish to preserve for this and future generations. There are many ash trees near [...]
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Become one of our Web contributors!
The board of South March Highlands has approved a plan to develop the southmarchhighlands.ca website into a tool which will be effective to marshall support to preserve as much of the South March Highlands as possible. This plan is really a process, the first step of which was described by Sandy Hill design consultant Roufa Therrien at the May 1st … [Read More...]
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Do you like working with photographs?
South March Highlands coalition seeks a volunteer to organize our photos and put them online in a private folder on Picasa or Flickr. Contact savethesmh/at/gmail.com if you are interested.
Ottawa-wide groups confirm their on-going support for saving the South March Highlands.
In a clear sign of the growing momentum and community determination to save the South March Highlands, following the ward meeting on March 26th, the SMH-CRC Inc. organized a strategic planning meeting. The meeting was held on April 3rd 2012 and in addition to SMH-CRC members, several representatives from Ottawa-level environmental groups were in attendance [...]
Turtles Turtles everywhere!!! Stormwater Management Woes Continue for Developers
Building upon community concerns about bad planning expressed at the January 26th, 2012 Kanata North Ward meeting, the most recent Ward meeting, held on March 26th, 2012, saw over 200 local residents and many members of the SMH-CRC attended. The meeting focused on municipal planning and environmental issues related to the South March Highlands. The [...]
Ongoing Campaigns
Ash trees in South March Highlands
As follow up to the concerns expressed here and also raised by the Greenspace Alliance, here is an update showing the proportion of ash trees in and around the South March Highlands we wish to preserve for this and future generations. There are many ash trees near [...]
School Outreach Campaign
Since the summer of 2011, members of SMH-CRC Inc. have taken more than 200 elementary aged school children from Kanata North and Pinecrest area schools into the Beaver Pond Forest and areas near the Kizell Pond. These field trips allow school children to see the beauty and power of mother nature first hand. As children living in [...]
