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Consultant presents Clarence Creek’s future image gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Clarence Creek
Ovsepian volunteered his time and ex- pertise to the Clarence Creek concept plan project, working with Coun. Guy Félio, ward representative for the village, and an advisory committee made up several residents and stakeholders. “The findings show the strengths of ClarenceCreekliesinitsnaturalcharacter,” Ovsepian said, citing the traditional neighbourhood values of the residents combined with a strong francophone heritage, in a cozy hometown village setting. The disadvantages to the village according to residents, following several workshop sessions during the planning process, is the lack of some basic services like a local bank, caisse populaire, or even an ATM, the disappearance of many key small businesses like a grocery store and gas station, and the lack of one important piece of infrastructure, a local sewage disposal system. The village is connected to the munici- pal water system but homeowners and those businesses that do operate in Cla- rence Creek depend on septic field systems for their waste disposal. “This was seen by many as the biggest constraint to development,” Ovsepian said. The concept plan report outlines sug- gestions for revitalizing Clarence Creek through designation of a central village core area, identifying potential areas for future commercial or light industrial development and new homes, and setting aside specific areas for agricultural and greenscape purposes. A regular link to CRTranspo was also cited as important for the village’s future development. Ovsepian noted that City Hall could look at expanding the present intra-urban portion of CRTranspo, which right now focuses for the most part on providing an inter-urban public transit link to Ottawa for local commuters. “It (intra-urban transit) would connect all the villages with the downtown,” Ovsepian said. “It would allowCRTranspo to use its resources more for the city.”
Clarence Creek has a wealth of history, both natural and historic, and combined with that a neighbourhood charm that a consultant from California thinks make a good foundation for the village’s future revitalization. Aram Ovsepian, an urban design specialist based out of Los Angeles, California, presented his vision of a new concept plan for Clarence Creek to more than two dozen interested residents from the village during an evening public plan- ning meeting for Clarence-Rockland city council on May 9. At the end of his hour- long talk, Ovsepian received a long and loud round of applause from both the gallery and council. “I don’t know howwe’re going to repay you for all the work you’ve done,” said Mayor Marcel Guibord.” Councilmembersreceivedalarger,more detailed copy of Ovsepian’s report in their packages in advance of the May 14 regular session. During the regular council session two motions were passed, one to accept the concept plan for Clarence Creek, and the
Photo Gregg Chamberlain Aram Ovsepian outlines the local strengths of the village of Clarence Creek during a power-point presentation.
other to work with the United Counties of Prescott-Russell in seeking funding aid to coverallorpartofastudyonwastetreatment systems. The study will examine the feasibility of an innovative de-centralized waste disposal system for Clarence Creek that would open up the village’s commercial development potential. Following the May 9 meeting adjournment, several people from the gallery came up to shake hands with Ovsepian and thank him in person for his concept plan for a new Clarence Creek. Ovsepian credited Coun. Félio, who he knows from past lectures at California’s engineering institutes on municipal plan- ning, with offering him a chance to stretch his urban design skills beyond the familiar confines of his home state. “It’s been an eye-opening experience,” he said.
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