Ah, another park rezoning attempt, this time it passed.

I think I am starting to understand the Parks and Open Space implementation strategy more clearly now.

BTW, I could not find this item on the Council meeting agenda published on the City's web site. Did I miss something?

Is a public hearing all that it takes to remove a designated park from a zoning map?

Park not withstanding, it is a logical place for the service. I only hope the experts allow enough room for parking on site. "Extra signage on Alward St. about parking" What the hell does that mean? Will parking be allowed on Alward or not?
metalman.

I spent 4 days in the Kelowna Cancer Lodge. It was a wonderful facility. The furnishings were top of the line, and the caregivers were wonderful. I hope Prince George can boast about a similar facility!

When you are a long way from family and friends, and are suffering from a deadly illness, it is comforting to have a facility like this.

The area they have proposed and approved is perfect.

The Cancer Clinic and Lodge, can't come soon enough!

Cheers,

taxi

The small park was traded off for a much larger park at Duchess Park school. So there was an increase in park space rather than a reduction.

Everyone wins. Cancer patients and their families get lodging exactly where they need it and the the Crescents gets much needed park space.

There isn't enough parking in the area now and Alward St has a 2 hr limit.There is already "overflow" in the neighbourhood from PGRH employees who either can't find a spot in the lot or refuse to pay the parking costs.The lots at PGRH are patrolled and owned by Imperial Parking and tickets are pricey.The city patrols the 2 hr limit streets and frequent the area.Its going to be interesting to see how they handle parking for this latest venture when parking is atrocious in the area now.

Parking ..... the only way to handle it is to build a parkade to serve the hospital and all the functions associated with it.

Park tradeoff? One large park further away is not the same as several smaller parks scattered throughout a residential area or, better still, a linear park running through a development.

I had the same question about what the signage had to do with a question about sufficient parking. The Phoenix Medical building also does not have enough parking. It is quite frequently filled.

Parking at PGRH is 50 cents an hour, and I believe there's a daily rate which works out to less than that. If you can afford to fuel and insure a car, you should be able to afford to park at PGRH. It's very rare that the PGRH lot is filled to capacity.

I will agree that the Phoenix Medical Building has insufficient parking. Much of it spills over into the Value Village parking lot.

Many family members and visitors alike complain of lack of spaces at PGRH and the employee lot is usually filled to capacity if you happen to start on a later shift ( 10 am,12 or 1 pm )Employees pay for parking bi-weekly and this does not buy you a spot nor guarantee one.
The building your talking about is Victoria Medical as the Phoenix (10th Avenue) is nowhere near Value Village.
A parkade,we were told is "too expensive" to build and maintain.It was said it would be easier to level all the houses on Alward street and make it a parking lot.
They should think about getting a bus to pick up employees like the mills have and this would cut down on the space issue and make all he green people happy

"The building your talking about is Victoria Medical as the Phoenix (10th Avenue) is nowhere near Value Village."

I stand corrected. Oops!

If there is not enough parking, then the first thing one does is charge for parking and increase it unitl the parking spaces start not to be filled anymore. If it keeps going, then build a parkade since the rates are high enough.

Here is a 264 bed hospital in the west end of Ottawa in a suburban area with enough land around it that one does not have to buldoze any residences.

1,800 staff and 500+ volunteers
operating expenses $140 million

http://www.qch.on.ca/Home.aspx?PageID=267&mid=_ctl0_MainMenu__ctl1-menuItem006

For those who do not want to click to go to the web page, here are the rates:

Rates as of April 1, 2007 -
0-5 mins: Free grace period
5-15 mins: $2.00
15-30 mins: $4.00
30-60 mins: $8.00
60-90 mins: $11.00
90-120 mins: $13.00
Daily Maximum: $14.00

Charge those rates and see either how empty the lots will become or how quickly one can build a parkade.

BTW, start charging rates like that for parking in a few more places and one will see the buses starting to fill up or more car pooling.

Talking about Parking, What about CNC's attitude. They have all this parking spaces, but they charge sufficient that the students are parking on the streets, and taking spaces away from the business or clogging up the streets. This is wrong.

It is a step in the right direction to have this facilities. It will make living in the North that much more hospitable.