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Lorne is the President of the Iona-Hampton Community Association in the Westboro-area of Ottawa. He also serves as the Treasurer for the Federation of Citizens' Associations of Ottawa.

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House swap the solution

August 7, 2013

This letter to the editor was published in the Ottawa Citizen this week. If you are interested in swapping your house with someone on Holmwood, please indicate below.

To read the article my letter refers to, please click on the Ottawa Citizen link or the link below my letter.

For those who have to endure not only the legally generated construction noise from the Lansdowne site but the frequent infractions of the special noise bylaw as well, I have a proposal that could solve their problems.

During the Lansdowne approval process, there were numerous supporters of the project who called those who objected nothing more than NIMBYs. Now is the time for those people to step up to the plate and run with the ball. They can offer to house swap with the residents of Holmwood during the construction period. If not enough people come forward, there are several additional municipal politicians who voted in favour of the extended construction hours.

Why do I think that none of these parties will step forward?

Lorne Cutler, Ottawa