StDenis elementary school Centennial Drive, Sudbury Rezoning applications

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St-Denis elementary schoolCentennial Drive,
SudburyRezoning applications
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PROJECT INTENT

• The School Board wants to build a new school for
  its St-Denis school students. The intent is to
  do so in the most responsible way possible.

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AERIAL VIEW OF SCHOOL SITE
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WHY TWO REZONING APPLICATIONS ?

• Further to a public meeting held with parents of
  St-Denis, it was made clear that this Centennial
  Drive location is advantageously located for
  their new school
• As a result, the School Board was directed to
  resubmit rezoning applications accordingly
• The application for lots 1 13 is being
  resubmitted as there was information either
  missing or not clear in the initial application.
  Secondly, we are building a school with public
  funding. We are accountable to do so in the most
  cost effective manner as not to waste public
  funds. It is estimated that this first option of
  building on lots 1 13 will save the taxpayer
  some 700,000

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REZONING APPLICATION LOTS 1 13
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REZONING APPLICATION LOTS 1 2
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WHY A NEW SCHOOL ?

• The area servicing the current St-Denis school
  is experiencing growth
• The age of the school sections are prohibitive
  to repair
• The site requires extensive upgrades
  renovations
• The St-Denis site is too small for current
  future needs
• The noise levels from Regent Street are too
  high, thus disturbing the students
• Given the traffic flow on Regent Street there
  exists a safety concern for children walking to
  and from school
• Parents have requested that their children be
  educated in a modern and up to date facility

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CONGESTED SCHOOL YARD
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SEARCH FOR SITES

• SELECTION CRITERIA
• Advantageous location for actual student
  population
• Minimum of 5 acres
• Close to amenities
• Zoning allowing a school development
• Safe access to property

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WHY THIS SITE ?

• Already zoned for development
• Advantageously located
• Proximity to James Jerome Sports Complex
• - Baseball field
• - Tennis courts
• - Soccer fields
• - Football fields
• Proximity to Science North/Imax/Lily Creek
  boardwalk
• Possible partnerships
• - City of Greater Sudbury
• - Hospital and Health Unit
• Science North

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STEPS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE BY THE BOARD
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CONCERNS RAISED ADDRESSED
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TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY
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• Performed by Tranplan Associates

Tranplan key recommendations and conclusions
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SCHOOL BOARD PROJECTS

• C.S.C.N.O. proven track record

É.S.C. JEUNESSE-NORD, BLIND RIVER
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ALLIANCE ST-JOSEPH, CHELMSFORD
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É.S DU SACRÉ-CUR, SUDBURY
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTIES REQUESTED
TO BE REZONNED

• LOT 13
• Level area
• Owned by the City of Greater Sudbury
• Property filled with various material by the
  City of Greater Sudbury over the years as was the
  James Jerome Sports Complex
• Essential dry
• Less that 3 of total area is a wetland

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AERIAL VIEW OF SCHOOL SITE
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• LOT 1
• The property consists of a rock out crop and a
  smaller section of wetland that covers
  approximately 45 of the total area of the
  property
• The development proposal includes the
  replacement of the wetland with a better and
  permanent fish habitat

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• LOT 2
• The property consists of a rock out crop and a
  smaller section of wetland. The wetland
  covers less than 5 of the property.
• The development proposal includes the
  replacement, as on lot 1, the wetland with a
  better and permanent fish habitat

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THE BENEFITS THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BRING TO THE
COMMUNITY

• Injection of 12 million dollars into the local
  construction economy translating into sales by
  businesses jobs for workers
• A school that incorporates the latest technology
  and programs for the education of the children
• A school that allows children to benefit from
  the neighbourhood amenities. These include
• - The James Jerome Sports Complex playing fields
• - The Lily Creek boardwalk
• - A new fish habitat
• - A new boardwalk along Nepahwin Creek
• - Science North
• - Imax
• - Laurentian University
• - Partnerships with the Hospital and local
  senior residents

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THE BENEFITS THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BRING TO THE
COMMUNITY

• Reduced traffic speed and flow on Centennial
  Drive, this as a result of Centennial Drive
  becoming a school zone and the speed being
  reduced to 40 km/h
• A new 4-way stop at the corner of Ramsey View
  Court and Centennial Drive forcing local traffic
  to slow down and stop
• As per the experience of Walford Road, the
  reduced speed should result in a decrease of
  traffic, especially for those who use Centennial
  Drive to cut across to access Paris and Regent
  Streets
• The school will provide parking spaces that
  will be available by users of the James Jerome
  Sports Complex playing fields. This should
  significantly reduce the on street parking on
  Centennial Drive

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THE BENEFITS THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BRING TO THE
COMMUNITY

• The school will have exterior playing fields,
  basketball courts, volleyball courts and play
  structures for the neighbourhood kids to enjoy
• The school and all its amenities such as
  gymnasium will be available for use by the
  neighbourhood residents
• A new day care center will form part of the new
  school project
• The property which is currently privately owned,
  will become a very public site available to the
  entire community and local residents

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THE BENEFITS THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BRING TO THE
COMMUNITY

• The project will enhance the existing wetland
  area. The proposed project will replace the
  current wetland with a newly constructed and
  permanent fish habitat. While the existing
  wetland provides little, if any, fish habitat, as
  it often dries up in the summer, the new fish
  habitat will be permanent and wet all year long
  and will allow for the annual spawning of local
  fish from Nepahwin Creek. In addition, the
  habitat will become an area for various plant,
  insect and bird species to live.
• This project will become the example of a
  restored natural environment
• The school will be a model in the community on
  how we can construct a school in harmony with
  nature

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A unique opportunity to link
learning with the landscape
ST-DENIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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OUR  HARMONY WITH NATURE  MODEL SUPPORTS OUR
GOALS TO

• Improve the watershed
• Foster stewardship
• Create a place of wonder
• Improve educational achievement

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AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE VALUES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBLITY WITH

• Students
• Families
• Visitors
• The community

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WETLANDS ARE COMPREHESIVE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS

• They are living textbooks where students can
  learn about
• The water cycle
• Botany
• Food webs
• Soil
• Watersheds
• Wildlife
• All in one place, first hand.

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THE NEW ST-DENIS SCHOOL A SYMBOL OF STEWARDSHIP
Location and model provides the opportunity to
teach students about the wetland, its relevance
to their lives and the importance of protecting
it.
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MEASURED IMPACTS

• National study (US) by the State Education and
  Environment Roundtable (SEER) concluded that
  wetlands within school yards have a positive
  impact on the learning environment and improve
• Behaviour
• Attendance
• Attitudes
• Test scores
• Grade point averages

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EXPANDING ON COMMUNITY ACCESS TO PARK LAND AT
JAMES JEROME SPORTS COMPLEX

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
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THE ST-DENIS SCHOOL MODEL PROVIDING THE
COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO

• Improve the watershed
• Foster stewardship
• Create a place of wonder
• Improve educational achievement
• Live in harmony with nature
• Restore a natural environment