Restoring Local Creeks: North Strasburg Creek

Thank you again to everyone who participated in our virtual open house.

There is one more week to share your comments and questions. Email us at StrasburgCreek@kitchener.ca or submit your questions to the project page until July 22, 2024.

The virtual open house pre-recorded presentation is still available for your review.

Watch the presentation

The presentation boards are also available from our online virtual open house.

View the presentation boards

We would love to hear from you!

Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback and joined our open house online. The virtual open house pre-recorded presentation is still available and will remain posted for the duration of the study.

Watch the presentation

The presentation boards are also available from our online virtual open house.

View the presentation boards

Share your feedback by emailing your comments and questions to StrasburgCreek@kitchener.ca or by submitting questions to the project page until July 22, 2024.

We would love to hear from you!

We’re restoring part of North Strasburg Creek to improve water quality and reduce flood risks.

Instead of hosting an open house in-person, we invite you to take part by watching a pre-recorded presentation. The presentation gives an overview of the project and the proposed final design. You can also view the presentation boards.

Your feedback is welcomed and valued. Share your feedback by emailing us your comments and questions to StrasburgCreek@kitchener.ca. You can also submit questions through the Questions tool.

We can accept feedback until July 22, 2024. The presentation will remain available for the duration of the study.

We invite you to take part in our upcoming virtual open house.

Watch a pre-recorded presentation featuring a project overview and the proposed final design then email us your comments. The presentation will be posted on this page on June 24, 2024, and the link will remain active for the duration of the study. To be included in this stage of the design process, you'll need to send your comments no later than July 22, 2024.

Your feedback is highly welcome and valued. Email your comments and questions to StrasburgCreek@kitchener.ca

Thank you to everyone who attended our Virtual Open House on April 4. Check out the presentation materials and tell us what you think! The presentation materials include:

• Project background and timeline
• Three alternative solutions for channel design
• Evaluation criteria that will be used to assess the alternatives

View the presentation slides

Whether you attended the open house or not, we want your feedback through our online survey. Please fill out our survey so we can hear what you think about the design options.

Answer the survey

The survey closes May 3, and we would love to hear from you!

The City of Kitchener is hosting a live virtual open house. Staff and consultants will present proposed designs for restoring North Strasburg Creek. We want to hear from you!

When: Thursday, Apr. 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Via Zoom. You must register for the Zoom meeting to receive the direct link and Meeting ID.

Alternate formats, communication supports, and accommodations are also available. If you require an accessible document or support to participate in this event, please inform Michaela Jennings at StrasburgCreek@kitchener.ca or 519-741-2600 x 4057 (TTY:1-866-969-9994)/

How To Join

Online

Register for the meeting any time before the start of the meeting

You will receive a meeting link from Zoom once you register and will automatically be reminded by email about the event.

You may join the meeting as early as 15 minutes before it is scheduled to start.

You can still attend the meeting after it starts. You will still be required to register to receive the meeting link to join.

By Phone

You do not need to register in advance if you join by a traditional phone call. Joining this way will only allow you to hear the meeting, you will not be able to view the presentation.

To join by phone call +1 647 374 4685 followed by the webinar ID 642 1558 1878.

You will be admitted to the meeting when it is scheduled to start.

In 2016, the City of Kitchener Council approved a stormwater master plan. This plan created a strategy to manage stormwater for the next 15 years. This plan showed us that only 25 percent of runoff in the city is managed through stormwater facilities. This means that 75 percent of runoff from heavy rainfall and snow melt flows into storm sewers, contaminating local creeks.

The master plan identified initial concepts for the installation of projects across Kitchener. We consulted city-wide on the stormwater master plan. That consultation met the needs of the master plan. But as we look closer at specific projects, we need to consult further with the community.

The Government of Canada awarded us nearly $50 million through the Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund. Access to this funding means we can make stormwater improvements at a reduced cost to the community. And we can do this much sooner than possible without the funding. We need to comply with funding requirements, which places an extra constraint on these projects.