Dear Editor,
Provided the economics work I fully support the warden’s pool initiative, but for a different reason. I believe the future for the Ottawa Valley on both sides of the river is tourism and residential development. They go hand in hand.
As readers may know, I am promoting a whitewater national park. It can have the same impact as the fur and timber eras but without depleting the resource. A national park is forever and is a gift that will keep on giving. It will be the crown jewel of the Pontiac.
Coupled with tourism, our future is residential development. The pool and the park will be the fast track catalyst. Housing prices in Ottawa/Gatineau are at an all time high and now is the perfect time for home and condo owners to cash in and move up river to a higher quality of life. With high speed internet and good cell coverage, location is irrelevant. A national park and an indoor aquatic facility will enable us to attract this huge new market. The massive baby boom market is entering retirement. It’s time sensitive and the park and the pool need to happen now to stop the population decline and grow the Pontiac.
Joe Kowalski
National Park Committe Member
