by Team Stittsville | Sep 11, 2026 | Notebook
Here’s a summary of updates at Transit Committee on Thursday, September 10. Presentation slides and a YouTube index are also below. Fall service update OC Transpo has introduced more reliable bus schedules on 30 routes, serving 50 per cent of customers. Train...
by Glen Gower | Aug 29, 2026 | Information, Notebook
This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter. La version française suit At the start of August, an intriguing email arrived in my mailbox from City of Ottawa Forestry staff. Subject: For Your Awareness – Upcoming Carleton University Research I’m...
by Glen Gower | Aug 5, 2026 | Community, Development, Notebook
(Photo: From May 2023, Councillor Glen holds the plan of subdivision for the Savage Drive development, dated 1958.) La version française suit An administrative error dating back nearly seven decades has now been corrected, and Amberway Park on Savage Drive is now...
by Glen Gower | Jul 9, 2026 | Development, Notebook
UPDATE: On July 15, City Council also voted “no” to the proposal. La version française suit Some good news: Yesterday, Planning & Housing Committee rejected the proposal to add land west of Stittsville (along Fernbank Road) to the urban boundary. It...
by Glen Gower | Jul 6, 2026 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Regional Group has submitted a Minor Zoning By-law Amendment application for 5100 Robert Grant Avenue, to remove a condition from the zoning requiring a 2,500 square meter landscaped central plaza, or a “Village Green” for the...
by Glen Gower | Jul 2, 2026 | Information, Notebook
Originally published June 21, 2026 La version française suit In July and August, Ottawa youth ages 11-18 will be able to ride OC Transpo free of charge. This new program was approved by City Council back in December during our annual budget process but I feel like...
