by Glen Gower | Jun 2, 2023 | Development, Notebook
UPDATE: City Council approved the revised application at its meeting on June 14, 2023. The Zoning By-Law amendment proposal from Minto for Phase 1 of their Abbott’s Run development at 5618 Hazeldean Road will be back at Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday,...
by Glen Gower | May 17, 2023 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit Today at Planning and Housing Committee, I introduced a motion to send the zoning by-law application for 5618 Hazeldean back to City staff so that they can work with the applicant to add approximately 0.5 hectares of commercial zone near...
by Glen Gower | May 12, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit A few highlights from this week’s Transit Commission We learned more about how OC Transpo communicates in real-time to customers via screens, apps, and other channels. OC Transpo is updating the technology used to provide accurate GPS...
by Glen Gower | Apr 27, 2023 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit This week, Mayor Sutcliffe wrote to Premier Ford with an urgent request regarding funding for supportive housing and homelessness programs. (A copy of the letter is included below.) The 2023 Ontario budget allocated an additional...
by Glen Gower | Apr 22, 2023 | Notebook
(Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on April 17, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia) / (Publié à l’origine dans l’Ottawa Citizen le 17 avril 2023. Photo par Ashley Fraser/Postmedia) La version française suit It’s time to rethink our plans for bringing...
by Glen Gower | Apr 19, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Over the next 25 years, Ottawa’s population is expected to grow to more than 1.4 million people. With that kind of growth, we need to revisit how people, vehicles and goods move through our city. The Transportation Master Plan is the City’s...