VIDEO: All about the Stittsville West urban expansion application
La version française suit You might have heard: Claridge wants to build new homes on 112 hectares of land just west of Stittsville. So they’ve applied to the City for an urban boundary expansion. In this video I explain what's happening, and stick to the end - I'll...
What’s the latest on Stittsville residential development files? (February 2026)
(Photo: Homes under construction in the Abbott's Run subdivision, February 2026) There are over two dozen residential projects in Stittsville that are in various stages of the approval and pre-construction process. Here’s the latest information that we have as of...
6111 Hazeldean Road: Site Plan Control application
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application from Grant Castle Corporation is for a new strip mall at 6111 Hazeldean Road. The site is located on the north side of Hazeldean Road, west of the Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street intersection....
Urban boundary expansion proposal: 6435 Fernbank Road and 6437 Flewellyn Road
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received an application from Claridge Homes to amend the Official Plan to expand the Urban Boundary by including 6437 Flewellyn Road and 6435 Fernbank Road. The proposed expansion, known as the Stittsville West Urban...
2 Pretty Street: Request for proposals
La version française suit The City has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select not-for-profit housing providers to develop rental housing on three City-owned properties: 2 Pretty Street, 185 Hawthorne Avenue and 2548 Cléroux Crescent. This RFP is part of the...
NOTEBOOK: My comments to staff on the Hazeldean-Savage development
La version française suit Last week was the official deadline for comments on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the proposed development at Hazeldean and Savage. Here are the comments that I provided to City staff. Resident parking A total of 148 resident...
1770 and 1820 Shea Road: Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law amendment application
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 1770 and 1820 Shea Road, located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Shea Road and Flewellyn Road. The proposal from Caivan is for a...
NOTEBOOK: Council approves (unanimously) Ottawa’s New Zoning By-law
La version française suit City Council unanimously approved the New Zoning By-law for Ottawa today. In my wrap up comments at Council, I likened Ottawa's New Zoning By-law project to an action-adventure movie featuring a spaceship on a long, long journey back to...
Q&A from Stittsville South (W-4) information meeting
La version française suit An information meeting was held in the fall for the future neighbourhood known as Stittsville South (W-4) and branded by Caivan as "Magnolia". This future community has been moving through the City’s development approval process for more...
NOTEBOOK: What are the minor zoning changes for 6310 Hazeldean?
La version française suit The City has received a Minor Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control application for the apartments at 6310 Hazeldean Road. In fall 2024, City Council approved a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit two high-rise buildings 12 and 21...
Committees approve new Zoning By-law to build more homes, promote economic development
La version française suit In a joint meeting, the Planning and Housing and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees recommended that Council approve the final draft of the new Zoning By-law, following five years of consultation on the new Official Plan and earlier...
5431 Fernbank: Site plan control for a new Catholic high school
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application for new high school at 5431 Fernbank Road. The site is located between Cope and Fernbank, just west of the Walmart plaza. The Ottawa Catholic School Board is proposing to build a...
Hazeldean at Savage: Zoning By-law Amendment
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the properties at 5872, 5880, 5884 Hazeldean Road, and 7 Savage Drive, located along the south side of Hazeldean Road, between Savage Drive and Sweetnam Drive. The...
UPDATE: Provincial Highway Maintenance Patrol Yard
La version française suit The Province of Ontario, through the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO), has completed a “Site Selection, Preliminary Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study” for a Highway Maintenance Patrol Yard (MPY). A MPY is a...
Staff report and final draft of the New Zoning By-law are now available
La version française suit The staff report for the final draft of the new Zoning By-law is now available on the City’s eScribe page for the December 17 Joint Meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, which will...