NOTEBOOK: Tewin, reconciliation, and financial risk
La version française suit Last week, City Council approved 1,281 hectares of new land for future urban expansion in Ottawa, including 445 hectares in the east end for an area known as Tewin. The Tewin project is being advanced by the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) in a...
RECAP: Public meeting for 521 Brigatine and 501 Khamsin
La version française suit Thank you to residents who attended the virtual public meeting on Thursday night for the development application at 521 Brigatine and 501 Khasmin in the Fairwinds neighbourhood. We've heard concerns from residents about the type of...
NOTEBOOK: What to do about traffic on Stittsville Main?
La version française suit Any time we talk about development on Stittsville Main Street, we get questions and concerns about traffic. One of my top priorities is to encourage revitalization of Stittsville Main Street by attracting new local businesses and bringing in...
NOTEBOOK: The Gold Belt, the Tewin lands, and the Official Plan
La version française suit Last week, Ottawa's Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee provided direction to City staff on where future growth should occur in Ottawa, selecting 1,281 hectares of land for potential urban expansion. The committee...
Site plan control application for 1518 Stittsville Main Street
Here's a video from the information meeting held on February 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MIoibqgiAY We're hosting an info meeting about this proposal on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30pm through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82568351000 All residents are...
Revised site plan for commercial plaza at Hazeldean and Iber
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Revision application to change the use of one building—"Building D” in the site plan—from a two-storey office building with retail uses at grade to a four-unit service-commercial building (including...
NOTEBOOK: What Ottawa’s urban boundary expansion means for Stittsville
La version française suit Back in May, Council voted to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary (the lands available for future development) by 1,281 hectares. This was necessary because Ottawa is expected to grow to 1.4 million residents by 2046, and they’ll need places to...
Zoning by-law amendment and plan of subdivision for 521 Brigatine and 501 Khamsin
La version française suit Here's a video from the public meeting held on February 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moA0mlfLS6w The City of Ottawa will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday February 4, 2021 at 6:00pm through Zoom: How to Join the Meeting Zoom Link:...
UPDATE: Here’s the design for Paseana Park in the Fernbank area
La version française suit Here's a look at the approved design for the future Paseana Park, located at Paseana Place in the Fernbank community (near the intersection of Cope Drive and Rouncey). The small park will include trees, seating and a path with pavement...
Committees to consider new urban boundary lands and protection for an agricultural belt
The City’s Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee will meet jointly on Monday, January 25 to consider which lands should be brought inside Ottawa’s urban boundary, in line with the growth management strategy that Council adopted in May 2020....
JANUARY 20: Public meeting for 5618 Hazeldean Road plan of subdivision
La version française suit Here's a video from the public meeting held on January 20. https://youtu.be/teB3Lhk4YiE The City is hosting a public meeting via Zoom on January 20 at 6:00pm to discuss a subdivision application for 5618 Hazeldean Road. Zoom link:...
City seeks public input on New Official Plan and how Ottawa will grow
La version française suit The City of Ottawa is seeking your input as we develop a New Official Plan that will guide the physical development of Ottawa until 2046. A draft of the New Official Plan is now available for review and comment at ottawa.ca/newop. On the...
Zoning By-law Amendment for 1620 Maple Grove Road
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit back-to-back townhomes in a Richcraft development at 1620 Maple Grove Road. The site is located south of Maple Grove Road between Huntmar Drive and Terry Fox...
UPDATE: Revised application received for 130 Huntmar
La version française suit The City has received a revised submission for 130 Huntmar, including a proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision. The developer (Urbandale / Lioness) wants to build a mixed-use subdivision with 631...
NOV 17: Webinar on Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street
UPDATE: Here's a video of our webinar from November 17 https://youtu.be/lK-udaVftYI La version française suit We're hosting a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00pm to give an overview of your feedback from our "Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street" discussion...