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City grants available to non-profit groups for environmental projects
Volunteers from LotsToForest, a grant recipient in 2022, plant native trees and shrubs at Alta Vista Public School. Photo credit: LotsToForest La version française suit The City of Ottawa is now accepting applications for the 2024 Community Environmental Projects...
121 Brae: Zoning By-Law Amendment Update
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a second submission for a zoning by-law amendment application for the site at 121 Brae Crescent. The proposal is for a three-storey apartment building at the corner of Brae and Norway Spruce. The property is...
Committee moves to enhance public safety with fee for false fire alarms
La version française suit The City’s Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today approved a strategy to reduce the number of false fire alarms(link is external) in Ottawa, including a fee for false alarms. False fire alarms are a risk to public...
Hydro One vegetation management in Stittsville
La version française suit Hydro One is scheduled to complete vegetation maintenance in the high-voltage transmission corridor, beginning February 26. The corridor runs from Terry Fox Drive, west towards Timbermere and beyond (see map below). Hydro One is responsible...
Have your say in the City’s water rate structure review
La version française suit The City is reviewing how we recover costs to deliver water services that you rely on every day, and we want to hear from you. To ensure fairness and balance costs for water usage with the actual costs needed to maintain our water, wastewater...
February 16: Ottawa Public Health Update
La version française suit Ottawa Public Health Launches New Online Overdose Prevention and Response Training Program Like many cities across Canada, Ottawa has seen a significant increase in the harms of fatal and non-fatal overdoses since the start of the pandemic...
Family Day schedule changes (2024)
La version française suit The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and City service impacts for the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 19. Client Service Centres The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Newsletter: February 14, 2024
Helping build more homes, faster in Ottawa
La version française suit With federal funding and federal leadership, we are changing how cities let housing get built in their municipalities. With a greater focus on higher density housing, student housing, homes near transit and affordable housing, we are going to...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Video / February 10, 2024
Good morning! Today I’m continuing my tour of local rinks, with a Ralph Street Park on Ralphpark Street. This week's updates: Happy Lunar New Year! Ottawa Public Health warning about toxic drug supply New transitional housing for families on Corkstown Road Transit...
6310 Hazeldean: Parking and walking (Part 5)
La version française suit In this series, I’m trying to answer questions and feedback we’ve received about the development proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Road. The goal is not to justify the planning application or evaluate whether it’s “good” or “bad”, but to give more...
6310 Hazeldean: More OC Transpo service for Stittsville coming this spring (Part 4)
La version française suit In this series, I’m answering questions and feedback we’ve received about the development proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Road. The goal is to provide more context – not to justify the planning application or evaluate whether it’s “good” or...
6310 Hazeldean: When will Carp Road be upgraded? (Part 3)
La version française suit (Above: Detail from the Carp Road Widening Environmental Assessment (2015), Carp Road at Echowoods/Kittiwake.) (This is Part 3 in a series looking at the zoning by-law amendment proposed for 6310 Hazeldean Road. Here's an index of all the...
Bill 23 Implementation – Review of Heritage Register
La version française suit Ontario’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 introduced new restrictions to the listing of non-designated properties of cultural heritage value or interest on a municipal heritage register. This means new rules will soon apply to...
