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Highlights from the CMHC Spring 2024 Housing Supply Report
La version française suit Construction of single-datched homes and row houses in Ottawa declined in 2023 while apartment construction is on the upswing. Here are some highlights from CMHC’s Spring 2024 Housing Supply Report. The Ottawa area experienced a slowdown in...
UPDATE: 6171 Hazeldean Road at Planning and Housing Committee on April 10
UPDATE: City Council approved this application on April 17, 2024. La version française suit The Zoning By-Law Amendment proposal from Latitude Homes for their development at 6171 Hazeldean Road is on the agenda at the Planning and Housing Committee on April 10. The...
A New Deal for Ottawa
La version française suit Press release from the Office of the Premier The Government of Ontario and the City of Ottawa have reached a new deal that recognizes and invests in the city’s unique needs as Canada’s national capital and eastern Ontario’s economic hub,...
Tree Planting in Ottawa & the Commemorative Tree Program
La version française suit Share your feedback on Ottawa’s tree-planting programs! The Tree Planting Strategy has been launched, and the City needs your input! The strategy is the feature project under the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan for this Term of Council....
NOTEBOOK: Population growth in Stittsville over the last 50 years
La version française suit The chart above is based on data reported by Stittsville residents in the 2021 Census. We’ve also extrapolated the 2022 and 2023 housing numbers based on a mid-year household estimate from City of Ottawa planners. There are at least 18,800...
Committee approves spending plan for federal affordable housing funds
(Photo: Announcement for the Housing Accelerator Fund on February 12, 2024.) The Planning and Housing Committee today approved a spending plan for up to $176.3 million promised to the City through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) – a $4-billion federal fund that...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Newsletter: March 27, 2024
Fraud Prevention Month – Protect yourself from scams
La version française suit (via Ottawa Police) Each year, Canadians lose millions of dollars to fraud. Educating yourself on common scams is the easiest way to prevent becoming a victim of one. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Don’t fall for high...
Easter weekend schedule changes
La version française suit The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and City service impacts on Good Friday, March 29 and Easter Monday, April 1. Client Service Centres The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent...
New Ways to Bus are coming to Ottawa in 2024
Later this year, OC Transpo will launch a new bus network, focused on frequency, local service in your neighbourhood, and connections to O-Train Lines 1 and 2 and key destinations. The New Ways to Bus network will launch at the same time as O-Train Lines 2 and 4 in...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Video / March 23, 2024
Good morning! Today I'm in the Timbermere neighbourhood at the hydro corridor. This week's updates: Upcoming events in Stittsville Congrats to the Stittsville Business Association Brae Street traffic calming meeting Transit Commission: electric bus update; ridership...
Committee hears of new dispatch system for Ottawa Paramedic Service
La version française suit The City’s Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today learned that the Ottawa Paramedic Service will adopt a new dispatch system(link is external) to help meet response-time targets for life-threatening calls. The new...
Draft Climate Resiliency Strategy Engagement
Last year Ottawa experienced an ice storm, wildfire smoke, a tornado, and torrential rain. Following that we’ve just had one of the warmest winters on record. To help us prepare for our already changing climate, the City has developed a draft climate resiliency...
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Newsletter: March 20, 2024
