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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...
NOTEBOOK: Schools are the essential work of children
La version française suit "We want to prioritize schools as the essential work of children." –Dr. Vera Etches on CBC Radio, January 27, 2021 What a great message from Dr. Etches to underscore how important it is to get students back into the classroom. The news from...
JANUARY 29: Dr. Etches Public Health update to City Council
La version française suit Dear Mayor and Members of Council, As the situation is continuously evolving, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is happy to provide you with the following updates regarding our response to COVID-19. Back to School OPH welcomes the announcement by...
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...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Joseph Carbonetto
La version française suit (This is the second in a series of profiles about Stittsville residents who are making a difference in our community and beyond. If you have a suggestion for someone we should interview, please contact us.) The pandemic is testing every facet...
JANUARY 22: Dr. Etches Public Health update to City Council
La version française suit Dear Members of Council, We are seeing a few encouraging indicators that the provincial shutdown measures, which began December 26, 2020, are starting to have an impact on the COVID-19 situation here in Ottawa. We have begun to see...
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:...
Pandemic Parenting / Parentalité pendant la pandémie
La version française suit Dear Mayor and Members of Council, Hello. Bonjour. Kwey. With the recent Provincial announcements placing all Ontario municipalities in a state of emergency, the stay-at-home-order and extension of school closures, Ottawa Public Health (OPH)...
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...
UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ottawa – January 18
La version française suit Ottawa City Council received another update today from Anthony Di Monte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services and Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, about Ottawa's plan to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in our...
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....
City updates how Province’s stay-at-home measures will impact some in-person services and facilities
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has clarified how the Province of Ontario’s new stay-at-home measures will alter public access to some of its facilities and temporarily suspend in-person counter services. The Province is requiring everyone to remain at...
January 12, 2020 – Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit Hello. Bonjour. Kwey. Current trends indicate that levels of COVID-19 in our community are among the highest yet since the beginning of the pandemic. More people are testing positive, the positivity rate and hospitalizations are increasing at...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Alison Best Danson
La version française suit (This is the first in a series of profiles about Stittsville residents who are making a difference in our community and beyond. If you have a suggestion for someone we should interview, please contact us.) The Black Lives Matter initiative...
City implements 25-person limit at rinks and sledding hills, reservation system for refrigerated rinks
La version française suit Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, has issued an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to restrict the number of people at skating rinks and sledding hills to 25 at one time – ensuring physical distancing to...
UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ottawa
La version française suit Ottawa City Council received an update today from Anthony Di Monte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services and Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, about Ottawa's plan to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in our community....
Provincial shutdown will close City recreation and cultural facilities and suspend some in-person services
La version française suit With the province-wide shutdown scheduled to start at 12:01 am on Saturday, December 26, the City will temporarily close City-managed recreation and cultural facilities to the public and suspend some in-person services until Saturday, January...
December 21, 2020 – Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit Kwey. Bonjour. Hello. Over the weekend, I connected with Dr. Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, about the shutdown which was announced earlier this afternoon. I want to acknowledge the dire situation much of our province is...
