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COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: All aboard the O-Train Confederation Line!
(Left to right / De gauche à droite: City councillors / Les conseillers municipaux Mathieu Fleury, Jeff Leiper, Laura Dudas, Glen Gower, Rawlson King at the launch of the Confederation Line on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Photo credit: City of Ottawa / Ville...
Grants available through the Ottawa Ash Tree replacement program
Information via South Nation Conservation (SNC) / le français suit The City of Ottawa has lost thousands of ash trees due to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This invasive beetle, native to Asia was first detected in North America in 2002. It has since killed tens of...
OCTOBER 15: Ottawa Hydro open house about pole replacement on Bradley Street
(Information via Hydro Ottawa / le français suit) Open House: Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Johnny Leroux Arena, Upstairs Hall (10 Warner-Colpitts Ln) Hydro Ottawa is committed to delivering the...
Register your group for the GLAD Cleaning the Capital Fall campaign
(City of Ottawa press release / le français suit. Photo: Cleaning up at Brigatine Park, Spring 2019) Registration for the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital Fall campaign is now open. Participants can register their cleanup projects by calling 3-1-1 or by using the...
COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: City will switch waste contractors in 2020
Le français suit Garbage collection is a core city service. I completely understand and agree with the frustration from residents over the continued problems with waste pickups over the past few months. In Stittsville and surrounding areas (Kanata, West Carleton, Bay...
Four more school buses being equipped with stop arm cameras
(via Ottawa Police / le français suit) The Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) and the City of Ottawa are pleased to announce that an additional four school buses are being installed with cameras to operate throughout the city....
Back-to-school road safety tips
(via Ottawa By-law / le français suit) Kids are heading back to school. Younger children often lack the skills to negotiate traffic safely. They may dart into the street after a toy or forget to look both ways when crossing. Don’t be surprised to see By-law and Police...
Hazeldean lane reductions for sanitary sewer installation start September 9
Le français suit From Monday, September 9 until Friday, October 25, there will be lane reductions on Hazeldean Road between Fringewood Drive and Cedarow Court to install a sanitary sewer. One lane will remain open in each direction. A second eastbound lane will be...
UPDATE: Huntington updates their proposal for 1531 Stittsville Main
Le français suit Huntington Properties has submitted a revised site plan application for their property at 1531 Stittsville Main Street, just south of Orville. This is for a 4-storey mixed used building with retail on the ground floor and apartments on the upper three...
New residential development proposal for 1919 Maple Grove Road
Le français suit The City of Ottawa has received a concurrent Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a residential subdivision at 1919 Maple Grove Road, just west of the existing Fairwinds North community. The proposal includes 36...
Stittsville applications at the Committee of Adjustment (Sept 4)
(Le français suit) The owner of 11 Carleton-Cathcart has applied for two minor variances to the Committee of Adjustment. The first application seeks to demolish the existing home and shed and subdivide the property into two separate parcels in order to build two...
OC Transpo fall service changes start on September 1
(Photo credit: OC Transpo / Photo by tsaiproject. Used under a creative commons license) Le français suit OC Transpo’s fall bus schedules start Sunday, September 1. Schedule adjustments will reflect higher seasonal ridership levels as customers return to work and...
Light Rail launches September 14, and here’s what to expect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5dR6Wq0qY0 (Le français suit) On Friday afternoon, I joined councillors and media for a ride on the LRT Confederation Line, travelling from Blair station to Tunney's Pasture, then back to downtown. I was impressed with the room inside...
COUNCILLOR’S NOTEBOOK: A path towards healthier development
(Le français suit) When I was knocking on doors during the election campaign last year, I would hear comments like this all the time: “The City should stop development until they build more roads and better transit.” “I want a grocery store close enough to home that I...
Site plan proposal gives a first look at Stittsville’s future public high school
(Le français suit) I've been following efforts to build a public high school in this community ever since I moved here with my young family nearly ten years ago. At the time our oldest daughter was entering Junior Kindergarten, and we thought for sure that by the...
AUGUST 23: Free outdoor movie night at Village Square Park
Come and join us for a free, family-friendly movie night at Village Square Park on August 23! We will be showing Secret Life of Pets 2, starting at dusk. The Stittsville-Kanata Kiwanis Club will be raising money with a concession stand and Jojo's Creameria will be...
UPDATE: Fixing the Wyldewood sign
(le français suit) A big thanks to Wyldewood residents who joined us on August 6 for an information meeting about restoration plans for the Wyldewood community entrance sign. The sign has been in disrepair for several years now. It's time to get it fixed, and thanks...
Stittsville application at the Committee of Adjustment (Aug 21)
EQ Homes has applied to the Committee of Adjustment to obtain a minor variance from the zoning by-law to reduce the rear yard set backs on a property at 360 Haliburton Heights bounded by Haliburton Heights, Robert Grant Avenue, Cope Drive and Shinny Avenue. They are...
New development application for Hazeldean Road at Victor
(le français suit) UPDATE (Sept 4) - Open House with the Applicant on September 17 We are hosting an open house with the builder on this project on Tuesday, September 17 from 7:00pm-8:30pm at CARDELREC-Goulbourn (formerly the GRC). This open house is open to any...
UPDATE: Improving safety at the Stittsville Main-West Ridge-Parade intersection
Some good news to share! Traffic lights will be installed later this year at the intersection of Stittsville Main-West Ridge-Parade. Thank you to residents who have contacted my team with your concerns about this intersection. https://youtu.be/sjST_WEy2FU
