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Opening our neighbourhoods to shelters
Today at our Planning and Housing Committee meeting, I gave notice that I’ll be asking Council to fast-forward the proposal to remove any zoning barrier to building shelters[1] more widely across Ottawa’s urban area as the Official Plan directs us to do. I want to let residents know why. Zoning rules give Council the ability…
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Northwood Recovery and neighbour issues
Kitchissippi, like every part of Ottawa, is not immune from the effects of the opioid crisis. Public drug use and the effects of that – overdose deaths, homelessness, poverty, social disorder, discarded needles and diminished feelings of safety on residents’ part – are being experienced in every part of the city, and require an all-stakeholders…
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50 Bayswater open house
The City of Ottawa has received an Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment application to develop a 6-storey building at 1088 Somerset Street West with 21 residential dwelling units and two visitor parking spaces, and a 16-storey building with 80 residential dwelling units and two visitor parking spaces at 50 Bayswater Avenue. Our office will…
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The case against transit service cuts
Note from Jeff: I want to thank Ben Kerr-Wilson who is in my office for a few months as part of his course work for his government relations studies. He has been working on communications and briefing materials in support of some of the policy directions that I and the team are pursuing. As part…
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Parking minimums and the new zoning by-law
Note from Jeff: I want to thank Ben Kerr-Wilson who is in my office for a few months as part of his course work for his government relations studies. He has been working on communications and briefing materials in support of some of the policy directions that I and the team are pursuing. Imagine for…
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Letters to Santa in Kitchissippi
CALLING ALL KIDS AND PARENTS IN KITCHISSIPPI WARD With the Canada Post strike still ongoing, there’s a chance that kids and Santa will not be able to communicate by mail in the usual way this year. Our office, in partnership with St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church here in Kitchissippi, want to make sure that kids still…