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2026 Ontario election candidates survey
Dear Simon Beckett (Green), Scott Healey (Conservative), Catherine McKenney (New Democratic), and Thomas Simpson (Liberal) Thanks to each of you as candidates. I and the residents of Kitchissippi are grateful for your unique and important service. Below, I’ve posed a number of questions to which Kitchissippi residents would be grateful to have your answers. There
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342 and 346 Roosevelt development proposal
On Wednesday, February 5 my office will be hosting a virtual open house (see details below) to ask the developer questions about a new six-storey, 26-unit apartment building proposed for 342 Roosevelt. It would require a re-zoning to proceed, slightly different from an associated proposed four-storey, six-unit apartment building in the adjacent lot at 346
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Van Lang agreement review
The field house at Van Lang (29 Van Lang Private) is approaching its first decade in operation! The field house and land it sits on is owned by Ottawa Community Housing, leased by the City, and is operated by the Dovercourt Recreation Association. Recently I was asked by community stakeholders to move forward a review
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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