News & Announcements

It's been a few months since we've discussed the proposed development at 1976 Scott St, 315 Tweedsmuir & 320 McRae. You can review our previous blog posts on this development here (October, 2016) and here (November, 2015). 

A Zoning By-Law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment applications have been submitted for the new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus site at 930 Carling Ave and 520 Preston Ave. 

The Zoning By-Law Amendment and OPA application for Rochester Field is now going through its formal circulation period. We are hosting an Open House for residents to take a look at the application proposed by the NCC for Rochester Field on Wednesday, October 4 from 6:30-8:30 at the Van Lang Field House (29 Van Lang Pvt). The application is also available on DevApps here and you can read more about the NCC's long-term vision for the Sir John A.

Residents likely recall the controvery this summer when speed humps went in on Bayswater that didn't meet the standard. They were too high, and drivers were complaining. The three southerly humps were investigated, and re-built to be a little smaller, which upset some residents since they weren't having as drastic an effect on speed. To help me get a handle on what effect the humps were having, my office asked staff to do some speed surveys, which was done in early August. 

Today, a group called Waste Watch Ottawa published a report that urges the City to do better on waste diversion. I was pleased to devote some of our intern Julie's research capacity to its production. Click below to read the full report. I'm looking forward to hearing residents' and the City's reaction to it in the coming days. This is a good time to note that the conclusions aren't mine, but it's always worthwhile to have challenging discussions.

This summer, I provided some of our intern Julie's research time to a group called Waste Watch Ottawa. They've created a report looking at Ottawa waste diversion that will be unveiled tomorrow. Here's Waste Watch Ottawa's media release ahead of the event. I've offered to post the report for distribution, and it will go live tomorrow morning during the news conference.

WASTE WATCH OTTAWA

Media and City Council Advisory – News Conference

A few of you have been, rightfully, e-mailing our office looking for an update on the progress of the Reid Park Re-Development. Our last update to the community was in March, when we were able to provide a final concept plan and detailed information about the environmental risk management plan. You can check out that information here. That previous information indicated that construction would start in May 2017.

Kitchissippi residents likely need no reminding of the disruption that comes with infill. It is transforming our streets, and the daily reality of two, three, sometimes four infills going in at a time on some of our streets is exhausting.

Without pretending this is an exhaustive list, here’s some of the calls we’re likely to get in our office at least once or twice a week as residents assert to us that:

Many residents will recall that over the course of the last year, we have been consulting with the community about how to prioritize our Cash-in-Lieu funds. We enjoyed the rich consultation sessions, and have been working on taking all of the information that came from the sessions to be reworked into a concise priority list. Thank you again to those who were able to attend, or who submitted comments to our office.

We are hosting a community Open House to discuss the Site Plan application for 175 Carruthers. Our office has begun to field concerns and Jeff shares many of the concerns he's heard from residents so far.