News & Announcements

We are thrilled to let you know that at Planning Committee on Feb 14, we are bringing forward our Armstrong St Study: Community Vision document and will requesting that Planning Services lift the holding symbol and implement the suffix -c zoning to allow for small-scale commerical uses along Armstrong St.  We are further recommending that Planning Services consult the Community Vision document when reviewing future applications along Armstrong St. 

If you wish to review the report, it is item #1 on the Agenda if you follow this link:

An application is circulating, but not yet online, to allow a 9-storey mixed-use apartment building with 57 units, retail at grade, and 35 stacked parking spots at 979 Wellington - the Beament Green property across from Somerset Square. To build it, they require an increase in the allowed height from 6 storeys, and are seeking to extend the traditional mainstreet zone from front to back (it's a through-lot to Armstrong).

As the new Bayview LRT station continues to click along, there will be another change to the path configuration for likely a couple of weeks, and starting this Wednesday February 8. In order to work on the pedestrian/cycling culvert underpass, the area around it will be closed off.

I've put together a short video showing the new travel patterns here.

Wednesday February 15 will be a day of great interest for many residents of Kitchissippi Ward with two public consultations, conveniently at the same time and same place. (note that a recent email I sent had the incorrect date).

From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., St. Anthony's Banquet Hall, 534 St. Anthony Street (just off Preston) will play host to the Carling Avenue Transit Priority Study Open House and the second Public Information Centre for the contentious proposed Highway 41 Carling Ave E-E Ramp Closure.

Open House

Richmond Road Complete Street & Byron Linear Park Renewal

Tuesday, January 31^st, 2017

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 6:45 p.m.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1000 Byron Avenue

The City of Ottawa is planning for the new Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres (OEYCFCs) and wants to hear from parents, grandparents and caregivers of children six years of age and younger.

In 2018, all child and family programs funded by the Province will become part of one unified system of services and supports for children ages 0 to 6 and their families. These will be called Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres (OEYCFCs).

Please find below a message from the Chief of Police about last night's attack in Ste-Foy. I would just add that early this morning, I spoke with both the Ottawa Mosque and National Council of Canadian Muslims to offer my condolences and whatever help I and my office can provide.

The comment period is now open for a proposed 5-storey, 25-unit apartment building proposed for 12 Hamilton Avenue North, across from Parkdale Park. The building essentially fits the zoning, but the applicant, Surface Developments, will need to go to the Committee of Adjustment for variances on the third-storey stepback, as well as elminating visitor parking spaces (one is required).

We don't have a digital rendering of the architecture, yet, but pictured is Randall the Intern in my office showing the plans that were left with us.

As residents may have seen in the press and in my newsletter, the owners of the SoHo building on Champagne recently applied to the Committee of Adjustment for permission to use their vacant Phase II land as a parking lot. The application was over residents', the City's and my objections. I'm very pleased that the Committee rejected that application. I've attached the decision here.

From OC Transpo, here is something for O-Train users to keep in mind for the next week:

Ottawa – The elevator at the O-Train Trillium Line’s Carling Station will be out of service for approximately one week, starting Saturday, January 28 until Saturday, February 4.