Kitchissippi Ward

Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper

  • February 16 PM storm operations update

    Councillors have received an update from our roads crew about ongoing storm cleanup. Good evening, As of 5 pm this evening, the Ottawa Airport reported 36 centimetres of snow and it’s still falling! The Roads and Parking services team has been going for over 24 hours treating and clearing our transportation network, and they’re not…

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  • Candidate survey responses

    On January 29, I sent a survey of Kitchissippi-related provincial election questions to each of Simon Beckett (Green), Scott Healey (PC Party of Ontario), Catherine McKenney (New Democratic), and Thomas Simpson (Liberal) with a deadline of February 14. By February 15, only Catherine McKenney and Thomas Simpson had responded. Following are Simpson and McKenney’s answers….

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  • CMHC Ottawa housing tracker

    Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.

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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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