Kitchissippi Ward

Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper

  • CMHC Ottawa housing tracker

    Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.

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  • Key changes in the second zoning by-law draft

    Good evening, Kitchissippi! Last week, city staff introduced a second draft of the new zoning by-law (NZBL). This draft will be received at a joint Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee and Planning and Housing Committee being held on Monday, March 31st. As you might expect, this draft is jam packed with new information, with a…

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  • OCDSB school changes

    Good evening, Kitchissippi. I want to acknowledge the growing number of notes I’m receiving about the elementary program review (EPR) underway at the OCDSB and the requests I’ve received to weigh in on changes that are in the offing. I recognize that for some residents there are serious and legitimate concerns about what this means…

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  • Matthew Perry House announces Royal campus location; open house March 20

    This morning, I was very pleased that the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada announced its intention to build a Matthew Perry House supportive housing development on the campus of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre at 1145 Carling Avenue. I encourage everyone to read the press release with more details here. The project is a…

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  • Questions on snow removal

    This morning, Councillor Troster and I wrote to the City’s general manager of public works with a general list of questions to try to better understand the prioritization of snow removal. Residents have been posing the same questions of us, and we’re frustrated at not being able to provide better answers. Good morning, Alain. We…

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  • 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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