Kitchissippi Ward

Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper

  • 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…

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  • The case against transit service cuts

    Note from Jeff: I want to thank Ben Kerr-Wilson who is in my office for a few months as part of his course work for his government relations studies. He has been working on communications and briefing materials in support of some of the policy directions that I and the team are pursuing. As part…

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  • Parking minimums and the new zoning by-law

    Note from Jeff: I want to thank Ben Kerr-Wilson who is in my office for a few months as part of his course work for his government relations studies. He has been working on communications and briefing materials in support of some of the policy directions that I and the team are pursuing. Imagine for…

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  • CMHC Ottawa housing tracker

    Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.

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  • Letters to Santa in Kitchissippi

    CALLING ALL KIDS AND PARENTS IN KITCHISSIPPI WARD  With the Canada Post strike still ongoing, there’s a chance that kids and Santa will not be able to communicate by mail in the usual way this year. Our office, in partnership with St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church here in Kitchissippi, want to make sure that kids still…

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  • Commanda bridge closure

    No surprise to me, City staff confirmed to Council this week that the Chief William Commanda Bridge will be closed again this winter. My disappointment is likely different from your disappointment, though, and I want to take a moment to retrace the steps that got us to this point. The bridge was not designed to…

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