Kitchissippi Ward

Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper

  • CMHC Ottawa housing tracker

    Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.

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  • 250 Lanark shelter

    Good morning, Kitchissippi. As residents know from my newsletter, the former CBC building at 250 Lanark – the Graham Spry building – is currently being used as temporary overnight shelter. That use began in January 2024, and permission for its use has been extended several times by the federal government. In the last few weeks,…

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  • Federal election candidate survey

    Earlier this month, I posed several Kitchissippi-centric questions to the candidates running for the four major parties in our riding in the federal election. Below, I’ve reproduced the answers from Joel Harden (NDP), Yasir Naqvi (Liberal) and Amanda Rosenstock (Green) who provided their replies by the April 23 deadline, as well as Paul D’Orsonnens (Conservative)…

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  • 2025 Kitchissippi community garage sale June 7

    Join us Saturday, June 7 (8 am start) for the Kitchissippi Community Yard Sale!  Councillor Jeff Leiper and local community associations are partnering for this fantastic annual event. Participating communities: Champlain Park – Civic Hospital -Hampton Iona – Hintonburg – Island Park – McKellar Park – Mechanicsville – Wellington Village – Westboro – Westboro Beach Details:…

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  • 2025 federal election survey

    This morning, in keeping with my past practice, I’ve written to the candidates for the four major parties in Ottawa Centre to pose some Kitchissippi-specific questions. I’ve asked them to provide me with their replies by April 23, and I’ll publish those in my social media channels and weekly newsletter shortly thereafter. These have been…

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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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