Kitchissippi Ward

Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper

  • 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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  • 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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