It’s busy as never before right now in the ward, with development being contemplated spurred particularly by the LRT and market demand for rental housing. Before I take some holidays, I’ve asked Fiona to catch us up on the development applications that are currently in process or likely to be this fall....

Dear Councillor Leiper and community association representatives,...

For ease of access, please find attached the presentations made by OPH's Dr. Etches and the City Manager at the City Council meeting of June 24 ...

For those following the progress of the Zoning By-Law Amendment for 1655 Carling, please note that there has been a re-submission of the application which can be reviewed here on DevApps. The big change is that the building height has been reduced to 18 storeys based on discussions with staff and UDRP recommendations....

At the end of May, City Council approved a big new expansion of the area in which the construction of new subdivisions can be built. It was a contentious debate. At the heart of it was the question of intensification: how much is too much? Are residents prepared to make compromises? Can even the new requirement that intensification account for half of growth between now and 2046 be achieved?...

June 23, 2020 - A section of Highway 417 will fully close in both directions from 8 pm on Thursday, July 2 until 6 am on Monday, July 6, resulting in significant traffic impacts. On-ramps between Carling Avenue and Bronson Avenue will also close....

You may recall that an application resubmission has been made for the proposed development at 433 & 435 Churchill Ave, 468, 470, & 472 Byron Place. You can read more about the resubmission details here.  We are hosting a webinar open house with the community to discuss these changes further. The webinar will be:...

For those following the progress of this development, the applicant has submitted new revised plans and studies. These can be viewed on Ottawa.ca/devapps HERE and are labelled with “2020-06-08”....

An updated Site Plan Control application has been submitted to the City for 84-96 Hinton Ave. You can review the details on DevApps. The proposed development will be a mixed-use development with residential and commercial units....

Rochester Field will become a busier place in the course of the following months as it becomes the storage and construction area for the LRT. I've received the construction notice and diagram of how it will be configured below. ...