News & Announcements

Some of you may recall that in 2015, Built Heritage Sub-Committee, Planning Committee and Council gave a heritage designation for the old cottage gas station at the corner of Richmond Road and Island Park Drive. Since the designation, the property has changed hands and is now owned by the Trinity Group who are now ready to move forward with re-developing the property.

The 2019 construction season has arrived on Sherbourne Road and it will be a busy one.

As last year's watermain project wraps up near Redwood, the entire stretch of Sherbourne from Carling to Byron is set to be resurfaced.

Improvements are coming to sidewalks on Hilda Street and Patricia Avenue North later this year. The following notice was sent to nearby residents. It's important to note the rehabilitiations will occur on the west side of Hilda and the east side of Patricia.

Dear Resident,

The City of Ottawa has begun design work for a multi-site sidewalk, curb, multi-use pathway and traffic-calming measures project in the west end of Ottawa. This work is being completed to provide safer traveled paths and to improve user connectivity to pedestrian links. 

You may recall that for a while now, we've been in the early stages of discussing a proposed development at Churchill Ave and Byron Place. We held a community meeting for this conceptual development in October, the details of which can be found here. The applicants took the community feedback, made some revisions to their plans, and have now formally submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application and Site Plan Control for this development project. 

As the Red Cross is actively engaged in supporting the families affected by the spring floods, the City as asked them to attend a number of Community Information Sessions, one of which conflicts with the timing of the Workshop May 14th session.

We will keep this post updated once the session is rescheduled.

Many community members have been inquiring about the future of 89 Richmond Rd, a property that experienced a fire in 2017 and has sat vacant since. The property owners are now ready to move forward with a proposed development at that location. The property owners are proposing to construct a six (6) storey mixed-use building on the subject property.

The City is moving forward with the lifecycle renewal of the playground and gazebo at Tillbury Park. It is anticipated that the replacement will be completed in the Fall with the playground area re-opened in late Fall (these timelines are weather-dependent). A more specific timeline will be available over the next few months. The work area will be fenced off (including one of the pathway entrances) but the intention is to minimize the impact on park access during the replacement. 

(By Councillors Leiper and McKenney)

A woman’s right to choose to access health services in order to terminate a pregnancy is well-enshrined in law and mainstream Canadian opinion.  The struggle to get where we are today came at a great cost to many women whose health, and often whose lives, were sacrificed in order to maintain societal control over women’s bodies.

As you may be aware, is a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application circulating for 211 Loretta Ave to facilitate the establishment of a fourth unit in the basement of the three-unit dwelling located at 211 Loretta Avenue.