News & Announcements

The property at 2070 Scott, at the corner of Scott and Churchill, is slated for redevelopment. No formal applications have been filed at this point in time, but it is anticipated that a Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control will be required. The applicants are proposing a 23-storey building with a 5-storey podium, with entry and egress on Winona. They are proposing roughly 200 rental units.

This morning, a story appeared in the media highlighting the new signage that has gone up on Lemieux Island indicating dogs are to be on leash.

I was alerted to these last week, and have been investigating.

Avondale Avenue & Duncairn Avenue

(from Tweedsmuir Avenue to +/-150m west)

Miscellaneous Drainage Improvements Project

Public Information Session

July 2019

You are invited:

Monday, July 8, 2019

6 to 8 pm

Churchill Seniors Centre

Town Hall Room

345 Richmond Road

Come out to Remic Rapids on June 29 from 5-7 pm to join City Councillors Jeff Leiper and Catherine McKenney at a fun, family-friendly event for beginner anglers!

A Zoning By-Law Amendment Application has been submitted for the property at 87 Stirling Ave, to permit a three-storey low-rise apartment dwelling with seven dwelling units. The site is currently occupied by a two and a half - storey duplex dwelling with a northern interior side yard parking space. The proposal seeks retain a portion of the existing building on-site and provide extension in height and in length of the building. A portion of the exterior brick walls will be re-cladded and maintained.

Work is almost done on the redevelopment of Reid Park, and we are eager to celebrate!

As you may be aware, there is a Site Plan application currently circulating for 90 Champagne Ave, in the Civic Hospital area. The application is to permit a 14-storey apartment building with two levels of underground parking. The building is proposed to contain a range of residential dwelling units, including: 22 studio units, 146 one-bedroom units, 63 two-bedroom units, and five three-bedroom units for a total of 236 units. The development is proposed to to have 91 vehicle spaces and 138 bicycle spaces on two-levels of underground parking.

As I've been noting in the newsletter, there is urgent construction planned to repair the the water main on Richmond Road between Redwood and Fraser. This week, an open house was held at which the City made public its plan to divert eastbound traffic onto Byron for the project, which would likely take place from around the end of July to as late as November this year.

The City of Ottawa is undergoing a Rental Accommodation Study. The study will include reviews of rental housing, short-term rental providers (such as Air BnBs and VRBO), student housing and shared accommodations. There are discussion papers on each, and the City is hosting a variety of public consultation sessions.

Full details on the Rental Accommodation Study are available on the City of Ottawa website:

There will be a major change soon to the Trillium pathway as construction gets underway to replace the 417/O-Train bridge. Councillor McKenney and I were engaged early in this process, and working with MTO and the City have achieved a detour that will be as safe as possible during the lengthy construction process. For a couple of weeks, unfortunately, Trillium path users will need to detour to Gladstone avenue while they construct the new pedestrian/cycling by-pass.