Category: Development
March 4 slated for open house to introduce Ottawa’s official plan
The City of Ottawa invites residents to the launch of the project to develop the new Official Plan. The Official Plan is the strategic document that guides our city’s growth and…
How do you want your city to mature?
Last week the Planning Committee for the City of Ottawa introduced and approved a new work plan to assist in the formation of a new Official Plan for Ottawa. The…
OCDSB Trustee Lynn Scott – Status on forthcoming secondary and elementary schools
This update was provided in Councillor Glen Gower’s posts and used with permission. OCDSB Trustee Lynn Scott asked us to share this update with Stittsville residents. Many of you are asking how…
Update: OPEN HOUSE on March 6 – 7:00-9:00pm – Goulbourn Rec Complex – Bold new development proposed for Stittsville Main
Huntington Properties have put forth a proposal, prepared by Fontenn Planning + Design, to the City of Ottawa to construct a new retail and apartment development on Stittsville Main at…
Jackson Stitt’s descendants preserve heritage through barn restorations
(Photo: Great Lakes Barn Restoration web site) In follow-up to our story about the Bradley-Craig barn and Darby Ace’s related thesis, Patricia Barlosky of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS)…
Our Barns: Our Stories – A thesis on the Bradley-Craig barn
(Photo: Barry Gray) In 2017, Carleton University student, Darby Ace, was working on her Master’s degree in architecture. She had already achieved her bachelor’s degree in architecture, federal government experience in heritage…
January will be busy for the City’s Committee of Adjustment
On January 16, 2019, the City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will be meeting and on the agenda are numerous items that will affect Ward 6-Stittsville. The items are as…
New development – Carp and Hazeldean Roads
A Site Plan application has been submitted to the City of Ottawa from the Deschenes-Poitras Realty Corporation. The site proposed for development is located at the corner of Hazeldean and Carp…
New park – the city wants to hear from you
The Fernbank Community will be integrating a new park into their subdivision – the Putney Woodland Park – for which the City of Ottawa wants to hear from you with respect to…
Participate and get informed about city projects
Now is your opportunity to provide feedback to the City of Ottawa on projects, policies, programs and services that affect your daily life. From open houses to workshops and online…
Sustainable Stittsville aims to create a ‘lush community’ with more green space
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB) Sally McIntyre remembers what Stittsville used to be like when she was working in the Township of Goulbourn’s planning department as a summer…
Municipalities are helping developers develop farmland
(By Shirley Dolan – Photo of Joni Sabourin and her mother Mrs. Bev Morley) While working with the city of Ottawa last year on their proposed Site Alteration By-law, staff…
COMMENT: Three ways Stittsville could benefit from more high-density development
The image above visualizes the density levels around Stittsville. The darker the colour, the more people per hectare reside there. Here’s an interactive version. What would the community look like…
Legion says $300k city development fee holding back new hall
Unbearable development fees charged by the City of Ottawa, coupled with disappointing fundraising showings, are coming out as major barriers for the Legion’s new multi-million dollar building. The Legion announced…
Affordable rental housing units built in Stittsville since 1999: Zero.
Photo: A one-bedroom unit in this apartment building on Stittsville Main Street was offered for a monthly rent of $1,350 in October, far above the city average for a one-bedroom…