Category: Development
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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…
So what’s the deal with Clive Doucet’s transit plan for Stittsville?
Photo: Clive Doucet’s proposed Capital Region Rail system. Mayoral candidate Clive Doucet’s plan for a regional rail system in Ottawa wouldn’t send trains into the heart of Stittsville. Rather, there…
Developer flooding Shea Woods didn’t break any rules: Province
A developer draining water from its construction site and into the Shea Woods, leaving behind messy residue, did not violate environmental regulations, the province said. We got a lot of…
Ghamari confirms funding for Stittsville public school
Photo: The map above shows the most likely location for a future public high school at the south-west corner of Robert Grant Avenue and Cope Drive Editor’s note: The following…
NOTEBOOK: Fringewood and Rosehill traffic calming, city scolds developer for flooding dog park
A few things across our news desk lately… Fringewood Drive traffic study begins The City of Ottawa has begun an Area Traffic Management (ATM) study to examine potential for traffic…
LINKED: Arcadia residents say Campeau Drive extension can’t come soon enough
Here’s a story I wrote for OttawaMatters.com about how delays in extending Campeau Drive to Huntmar is affecting residents in Arcadia: *** When Daniel Kucherman bought his house in 2014,…
New site plan application for two buildings in Brown’s parking lot
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has applied to the city to construct two one-storey commercial buildings in the Brown’s Independent parking lot. The two buildings are according to the…
COMMENT: A tale of two LRT lines, for Stittsville and Riverside South
PHOTO: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under creative commons license. While Stittsville is still playing catch-up on the light rail transit file, Riverside South may…
NOTEBOOK: City gets $850,000 for main street revitalization projects
Any property owners on Stittsville Main Street who could use some financial help? You might want to get in touch with your councillor… there’s a fund of $850,000 available city-wide…
Another hotel proposed for Tanger Outlets area
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan application to permit a 4-storey hotel building at 8600 Campeau Drive (at Palladium), including 121 suites, 123 parking spaces and a…