Category: Development
City Council approves two Stittsville zoning amendments
(press release via City of Ottawa) City Council today approved zoning for three development projects and received the annual reports for By-Law and Regulatory Services and Crime Prevention Ottawa. A…
COMMENT: Committee should have deferred Maple Grove decision
A shout out to CBC for continuing to focus on Stittsville development issues this week. Here’s an excerpt (in red) from an article by Laura Osman published today, along with my…
CBC: Taxpayers on the hook for an extra $10M to help developers build homes in Kanata
Laura Osman from CBC Ottawa has a story today about increasing costs for the Kanata West pumping station and Carp River Restoration Project. An excerpt: Taxpayers are on the hook for…
NOTEBOOK: Major Maple Grove development coming to planning committee
This Tuesday, October 24, Ottawa’s Planning Committee will vote on a zoning bylaw amendment that would give the green light for Richcraft to proceed with a massive residential development on…
NOTEBOOK: City moves a step closer to protecting part of Shea Woods
(PHOTO: Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Shad Qadri joined local residents on Tuesday to announce plans to protect the Shea Woods. Photos by Frank Cianciullo.) The City of Ottawa hosted…
Committee of Adjustment considers two Stittsville applications on October 18
The City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will consider two applications for properties in Stittsville when it meets on October 18. The first is at 6243 Abbott / 34 Manchester: “The…
Committee approves zoning for housing and commercial developments
(via City of Ottawa) The City’s Planning Committee today approved commercial and residential zoning amendments in Stittsville. Once it is confirmed that the existing infrastructure has the capacity to support…
Public meeting for future Blackstone development on October 12
There’s a public meeting on October 12 for Mattamy’s proposed plan of subdivision at 5505 Fernbank Road. There’s an open house at 6:30pm followed by a presentation at 7:00pm at…
New guidelines for planting street trees in subdivisions
(via City of Ottawa) Ottawa’s new subdivisions may soon have more tree-lined streets, thanks to guidelines received by the City’s Planning Committee today. The new guidelines offer flexibility to the 2005 Clay…
NOTEBOOK: Mystery blasting could be from nearby quarry
(ABOVE: File photo.) City staff think they’ve identified the source of some mystery blasting that’s been felt by residents in communities like Jackson Trails, Bryanston Gate and Fairwinds in the north part of…
NOTEBOOK: Councillor pushes for construction industry watchdog
Kitchissippi Councillor Jeff Leiper wants to establish a watchdog to rein in what he calls “needlessly thoughtless and disrespectful behaviour” on the part of the construction industry, particularly on problematic…
COMMENT: Welcome to Stittsville, Amazon
(PHOTO: Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle include three “biospheres” filled with plants and endangered species. Photo by brewbooks, used under a Creative Commons license.) You may have heard this week: Amazon…
LINKED: Cavanagh Construction eyes 111-acre expansion of west Ottawa quarry
From the Ottawa Business Journal: A local construction firm is resurrecting plans to open a new quarry off Highway 7, west of Stittsville, to excavate aggregate materials used in road…
LINKED: Cavanagh fined for discharging sediment into wetland
From CBC Ottawa: An Ottawa construction company convicted of discharging construction sediment into a drain that flows into the Jock River in 2013 has been fined $275,000. Thomas Cavanagh Construction…
Demolition day at Quitters Coffee
It’s quitting time for the ugly old pigeon-riddled structure at the back of Quitters Coffee on Stittsville Main Street. The coffee shop is temporarily closed to day so that they can…