Category: Development
NOTEBOOK: Revised site plan approved for Stittsville Walk
(FILE PHOTO: Unfinished “Stittsville Walk” condos, March 6, 2016.) “I suppose the best one can say is that it is no worse than the original proposal.” That’s the reaction I received…
HODGINS HOUSE: They paved paradise, put up a Mattress Mart
“IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS IT WAS GONE,” wrote reporter Debbie Lawes in the Kanata Standard on Wednesday, June 8, 1988, a week after a wrecking crew tore down Hodgins House…
Grocery store, restaurant proposed for corner of Fernbank and Shea
The City of Ottawa has received a request to amend the zoning by-law to allow a commercial development at the south west corner of Fernbank and Shea. The land…
Blanding’s Turtle habitat to be affected by Potter’s Key development
(File photo: Blanding’s Turtle along Hazeldean Road. Photo by Ken McRae.) Minto is proposing several measures to protect Blanding’s Turtles at the new Potter’s Key development on Hazeldean Road. They’ve applied…
NOTEBOOK: Lions Club wants to add accessible entrance
The Stittsville Lions Club wants to add an accessible entrance to their building on Main Street, but first they’ll need approval from the City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment (COA).
BUILT UP: Increasing density both a positive and a challenge
(Photo: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB) With a couple of proposals for low-rise apartment buildings along Robert Grant (Haliburton Heights, Livery Street), and a multi-story retirement complex along Hazeldean (Wellings), we…
THIS OLD HOUSE: Lytle family puts Stittsville Main Street home up for sale
(ABOVE: Cathy Lytle stands in front of her family’s home at 1495 Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Devyn Barrie.) After more than a century on Stittsville Main Street, the Lytle…
Three Stittsville properties on the agenda at Committee of Adjustment
The City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will decide on three Stittsville applications on July 20. 5897 FERNBANK The owner, Farmhouse Investments Inc., wants to subdivide the land into two separate…
Councillor seeks feedback on Fernbank sign and landscaping
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) UPDATE, JULY 25: Results from the voting are 54% for Option 3, 21% for Option 2, 16% for Option 4 and 9% for Option 1. “I liked…
LETTER: Community should have had more notice about construction
PHOTO: Construction begins at Porter Place, June 2016. Re: Sign’s up at Porter Place The community is not amused by the description of Patten Homes’ Porter Place “Closer to nature,…
Lots of street name suggestions, but few meet City’s criteria
(ABOVE: Boxty, a traditional Irish potato pancake, was suggested as a new name by a Goulbourn Street resident.) UPDATE, JUNE 28: City extends street naming process to August 12 The…
A FINE BALANCE: Study looks at why Goulbourn wetlands are changing
(ABOVE: Looking north from the Trans Canada Trail, west of Stittsville, June 2016. Photo illustration.) “No interrupting, no swearing, no shouting. We’re all here to be heard, and this is…
Pair of 12-unit apartment buildings proposed for Livery Street
The City of Ottawa has received an application for a zoning bylaw amendment and site plan control at 306 Livery Street that would allow for construction of a pair of…
What’s up with the gas station on Hazeldean?
Construction is underway for a gas station at the corner of Hazeldean and Hartin. I’ve seen a few questions from residents about the development: what exactly is going in there?…
Bryanston Gate residents will start a community association
Residents in Bryanston Gate are closer than ever to getting their own community association. Last week, about 50 residents held a meeting to discuss forming an official association, confirming to…