Category: Development
Boyd House on Huntmar recommended for heritage designation
(Photo: Boyd House, Fall 2013. Photo by Glen Gower.) City planners are recommending that Boyd House, the old stone home at 173 Huntmar Drive, be designated as a heritage building.…
Residents pack hall for lively meeting about Minto development
(Above: About 100 people atttended the public meeting to share their perspective on the new Minto development. Photo by Shannon Lough.) There weren’t enough seats in the room for concerned residents…
JTCA: A call for smarter development in Potter’s Key
At first glance, it’s easy to want to object to Minto’s proposal for Potter’s Key, the development to be built adjacent to Jackson Trails and Echo Woods. Change can be…
LETTER: Road access a big problem for proposed Minto subdivision
I speak for myself, and for many of my neighbours, when I say that I strongly oppose the plan put forward by Minto regarding the development known as Potter’s Key…
QADRI: Public meeting for new Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision on November 4
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) Minto Homes has prepared a revised Plan of Subdivision for their proposed development known as Potter’s Key located at Stittsville. This land is located…
Low-rise apartments proposed for Cope Drive
The City of Ottawa is accepting public comments on a proposal for eight low-rise residential apartment buildings with 262 rental units on Cope Drive. That’s in Kanata South off Terry…
UPDATE: 6279 Fernbank development likely to proceed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jillian McKim lives on Fernbank Road in a home that’s adjacent to a proposed 149-home development at 6279 Fernbank Road. Over the past few months, she’s been participating…
COMMENT: Watered-down wildlife construction protocol lacks teeth
EDITOR’S NOTE: This photo shows a development site off Terry Fox Drive in Kanata that was recently clear cut during the height of the birthing season for mammals. Last month, the…
Public meeting re: 5970 Fernbank subdivision proposal
The city is holding a public meeting for a proposed housing development at 5970 Fernbank Road on Thursday, October 1. It’s in the Upper Hall at Johnny Leroux Arena on Warner…
COMMENT: More oversight needed on Carp River Restoration Plan
(Above: Carp River looking west from Maple Grove Road, August 2015.) A couple weeks ago we published an article called “Something Fishy with Carp River pathway plan”, outlining concerns about…
Ottawa seeking input on regulations surrounding “coach houses”
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Residents are invited to review a City of Ottawa discussion paper on secondary dwelling units and to offer comments on proposed changes to…
Something fishy with Carp River pathway plan, say observers
(Above: A heron and ducks swim along the Carp River between Hazeldean and Maple Grove. This photo looks north towards Maple Grove from the Hazeldean Road Bridge.) After years of delay,…
Developer exasperated by vandalism to heritage home
The owner of a 19th century stone farmhouse on Huntmar Drive says he doesn’t know what else he can do to stop vandalism on his property. Robert Karam has owned…
City Council approves Stittsville Main Street community design plan
(Photo: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) EDITOR’S NOTE: City Council approved the Stittsville Main…
Stalled Hyde Park development in Richmond sold to new developer
Stittsville isn’t the only community with a large unfinished residential project. The Hyde Park project was supposed to be a 92-unit retirement residence. It went into receivership in the spring of…