Category: Development
‘Significant feedback’ delays Stittsville Main design plan to 2015
It’s back to the drawing board, but not quite to square one, for the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP). In his weekly email newsletter to residents on November…
ROUND 2: Residents in Fairwinds get set for another round of blasting
UPDATE NOVEMBER 11: Melissa Côté from Tartan Homes tells StittsvilleCentral.ca that the blasting will begin sometime between December 2-8, and last approximately 50 working days, or two-and-a-half months. Some residents living on the…
Updated site plan control for a Jiffy Lube near Terry Fox & Fernbank
The City of Ottawa has published an updated site plan control document for the development of a Jiffy Lube on Terry Fox behind the Walmart. Documents describe it as a “Jiffy…
LETTER: Proposed development on Fernbank raises concerns about flooding
(ABOVE: Stittsville residents Ian McKim, Jillian McKim, Gerry Kroll and Keldine FitzGerald are concerned about a proposed 140-unit housing development on marshlands off Fernbank Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) Editor’s…
Updated site plan for 630 Eagleson housing complex for people with dementia
Most site plan proposals that we see in this area relate to retail or housing developments. This site plan is different. Here’s how it’s described in the site plan proposal: “The…
Plan of subdivision submitted for 5431 Fernbank
The City has received a plan of subdivision for the land at 5431 Fernbank Road, near the Blackstone community: “The subject lands are currently vacant agricultural land. Two hydro corridors and…
Plan of subdivision submitted for commercial/industrial development on Carp Road
The City of Ottawa has received a plan of subdivision for 3119 Carp Road, just north of Stittsville. “The plan of subdivision features the creation of 12 lots for commercial/industrial…
Site Plan Control submitted for Frank Nighbor Place / Silver Seven Road
There’s a new collection of Site Plan Control documents posted for a development at the corner of Frank Nighbor Place and Silver Seven Road, across from the Costco in Kanata.…
Public notice re: 333 Huntmar Drive
Public notice from the City of Ottawa re: 333 Huntmar Drive The Council of the City of Ottawa proposes to close a portion of Huntmar Drive that was dedicated as…
New construction, fewer government moves, hurt Stittsville housing market
The average resale price of residential homes and condos in Stittsville was down by about 3% overall in August on a year-over-year basis compared to 2013. (Note: Stittsville North = north of…
Environmental compliance application filed for Carp Road landfill
Waste Management has submitted an Environmental Compliance Approval application to the Ministry of Environment for the Carp Road landfill. It’s the latest step in the process to get approval to…
When that blasted blasting near Johnwoods/Maple Grove will stop
Residents near Johnwoods/Maple Grove will be happy to hear that the blasting work is scheduled to end within a couple of weeks. The latest estimate from Mattamy Homes is that…
Public Meeting re: 173 Huntmar on September 9
The City of Ottawa is holding a Public Meeting on September 9 to discuss a proposed plan of subdivision for 173 Huntmar Drive. The property is just north of Fairwinds, on Huntmar…
Furniture stores, restaurants part of a proposed development in Kanata North
A Brick and La-Z-Boy could be coming to Kanata North. They’re included on a site plan proposed for land a 345 Didsbury Road, just north of Stittsville behind the Canadian…
Site Plan Control submitted for 109 Iber Road
A Site Plan Control has been submitted to the City of Ottawa for 109 Iber Road, just south of the building that’s home to Dragon’s Lair Beads: “The building is…