Category: News
NOTEBOOK: Infill on Jonathan Pack, Haliburton Park plans, noise bylaw changes
INFILL ON JONATHAN PACK On June 7, Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will consider a request to subdivide a piece of residential property at 28 Jonathan Pack Street. Currently it’s a…
HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Wheels stolen from car at Carp Road Park and Ride
(PHOTO: When Jeff Levere arrived back at his car after work, he discovered that all four wheels were stolen.) Imagine getting dropped off at the Park and Ride following a…
Public meeting on noise by-law review on May 2
(via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa’s By-law and Regulatory Services Branch is conducting a Noise By-law review, and residents are invited to provide their feedback through an online…
LINKED: How a would-be Ottawa pot ’empire’ failed to launch
The Ottawa Citizen has a report about Franco Vigile and his plans for a chain of Magna Terra marijuana dispensaries, including one on Iber Road in Stittsville. Franco Vigile wanted…
Court upholds fine, orders rehabilitation of Rothbourne Road wetland
A provincial court has ordered a company and its director to rehabilitate a provincially significant wetland on Rothbourne Road that they damaged over five years ago. On Thursday, Justice Diane…
MOFFATT: Update on wastewater from the Richmond Pumping Station
(via Scott Moffatt,Councillor for Rideau-Goulbourn) When we get these extreme weather events, there can tend to be adverse effects on certain operations. Last week’s rain was no exception as the…
“MY CARP RUNNETH OVER”: Pathway flooding is perfectly normal, says City
Carp River, April 8, 2017. The Arcadia neighbourhood is in the background. (Thanks Karen for the headline pun.) The mighty Carp River overflowed its banks during the first week of April,…
Here’s how much the Sens pay in property taxes each year
(Canadian Tire Centre. Photo by Aaron Toth, via Flickr) And you thought your property tax bill was high… Somebody was asking the other day in a local Facebook group how…
NOTEBOOK: Congestion pricing, cell phone tower, patio season
CONGESTION PRICING BACK ON THE RADAR Looks like the debate over “congestion pricing” might be coming to City Hall in the near future. That’s the idea of using financial incentives…
Family establishes memorial page for Samuel Evie Marincak
The family of Sacred Heart student Samuel Evie Marincak has set up a memorial Facebook page to pay tribute to the teen, who died last week. The page can be found at facebook.com/SamEvieMarincak/ “In…
Names for recreation building and parks approved by committee
(press release via City of Ottawa) The City’s Community and Protective Services Committee approved today a proposal to rename the Goulbourn Recreation Complex to “Cardel Rec – Goulbourn.” The new…
LINKED: Waste Management scraps plan to accept Quebec garbage
CBC reports today that Waste Management is backing away from its plans to accept Quebec waste at the Carp Road landfill facility: A proposal to allow construction waste from Quebec to…
Police operation at Sacred Heart on Friday evening
Police vehicles including vans and a trailer, along with an ambulance, were on the scene at Sacred Heart High School from late Friday afternoon into the evening. The photo above was…
Cardel Homes seeks naming rights for Goulbourn Rec Complex
(Goulbourn Rec Centre, May 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) The GRC could soon be known as the CRG if city councillors approve a $600,000 naming rights deal with Cardel Homes. Next…
Multiple charges and arrests after raids at Magna Terra marijuana shops
(Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. File photo.) The owner of the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary chain is among seven arrested and charged after police raids on his two Ottawa…