DOG PARK SIGNAGE
Earlier this year we published a map of off-leash dog parks in Stittsville, using data pulled from the City of Ottawa’s web site. Recently, a reader pointed out that signage in several of the parks did not match the information from the city’s web site.
We asked the city about it, and it turns out that some of the signage in parks may in fact be wrong. Here’s a response from the City, attributed to Roger Chapman, Chief, By-law and Regulatory Services:
“By-law and Regulatory Services will review the web information and the history of the designation of Coyote Run, to confirm the approved designation, and make any necessary adjustments accordingly.”
The City says that the online information is correct, and takes precedence over the signage.
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VOTER TURN-OUT
Over 80% of eligible voters in Carleton cast ballot in Monday’s election, the third-highest in Canada.
Voter turn-out was 80.55% in Carleton, where Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre won the riding by just 1949 votes over Liberal Chris Rodgers. We were just behind Orleans (80.91%) and Ottawa Centre (82.22%).
Overall voter turn-out in Canada was 68.49%, the highest since 1993.
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6279 FERNBANK UPDATE FOR PLANNING COMMITTEE
The City’s Planning Committee will get an update Tuesday on zoning & plan of subdivision for 6279 Fernbank. Usually reports are posted with the meeting agenda but not this time – the agenda notes that the “Report to be issued separately prior to the meeting.”
Jillian McKim, who represented the community that surrounds the development property, gave us an update last week and says that the developer and the City appear to have resolved the disagreements that led to an OMB hearing last spring.
UPDATE: The report has been posted on the City’s web site.
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570 HAZELDEAN ROAD DEVELOPMENT APPROVED
Shad Qadri reports that Mattamy’s proposed residential development at 570 Hazeldean Road, north of the Trans Canada Trail in the Fernbank area, has been approved. It will include 600 residential units including detached homes and townhomes.
Your story from October 2015 notes that dog signage at Coyote Run Park was incorrect. I’m there now, May 2016, and it’s still wrong.