Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street
(Photo credit: Andre Hallam) Stittsville Main Street is the centre and soul of our community. In many ways Stittsville Main is what differentiates Stittsville from other Ottawa communities outside of the Greenbelt. I have a lot of optimism for this street, and there...
We want your feedback on the Sugar Creek Park redesign
La version française suit The City needs your help to choose a replacement for the Sugar Creek Park combined junior and senior playground equipment for children between the ages of 1.5 to 12 years old. Sugar Creek Park is located at 13 Basford Crescent in the Crossing...
Help design the new Atlas Park in the Fernbank area
La version française suit The City is looking for your help to design a new park in the south part of the Fernbank area. Atlas Park will be nearly one-hectare neighbourhood park on Atlas Terrace in Stittsville. Park amenities could include: Swing set Sheltered picnic...
Help design the new Silas Bradley Park in Stittsville South
La version française suit The City is looking for your help to design a new park in Stittsville South. Silas Bradley Park is a proposed new park in Tartan Homes’ new EdenWylde subdivision. The park will be almost two hectares at the intersection of Hickstead and...
SURVEY: How can we improve Ottawa’s transportation network?
La version française suit Ottawa keeps growing and growing. Our population reached 1 million earlier this year and there's no end to that growth in sight. Stittsville and Kanata continue to be among the fastest-growing areas of the City, and we're all feeling the...
Zoning by-law amendment application for 840 Paseana Place
La version française suit The City has received zoning by-law amendment application for 840 Paseana Place in the future Blackstone South community, located near Cope Drive. The land is shown as "Block 360" in the map above, located next to a community park just north...
Ottawa’s official plan is innovative, but will require a shift in thinking
Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen, December 18, 2019. Photo credit: Ananya Vaghela La version française suit Ottawa Council’s most important project this term is the official plan review and last Wednesday, council approved the policy directions that will...
UPDATE: Revised development application for 5924 and 5938 Hazeldean Road
La version française suit Last week the city received a revised site plan and zoning application for 5924 and 5938 Hazeldean Road, which includes a housing development at the corner of Victor Street where the old gas station is currently located. I want to make it...
Public School Board submits site plan for new Fernbank elementary school
La version française suit The City has received a Site Plan Control application for a new school at 480 Cope Drive, between Continental Avenue and Rouncey Road. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board wants to build a two-storey elementary school on the site to...
Site plan application for 1140 Terry Fox Drive (at Cope)
(le français suit) The City has received a site plan control application to build a retail plaza at 1140 Terry Fox Drive, located at the corner of Cope Drive just north of the Walmart shopping area in Stittsville. The project would include three single-storey retail...
What we heard at our Official Plan workshop in Stittsville
La version française suit Thanks to everyone who joined us on October 24 to take part in our Official Plan workshop. Over 60 residents attended and heard a presentation from City staff followed by a hands-on session to share feedback and ideas about how Ottawa should...
POSTPONED: Community information meeting for 1000 Robert Grant zoning application
UPDATE (November 12) from City staff: The Community Information & Comment Session regarding the rezoning application for 1000 Robert Grant Avenue that was scheduled for tomorrow evening (November 13th) has been postponed at the request of the applicant, Lepine...
New retail space proposed for 5705 Hazeldean Road in the Shoppes at Fairwinds
The City has received a Site Plan Control application for 5705 Hazeldean Road. That's at the Shoppes of Fairwinds retail area at the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and Huntmar Drive. The applicant wants to add more commercial space near the Food Basics and Toys R...
Zoning by-law amendment application for apartment buildings at 1000 Robert Grant
(Le français suit) The City has received a zoning by-law amendment application from Lépine Corp for 1000 Robert Grant Avenue, just south of Abbott Street. A technical summary of the application is below, and there are additional documents available on the City's...
Mixed use building proposed for Hazeldean at Springbrook
Le français suit The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application for 5986-5992 Hazeldean Road at the corner of Springbrook. It's for a 3-storey mixed use building, with commercial office space on the first two storeys and six residential units on the...