Historic Hartin buildings on Maple Grove recommended for heritage designation
(Photo: Hartin House in 2012, when it was still being used as a home.) The Built Heritage Committee will meet on September 15 to consider designating the historic Hartin farmstead buildings in Stittsville’s Fairwinds community under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage...
Fernbank District Park consultation begins
Originally posted August 20, 2026 La version française suit The city has begun public consultations for the development of Fernbank District Park. Visit the city’s online engagement platform, Engage Ottawa, to download a high-resolution version of the concept plan and...
Committee approves zoning for new year-round waterpark
La version française suit The Planning and Housing Committee approved a zoning amendment to permit a new year-round destination-oriented recreational facility in Stittsville. The approved amendment would allow a new recreation and tourism destination southwest of...
2775 & 2785 Palladium: Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan control (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The Planning and Housing Committee approved the zoning bylaw amendment for this development on Wednesday, September 2. The site plan control application is still under review. La version française suit Originally published August 29, 2026 City staff are...
UPDATE: Blasting operations in the Stittsville area
La version française suit NOTE: Under municipal rules, blasting companies are required to complete a pre-blast survey for all structures within 75 metres of a blasting site, and are required to provide notification about the blasting to everyone within 150 metres of...
A map of current and future schools in Stittsville (August 2026)
La version française suit PHOTO: Under construction: A backhoe moves dirt on the site of the new Catholic high school on Cope Drive near the Walmart. En construction : une pelle rétrocaveuse déplace de la terre sur le chantier de la nouvelle école secondaire...
NOTEBOOK: City secures legal ownership of Amberway Park after 68 years
(Photo: From May 2023, Councillor Glen holds the plan of subdivision for the Savage Drive development, dated 1958.) La version française suit An administrative error dating back nearly seven decades has now been corrected, and Amberway Park on Savage Drive is now...
723 Putney: Site Plan Control application (updated)
La version française suit The City has received a Site Plan Control application from Claridge to build 120 new homes in 10 three-storey stacked townhome buildings. The subject site is located between Putney Crescent and Robert Grant Avenue, just south of the hydro...
UPDATED: 560 Hazeldean: Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision application
Originally published October 10, 2025 Updated July 30, 2026, with information related to the Plan of Condominium, below. La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment, Plan of Subdivision application, and plan of condominium...
6115, 6141 & 6159 Flewellyn Road: Site Plan Control application
La version française suit The City has received a Site Plan Control application from Caivan to build 268 new homes in 13 three-storey stacked townhome buildings. The development is located at the north side of Flewellyn Road within the Stittsville South W-4 lands, one...
2765 Palladium: Site Plan Control application
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a development application from Broadstreet Properties to construct three new six-storey apartment buildings at 2765 Palladium Drive. The proposal involves the construction of 304 new apartments, supported by...
RESUBMISSION: Hazeldean at Savage Zoning By-law Amendment
(Originally posted July 10, 2026 and revised/updated July 14, 2026.) La version française suit Earlier this month, city staff received a re-submission of the zoning by-law amendment for the development application at the corner of Hazeldean and Savage Drive. The...
4 Baywood: Guardian Angels Elementary School Site Plan Control application
UPDATE (July 14): The site plan application has been approved. Final plans are available on DevApps: https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-26-0053/details Originally published May 25, 2026 La version française suit A Site Plan Control application has been...
What’s the latest on Stittsville residential development files? (July 2026)
(Photo: Homes under construction along Robert Grant Avenue, in Minto's Abbott's Run neighbourhood, July 2026. Travaux de construction résidentielle sur l’avenue Robert Grant, dans le lotissement Abbott’s Run de Minto, juillet 2026.) La version française suit There are...
UPDATE: Committee votes “no” to Stittsville West Urban Boundary Expansion
UPDATE: On July 15, City Council also voted "no" to the proposal. https://youtube.com/shorts/ctmZHojMuYE La version française suit Some good news: Yesterday, Planning & Housing Committee rejected the proposal to add land west of Stittsville (along Fernbank Road)...