by Glen Gower | May 13, 2025 | Notebook
I used to tell residents, with a very high level of confidence, that a wetland designated as “Provincially Significant Wetland (PSW)” in Ontario offers a very high level of protection. That’s no longer true, with new legislation passed by the Ontario government...
by Glen Gower | Sep 19, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Yesterday, Council passed a “Wetland Omnibus Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment” due to new evaluation of wetlands west of Stittsville. It was mostly a procedural amendment and it flew right under the radar – but...
by Team Stittsville | Jun 10, 2024 | Information
La version française suit Today, the Audit Committee received a report from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) on the City’s ability to achieve the targets and actions outlined in its Climate Change Master Plan. The report examined the strategies, plans and tools...
by Team Stittsville | Mar 20, 2024 | Information
Last year Ottawa experienced an ice storm, wildfire smoke, a tornado, and torrential rain. Following that we’ve just had one of the warmest winters on record. To help us prepare for our already changing climate, the City has developed a draft climate resiliency...
by Glen Gower | Mar 3, 2024 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit (Photo: Damaged trees near Basswood Avenue and Evelyn Street after a freezing rain storm in April 2022./Arbres endommagés près de l’avenue Basswood et de la rue Evelyn après une tempête de pluie verglaçante en avril 2022) Over 10,000...
