Development

To ensure safe and adequate housing for Ottawa’s renters, the City’s Community and Protective Services Committee today approved new regulations aimed at improving rental-housing quality. The new Rental Housing Property Management By-law and updates to the Property Standards By-law would go into effect by August 2021. They...

Ellwood Diamond Overnight Construction As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Trillium Line South Extension project, work is proceeding on the Ellwood Diamond rail bridge, which will allow VIA Rail trains to safely and efficiently pass below the Trillium Line. WHAT:     Caisson drilling to form the...

The existing sidewalk in front of Brookfield High School on Brookfield Road is to be replaced with a new multi-use pathway from the entrance to the roundabout. This is the final link to be completed as part of the Brookfield MUP project. In addition, 30...

  1330 Carling Avenue Development Thank you to all residents who participated in our first webinar for the development application at 1330 Carling Avenue. The proposed application is for a new 24-storey building on the south side of Carling Avenue at Archibald where the current 2nd Chance...

Thank you to all residents who participated in the webinar for the planned Rideau River pedestrian and cycling bridge which connects the Vincent Massey Park pathway network over to Carleton University. To review the content and provide feedback through a survey, please visit: Webpage: https://ottawa.ca/en/planning-development-and-construction/major-projects/stage-2-light-rail-transit-project/ongoing-work/o-train-south-extension-construction-activities Survey (currently available...

Last week, I was informed that a cannabis retail application was received by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission at the strip-mall on the southwest corner of the Prince of Wales and Meadowlands intersection, with the civic address 888 Meadowlands Drive. The preliminary City staff comments indicate that...

My office has received the following notice from the Senior Project Manager that the Confederation Heights Bridge Renewal project is going to start soon.  The notice below was prepared in order to provide answers to residents who may have questions about the project. It is anticipated...

Ottawa’s population is expected to grow by 400,000 new residents by 2046. To meet the increase in housing demand, City Council today approved a growth management strategy to expand Ottawa’s urban area by 1,281 hectares of new residential lands and to have 60 per cent of...

The City of Ottawa is holding a virtual town hall on Ottawa’s economic recovery planning amid COVID-19 on Friday, May 29 at 1 pm.  Members of the business community and residents are invited to join us for a discussion on how the City and local economic development partners are working together...