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(OTTAWA) – On January 16, on the heels of a May 2020 decision to expand Ottawa's urban boundary, city planners released a draft report recommending the... more
January 17, 2021
The Nepean Provincial and Federal Green Party riding associations of Ontario and Canada are calling on Rick Chiarelli to step down from his position as City... more
December 7, 2020
The City of Ottawa has released its annual greenhouse gas emissions inventories in the lead-up to the December 15, 2020 meeting of the Standing Committee of... more
December 7, 2020
1) Do not expand the urban boundary. Recently, Ottawa approved another large expansion of its urban boundary, adding houses to the periphery. It will cause... more
By Shawn Menard
December 7, 2020
Last week, Ottawa’s racialized communities and women across cultures looked for a gesture of solidarity from Ottawa Police Services members. To vote Matt Skof... more
December 6, 2020
On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Mayor Jim Watson presented the City of Ottawa’s draft 2021 budget. As the mayor noted, 2020 has been a year unlike any other in... more
November 7, 2020
On May 26, the mayor and a majority on Ottawa City Council voted to dramatically worsen urban sprawl. This was the most important environmental vote this term... more
By Robb Barnes
June 1, 2020
I have lived in Kanata South since 2012. I’m a suburban resident opposed to more sprawl. We should focus on improving existing neighbourhoods, within the... more
By unpubadmin
May 25, 2020
The decision on expanding the urban boundary is the biggest decision city council will make this term. It will shape our future, impact our city services... more
By Shawn Menard
May 26, 2020
I am critical of the recommendation made in Report ACS2020-PIE-EDP-0012. I believe that the Full Intensification Option is better than the Balanced Scenario.I... more
May 13, 2020
Re: Ottawa’s New Official Plan - Growth Management Strategy ACS2020-PIE-EDP-0012
Dear Mayor Watson and City Councillors,
The purpose of this letter is to... more
May 10, 2020
Next week, the Planning Committee of City Council has a big decision to make that will shape how Ottawa grows between now and 2046 through its new official... more
By PlanetA
May 9, 2020
The urban boundary decision is the most consequential environmental decision that council will make this term - and that many councillors will make in their ... more
May 3, 2020
Moving The Ottawa Urban Boundary Will Cause Significant Farmland Losses: Preliminary Doctoral Research Finds
Christopher Kelly-Bisson,
PhD Candidate, School... more
April 24, 2020
Mayor and Members of Council:
At the March 25 Council meeting, direction was provided to staff to “look at the feasibility of reprogramming... more
By JeffLeiper
April 10, 2020