LPAT Case Conference. Goulbourn PSW

Paul attended this Case Conference on November 6 as the GA had participated in the process leading up the Official Plan amendment to re-delineate the Goulbourn PSW, which is the subject of appeals by a number of landowners. The GA was recognized by LPAT as a participant in the hearing, along with Ken McRae. Under this new process, participants can only submit written statements.  The next case conference has been scheduled for February 24. It is possible that settlements will be made before, which could be considered at the January 27 Council Meeting.    

Paul updated members on the current status of the new campus project of the Ottawa Hospital on the site of the former Sir John Carling Building, adjacent to the Experimental Farm and Dow’s Lake. He chairs the Campus Engagement Group, a public engagement forum created by the Ottawa Hospital with broad community representation. COVID has slowed the project down but Stage 2 of the provincial capital planning process will likely be completed in early 2021, leading to the actual design phase in Stage 3. This is where local community and other stakeholders concerns will need to be taken in consideration. From the GA’s perspective, this means protection of the Central Experimental Farm greenspace.

A development firm based in Montreal contacted the GA regarding a residential development project on sensitive shoreline land on the Ottawa River in the Aylmer sector. The purpose of the contact was to outline the project and its environmental impact and to gain some insight into the local community’s environmental stakeholders. After an informative Zoom meeting, they committed to stay in touch as the project develops.