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City Goes After Greenspace Alliance for Costs – A Threat to All Community Organizations!

Sol Shuster, Vice-Chair of the Greenspace Alliance, on December 18, posted the following to the Alliance email list: In an unprecedented move, the City of Ottawa recently asked a judicial review panel to require that its legal costs be paid by the Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital (GA). These costs arose in relation to an unsuccessful legal challenge before the Ontario Divisional Court. The challenge was part of the Alliance’s

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Claudia Ruiz May 18, 2017 October 7, 2024

Chiarelli Media Release on Cost Awards against Community Groups

As supplied by Councillor Chiarelli’s office, 16 December 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Councillors Rick Chiarelli and Alex Cullen are sponsoring a measure that would prevent City lawyers from suing community based public interest groups who participate in public tribunals on matters of policy and public interest. If approved, the Notice of Motion, moved by Chiarelli and seconded by Cullen would stop City lawyers from filing claims for “costs” against such

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Claudia Ruiz May 18, 2017 October 7, 2024

Chiarelli-Cullen Motion on Cost Claims against Community Groups

Introduced at Council on November 28, referred to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee for its meeting of January 6. Moved by Councillor Rick Chiarelli Seconded by Councillor Alex Cullen WHEREAS residents, community groups and resident organizations contribute significantly to public policy development at the City by offering advice and by putting aspects of Council decisions to the test; AND WHEREAS community and resident public interest organizations contribute to the

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Claudia Ruiz May 18, 2017 October 7, 2024

Highlights of concerns about development in Leitrim Wetlands

– The proposed development will adversely affect the Leitrim Wetlands and have a significantly negative effect on Findlay Creek and the local water table. – The area to be re-zoned for development includes a major part of an identified Urban Natural Area, the loss of which would result in significant decline in wildlife, especially birds, and would be contrary to Ottawa’s Official Plan objective to increase forest cover. – There

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Claudia Ruiz May 14, 2017 October 7, 2024

Archives / Ottawa City Hall

Municipal elections Municipal Election 2018 >> Municipal Election 2014 >> Municipal campaign contributions (2003, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Municipal Election 2010  (debate announcement ; 2 Ecology Ottawa reports) Municipal Election 2006 >> Municipal Election 2000 (mayoralty debate – poster ; clippings) Zoning for Open Spaces (2015 – 2017) Water rate structure review (2015 – 2017)>> Wildlife Wildlife protection: Beavers are our partners (2016) Wildlife Protection Protocol during Construction (2015) Significant

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DevAdmin January 20, 2016 July 17, 2024

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