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2018 municipal election

New updated content: 2018-03-26 10:04:19 update, brainstorm Amanda has focused on researching what other nonprofit organizations have done regarding municipal elections. She suggested the possibility of using a survey as a way to communicate with candidates. Jake looked through our archives to identify strategies we’ve used during previous elections. He compiled data on how city councillors have voted in the past regarding issues GA has worked on. The data showed

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Paul Johanis March 26, 2018 September 27, 2024

Bill 139 – final stages and implementation

First regulations (December 7, 2017) On December 7, the government posted two proposed regulations under Bill 139 on the EBR registry: EBR 013-1788 — transition provisions EBR 013-1790 — provisions about minimum information requirements for material sent to the tribunal The Ministry’s press release The Hon. Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi’s notice to the community The comment period for these regulations is until January 21, 2018. Proclamation date announced On

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DevAdmin February 27, 2018 June 24, 2024

Site Alteration Bylaw

New updated content: 2018-02-26 18:01:19 Paul met with Amy MacPherson, and emailed Councillors Nussbaum and Leiper to voice our concerns on three issues we identified in the Site Alteration Bylaw: (1) We would have preferred that the bylaw be enforced through a permitting system, rather than a complaint procedure. Ottawa would be the only municipality in Ontario with a Site Alteration bylaw that does not include a permit system. (2)

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Paul Johanis February 26, 2018 August 30, 2024

Pre-hearing conference of January 3, 2018

January 3 was booked as the first of three days for an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) Pre-Hearing Conference to consider a raft of appeals on a long list of matters, but it was all over by 1 p.m.  So while everything hummed along smoothly, the last hour produced a nasty surprise. At issue were the appeals of – OPA 150, approved by Council in December 2013 but derailed by the

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DevAdmin February 12, 2018 June 24, 2024

The final stretch

Pre-hearing conference of January 3, 2018 Pre-hearing conference of May 4, 2018 The consolidated text of the Official Plan, as of October 2018 (PDF – 15 MB), annotated Pre-hearing conference of October 22, 2018 Pre-hearing conference of May 22, 2019 (includes Building Heights and Design settlement) Hearings (and links to the respective Procedural Order) + Mineral Aggregates – October 23-24, 2018 + Agricultural matters: March 4, 2019 (10 days) (PO) UPDATE:

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DevAdmin February 12, 2018 June 24, 2024

Canada’s Resilient Capital

Last December 13, students in Queen’s University Urban Planning Program presented the result of a project, Canada’s Resilient Capital: Ottawa in the Next Half Century.  The project was devised and executed in cooperation with the City, under the supervision of David Gordon. (The clients are identified as John Smit and Alain Miguelez.) Their Report (181 pp.) and Executive Summary (3 pp.) are now available from here: http://www.queensu.ca/geographyandplanning/surp/project-courses. Here are the

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DevAdmin January 15, 2018 June 24, 2024

Preparing for a New Official Plan: Beyond 2036

The Greenspace Alliance was invited to sit as a member of the Sounding Board for the City planning exercise Beyond 2036. The goal of this planning project was to set the scene and context for the next review of the Official Plan. Through its participation at meetings and workshops organized by city planners over several months, the GA contributed to the production and review of the planning reports listed on

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Erwin Dreessen January 9, 2018 June 24, 2024

Reform of the Ontario Municipal Board

First round – June 2016 Discussion paper and Response (Oct – Dec 2016) Province announces its plans for reform (16 May 2017) Bill 139 : Submissions, Committee discussion, passage (10 Aug / 17 Oct / Dec 2017) Bill 139 – final stages and implementation (Dec 2017 – June 2018)

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DevAdmin December 8, 2017 October 7, 2024

Choosing our Future reports and papers

One-page infographic: Sustainability Goals (E/F) Reports 2011 Baseline Report (5.3 MB; 31 pp.) Sustainability and Resilience (8.2 MB; 120 pp.) Energy (5.3 MB; 78 pp.) Risk Prevention and Mitigation (7.8 MB; 50 pp.) Discussion Papers (June 2011): The Future of… …Land Use, Growth Management and Urban Form (0.8 MB, 21 pp.) …Natural Systems (0.8 MB; 15 pp.) …Food and Farming (1.3 MB; 23 pp.) …Buildings and Energy Supply (1.1 MB; 27 pp.) …Mobility (1.1

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DevAdmin November 24, 2017 October 7, 2024

Greenbelt Master Plan approved

At its meeting of November 20, 2013, the NCC’s Board of Directors approved the Greenbelt Master Plan.  The final plan is here. A year later, on November 19, 2014, the Board approved an implementation plan (report and slides, 3.4 MB) which boiled the Master Plan’s 279 actions down to seven priorities: Greenbelt Visual Identity at entrances Greenbelt Branding, Communication & Marketing Strategy Visitor Services & Interpretation Restore Natural Lands Ecological Corridors

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DevAdmin November 17, 2017 October 7, 2024

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