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Debate of the City’s policy on cost award claims

On November 28, 2008, Councillor Rick Chiarelli, supported by Councillor Alex Cullen, introduced a Motion at Council to clarify the City’s policy with regard to requiring community groups or individuals to pay the City’s litigation costs.  The Motion was referred to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and is expected to be considered at its meeting of 6 January 2009. Read the Motion here. Councillor Chiarelli issued a media release.

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Claudia Ruiz May 18, 2017 October 7, 2024

Developers, City demand over $72,000 in court costs

Following the dismissal on October 2, 2008 of our application for a judicial review of an OMB decision, lawyers for the City of Ottawa and the developers of Findlay Creek Village demanded partial compensation for their costs of having had to face the Greenspace Alliance before the Ontario Divisional Court in its fight to save Leitrim Wetland. The City wants compensation for 30 hours of work ($5,120) and lawyers for

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Claudia Ruiz May 18, 2017 October 7, 2024

Second appeal of Leitrim rezoning

Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital P.O. Box 55085, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A1 Phone: (613) 733-7727 E-mail: admin@greenspace-alliance.ca Web site: www.greenspace-alliance.ca Sierra Club of Canada 412-1 Nicholas Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7 Phone: (613) 241-4611 Fax: (613) 241-2292 E-mail: info@sierraclub.ca Web site: www.sierraclub.ca/national 11 April 2007 BY REGISTERED MAIL Patrick Hennessy Secretary Ontario Municipal Board 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 Dear Mr. Hennessy: Subject:

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Claudia Ruiz May 17, 2017 October 7, 2024

Application for Judicial Review of OMB’s Decision

On November 9, 2007, the Greenspace Alliance filed an application with the Divisional Court for a Judicial Review of the OMB Decision dismissing the appeals of rezoning for Stage 2 of the Findlay Creek Village development. The application asks that the Decision be set aside and that the Court order disclosure of hydrogeological data since 1987 which the developer holds. Grounds of the application include that the Board violated the

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Claudia Ruiz May 17, 2017 October 7, 2024

Court declares the application moot

UPDATE — Jan 17, 2008 The court session for our Judicial Review has now been set for April 7, 2008. UPDATE — Feb 25, 2008 The new date for a court hearing on the Judicial Review is now June 9, 2008. UPDATE — Sep 19, 2008 We now have a firm court date for the Judicial Review of the OMB’s dismissal of our appeal of two zoning by-law amendments that

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Claudia Ruiz May 17, 2017 October 7, 2024

OMB dismisses our appeal

May 26, 2007 The Ontario Municipal Board devoted four days (May 22 to 25, 2007) to a hearing on the merits of a motion by Tartan and the City to dismiss our appeals of two zoning by-laws.  The Member is Marc Denhez. We are very fortunate to have been represented at this hearing by Linda McCaffrey, Director of the University of Ottawa’s Environmental Law Clinic, who is providing pro bono

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Claudia Ruiz May 17, 2017 October 7, 2024

Second rezoning for Phase 2 of Findlay Creek Village approved (Feb 2007)

On February 13, 2007, Planning and Environment Committee approved rezoning of yet another piece of land around and in the Wetland. – The staff report recommending this rezoning. – Submission by the Greenspace Alliance. – Submission by the Sierra Club of Canada. – Submission by the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE On February 23, Council approved PEC’s recommendation. The By-law giving effect to this approval was passed

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Claudia Ruiz May 16, 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

Screening Report Deficiencies

Because fish habitat is involved in the proposed Leitrim developments, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been the lead agency to assess the environmental impacts. They chose to initiate a Screening Report, merely a preliminary action as opposed to a full environmental assessment. The Friends of Leitrim Wetland and other experts have analysed the screening report and identified the following deficiencies: – the original scope of the

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Claudia Ruiz May 12, 2017 October 7, 2024

Saving Leitrim Wetland

Introduction and Background Located in the southern part of the City of Ottawa, Leitrim Wetland is one of Canada’s finest examples of a complex wetland ecosystem and has been identified as a North American “biodiversity hotspot”. According to the Canadian Wildlife Service, “Leitrim Wetland is clearly an area of outstanding ecological significance”. Aside from containing a range of plants that is unparalleled in North America, Leitrim Wetland supplies cool, clean

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Claudia Ruiz May 12, 2017 October 7, 2024

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