New updated content: 2018-02-26 18:01:20

City Council has approved the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw that will allow commercial development on part of Rochester Field fronting on Richmond Rd. As was agreed with the NCC, 80% of the field will be preserved as greenspace.

New updated content: 2018-11-26 14:54:35

We have received notification that the NCC has settled its appeal of the 2003 Official Plan designation as Open Space of three NCC properties: Rochester Field, part of McCarthy Woods and Meadow and the Merivale-Woodroffe corridor. The GA was recognized as a party in these proceedings. The NCC has dropped its appeal regarding Rochester Field and McCarthy Woods and Meadow, part of an agreement with the City that will see 80% of Rochester Field remain as greenspace, and all of McCarthy Woods and Meadow, including the parcel west of Riverside going down to the Rideau River, remain as Open Space. The appeal regarding the Merivale- Woodroffe corridor remains outstanding.