New updated content: 2025-06-06 13:18:15

The application by Kavanagh to expand an existing quarry adjacent to the Burnt Lands ANSI in rural Ottawa, which the GA opposed in submissions made to staff and Committee, was turned down by Council, counter to the Committee recommendation, on a 13 to 11 vote. This decision will likely be appealed to the OLT, with a high probability of success for the proponent. However, this decision does reveal that there is an environmentally friendly majority on this Council, which should be cultivated.