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Public Advisory Group meeting

New updated content: 2026-11-03 11:38:39 In the long hiatus between meetings of the Public Advisory Group, of which the GA Chair is the community co-chair, members have been busy, with GA member Arto authoring a letter to the NCC regarding disclosure of internal evaluations of the 2013 Masterplan and other materials relevant to the PAG mandate, GA member Andrei Grushman reaching out to agricultural operators in the Greenbelt and the

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Paul Johanis November 3, 2026 November 13, 2026

Candidate endorsements

New updated content: 2026-11-03 11:38:39 In line with its intention of endorsing a slate of candidates in the upcoming municipal election, members considered a list of candidates for councillor sorted into categories: incumbents the GA can support (12), those on the fence (3), incumbents who do not garner our support (7), links to the electoral campaigns of the competitors in those wards, and links to the electoral campaigns of candidates

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Paul Johanis November 3, 2026 November 3, 2026

City Growth Strategy

New updated content: 2026-11-03 11:38:39 Members reaffirmed the GA position against urban expansion and making it an election issue in the upcoming municipal election. The Chair made the case against urban expansion in a <CBC podcast> which aired on September 21.         

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Paul Johanis November 3, 2026 November 3, 2026

Climate Change Table Talks

New updated content: 2026-11-03 11:38:39 The inaugural meeting of this new forum, established by the Strategic Initiatives branch of the City of Ottawa, was held on June 5. The purpose is to gather a wide cross-section of stakeholders to help City staff identify means of achieving community reductions in GHG emissions and to champion such opportunities in the community. The Chair attended on behalf of the GA as one of

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Paul Johanis November 3, 2026 November 3, 2026

Greenspace Alliance Candidate endorsements

As per past practice the Greenspace Alliance is participating in the  municipal election by endorsing candidates it believes would better support greenspace and environmental issues in the next term of council. We have restricted our endorsements to candidates for ward councillors as in the end what matters most is getting a council majority that supports green issues, regardless of who is mayor.  You will find attached our choices and rationale. 

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Paul Johanis October 19, 2026 November 13, 2026

City growth projections

New updated content: 2026-09-30 14:42:30 Due to uncertainties regarding anticipated new legislation by the Ontario government, work on the review of the City’s Growth Management Strategy has been deferred to early 2027. The GA has participated in two stakeholder meetings, through which some positive results were achieved, such as ensuring that a no urban expansion scenario would be one of the options under consideration. We will now await the new

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Paul Johanis September 30, 2026 September 30, 2026

Tree Protection Bylaw under threat

New updated content: 2026-09-30 14:42:30 A notice of motion brought by Councillor Lo at the Environment and Climate Change Committee, if adopted, would have completely eviscerated the City’s Tree Protection Bylaw. The GA delegated at the Committee meeting of April 21 against the motion. The Committee approved a watered-down motion applying only to a small area of Barrhaven with marine clay subsoil. This nonetheless establishes a precedent, which was quickly

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Paul Johanis September 30, 2026 September 30, 2026

Urban Forest Community Forum

New updated content: 2026-09-30 14:42:30 The City’s Natural Systems and Forestry departments jointly held an evening workshop on the management of the Urban Forest. Delegates representing stakeholders at many points in the urban tree lifecycle and supply chain were invited to discuss the future evolution of the Urban Forest Management Plan and set priorities. It was a well run and facilitated workshop, in which y City staff and senior management

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Paul Johanis September 30, 2026 November 3, 2026

GA 2026 municipal election strategy

New updated content: 2026-09-30 14:42:31 The Greenspace Alliance generally gets involved in the municipal election through the vetting of candidates for election as Councillor based on the strength of their platforms, and in the case of incumbents, their record, on greenspace and environment issues. It was agreed to repeat this exercise for the 2026 election.

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Paul Johanis September 30, 2026 September 30, 2026

Second meeting of the Public Advisory Group

New updated content: 2026-09-30 14:42:31 The second meeting of the Public Advisory Group for the review of the National Capital Greenbelt Masterplan was held on May 4. It was well attended, online and in person. The focus of the meeting was on the vision and guiding principles for the Greenbelt Master Plan. Members had the opportunity to review and provide feedback directly to the authors on the concepts and language

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Paul Johanis September 30, 2026 September 30, 2026