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Tree Protection By-law challenged

New updated content: 2026-06-10 16:48:01 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 and allied groups were prepared to delegate at the Committee meeting of April 21 against the motion. Thankfully, staff had greatly reduced the scope of the motion and had reduced its impact to exceptional cases in a

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Paul Johanis June 10, 2026 June 10, 2026

Small urban woodland threatened

New updated content: 2026-06-10 16:48:01 A resident reached out to the GA to seek support in defending a small woodland owned by the NCC bordering Bronson Avenue in Old Ottawa South. The NCC is planning to sell this well-treed property for housing construction. Having gathered basic information on the property, members agreed that the GA should put its full weight behind the residents for whom this is a valuable greenspace.

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Paul Johanis June 10, 2026 June 10, 2026

Application re-submitted

New updated content: 2026-03-14 15:44:46 A planning application has been received by the City concerning a major development proposed in the Ottawa River floodplain near Petrie Island. This is not the first submission for this development. The GA has previously opposed the application when it was originally made in 2020 and again in 2022. At first reading, nothing has really changed and there is no reason to change our position

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Paul Johanis March 14, 2026 March 14, 2026

Loss of greenspace to new development

New updated content: 2025-12-08 09:29:26 The Wall Road area was added to urban land in the last round of the Official Plan. The Greater Avalon Community Association is asking other groups and individuals to send comments to the City to have a chance at mitigating the impact of the proposed development; as it stands, it would entail the destruction of wetlands, forest and farmland. JP circulated the message from the

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Paul Johanis December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025

The Southern Corridor under threat

New updated content: 2025-07-14 10:32:14 The Poets Pathway goes through what is called the Southern Corridor. At the western end, the Woodroffe-Merivale corridor is a linear greenspace that runs north of the abandoned Beachburg rail line. This section is within the study area for the new Baseline-Merivale Secondary Plan. It is also on the list of vacant lands that are being offered for residential development by the federal government. At

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Paul Johanis July 14, 2025 July 14, 2025

New acquisition by City of Ottawa

New updated content: 2025-07-14 10:32:14 The City of Ottawa has finalized the acquisition of a 4.77-hectare forested property from Canderel Real Estate Firm through the federal Ecological Gifts Program (EGP). The property, located adjacent to Trillium Woods, is part of a designated core area within the City’s Natural Heritage System, as outlined in the Official Plan. It includes important wetland features along Shirley’s Brook and provides critical habitat for species

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Paul Johanis July 14, 2025 July 14, 2025

Development project at 3930 – 3960 Riverside Drive approved

New updated content: 2025-07-14 10:32:14 Paul reported on a development application for multiple residential and mixed-use structures on a 5-acre waterfront lot at the corner of Riverside Drive and Hunt Club Road. This property on the Rideau River was first proposed for development in 2018, at which time the GA attended the open house and made representations. This new proposal is an improvement, with appropriate environment, parkland and cultural heritage

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Paul Johanis July 13, 2025 July 16, 2025

Latest legal maneover to save this Kanata Greenspace

New updated content: 2025-03-27 11:10:30 From the the Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition campaign to save the Kanata Golf and Country Club. Recent developments in this epic battle by the local community to preserve the greenspace provided by the golf course saw the latest decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal essentially voiding the 60%/40% agreement in its entirety. Previous decisions had found only certain sections to be inoperable. The City

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Paul Johanis March 27, 2025 May 31, 2025

Protection for Heritage trees

New updated content: 2024-12-19 12:45:54 An inquiry has been sent to City staff regarding the development of a heritage tree policy which would address the protection of healthy, mid-life ancient trees, beyond the protection currently afforded to distinctive trees in the Tree Protection Bylaw. This is an outstanding issue from the development of the Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree Protection bylaw which needs to be addressed to prevent the

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Paul Johanis December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024

Destruction of Confederation era Oak

New updated content: 2024-11-25 12:23:35 We learned through past member Daniel Buckles in Toronto that an ancient bur oak in Champlain Park was in danger of being removed due to a proposed new infill build. Local residents were alerted and city officials contacted but before anyone could do anything, this Confederation era heritage tree was felled. It is a grievous loss, which occurred despite the Tree Protection By-law being fully

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Paul Johanis November 25, 2024 November 26, 2024