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Criteria for rural greenspace acquisitions by City

New updated content: 2025-10-06 11:40:25 Following the debate on the acquisition by the City of a property on Ferry Road for conservation purposes, staff was directed to re-examine the process and criteria by which candidate properties are selected for this purpose. That <report> was presented and approved at the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee’s September 4th meeting. The adoption of the proposed process should solidify and strengthen staff’s ability to

Paul Johanis October 6, 2025 October 6, 2025

Release of 2022 Tree Canopy Study

New updated content: 2025-10-06 11:40:26 The second regional Tree Canopy Study has been released. As per the initial 2017 study, it was sponsored by the City of Ottawa, the City of Gatineau and the NCC and covers all the lands under their jurisdiction. The 2022 study shows a slight increase in the tree canopy under City of Ottawa jurisdiction, from 34% to 36%, mostly attributable to an increase in the rural

Paul Johanis October 6, 2025 October 6, 2025

CEF Advisory Committee meeting

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:47 After a long hiatus, CFAC was reconvened on June 19, 2025. The GA chair attended and heard from the other participants about plans and activities to bolster the image of the Central Experimental Farm and the perception of its value in the general population. The GA considers the Farm as a very valuable major urban greenspace and is dedicated to its preservation. Of direct interest

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025

Draft 2 of the new Zoning Bylaw

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:43 After review, the GA supported the POP submission on Draft 2 of the new Zoning Bylaw, in particular those sections that deal with the preservation of trees and greenspace. This submission was sent to the City on July 7 and is posted on the POP website. In response to a full-page article in the Ottawa Citizen featuring Jason Burgraaf, the Executive Director of the Greater

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025

Draft City Resilency Strategy

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:44 GA also supported the POP submission on the Draft Climate Resiliency Strategy, which was submitted on July 8 and is also posted on the POP website.

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025

City Budget 2026

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:45 When the City’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee resumes its meetings on September 2, it will be considering the budget directions for 2026-27. A staff report will likely be released 10 days ahead of that. To have some modicum of influence on this, POP proposed an early intervention by sending a letter to the City’s Chief Financial Officer regarding high level metrics and analyses that should

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 December 8, 2025

Proposal to consider ring road turned down

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:46 At the Public Works and Infrastructure committee meeting at which the final TMP was being considered, the Chair walked on a motion calling on all levels of government to support the planned transportation projects, including a ring road. This was the first mention of a ring road in the five years of development, consultation and finalization of the TMP. This of course took all the

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025

NCC Public Advisory Group on Eastern Bridge project

New updated content: 2025-08-13 11:50:46 The NCC has established an Environmental Public Advisory Group for the proposed Eastern Bridge across the Ottawa River. The GA was invited to sit on the advisory panel. The chair of the GA attended the first meeting of the group on July 10, where an informative and question and answer period filled the 90 minutes allocated. The next meeting is planned for September.

Paul Johanis August 13, 2025 August 13, 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

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

Paul Johanis July 14, 2025 July 14, 2025