On January 26th, 2012 a well attended public meeting arranged by four Kanata North community associations confirmed public support for the establishment of a network of people all across Kanata and Ottawa to press for better urban planning and development. Attendees at the meeting applauded the concept of a citizen-led urban forum and committed to [...]

Ottawa - The opening session of the Phase 2A OMB hearing  into the Ottawa urban boundary expansion took place on Monday January 30th, 2012. At the opening session the details of a last minute settlement between the City of Ottawa and Greenspace Alliance were announced by city lawyer Tim Marc and Greenspace Alliance representative Erwin [...]

On November 17th, 2011 the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association (KBCA) presented “Watergate” a public forum on water, stormwater and wastewater management issues in Ottawa’s West End. Glen Cairn resident Faith Blacquiere, provided an excellent presentation outlining her perspectives on stormwater and wastewater management in Ottawa’s west end.  Faith’s experience has been gained through researching the causes [...]

Citizens force city to release report After months of delays, the city of Ottawa has finally released the findings of a report into Phase 1 Existing Conditions for Shirley’s Brook & Watts Creek Water Diversion Environmental Assessment (EA) in Kanata. The assessment pertains to Urbandale and Richcraft’s controversial “KNL”  housing development in Kanata.The City of [...]

In Septebmer 2011, Kizell Pond was designated as a PSW by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. In recent conversations with the area Counsellor, Marianne Wilkinson we have been informed that the City of Ottawa council will be moving to recognized the PSW designation of Kizell Pond in the city’s Official Plan  ”in the near future”. [...]

LOCAL ARTISTS STEP UP TO BENEFIT THE SOUTH MARCH HIGHLANDS A group of local artists have donated works of art to an online auction benefitting the efforts to save the South March Highlands. The proceeds were divided between the artists and the South March Highlands – Carp River Conservation Inc., the lead organization in the [...]