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Published: 11 January 2022

There is finally enough snow and cold to allow the outdoor rinks behind Stephen Leacock school to open for skating.

The status of the rinks is available at any time using the "Stephen Leacock" link in the "Beaverbrook Skating Rink Status" on the left of any KBCA web page:

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Published: 29 October 2021

Update (18Feb2022):

- added Comments - part 3 - cleaned up building repositioning/redesign proposal 

• Comment by KBCA
  
  • Comments - Part 1
  • Comments - Part 2
  • Comments - Part 3
• Background document - Understanding the City devapp process as applies to 100 Weeping Willow Lane

Original Post:

A new development application has been made for a 10 storey apt. building on Varley by the new owners of the Varley Apts (previously Taggart, now Homestead Land Holdings – a very large apt management co.) to update the zoning change by Taggart in 2014 (for a 7 storey addition) for additional re-zoning to a 10 storey building as illustrated, below:

The KBCA has requested a public meeting, but in the absence of Kanata North Councillor that has been delegated back to the KBCA, so we are working with the City of Ottawa Planner (Lisa Stern) and Developer's Planner (FoTenn), for a public, online meeting (Zoom or Microsoft Teams) the 3rd or 4th week in November. An update on the date/time will be posted in the next week or so.

The KBCA has been consulting with our professional Planner, Dennis Jacobs, and his feedback is that within the existing (vs the new/2021) Official Plan (which has been revised in the last 5 years) this proposal is permitted and will most likely be approved given approval for similar applications throughout Ottawa in recent years.

However, that does not prevent the community from asking for changes, including reshaping or moving the location of the building.

The published deadline for comments is Nov 26, but the City Planner will accept comments through December.

For more details, the entire documentation package can be downloaded from Weeping Willow 2021.zip or individually from the City of Ottawa Dev Apps site D01-02-21-0121. Note the best document to start with is the Planning Rationale.

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Published: 27 September 2021

The KBCA, working with other local Community and Business Associations, has been investigating the consequences of Jenna Sudds no longer being our Councillor since the Federal election call in August and the options open to the community.

There are critical issues in progress or requiring Councillor representation in the next six months (40% agreement, Kanata Golf Course, new Official Plan, new Kanata Tech Park plan). Therefore, leaving the position vacant is not in the community interest.

The ideal solution would be to immediately appoint someone knowledgeable on Kanata North issues with experience at City Hall while starting a by-election for an elected replacement in parallel, which will take 3+ months. Based on past by-elections, the projected voting date (as of 27 Sep 2021) is 31 Jan 2022. In addition, the next full Ottawa Municipal election cycle starts on 1 May 2022, limiting the impact window for a by-elected Councillor.

However, an appoint plus by-election option is not supported by the City of Ottawa policy. The options to replace Jenna Sudds are the appointment of an interim Councillor for the remainder of the term or a by-election. The City Clerk (Rick O’Conner) is responsible for replacing a city Councillor. He has announced on 23 Sep 2021 that he will be making a recommendation to City Council at the 13 Oct 2021 meeting. CTV News reported on 9-Oct-2021 that the City Clerk will be recommending a by-election with a 24-Jan-2022 election date. 

Based on these trade-offs and a limited time window to influence the City of Ottawa’s decision, the KBCA (along with other local Community and Business Associations) has signed a letter of support for appointing Marianne Wilkinsons as the interim Councillor, based on her understanding of the issues and experience at City Hall. In addition, former Councillor Wilkinson has agreed, with the limitation, that she will not run for election in fall 2022.

The letter sent by the local Associations to the City is (letter)

The following outlines background on the by-election option based on past Ottawa elections and by-elections - What can be expected for a Kanata North by-election

Feel free to disagree.

Anyone can provide input to the City’s decision. 

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