Mattamy Homes phase 8 application received by city
Fotenn Planning + Design has submitted applications to the City for the last phase (Phase 8) of Mattamy’s Fairwinds subdivision plan and a Minor Zoning By-law Amendment.
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Councillor Gower recommends new speed limit for Maple Grove
A recommendation to reduce the speed limit on Maple Grove from Huntmar Drive to Alon Street has been introduced by Councillor Glen Gower to the Transportation Committee and could be…
City updates plans for Johnwoods linear park
The Planning Department has received the revised plan for the Johnwoods Linear Park which will be located between Rosehill Drive and Maple Grove Road on the closed portion of Johnwoods…
A new name: Fairwinds-Poole Creek Community Association
Thanks to all of our neighbours who joined us at our Annual General Meeting on Monday night. It was an opportunity to look back at all of our activities over…
COMMENT: How neighbourhood rinks connect our communities
Sunday afternoon was a bittersweet day at the Bandmaster Park skating rink in Fairwinds. Dozens of kids and parents came out for our community association’s neighbourhood skate, a modest event…
A timeline of upcoming intersection improvements
(PHOTO: Intersection of Huntmar and Maple Grove. File photo from 2015.) As we begin a new year, I wanted to provide residents with an overview of intersection improvements planned for…
NOTEBOOK: High school and district park included in plans for 195 Huntmar
Sounds to me like a request from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to reserve land for a public high school at 195 Huntmar Drive has really put a wrench into…
NOTEBOOK: Updates to mixed-use development at 195 Huntmar
Shenkman/Cavanagh have submitted a revised Plan of Subdivision to the City of Ottawa for a major mixed use development on their land at 195 Huntmar Drive. The new plans will…
COMMENT: A tale of two traffic lights
#1 Carp at Hazeldean. Residents have been calling for safety fixes at this intersection for years. City staff says that traffic isn’t heavy enough to justify any configuration changes. Of course, the city’s…
MAPS: What Strava’s fitness data can tell us about our neighbourhood
Thanks to Ken Edwards for sharing this link from Strava, the finess tracking app. The company has released a heatmap based on data they’ve collected from people who bike and…
COMMENT: The “creative activism” behind the Rosehill Expressway launch
(PHOTO: Unveiling the Rosehill Expressway sign. Photo by C.W.) A huge thank you to my neighbours in Bryanston Gate, Fairwinds and Poole Creek Village for helping to open the Rosehill…
CBC: Residents throw ‘Rosehill Expressway’ party to protest spike in traffic
From CBC Ottawa: Some Stittsville residents are protesting the impending closure of what’s become a main thoroughfare in the west Ottawa community — by throwing a party. The “Rosehill Expressway”…
NOTEBOOK: Shea Woods, Fairwinds parking, and a few odds and ends
AT CITY HALL City Council gave full approval today for the acquisition of 5 hectares of Shea Woods. The City will pay CRT (Claridge-Richcraft-Tamarack) Developments just over $1.5-million for about one-third of the…
COMMENT: Johnwoods closure comes too soon
Closing Johnwoods might make sense years from now when more of Stittsville’s planned road and transit infrastructure is in place, but it doesn’t make sense now. I made this video…
North section of Johnwoods permanently closes on November 15
Councillor Shad Qadri shared an update about the closure of the north end of Johnwoods on his web site earlier today. The plan is to turn that section of road…