The City of Ottawa is reviewing the boundaries of its 23 wards for the first time since 2005. Ottawa has seen considerable population growth in the last 15 years, with some wards growing twice as fast as others. Periodic reviews aim to balance population numbers and achieve effective representation.

There are two rounds of public consultation during which residents and businesses will be able to share their thoughts:

Round 1 takes place from March 4 to April 3 and is focused on changes the public wants to see to current ward boundaries. For example, how issues with current ward boundaries might be rectified, how many wards Ottawa should have and how many people there should be in each ward.

In light of Ottawa Public Health’s social distancing recommendation, in-person meetings for this round have been cancelled. Residents and stakeholders are instead encouraged to complete the online survey, submit input through the guestbook, or provide written input to wardboundary@ottawa.ca. Presentation slides and a comprehensive background document are available on the project website.

Round 2, which begins June 12 and runs until September 20, will collect thoughts on some proposed options.

This meeting is cancelled due to Ottawa Public Health’s social distancing recommendation. Please contact the Committee Office at cofa@ottawa.ca with your comments.

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The GPCA received an email from the Committee of Adjustment for the City of Ottawa, notifying residents of public hearings taking place on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. These hearings include applications for properties in Glabar Park.

Please review the map and follow the links below for details of the applications to be heard by each of the Committee Panels. You can submit your comments to the Committee Office at cofa@ottawa.ca until March 11, 2020.

Panel 1

Panel 2

Panel 3

The application materials available online include the Public Notice and Circulation Map, as well as Surveys, Site Plans and Elevation Drawings, where applicable. To view the complete file, please visit the Committee office at the following address:

Committee of Adjustment

City of Ottawa

Ben Franklin Place

101 Centrepointe Drive, 4th Floor

(P) 613-580-2436

(F) 613-580-2425

If you have any questions or concerns with the applications, or if you any difficulty accessing the application materials online, please contact the Committee office.

Join us at Kingsmere Park on January 25^th from 12pm to 3pm for an afternoon of horse-drawn sleigh rides, skating and marshmallow toasting. Members of your community association will be serving up hot dogs (for purchase), hot chocolate (complementary) and coffee (courtesy of Bridgehead). We’ll also have arts and crafts in the fieldhouse. Weather reports are calling for a daytime temperature of 0^oC and 5 cm of snow, so it should be a beautiful day.

Neighbours of all ages welcome. Hope to see you there!