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Tuesday, February 18th marked the first Environment Committee meeting of the new year, with the Ottawa River Action Plan (ORAP) Annual Update as the main agenda item for the day. Before getting to the ORAP, however, the meeting began with…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan, Allan Hubley, Bilberry Creek, David Chernushenko, Diane Holmes, Eastern Subwatersheds Stormwater management Retrofit Plan, Energy Retrofits, Environment Committee, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, Environmental Strategy, ESAC, Green's Creek, Long-Term Waste Management Strategy, Maria McRae, Mathieu Fleury, ORAP, Ottawa Community Housing, Ottawa River Action Plan, Peter Hume, Scott Moffatt, Source Water Master Plan, Steve Desroches, Stormwater Master Plan, Voyageur Creek, Water Conservation Round Table, Water Environment Strategy
With the 2014 budget pending approval at next week’s City Council meeting, the Environment Committee’s focus during their November 19th meeting was the draft operating and capital budget for the upcoming year. Councillor Maria McRae, alongside of Staff, began with…
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Category: Council Watch, Tree Ottawa
Tags: 2014 Draft Budget, 2014 Operating and Capital Budget, Allan Hubley, David Chernushenko, Diane Holmes, Emerald Ash Borer, Environment Committee, Maria McRae, Mathieu Fleury, Ottawa, Ottawa River Action Plan, Peter Hume, Scott Moffatt, Smart Energy, Steve Desroches, Tree, Tree Renewal Program, Ward 14 Somerset, Water Environment Strategy
Even though it was a brief meeting on November 13th, it was nice to see that City Council had a few renewable-energy related items brought forward in their meeting. Most notably, it included the support for feed-in-tariff program applications for…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, City of Ottawa, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Feed-in-Tariff, Green Energy, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Mayor Jim Watson, North Gower, Ontario Power Authority, OPA, Ottawa, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Solar Panels, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Ward 21 Rideau - Goulbourn, Wind Turbine, Wind-Farms
When it comes to the protection of urban natural areas (UNAs), which are lands deemed ecologically valuable found within the city, Ottawa’s City Council made it a part of their Official Plan in 2002 to commit to and acquire these lands…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, Greenspace Alliance, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Mayor Jim Watson, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Planning Committee, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Urban Natural Areas, Ward 6 Stittsville- Kanata West
Written by Monica Wu The Nation’s Capital came one step closer to fulfilling its green vision on Wednesday October 9th, following City Council approval to develop and implement a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan for the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict (OCED) area….
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, EcoDistrict, Eli El-Chantiry, Finance and Economic Development Committee, Green Buildings, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Mayor Jim Watson, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Sustainability, Tim Tierney
Councillors on the Environment Committee discussed the City contract with Plasco Energy Group on August 22 (Item 4). Plasco is a corporation contracted by the City to convert Ottawa’s residential waste into electricity through the use of plasma gasification. The…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: 30 Year Waste Plan, Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Environment Committee, Jan Harder, Jim Watson, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Peter Hume, Plasco, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Waste diversion
City Council voted (Item 20) on July 17th to redevelop Main Street into a Complete Street after the City staff’s recommendation was passed by the Transportation Committee on July 5th. Councillors voiced their support and dissent to this motion at Council and…
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Category: Complete Streets, Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, Complete Streets, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Main Street, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Mayor Jim Watson, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Ward 17 Capital
On July 10th, the Transportation Committee met at City Hall for a special meeting to discuss staff recommendations to approve that Richmond Underground corridor as the preferred corridor to extend Light Rail Transit (LRT) westerly from Bayview Station to Baseline…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, LRT, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Mayor Jim Watson, National Capital Commission, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Transportation Committee
Aging infrastructure has created a need for the redevelopment of Main Street. The City of Ottawa conducted a study on possible development options and recommended the Transportation Committee approve an Option 5 which would implement a Complete Street design on July 5….
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Category: Complete Streets, Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bike Lanes, Complete Streets, David Chernushenko, Diane Deans, Keith Egli, LRT, Main Street, Marianne Wilkinson, Mathieu Fleury, Pedestrian Safety, Peter Clark, Rainer Bloess, Scott Moffatt, Segregated cycle facilities, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Transit Ridership, Transportation Committee
Intensification is a touchy subject. The packed room full of people at the Planning Committee meeting on June 25th can attest to that. Ecology Ottawa understands residents’ concerns with intensification and is happy that Councillors responded to their concerns with…
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Category: Council Watch
Tags: Allan Hubley, Bob Monette, City council, David Chernushenko, Diane Holmes, Doug Thompson, Eli El-Chantiry, Intensification, Jan Harder, Katherine Hobbs, Keith Egli, Major Jim Watson, Maria McRae, Marianne Wilkinson, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Peter Clark, Peter Hume, Planning Committee, Rainer Bloess, Rick Chiarelli, Scott Moffatt, Shad Qadri, Stephen Blais, Steve Desroches, Tim Tierney, Ward 2 Innes
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