Zoning review offers glimpse of future Ottawa
"The future face of Ottawa became clearer Tuesday after the planning committee gave preliminary approval to the 2014 zoning review, a monthslong effort to line up zoning guidelines with the city’s new official plan. The goal of the exercise is to reduce unpopular “spot rezonings,” create certainty for residents and developers alike and support the use of public transit. It could also lead to fewer rezoning applications, which would mean faster approvals, planners say. What w
Civic Hospital to be rebuilt on Experimental Farm property
"The Ottawa Hospital is getting 60 acres of federal property to rebuild its Civic campus on Carling Avenue, a long-term project the hospital’s chief executive hopes will eventually lead to a major realignment of health care in Ottawa. “The timelines, historically, would be beyond a decade at best,” said Dr. Jack Kitts. “We couldn’t plan in a vacuum with no land.” The arrangement would be similar to that for the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, a provincial hospital built on land
