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The City of Ottawa has reached one million residents!

On June 14th, Mayor Watson unveiled a new "Welcome to Ottawa" sign showing that our city has officially surpassed the one million population mark.
Ottawa achieved a major milestone earlier this month, when it became the fourth Canadian city to reach a population of one million! Including Gatineau and the surrounding municipalities, almost 1.5 million people live in the region, making it one of the six largest metropolitan areas in Canada.

This growth is good for the strength of our local economy – one million is a critical mass in population that will allow Ottawa to generate more opportunities, both from a larger domestic market and increased investment from global stakeholders. Our growing population can also support more cultural activities, sports events and exciting projects that give us greater worldwide visibility, a more vibrant cultural and artistic presence, and a greater capacity to attract new residents and businesses.
“Reaching one million in population is an important milestone for Ottawa, and an opportunity to celebrate all the reasons we have to be proud of our beautiful city. While Ottawa’s status as a G7 capital signifies our role in international governance, our residents also take pride in our rich cultural mosaic, connection with nature and the many attributes that make Ottawa a quintessentially Canadian city. That we grew to one million people with so many new residents moving here shows what an outstanding place Ottawa is to live, work, play and visit.”
- Jim Watson, Mayor, City of Ottawa

To learn more about this milestone, visit Ottawa.ca

What's New

 
The New Official Plan identifier

Stakeholder Engagement

 
Stakeholder engagement for the City of Ottawa’s new Official Plan was launched on March 8, 2019. Since then, we have been busy launching a multifaceted stakeholder engagement strategy. The strategy outlines a new approach to consultation and engagement for the Official Plan. The approach focuses on meeting residents in their communities and ensuring underrepresented voices have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the new Official Plan.

We are developing tools and tactics to reach groups who have often been marginalized in the tradition consultations. Toolkits and an interactive website will support community groups across the city in running their own engagement activities, helping us expand the opportunities for providing feedback for everyone across the city.

One of the working groups organized to meet throughout the Official Plan process is made up of representatives from the City of Ottawa’s identified Equity and Inclusion groups. We will be launching a specific Indigenous engagement strategy this summer.

Our team has also started meeting with City Councillors, Advisory Committees and community groups. Currently, we are focusing on a public education phase of the engagement plan and we have already shared information with over 15,000 residents. As we move towards the fall, we will shift to a more targeted feedback gathering phase of the stakeholder engagement strategy. At that time, we will be sharing the Preliminary Policy Directions. These are some of the core concepts the Official Plan will be built on, so it’s important to participate to share your vision for the future of the city.

Let us know what you think of our engagement plan with this quick poll.

For more information, please visit the project page, or subscribe to the mailing list.

OP Discussion Paper Highlight - Climate Adaptation and Resiliency

 
Climate change is a major driver of change identified in Ottawa Next: Beyond 2036. Responding to climate change requires two complementary sets of actions – mitigation and adaptation. Ottawa must adapt to the changes we’re already experiencing and prepare for further change to come. Adaptation is how we manage the risks of climate change impacts and build resilience to future change and is the focus of this paper.

What are some of the biggest issues facing the city? Nine discussion papers outline some of the main themes of the Official Plan review and identify ideas for moving forward. For more information on the new OP and to view the nine discussion papers, please visit the webpage.

In the News

 

Flora Footbridge Opened Canada Day Weekend!

 
The newest bridge along the Rideau Canal was celebrated on June 26.  The footbridge was due to open this Fall, but instead was ready for the community just prior to Canada Day!  To celebrate the completion of this project, Mayor Watson, Minister McKenna, and MPP Jeremy Roberts invited school children, local dignitaries, friends, family and neighbours of the late Flora MacDonald to a special announcement at the bridge.

CSST Tunneling 75 Per Cent Complete

 
Construction is continuing on the the $232.3-million Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST), with tunneling now 75 per cent complete. In total, we’re tunneling 6 kilometres across the city’s core, and between 10 and 31 metres below surface. 

The tunnel boring machine’s rotating face chips away rock as the machine moves forward, and precast concrete liners are grouted in place directly behind the machine to permanently seal the pipe. The CSST project involves the construction of two interconnected tunnels beneath the city’s core, along with access shafts, connection chambers and odour control facilities. Construction on the CSST began in 2016 and is now active at sites across the city.

The north-south tunnel was completed in the summer of 2018.  In the fall of 2018, the CSST’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) began its second underground journey west across the city. The TBM is currently moving west several storeys below Slater Street, having already passed under the Rideau River, Confederation Line, the Rideau Canal and Confederation Park.

Tunneling is a 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week operation. In the coming year, work will continue at the main east-west tunneling site in Stanley Park (New Edinburgh) as well as at 10 different surface locations in LeBreton Flats, downtown, Sandy Hill, New Edinburgh, Centretown and the northernmost end of the Glebe.

The CSST remains on schedule for commissioning in 2020.
An aerial view of the main east-west tunneling site in Stanley Park (New Edinburgh). Credit: Marathon Underground/ Dragados-Tomlinson JV.
The CSST will capture and allow proper treatment of surface runoff and wastewater – “combined sewage” – that would otherwise overflow untreated to the Ottawa River during wet weather. In addition to protecting the health of the Ottawa River, the CSST will reduce the risk of basement flooding for several low-lying lands in the Glebe and O’Connor areas, and help future-proof our aging downtown sewer infrastructure by adding capacity and redundancy.

Summer Construction Update

 
On June 6, 2019, Mayor Watson, Transportation Chair Councillor Blais and Transit Commission Chair Hubley hosted the Construction Kick off to Construction event at the Kanata South Link Project.

“In 2019, Infrastructure Services will deliver approximately $500 million in growth and renewal projects,” said Mayor Watson. “This is a significant investment – one that will help us work towards improving City infrastructure for our residents.”

There are approximately 500 active construction projects across the city. These renewal and growth projects are an investment in our community. These projects deliver improvement and maintenance of infrastructure assets such as roads, bridges, buildings, parks, water mains, sewers, pumping stations, as well as the water purification and wastewater treatment plants.

This year, the City of Ottawa has budgeted approximately $53 million for roadway resurfacing and upgrading rural roads. Some of the major projects Infrastructure Services is undertaking include:
For a detailed overview of the Spring and Summer construction forecast please visit Ottawa.ca.

The City of Ottawa has launched two initiatives to aid street users as they navigate through Ottawa’s busy summer roads:

Capital Construction Forecast Online Map
The new interactive map provides details of ongoing and planned construction projects by the City of Ottawa, including contact information and timelines.
The City is very excited to unveil a map that will provide residents a user-friendly tool to identify which capital construction projects are being forecast for the next seven years. Residential and commercial development as well as telecom and utility company projects are not included on this map.  
We encourage staff and residents alike to check out this new interactive map. Directions on how to use the map can be found on the site.

Kindness is a two-way street

Everyone should be treated with the same level of respect, kindness and consideration, including residents and workers. From garbage pick-up to infrastructure repair to paramedics and fire crews responding to emergencies, the use of heavy equipment is essential to how the City of Ottawa delivers its core services. The "Kindness is a two-way street" campaign highlights the importance of proactive communication to improve safety for all road for all users while balancing the importance of delivering city services, such as filling potholes, snow plowing, active construction, emergency vehicles and more.

The campaign will reinforce that mutual respect and kindness is a shared responsibility and key to safety. This means avoiding distractions, planning ahead and slowing down even when rushed. Kudos to those that work hard to keep our city running!

For more information and tips on how to get around the city during construction, visit the Traffic Report page on ottawa.ca.

Did you know?

 

About Zoning By-laws

 
The Zoning By-law provides controls for the use and type of development of all land in Ottawa. The Zoning By-law also sets specific requirements for development that must be followed. These include provisions for building heights, parking spaces and the size of front, side and rear yards.

Familiarize yourself with the Comprehensive Zoning By-law, if you have your sights set on development!

For more information about how zoning and planning work in the City, please see Development Review.
 

How to apply for a change in Zoning or Minor Variance

 
If you want to develop or build on your property in a way that is not permitted in the current zoning, you can apply for a Zoning Amendment or a Minor Variance.

Got Questions? Telephone the City of Ottawa at 3-1-1.

Get Involved!

 
June 20 to July 18
Heron Gate Official Plan Amendment - First public comment period
Online, by mail or telephone
Ward 18 - Alta Vista
For more info, please contact: Melanie Gervais


July 10
87 Stirling Avenue Public Information Session
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Hintonburg Community Centre (Wellington Room)
1064 Wellington Street West
Ward 15 - Kitchissippi
For more info, please contact:
Ann O'Connor

Be in the know

 

Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) e-newsletter

 
Register to receive up-to-date information project details, construction activities and progress through a new regularly distributed e-newsletter.  Sign up to receive these updates automatically at Ottawa.ca/esubscriptions.
 

Official Plan (OP) e-newsletter

 
Register to receive up-to-date information project details, construction activities and progress through a new regularly distributed e-newsletter.  Sign up to receive these updates automatically at Ottawa.ca/esubscriptions.

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