Designation of the Briarcliffe Heritage Conservation District was approved today by Ottawa City Council.
Creation of the district is "an important milestone in heritage conservation in Canada" according to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in a letter sent to City Officials. "The rarity and significance of this unique enclave of 23 modernist homes cannot be understated... Created by Ottawa's most influential, forward-thinking architects and their clients, the district…
Canada Lands Company (CLC) is hosting an Ideas Fair in order to share information about the former Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe site.
Residents are invited to attend and contribute ideas about what they would like to see on this site.
Sessions will include an information presentation, a children's station, and an interactive ideas fair. CLC’s goal is to prepare a Community Design Plan that has support of the community.
Date: Monday, November 26,…
Autumn greetings to everyone, and welcome to the new residents of our area. By choosing to live in Rothwell Heights, we hope that you share our appreciation of the fabulous topography, tall trees and natural woodlands that provide the “country-in-the-city” ambiance that makes Rothwell Heights such a desirable place to live.
Although we are a relatively small residential community in Ottawa, our RHPOA Community Association frequently takes an active role in issues affecting our…
The following public annoucement was made October 12, 2012:
The Public Consultation Program for Phase 2B of the Interprovincial Crossings Environmental Assessment Study consists of four distinct Rounds of public consultation. Round 2 received input on the evaluation factors and their weighting, functional designs, including mitigation or avoidance, measurements of the net effects in the…
This is ragweed. Beginning in the late summer and early fall (usually between mid-August and October) many people suffer from seasonal allergy symptoms because of ragweed.
The two varieties which are mainly responsible for the allergic rhinitis are common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida). Common ragweed grows erect and up top 5 feet tall. Its leaves are long and with deeply-toothed divisions.…
Public Consultation is About to Begin.
Phase 2B of the Study - Round 2:
The public will have the opportunity to review the results of Round 2 of the Study in a June 2012 Public Consultation Program. Information provided at this stage includes the functional designs of the Technically Recommended Alignment (TRA) within each corridor and the steps taken to develop the TRA.
The objective of…
Noise and Odour Mitigation Efforts and Expenditures, By Andrew Norgaard, NRC
Over the past two and half years, NRC has spent $3.8M to assess, develop and implement technical solutions to reduce noise and odour emissions.
The most recent
projects on this front have been:
- An overhaul of the air intake system at the M10 Altitude Facility to reduce noise - complete
- Building an…
The City has added several common plastics to its “allowed” list for blue-box collection. The new items are as follows:
Plastics Recyclable
- All food and household plastics containers # 1 to7
- (take-out containers, bakery and produce containers (clam shells)
- Pails (remove metal handle)
- Planting trays
- Flower pots
- Single serve yogurt containers
- Clear plastic egg cartons
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On February 2, the City of Ottawa’s Forestry Services staff began removing trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) as part of its ongoing EAB management strategy.
The first trees were removed from a property on Claude Avenue.
Further tree removal will take place at locations in wards 11 (Beacon Hill-Cyrville), 13 (Rideau Rockcliffe), 16 (River) and 18 (Alta Vista).
It will take forestry staff an estimated six weeks to remove approximately 700…