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30 May 2018

la version française A SANDY HILL STATEMENT This is a document intended to provide detailed background and content that can be used as a source for letters, advertising, and debate to make the case for supporting Sandy Hill’s efforts to turn around the sad direction current development is leading us. Sandy Hill … Read More

27 May 2018

Overview of the Issues

by ASH | 0

Ottawa’s Laurier Avenue East and its surrounding streets in Sandy Hill represent one of the most nationally important small-scale cultural landscapes in the country. Over the years the neighbourhood has housed many national luminaries including Tommy Douglas, Sir Sandford Fleming, Billy Bishop, Archibald Lampman and Senator Cairine Wilson, as well as lumber barons, Supreme Court justices, Cabinet Ministers, … Read More

26 May 2018

Contact your City Councillor and Mayor

by ASH | 0

Councillor Jan Harder Ward 3 Chair – Planning Committee jan.harder@ottawa.ca 613-580-2473 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 Mayor Jim Watson Jim.watson@ottawa.ca Jimwatsonottawa.ca 613-580-2496 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 Councillor Mathieu Fleury Mathieu.fleury@ottawa.ca Mathieufleury.ca 613-580-2482 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 SEND A LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS If you are sending your letter via … Read More

20 May 2018

Save Sandy Hill

by ASH | posted in: Planning & Heritage Committee | 0

Learn About the Issues Our historic neighbourhood in the heart of the Canada’s capital is threatened. We want it to be a home for people of all ages and backgrounds. Unfortunately it’s becoming less attractive for people who want to live here long-term. Why? Poor development, short-sighted urban densification practices, and inconsistent bylaw and property standard enforcement. The … Read More

22 Jan 2017

Bylaw Discussion Paper

by ASH | posted in: Environment Committee, Town and Gown Committee | 0

ASH’s By-law Committee and City staff met in December and discussed some amendments to Property Maintenance By-law and Solid Waste Management Guidelines for Sandy Hill. Attached is a Bylaw Discussion Paper put together by our Councillor’s and City staff summarizing the proposed changes. We encourage Sandy Hill residents to participate in a short survey regarding the proposed changes. … Read More

1 Oct 2016

New Requirements for Site Plan Control in Sandy Hill

by ASH | posted in: Planning & Heritage Committee, Town and Gown Committee | 0

June 28th’s meeting of the Town & Gown Committee was a boisterous affair as 60 or more Sandy Hill residents, and some from neighbouring communities, came out to hear Vice-President of Action Sandy Hill, Robert Forbes, make a presentation on unlicensed rooming houses. This presentation aimed to demonstrate how the proliferation of this form of development has continued … Read More

10 Jul 2016

ASH Presentation on Unlicensed Rooming Houses

by ASH | posted in: Planning & Heritage Committee | 1

Action Sandy Hill has identified the addressing continued proliferation unlicensed rooming houses as a top priority for next year. 2017 marks the county’s 150th anniversary and there will be a focus on the nation’s capital. More than 50 concerned residents attended a full-house Presentation on Unlicensed Rooming Houses at the June 28th meeting of the Town & Gown … Read More

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