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City wants input Inside to help create NEWS ‘liveable Ottawa’ Mayor wants to see zoning certainty Laura Mueller
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Mayor Watson is proposing a cap on how much councillors will be allowed to donate to causes in their communities. – Page 21
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The city’s top male and female athletes are honoured at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards at Algonquin College. – Page 35
EMC news - The city is asking for residents’ help tackling 12 planning issues as it looks to build a “liveable” city in the future. The city launched its massive master planning review on Jan. 29 with two meetings at city hall that outlined challenges – and ideas – to create a Liveable Ottawa.“Certainty” was the name of the game when it came to zoning, with both the mayor and planning committee chairman Coun. Peter Hume repeatedly insisting that the review will result in a zoning bylaw that matches and implements the policies outlined in the Official Plan. “Providing certainty for the community and the development industry is a theme you’ve heard me talking about a lot in the past year,” Hume said. “Our refreshed Official Plan will be more prescriptive than ever before in terms of where the vision for height and density is in this city. … (Planning manager John)
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Moser and his staff are committed to bringing forward the necessary zoning bylaws in 2014 that will implement these height permissions such that there is absolute certainty for all and fewer disparities between the Official Plan and the zoning bylaw.” It’s something community associations have been clamoring for. Essentially, it would mean that the rules for what can be built on parcels of land across the city and what sorts of uses those properties can feature would match the goals and larger vision for the city that’s set out in its Official Plan. Right now, there is so much discrepancy between the ideals in the Official Plan and the actual rules governing the zoning that the leeway often leads to spot rezoning of properties that community members often feel aren’t in line with the goals the city has set out for itself. “We are getting better at smart growth and we are doing it together (with developers), but there is still more to do,” Watson said. He said public interest and participation in the process is essential. See PROCESS, page 4
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Winter games A youngster gets caught in a game of parachute cat and mouse at the Heron Park Community Association’s winter carnival on Feb. 2.
Carleton launches Paratriathlon Academy Centre to offer Ottawa’s aspiring athletes access to training, programs
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EMC news - Carleton University is poised to become a paratriathlete training ground following the Feb. 1 announcement of a joint pilot project with Triathlon Canada. Canada’s first National
Paratriathlon Academy will offer aspiring athletes in the Ottawa-Gatineau region access to paratriathlon training and programs, as well as partnership opportunities with the university. The venture was announced by Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal at the Carleton Uni-
versity Fieldhouse. Calling it a “fantastic initiative,” Gosal extended his appreciation to Triathlon Canada and Carleton for embarking on the new project. “I’m convinced this innovative (partnership) will lead to the growth of paratriathlon and result in even more outstanding performances and medals for our paralympians, as we saw in London (last year),” said Gosal. The minister credited Ca-
nadian Paralympic Committee executive director Francois Robert for “raising the bar every day.” Triathlon Canada receives federal funding through Sport Canada and Own the Podium, as well as private funding through a number of organizations. The paratriathlon is a new sport announced three years ago to debut at the 2016 Paralympic Games. See PARTNERSHIP, page 3
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