General Update/Rumour thread

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Did anybody attend this last night? I have subscribed for the link but something came up so couldn't join online. Very interested to see what the proposal looks like.

Did not attend, but here are some screenshots from Rail Fans Canada Discord.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Did anybody attend this last night? I have subscribed for the link but something came up so couldn't join online. Very interested to see what the proposal looks like.

• Video Link

[harls]

This block on Front Street in Aylmer is all fenced in now, and the building looks like it will be demolished soon.

I am sure there is a proposal on the Ville de Gatineau website but it would likely be faster to ask here - what is coming?

Edit - Also, there are plans for a 6 storey building at 50 Hotel-de-ville.. right now it is zoned for only 3 storeys.

[Kelnoz]

Originally Posted by harls

This block on Front Street in Aylmer is all fenced in now, and the building looks like it will be demolished soon.

I didn't notice any construction app, but here's the demo one, which includes renders of the building at the end.

Originally Posted by harls

Edit - Also, there are plans for a 6 storey building at 50 Hotel-de-ville.. right now it is zoned for only 3 storeys.

The building is supposed to go across the street, on that little parking next to laboratoire visuel.

[harls]

Thanks Kelnoz! You are right, I thought 50 Hotel de ville was the other side.

Found some renders (starting at p. 11)

https://www.gatineau.ca/upload/avis_...nvier_2024.pdf

[Har13]

Originally Posted by UrbOttawa

I noticed today that 254 Argyle (currently the Holy Korean Martyrs Parish) is up for sale - it looks like there are already some redevelopment plans for a 9 storey building that would move the facade of the church up to the street. Maybe Gemstone next door picks it up?



https://mobile.twitter.com/AYListing...611337/photo/1

Spoke to the owner of azure. They have this coming down they’re pipeline. Bar/condo project.

[rocketphish]

Ontario Expanding Mass Timber Construction Up to 18 Storeys
Mass timber expansion will help build more homes and support Ontario’s forestry sector

April 08, 2024

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...-to-18-storeys

[SL123]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Ontario Expanding Mass Timber Construction Up to 18 Storeys
Mass timber expansion will help build more homes and support Ontario’s forestry sector

April 08, 2024

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...-to-18-storeys

Awesome news!!!

[rocketphish]

‘Secret’ drone installation to be built at Uplands, federal records reveal
Originally envisioned as a 4,000-square-metre building, it will now be around 6,000 square metres, records show.

David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Published Apr 23, 2024 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 4 minute read

Uplands will be the site for a new $65-million military facility to control the Royal Canadian Air Force’s drone fleet.

The Ottawa installation, to be ready by 2028, will be around 6,000 square metres in size. It will be home to almost 200 military personnel whose job will be to operate and control a new fleet of drones flying from military bases in British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Forces and National Defence originally claimed in an April 8 statement to this newspaper that the location in Ottawa for the new building was secret for security reasons.

But that information was false. National Defence outlined details about the Uplands location in publicly available documents that are online. The department also held public consultations on the Uplands location as part of its environmental assessment for the site, government documents show.

The publicly available records outline the construction of the building as well as a parking lot for employees who will work at the Uplands site.

The documents indicate that the proposed size of the facility has increased. It was originally envisioned as a 4,000-square-metre building, according to the records, but will now be around 6,000 square metres.


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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/natio...records-reveal

[rocketphish]

Riverside hospital's neighbours 'blindsided' by potential pitch to turn green space into parking
The land in question, on Sarah Billings Place across the bus transitway from Riverside Hospital, is owned by The Ottawa Hospital.

Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen
Published Apr 26, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read

People who live near Riverside Hospital say they were blindsided to learn the hospital is considering turning green space in their neighbourhood into a staff parking lot.

Word of the proposed parking lot — a plan for which has not been finalized, according to the hospital — was discovered after a nearby resident asked a surveyor what they were doing on the land.

“How would you like to learn from a surveyor that the green park across from your house was to be developed as a parking lot?” wrote neighbour John Martins in a letter to this newspaper.

The land in question, on Sarah Billings Place across the bus transitway from Riverside Hospital, is owned by The Ottawa Hospital. It is part of the property that was sold to the hospital by the city for $1 on the condition that it continue to be used for non-profit healthcare. Under the deal, the city could claim the surplus land back if it was not to be used for its intended purpose.

Some of that land is green space that has long been used by residents for picnics and play, among other activities, say neighbours. It also serves as a buffer between a quiet residential neighbourhood and Riverside Hospital, they say.

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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...e-into-parking