A longtime advocate for Ottawa's greenspaces says the city's new tree protection bylaw appears to have failed one of its first big tests, now that Tewin partners have been allowed to resume cutting on a swath of land in the rural southeast end.
200 people gathered to protest against Premier Doug Ford and his Conservative government. Specifically, they chanted their opposition to Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, and Bill 39, which gives Ottawa and Toronto s mayors power to pass bylaws with just one-third of council support if the bylaws advance the provincial government s agenda.
Not everyone is a fan of the changes to Ottawa's development guidelines the province sent back late last week after just over a year. It has changes Ontario says the city can't appeal.
Ottawa's Greenbelt needs legal recognition and protection, and a federal push to create a network of national urban parks across the country could be the solution, conservationists say.