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34: After This Week's Council Meeting, Further Updates and Thoughts on the Urban Boundary Expansion

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 9:22 p.m.

When Council adopts a new Official Plan before the end of the year, it will extend Ottawa’s urban boundary – the line that divides suburban and rural Ottawa – to include 1,281 hectares of land for new neighbourhoods. On Wednesday, Council approved where those lands would be located, along with policy direction to help protect sensitive lands from future urban expansion. Those lands for new neighbourhoods include 445.35 hectares in a new satellite community called Tewin. In this week's episode, Scott provides his thoughts on this latest step in the process.