This page collects some of the recent developments on the Soeurs de la Visitation Convent development by Ashcroft Homes. While all important updates will be posted to the main page, this page serves as a centralized resource for updates, links, and information on the development. Comments are also welcome, using the box at the bottom of this page.
The page is divided into four sections: HICG Website Posts, Upcoming Meetings, City of Ottawa and Ashcroft Homes Documents, and Press Coverage.
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Upcoming Meetings
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Hampton Iona Community Group
Click here to see all news items posted on http://www.hamptoniona.ca that relate to the Convent redevelopment.
29 June
Hampton Iona Community Group: Settlement of 114 Richmond Road (Convent) OMB Case
7 March
Hampton Iona Community Group: A letter to Councillor Peter Hume, chair of the Planning Committee
18 February
Hampton Iona Community Group: A Response to Councillor Hobb’s Statement of 17February
29 December
Hampton Iona Community Group: Community Associations File Appeals with Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
11 November
Hampton Iona Community Group: Letter to the Mayor and City Council regarding 16 November PEC Meeting
22 October
Hampton Iona Community Group: Letter to The Ottawa Citizen: Kitchissippi Debate Meant to Inform Citizens
23 June
Hampton Iona Community Group: Submission to the Planning and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa
City of Ottawa, Ashcroft Homes, and Community Documents
17 August
City of Ottawa: Site Plan for Development
10 March
Councillor Katherine Hobbs: Councillor Finds Kitchissippi Residents Oppose Levy
10 March
Westboro Community Association: What Happened to Due Process?
8 March
City of Ottawa: Summary of Public Consultation on Special Area Levy
4 March
City of Ottawa: Report to Council: Possible Community Land Acquisition
17 February
Councillor Katherine Hobbs: A Statement from Councillor Hobbs
9 November
City of Ottawa: Report by Tim Marc on Section 37 Proposal for the Convent Development
4 November
City of Ottawa: Presentation Slides by Tim Marc from 4 November Community Meeting
13 October
Councillor Christine Leadman: Leadman Responds to Bulldog Post on Westboro Convent
1 October
Councillor Christine Leadman: Statement on the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting
1 October
Councillor Christine Leadman: Letter to the Editor (Ottawa Citizen)
27 September
Federation of Citizens Associations: Letter to Planning & Environment Committee Chair Peter Hume
26 September
City of Ottawa: Staff report on the zoning proposal (PDF)
26 September
Community: Slides from Community Convent Meeting of 26 September
13 September
Councillor Christine Leadman: Petition Concerning the Convent Redevelopment
1 September
Councillor Christine Leadman: Presentation from 1 September Public Meeting
27 August
Councillor Christine Leadman: Response to revised plans on the Convent redevelopment
26 August
Ashcroft Homes: Revised Plans for Convent Site
28 July
Peer Review Panel: Comments and accompanying Sketch
7 June
Ashcroft Homes: Letter to the Editor of the Ottawa Citizen
1 June
City of Ottawa: Convent Peer Review Panel Terms of Reference
31 May
City of Ottawa: Peer Review Panel to Review Westboro Heritage Development
21 April
Ashcroft Homes: City of Ottawa Rezoning Application and Notice
14 April
Councillor Christine Leadman: Councillor Leadman Praises Council Convent Decision
01 April
Councillor Christine Leadman: Presentation and Handout from 31st March community meeting. Heritage Ottawa’s David Jeanes also presented.
23 March
City of Ottawa: Minutes from the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting
16 March
City of Ottawa: Response to Ashcroft Homes’ Letter of 12 March
12 March
Ashcroft Homes: A Letter to the City of Ottawa
10 March
Ashcroft Homes: Preliminary Concept for 114 Richmond Road (20MB PDF of slides from March 10 meeting)
9 March
City of Ottawa: Convent Heritage Report
Councillor Christine Leadman: 114 Richmond Road Plans a Cause for Concern
7 March
NewsWest: A Letter From Four Local Community Groups
1 February 2010
Ashcroft Homes: Slides from the 1 February community meeting
August 2009
City of Ottawa: Basic Site Plans and Design Principles for Redevelopment of 114 Richmond Road
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City of Ottawa: Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary Plan
City of Ottawa: Community Design Plan for Westboro Village: Land Use Strategy and Appropriate Building Scale
Press Coverage
24 Aug
YourOttawaRegion: Westboro Residents want Say in Convent Site Plan
29 June
CBC Ottawa: Developer, residents reach accord in convent debate
29 June
Ottawa Citizen: Ashcroft Makes Deal on Westboro Convent Project
10 March
CBC Ottawa: Westboro Gets Cash for Parkland in Convent Deal
10 March
Ottawa Citizen: City Won’t Seek to Buy Piece of Convent Property
5 March
Ottawa Citizen: Vote on Former Convent Land Scheduled for Thursday
3 March
Ottawa Citizen: A Historic Mistake
2 March
CBC Ottawa: Park Buyback Could Cost Westboro $11.5m
2 March
Ottawa Citizen: Convent Land Pricetag of $11.5 million Shocks Residents
26 February
Ottawa Citizen: Convent Plans Need Communication
22 February
Ottawa Citizen: Public to Have Their Say on Potential Purchase of Westboro Convent Land
17 February
Ottawa Citizen: Appraisal of Contested Convent Land in Westboro Now due March 1st
17 February
Ottawa Citizen: Parkland Cost to be Disclosed Today
14 February
Ottawa Citizen: Westboro Leaders Fume Over Park
9 February
Ottawa Citizen: Cost of Convent Park will Top $5 Million: Councillor
29 December
Ottawa Citizen: Community Groups Appeal Plans for Richmond Road Convent to OMB
29 December
CBC Ottawa: Westboro Groups Appeal Convent Development
9 December
Ottawa Citizen: Condos Sell Fast At Site of Former Convent
21 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Semi-Tough on the Convent
20 November
Ottawa Citizen: Proposal to Seek Compromise on Convent Land Approved
20 November
Ottawa Citizen: Nun Breaks Silence to Defend Removal of Murals from Convent
19 November
Ottawa Citizen: Convent Land Buy-Back Pitched
19 November
CBC Ottawa: City Council OKs Convent Development
18 November
Ottawa Citizen: Councillor to Propose Buying Convent Land
18 November
Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor: Developer Skips Merrily Off to the OMB
18 November
Randal Denley (Ottawa Citizen): Public Can’t Fight Inner City Growth
17 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Hobbs Shows “Poor Judgment”, Leadman Says
17 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Hobbs on Why She Is Not at Planning Committee
17 November
Ottawa Citizen: Convent Site Appeal Already at OMB
17 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Leadman Weight in on Convent, Hume, Hobbs
17 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Democracy and the Westboro Convent
16 November
CBC Ottawa: Convent Development Ire Extends Planning Meeting
16 November
Ottawa Citizen Editorial: Fix The Convent Mess
16 November
Ottawa Citizen: Public to Weigh in on Westboro Convent Development
15 November
Ottawa Citizen: Residents Prepare for Convent Site Fight
9 November
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): The Convent: Get Thinking Councillors
5 November
Ottawa Citizen: City Resurrecting Convent Compromise
5 November
CBC Ottawa: Cool Reaction To Convent Compromise Idea
19 October
Ottawa Citizen: Kitchissippi Voters Nun Too Pleased on Convent
17 October
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Westboro Convent Development Too Intense, Watson Says
17 October
Ottawa Citizen: Convent Seen As Lightning Rod
16 October
Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor: The People Say: Stick to the Plan for Westboro’s Convent Site
13 October
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): City Screws up Transit, Intensification at Westboro Convent
12 October
Ottawa Citizen: Ashcroft Offers Lease-Back on Convent Space
2 October
CBC Ottawa: Make Convent Community Centre: Ottawa Councillor
30 September
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Get Some Vision on Westboro Convent… Quick
30 September
Randall Denley (Ottawa Citizen): Convent Stunt Shows Planning Woes
29 September
Ottawa Citizen: Groundbreaking Motion Delays Convent Development
28 September
CBC Ottawa: Ottawa Convent Development Under Review
26 September
Ottawa Citizen: Opponents of Westboro Convent Site Development Plot Offensive Moves
22 September
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Losing Our Heritage
19 September
Randall Denley (Ottawa Citizen): Leadman’s Reading of City Plan Just Wrong
9 September
NewsWest: City to Consider Convent Redevelopment Plan (article by Lorne Cutler, President HICG)
2 September
Ottawa Citizen: Councillor Calls Convent Project “Insult”
22 August
Randall Denley (Ottawa Citizen): A Workable Plan for Les Soeurs Site
31 May
Ottawa Citizen: City Names Expert Panel to Advise on Westboro Convent
21 April
Ottawa Citizen: Condoworld
18 April
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Councillors to Try Convent Land Swap
16 April
David Jeanes (Heritge Ottawa) Ottawa Citizen Editorial: We Need a Say in Convent Development
15 April
Ottawa Citizen: Les Soeurs Site to be Designated Heritage
Ottawa Citizen: Losing the Links to our Past
14 April
CBC Ottawa: Former Convent Grounds Given Heritage Status
13 April
Ottawa Citizen: When Is A Heritage Site Not A Heritage Site?
12 April
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Hume, Chiarelli Take Up Convent Cause
06 April
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Hume Calls Westboro Convent Ottawa’s Planning “Waterloo”
04 April
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Leadman Says She Has 13 Votes On Convent Issue
01 April
Ottawa Citizen: Final Plan for Convent Site Filed
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): A Land Swap for the Westboro Convent?
25 March
Ottawa Citizen: Land Around Convent Real Issue
23 March
Ottawa Citizen: Planning Committee Recommends Designating Convent Land as Heritage Site
CBC Ottawa: Former Convent, Lands Closer to Heritage Status
Ottawa Citizen: Ashcroft Seeks to Stall Heritage Status
20 March
Ottawa Citizen: Heritage Status of Les Soeurs Property in Question
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Westboro Convent Vote Critical To Ottawa’s Heritage
17 March
Ken Gray (Ottawa Citizen): Losing the Village in Westboro
15 March
CBC Ottawa: Ottawa Convent Deserves Heritage Status
11 March
CTV TV Ottawa: Residents Speak Out on Westboro Development (video)
CBC Ottawa: Convent Plans Divide Westboro Residents
Ottawa Citizen: Architect Unveils Ashcroft Homes’ Proposal for Site of Former Convent
Ottawa Citizen: Gallery: Ashcroft Homes’ Proposal
Designing Ottawa: See Ashcroft’s Plans for the Westboro Convent Site
West Side Action: Our Lady of the Condos Development
10 March
Ottawa Citizen: ‘Love-In or Mushroom Cloud’: Plans for Westboro Convent to be Unveiled
9 March
Spacing Ottawa: Trees and Grass With That Playground? Swap You for It
13 February
Ottawa Citizen: Who Will Speak for the Convent?
10 February 2010
Ottawa Citizen: Photo Gallery: A Tour of Les Soeurs de la Visitation
August 2009
CBC Ottawa: 19th-Century Ottawa Convent For Sale
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