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The Ontario Municipal Board has dismissed appeals against the development of the Zibi project on the former Domtar lands, saying both the Windmill Development Group and the City of Ottawa followed proper procedure in rezoning the land and consulted with the public and First Nations.
In a ruling released Tuesday, OMB Deputy Commissioner Richard Makuch wrote that “aboriginal history and culture will be respected and incorporated into the proposed development plans.”
Five people, including First Nations architect Douglas Cardinal who designed the nearby Canadian Museum of History, opposed rezoning to allow the development of Zibi.
Cardinal said Tuesday that the fight against the project is not over. “They didn’t consider indigenous rights. You can’t deny in this day and age the right of indigenous people to their own land.”
The project is a mixed-use development with retail, residential, office and commercial uses, including a hotel and the use of heritage buildings. In his ruling, Makuch noted that rezoning for the project “will provide public access to the Ottawa River shoreline on the islands for the first time in over 100 years.”
He also noted that, “given the significance of the lands to the Algonquin” people, proper steps were taken to engage with Algonquin communities in developing the plan. The city, as part of its zoning amendment, requires that a heritage interpretive plan be developed that would pay tribute to the Algonquin history on the site and acknowledge the significance of the islands to Algonquin culture.
Beyond the OMB appeals, the project continues to draw protests from some who oppose it and say it should not be developed but turned over to First Nations’ stewardship. It sits on unceded Algonquin territory which was long considered a cultural gathering place.
Several Algonquin communities in Ontario and a number of people from reserves in Quebec support the project and many are hoping to work there as tradespeople and in other jobs. Several Algonquin communities in Quebec continue to oppose it.
Jeff Westeinde, chair of Windmill Development Groups, said he was encouraged by the ruling and said it clears the way to continue developing what is expected to be Canada’s most sustainable community.
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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In a ruling released Tuesday, OMB Deputy Commissioner Richard Makuch wrote that “aboriginal history and culture will be respected and incorporated into the proposed development plans.”
Five people, including First Nations architect Douglas Cardinal who designed the nearby Canadian Museum of History, opposed rezoning to allow the development of Zibi.
Cardinal said Tuesday that the fight against the project is not over. “They didn’t consider indigenous rights. You can’t deny in this day and age the right of indigenous people to their own land.”
The project is a mixed-use development with retail, residential, office and commercial uses, including a hotel and the use of heritage buildings. In his ruling, Makuch noted that rezoning for the project “will provide public access to the Ottawa River shoreline on the islands for the first time in over 100 years.”
He also noted that, “given the significance of the lands to the Algonquin” people, proper steps were taken to engage with Algonquin communities in developing the plan. The city, as part of its zoning amendment, requires that a heritage interpretive plan be developed that would pay tribute to the Algonquin history on the site and acknowledge the significance of the islands to Algonquin culture.
Beyond the OMB appeals, the project continues to draw protests from some who oppose it and say it should not be developed but turned over to First Nations’ stewardship. It sits on unceded Algonquin territory which was long considered a cultural gathering place.
Several Algonquin communities in Ontario and a number of people from reserves in Quebec support the project and many are hoping to work there as tradespeople and in other jobs. Several Algonquin communities in Quebec continue to oppose it.
Jeff Westeinde, chair of Windmill Development Groups, said he was encouraged by the ruling and said it clears the way to continue developing what is expected to be Canada’s most sustainable community.
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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