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Mayor Jim Watson wants city lawyers to present options for protecting women as they enter abortion clinics and for anyone seeking medical services.
“I want to find out if we, in fact, can pass a bylaw, what are the chances it would be upheld in court,” Watson said after a council meeting Wednesday. “I don’t want to do something on a quick fix that looks good and ends up costing us a fortune in court fees and then it’s tossed out.”
Watson and Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney submitted an inquiry to the city clerk and solicitor during the meeting asking for “legally enforceable options” to protect people from harassment, which has been documented outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic on Bank Street.
Unacceptable that women are threatened & harassed while accessing #health services. Put forward an inquiry on this with @JimWatsonOttawa: pic.twitter.com/Y49YCeF29W
— Catherine McKenney (@cmckenney) April 26, 2017
While other jurisdictions have created restrictions, Watson said they have been driven by provinces or court applications.
Watson said he wants “factual information” on what the city can do on its own to protect women seeking medical help at the abortion clinic.
“They should not be stopped and harassed and have (anti-abortion protestors) thrusting these pictures in their faces,” Watson said. “I thought it was important that we get options available to us as a municipality. What can we do on our own, and what help do we need from the province, and if we need help from the province, I’m happy to go and advocate on behalf of the clinic to secure that.”
Council OKs Glebe development without mayor’s support
Council on Wednesday ratified the planning committee’s approval of an eight-storey seniors’ residence just north of Lansdowne Park, even though Watson refused to support it.
Canderel-Amica has a plan to build 160 rooms at 890 and 900 Bank St., replacing the buildings that house The Beer Store and Mister Muffler. The Beer Store and other retail tenants would move into ground-floor commercial units.
An artist’s rendering of 890-900 Bank St. redevelopment.
The developer needed council’s permission to construct a building up to 26 metres in height, since the previous zoning restricted buildings to 15 metres. Keeping to the original height limit isn’t financially viable, the developer told the planning committee.
But Watson said it’s not the city’s problem if a project isn’t financially viable for a developer.
Capital Coun. David Chernushenko, who joined Watson in the opposition, said the development would negatively impact the allure of Glebe’s main street. McKenney also voted against the rezoning.
Demo approved for ramshackle house in heritage zone
A rundown old house in the Centretown heritage conservation district will meet the bulldozers now that council has endorsed a demolition plan.
The interior of an old derelict house located at 234 O’Connor that developer Gemstone Developments wants to raze. photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia
Gemstone Developments owns the fire-damaged brick house at 234 O’Connor St. The developer says it didn’t realize the extent of the damage when it bought the land in 2015. City staff wouldn’t allow demolition, but their political masters overturned the decision.
The developer, which also owns the neighbouring parking lot at Somerset Street, will landscape the lot for a temporary park until it’s ready to construct a new building at the corner.
Four councillors voted against the demolition: McKenney, Jeff Leiper, Mathieu Fleury and Tobi Nussbaum.
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“I want to find out if we, in fact, can pass a bylaw, what are the chances it would be upheld in court,” Watson said after a council meeting Wednesday. “I don’t want to do something on a quick fix that looks good and ends up costing us a fortune in court fees and then it’s tossed out.”
Watson and Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney submitted an inquiry to the city clerk and solicitor during the meeting asking for “legally enforceable options” to protect people from harassment, which has been documented outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic on Bank Street.
Unacceptable that women are threatened & harassed while accessing #health services. Put forward an inquiry on this with @JimWatsonOttawa: pic.twitter.com/Y49YCeF29W
— Catherine McKenney (@cmckenney) April 26, 2017
While other jurisdictions have created restrictions, Watson said they have been driven by provinces or court applications.
Watson said he wants “factual information” on what the city can do on its own to protect women seeking medical help at the abortion clinic.
“They should not be stopped and harassed and have (anti-abortion protestors) thrusting these pictures in their faces,” Watson said. “I thought it was important that we get options available to us as a municipality. What can we do on our own, and what help do we need from the province, and if we need help from the province, I’m happy to go and advocate on behalf of the clinic to secure that.”
Council OKs Glebe development without mayor’s support
Council on Wednesday ratified the planning committee’s approval of an eight-storey seniors’ residence just north of Lansdowne Park, even though Watson refused to support it.
Canderel-Amica has a plan to build 160 rooms at 890 and 900 Bank St., replacing the buildings that house The Beer Store and Mister Muffler. The Beer Store and other retail tenants would move into ground-floor commercial units.
An artist’s rendering of 890-900 Bank St. redevelopment.
The developer needed council’s permission to construct a building up to 26 metres in height, since the previous zoning restricted buildings to 15 metres. Keeping to the original height limit isn’t financially viable, the developer told the planning committee.
But Watson said it’s not the city’s problem if a project isn’t financially viable for a developer.
Capital Coun. David Chernushenko, who joined Watson in the opposition, said the development would negatively impact the allure of Glebe’s main street. McKenney also voted against the rezoning.
Demo approved for ramshackle house in heritage zone
A rundown old house in the Centretown heritage conservation district will meet the bulldozers now that council has endorsed a demolition plan.
The interior of an old derelict house located at 234 O’Connor that developer Gemstone Developments wants to raze. photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia
Gemstone Developments owns the fire-damaged brick house at 234 O’Connor St. The developer says it didn’t realize the extent of the damage when it bought the land in 2015. City staff wouldn’t allow demolition, but their political masters overturned the decision.
The developer, which also owns the neighbouring parking lot at Somerset Street, will landscape the lot for a temporary park until it’s ready to construct a new building at the corner.
Four councillors voted against the demolition: McKenney, Jeff Leiper, Mathieu Fleury and Tobi Nussbaum.
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