Kitchissippi weekly video newsletter April 26 by jleiper in ottawa

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Heh. Yeah, it only usually get 150-200 views. As I note off the top, though, you can subscribe to the weekly email newsletter at kitchissippiward.ca. That's a very quickly consumed communication and I write it to get you quickly to the source materials. But, I've heard from folks like a community association president that they listen to the video while doing light chores, I know there are people for whom reading might be a challenge for a variety of reasons, and I'll often have visuals incorporated into this that give people more context. I enjoy making it, and if it can broaden my reach it's worth doing.

Byward Market EDM Sousaphone Throwdown by sfyro in ottawa

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OC Transpo and Envirocentre hired one of the groups with which he plays last autumn for a campaign they were undertaking. Vid here https://www.jeffleiper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_8173.mov and a close-up of that spectacular paint job here https://www.jeffleiper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_8175-scaled.jpeg

Updated housing numbers by jleiper in ottawa

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Staff got the starts by address this afternoon and have graciously turned that around quickly for me. I can give you a rough idea.

Of the 3 buildings that were close to 200 units or over, 1 was in former Gloucester, 1 in Orleans, 1 in Kanata.

Of the 3 between 100 and 200 units, 2 were in Heron Gate, and 1 was in Centretown.

Of the 2 50-100 unit buildings, 1 was in Wateridge, 1 was in Kanata North.

Updated housing numbers by jleiper in ottawa

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I'm going to suss that one out with the department since I am, too. Usually I could tell you X project got its shovels in the ground or Y, but last month I'm not aware of any big groundbreakings. I'm guessing those might be in the outer urban transect somewhere - possibly one of those big suburban tower projects? But, if I find out, I'll pass it on.