Official Appeal Hearing Announced For Proposed Distribution Centre On Roger Stevens Drive SHARE ON: An appeal hearing has been set for a proposed distribution centre in North Gower. The Rideau Action Group announced the hearing this week regarding the proposed facility on Roger Stevens Drive, which was approved by the City of Ottawa in 2019. Founding Chair for the group, Teddie Laframboise says if the building goes ahead as planned, the village will be irrevocably changed without much benefit to local residents. “We’re up against the City of Ottawa, and Broccolini, who was the original applicant,” Laframboise said. “We’re talking about multi-million dollar budgets, and here we are. It’s a David and Goliath battle.”