Posted: Feb 05, 2021 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: February 5 The Algonquins of Ontario are planning to build a suburb called Tewin on a large swath of land that currently sits outside Ottawa s urban border. They say they re a legitimate voice for the Algonquin people, despite criticisms from Quebec chiefs.(Jean Delisle/CBC) The Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) say a plan to create an environmentally friendly suburb in south Ottawa will give their people a chance to be part of the city s society and economy — and is indeed, despite what critics have said, a step toward reconciliation. Last week, city councillors on a joint committee voted nine to three allowing 445 of the approximately 1,620 hectares the AOO recently bought from the Ontario government to be used for the Tewin development.
Posted: Jan 25, 2021 6:15 PM ET | Last Updated: January 25 Ottawa city staff have determined the lands in yellow and green here amount to 1,011 hectares that should be added within the urban boundary at a council meeting on Feb. 10, 2021.(City of Ottawa)