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Nearly 10 months after the Supreme Court declined to hear the city\u2019s appeal over a Kanata housing development, Ottawa city council will now ask the province to intervene.<\/p>\n
Kanata Golf and Country Club owner ClubLink, alongside developer Minto Homes, are building 1,480 housing units in the former course despite a 1981 legal agreement requiring the property owner to protect 40 per cent of the space. <\/p>\n
It’s upsetting many homeowners who said they thought that agreement would be honoured, but key provisions of the agreement were found to be void and unenforceable.<\/p>\n
The motion from Kanata North Coun. Cathy Curry pushes the provincial government to step in using special legislation or tools in its Planning Act, which could include a minister\u2019s zoning order (MZO) \u2014 essentially overriding municipal by-laws and changing how the land is used.<\/p>\n
The motion was passed 23 to 2 on Wednesday evening with little discussion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve just had a major flood that proves we need more green space for stormwater,\u201d Curry said after Wednesday’s council meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe aren\u2019t trying to save a golf course, we are trying to keep the park that was promised to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Thursday, a public relations firm working for the property’s owner and developer shared emails it said were sent to the premier and municipal affairs minister urging them to decline.<\/p>\n
They pointed to past legal decisions and the need for housing in Ottawa, and said about 33 per cent of the land will remain public space.<\/p>\n
Years of legal work<\/p>\n
The Kanata case has been in and out of courtrooms for about five years. <\/p>\n
In September 2025, Premier Doug Ford both expressed his support<\/a> for Sutcliffe in the battle against the development, and said he agreed with the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n “They have to work things out \u2026 between the developer and the municipality,\u201d Ford said last year.<\/p>\n