The city's planning and housing committee voted 7-5 against a motion that would have halted the project to create 15,000 new homes on 445 hectares of land

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Ottawa city councillors rejected a motion to halt the controversial Tewin community land development planned for the city’s southeast end following a lengthy debate and numerous public delegations that spoke out against the project. Article content

Bay ward Coun. Theresa Kavanagh introduced the notice of motion on Oct. 1, saying council’s initial approval of the Tewin project was “rushed” and was done without proper consultation with appropriate Indigenous groups. Article content Article content

The motion was formally raised at the Oct. 15 planning and housing committee and highlighted a number of concerns w

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