Letter: BESS siting has ‘significant implications for planning integrity’
The West Carleton Community Alliance (WCCA) grounds its claims about community sentiment in documented evidence.
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Letters: More BESS feedback
From the very beginning of the BESS proposal my understanding has been that it was not about the location but everything about the BESS structure itself.
Read moreLetter: Reader not fond of BESS headline
First, I’d like to comment that we in the community who are opposed to the Marchurst BESS are not “anti” BESS as the reporter has written here in the headline.
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Anti-South March BESS group taking issue to court
WEST CARLETON – A community not-for-profit corporation commenced a judicial review in Ontario’s Divisional Court seeking review of Ottawa city council’s Dec. 10, 2025 decision to approve a site-specific zoning bylaw amendment from Rural Countryside to a new Rural General Industrial Exception Zone, permitting an industrial-scale 250 megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), one of the largest proposed battery storage facilities planned for Canada.
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Environmental Defence, CAFES applaud council for South March BESS zoning amendment
OTTAWA – Environmental Defence and Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) applaud Ottawa city council’s vote (21–4) in favour of the zoning approval for the largest energy storage project proposed in Ottawa to date – the South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
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WC BESS gets zoning amendment
CITY HALL – Despite West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly’s best efforts, City of Ottawa Council voted in favour of a zoning amendment for what will be West Carleton’s largest private infrastructure project in its history.
Read moreARAc briefs: 350 new homes in south Ottawa, WC BESS zoning amendments
CITY HALL – The Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) approved zoning amendments that would facilitate development of nearly 350 new homes in Manotick and Richmond.
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BESS projects one for two at Dec. 1 ARAc
CITY HALL – When West Carleton Online decides to attend an Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) meeting, rest assured, it’s going to be a long one.
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Carp Airport BESS water powered
CARP – Last week (Nov. 19), roughly 30 people learned about the Carp Airport Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) that will use aqueous flow, water-based batteries to help provide Ontario’s grid with energy stability.
Read moreSouth March BESS Community Town Hall
Get an update on the latest surrounding the South March BESS project from the Evolugen project team.
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