Council briefs: 2025 Asset Management Plan, BESS MSR approval, Strategic priorities
CITY HALL – Council approved the 2025 Asset Management Plans (AMPs), ensuring the city’s compliance with provincial regulations.
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South March BESS gets MSR
CITY HALL – Both sides lobbied hard on the South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for the last several months, but despite a unanimous decision by the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) to reject a Municipal Support Resolution (MSR) last week (June 5), council overwhelmingly approved the MSR earlier today (June 11).
Read moreARAc briefs: Transportation master plan, BESS block, Rural Community Building Fund
CITY HALL – The city’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) received a presentation on the city’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP), focused specifically on how it proposes to address rural needs and interests.
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ARAc recommends no support for BESS
NEPEAN – Following a nearly 10-hour (not including two recesses) meeting yesterday (June 5) featuring 69 delegations, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) unanimously voted to recommend council not provide a Municipal Support Resolution to Evolugen’s South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility.
Read moreMinister of Energy submits letter in support of South March BESS
OTTAWA – Ontario’s Minister of Energy, King-Vaughan MPP Stephen Lecce, wrote Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe April 15 in support of Evolugen’s proposed South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility requesting the city not make the approval and permitting process “overly onerous,” endangering area growth.
Read moreAssociate minister of energy MPP Oosterhoff supports South March BESS
OTTAWA – The Ontario Associate Minister of Energy – Intensive Industries MPP Sam Oosterhoff recently expressed his support for battery energy storage systems, such as the South March BESS, and for Ontario’s broader efforts to strengthen energy infrastructure across the province.
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City staff clarifies South March BESS process
OTTAWA – While Evolugen has started the process to seek a Municipal Support Resolution (MSR) from the City of Ottawa for its proposed South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility off Marchurst Road, there are still several steps along the way before it can reach its completion date of 2027.
Read moreOp-ed: Evolugen, Algonquins explain next steps in BESS process
Over recent months, our teams at Evolugen and the Algonquins of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation have had the pleasure of engaging with residents, stakeholder groups and industry leaders on the potential for developing the South March Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project on Marchurst Road. I am writing to share an update on the project and our next steps.
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South March BESS heads to ARAc June 5
WEST CARLETON – A group opposed to the proposed Marchurst Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility led by the company Evolugen, say they are ready to battle the project after finding out it will be on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) agenda next week (June 5).
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Curry: BESS ‘fundamental’ to tech park
KANATA – The Brookstreet Hotel is a museum to the high-tech industry in Kanata North. The walls are adorned with timelines in the form of posters showing the growth of the tech industry in the area.
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