Weekly newsletter: November 10, 2026

Written by Wilson Lo

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. Our local ceremony will be held outside John McCrae Secondary School starting at 10:30 am, regardless of weather. Parking is available at the Walter Baker Sports Centre. If able, please take the time to attend.

Thanks to the efforts of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 641 Barrhaven, banners commemorating veterans with local ties have been installed on streetlight posts along Malvern Drive outside Walter Baker. The banners will be displayed until after Remembrance Day. Additional banner spots may be purchased for future years through the Legion branch↗.

Otherwise, it’s a shorter newsletter this week with just the platter of bite-sized items.

Bite-sized items

Sorted alphabetically. New and updated items marked with an asterisk (*).

  • Airport – Runway 14/32 (north-south) is closed until November 13 for stormwater pipe renewal and runway edge lighting/signage replacement. All departing and arriving flights will use runway 07/25 during the closure, which will mean more planes flying over Barrhaven East.

  • *Audit of recreation and cultural programming – Our Auditor General is seeking resident feedback↗ on City-offered recreation and cultural programming awareness, access, and satisfaction. Resident responses will be confidential, but may be summarised in a report to Audit Committee mid-2027. Survey closes November 26.

  • *Beatrice/Queensbury (bus stop 3345) shelter – Concrete pad extension complete. OC Transpo staff will have further information on shelter installation next week.

  • *Christmas markets – Check out some of the upcoming Christmas and holiday-themed markets in the community:

  • Clarke Bellinger storm ponds – Construction to decommission the structures around the stormwater ponds will continue until autumn 2027, as part of a project to convert the ponds into a passive facility. See Ottawa.ca/CBstormwater↗ for project details.

  • *Daybreak Park – Work to correct a drainage issue along the Barchester Way frontage has been completed. Warranty work at one panel near Daybreak Street was also completed. The sidewalk will be closed and covered until the concrete cures. This project was initially scheduled for next year but was moved up as there were unspent funds this year.

  • *Development application, 3400 Woodroffe↗ – Rezoning approved by Planning and Housing Committee last week. Item rises to City Council (item 15.3) on Thursday November 12.

  • Election signs – Deadline for election sign removal was Thursday, October 29 at 11:59 pm, whether the campaign was successful or not. Residents may contact individual campaigns↗ or report remaining election signs to 3-1-1↗.

  • *Fieldgate/Grouse (north) – Streetlight connection to be completed this week (delayed from last week).

  • Henfield Avenue street parking – A resident-led petition banning street parking at all times on the odd-numbered side of Henfield from Scova to 9 Henfield was successful after receiving enough signatures. Signage will be installed by early-December.

  • *Long-term waste management survey – Residents are invited to participate in a survey↗ about long-term waste management options, including waste-to-energy incineration and landfilling. City staff are also hosting in-person and virtual open houses↗ at the end of November and start of December. While Council has provided staff with direction, public feedback will also help inform the recommendations made by staff in early-2027. Details on this next week.

  • Remembrance Day – Annual Barrhaven Remembrance Day ceremony to be held at John McCrae Secondary School (103 Malvern Drive↗) on November 11 starting at 10:30 am. Parking available at Walter Baker Sports Centre. Please note this is an outdoor event. Poppies are available at grocery stores across the community and at the Legion.

  • Santa Claus parade – The Barrhaven Santa Claus parade is scheduled for November 29 at 5:30 pm. Like previous years, the parade will begin at Strandherd/Beatrice and head west to end at the Strandherd Park and Ride. Road closures will be shared closer to the date.

  • *Speed humps/cushions – Installation complete on Cresthaven (between Crestway and Waterbridge) and Grovehurst (whole street). Permanent signage has been installed on Grovehurst and will be completed in the coming weeks on Cresthaven.

  • *Streetlighting – Replacement at Windhurst/Stonepointe is scheduled for next week (utility locates were completed today). Replacements at Prince of Wales/Fairpark and Via Amalfi/Via Verona are pending.

  • Waste collection – No changes to waste collection day this week for Remembrance Day.

  • Winter recreation – Browse activities at Register.Ottawa.ca↗. Aquatics registration opens November 17 at 9:00 pm, for all other activities on November 19 at 9:00 pm.


Have a great week ahead!
-Wilson

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