On Tuesday, Ottawa's planning committee approved the request from Kingsett Capital and Ivanhoé Cambridge to allow towers of 27 and 30 storeys on land beside the mall. They were also frustrated the development's three-storey podium wouldn't be accessible to the public, and will instead house a parking garage for residents, potentially blocking access to the future Bayshore LRT station. Neighbours complained a three-storey parking garage at the buildings' base would make it difficult for them to reach the future Bayshore LRT station. Suzette Guo and Jean-Christophe Huot, who live near Bayshore Shopping Centre, attended a public meeting in early March to hear more about the mall owners' plans. The zoning and official plan changes for the Bayshore towers must still receive full council's approval on Nov. 25.

Source: CBC News November 10, 2020 20:26 UTC