Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he fully supports allowing the Algonquins of Ontario to develop a community in Ottawa's rural south-east, calling it an "innovative" step toward reconciliation with First Nations. This map, contained in a City of Ottawa staff report from Jan. 13, 2021, shows the area where the Algonquins of Ontario and Taggart propose building a community called Tewin. After months spent scoring dozens of rural properties on such criteria, staff recommended against including the land within the area available for development. Some companies that won't get to develop land as a result of Tuesday's decision called the move unprecedented. "I think this is a very good proposal, very solid," he said of the Algonquins of Ontario vision.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2021 23:15 UTC