Larga Baffin gets the go-ahead for new Ottawa facility
Neighbourhood group’s appeal of Larga Baffin’s plan dismissed by Ontario Land Tribunal
Larga Baffin can move ahead with its proposed new build in Ottawa’s Hunt Club neighbourhood after an appeal by a neighbourhood association was dismissed by the Ontario Land Tribunal on Thursday. Pictured here is an architectural drawing showing the proposed six-storey, 220-room design of a new Larga Baffin facility. (Image courtesy of DTAH Architects)
Larga Baffin can proceed with its plans to build a new facility in Ottawa, after a neighbourhood association’s appeal of the project was dismissed by the Ontario Land Tribunal on Thursday.
The ruling comes after a four-day hearing in April in which the Upper Hunt Club Community Association appealed Ottawa city council’s approval for Larga Baffin to build a six-storey, 220-room facility in their neighbourhood, at the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Sieveright Avenue.
The building would be a 350-bed facility for the boarding home that serves Nunavummiut while they receive advanced medical care in Ottawa.
At its current site on Richmond Road, Larga Baffin can accommodate only 195 guests.
The Upper Hunt Club Community Association objected to the plan, citing concerns about the size of the building, increased traffic and potential parking problems among other issues.
However, the ruling issued Thursday by tribunal chairperson Nazanin Eisazadeh concluded “the proposed development does not significantly exacerbate the existing transportation, operational or safety issues, nor does it trigger the need for any offsite infrastructure improvements.”
You are going to need lots of Larga buses to get 220 people to hospital appointments.
Where’s the parking for the Larga buses, when they are not on the road?
As a former driver for Larga Baffin I can tell you that they use small busses and vans to drive the clients around. Not everyone goes to appointments at the same time. There won’t be a need for large busses.
The NIMBYs are at it again. Larga would produce far less vehicular traffic than another condo tower.
How many van will be needed for 320 people, and where will they be parked when not in use?
A very misleading question. What makes you believe all 320 residents will have appointments at the same time?
Appointments are held 24 hours a day at the medical facilities in Ottawa.
NIMBY is more likely the reason for your ludicrous question.
This is greatly needed due to overcrowding and hotel use.
This may not have been needed if a review was done first on the system. MANY stay longer than necessary due to the lack of coordination. I am sure we all know of instances when people stay longer as no one has booked their return. I heard of a couple who stayed one week.
How does theOttawa Health Services Network OHSNI get the contract with Nunavut? Does it go to Tender or a Review or Audit done? IE. I never got a call from them and arranged for my own return or I would have been longer in Ottawa. This would include an “exit interview” as patients use the facilitiy.
Good luck to all and the best be done.
Nice to see a logical , obviously caring reply on a Canadian discussion chat line. I’m embarrassed by the mostly negative and abusive garbage that people who cannot even put a sensible sentence together, think they have a right to voice their opinion.
The only valid opinion is an informed opinion. If people don’t know what they are talking about, it would be a lot less frustrating if they just had the brains to keep their mouths shut.
That should include you as well, since all you have to offer is an opinion. This decision was not based on the facts of all the “real” data that was captured and presented. Just to be clear it is, in fact, seven stories high not six. This was confirmed by the architect. Now, only time will tell if it was a mistake picking this location. There are numerous, better suited, locations nearer to the hospitals and out patient care facilities.
I think it was Kivalliq New’s that I read about Sakku Investment Corporation purchasing Clarion Hotel in Winnipeg for its Kivalliq patients travelling to Winnipeg for medical.
Is this something QIA thought of and if not why?
It’s because commercial real estate in Winnipeg’s market, especially near the airport is below the cost of construction. Ottawa is expensive. It’s less expensive to build.
Thank you for your answer, Michael Slavitch and good question, Name Withheld.