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Day: September 2, 2018

City of Ottawa/Federal District (National Capital) Commission/Greenbelt (Ottawa)/Intermunicipal Affairs/Murray Jones/Nepean/Ottawa/Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton/Transcript

Second City, Second Metro: North Gower Sees Greater Role for Carleton County

Posted on Sunday, September 2, 2018 by Chris / 0 Comment

The Township of North Gower, which in 1965 remained chiefly rural in nature, knew that growth was inevitable and had already implemented some planning functions...

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