Missy Burgess, Clive Doucet, Stephen Richer, Chris White and friends got together at Arbour Environmental Shoppe to sing the Lansdowne version of Strangest Dream. The original lyrics were modified by Stephen Richer to evoke the kind of public space Lansdowne could be. Check out the video and the lyrics here.

There are 7 different challenges/review/approval processes underway, namely:

1. The Lansdowne Legal Challenge about municipal governance and democratic process

2. Ontario Municipal Board Appeals relating to land use planning and zoning

3. Conservation Review Board Appeals about the De-Designation of the Horticulture Building

4. Ontario Heritage Trust Approvals Related to Heritage Conservation Easements for the Aberdeen Pavilion

5. Ministry of the Environment Approvals relating to treatment of contaminated soils

6. Design and Site Plan Approvals

7. Final Agreements and Governance models

Each is completely separate, and has a different purpose, timeline and cast of characters. None of these is settled at this time.

Today the Glebe and Old Ottawa South Community Associations announced that they have negotiated changes to the Lansdowne Park development that will help reduce some of the negative impacts on their respective communities. The City of Ottawa has agreed to the changes on the condition that the associations drop their appeals of the zoning to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).