External Links that may be of Interest:

City of Ottawa Official Pages on Dogs in Parks

Park-Finder Map List of Ottawa Dog Parks

Yelp List of Dog Parks (Off-Leash)

Bruce Pit Dog Park Website

Trans Canada Trail

Stittsville Cedar Grove and TC trail

Stittsville, ON (Wikipedia)

According to the City of Ottawa website:

"The Fernbank Community Design Plan and studies contained in the link below have completed their public consultation phase and have been approved by City Council for implementation."

http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/community-plans-and-design-guidelines/community-plans-and-stu-153

"Five public open houses were held at the Scotiabank Place in Kanata for the Fernbank Community:

November 29, 2006
January 31, 2007
June 5, 2007
September 24, 2007
April 27, 2009"

Images:
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The Study area:

Development Applications :

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