Zibi (Domtar Lands Redevelopment) | U/C - Page 117

ponyboycurtis · #**2321** Posted **Mar 22, 2026, 11:10 PM**

Not the greatest angle to see the cladding but that bone and white is looking pretty smart with the black frames. Certainly unique.

J.OT13 · #**2322** Posted **Mar 23, 2026, 1:28 PM**

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Another competent build by Dream. Hope the next Hull tower has the same quality as the Ottawa builds. We're also do for the next proposal on the Ottawa side.

Davis137 · #**2323** Posted **Mar 24, 2026, 4:07 PM**

I haven't gon through there for a little while, but when I did, there was such a drastic change to the immediate area and it's landscape. I wonder if once we finally start heading towards warmer weather, the foot traffic on those islands will go up...

zzptichka · #**2324** Posted **Mar 26, 2026, 10:02 PM**

Cirque Du Soleil had to change from Place des Festivals to the St-Laurent Mall parking lot in September this year. Apparently because there will be major construction work at Zibi. Wonder what is that?

SL123 · #**2325** Posted **Mar 31, 2026, 1:34 AM**

Taken on March 28

J.OT13 · #**2326** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 12:47 PM**

River is getting quite high. Early in the video, we can see the purpose of the design for the new park on the Hull side in action.

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rocketphish · #**2327** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 2:29 PM**

Here are a few still images of the latest construction, from the above video, to entice you to watch it:

zzptichka · #**2328** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 2:54 PM**

Sigh. I guess another summer without river pathways around the Hill.

OttawaSkyriseLover · #**2329** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 3:17 PM**

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Here are a few still images of the latest construction, from the above video, to entice you to watch it:

This may be common knowledge, but I'm trying to figure out what that curved structure in the water is? It looks really ugly so I'm sure there's an actual purpose to it lol.

J.OT13 · #**2330** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 4:00 PM**

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This may be common knowledge, but I'm trying to figure out what that curved structure in the water is? It looks really ugly so I'm sure there's an actual purpose to it lol.

Hydroelectric dam that powers tens of thousands of homes.

OttawaSkyriseLover · #**2331** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 5:16 PM**

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Hydroelectric dam that powers tens of thousands of homes.

Has it always been there?

Edit: I realize I am a dumbass and it has indeed been there for a long time, lol. Since 1909!

https://portagepower.com/turn-of-the-century-tech-at-chaudiere-still-rings-true/

Am I correct in thinking it is quite an ugly dam? It's positioned weirdly and the proportions are all wrong!

J.OT13 · #**2332** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 5:21 PM**

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Has it always been there?

This one has been there for 110 years. We've had dams at this site since Confederation, and even before.

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Edit: I realize I am a dumbass and it has indeed been there for a long time, lol. Since 1909!

https://portagepower.com/turn-of-the-century-tech-at-chaudiere-still-rings-true/

Am I correct in thinking it is quite an ugly dam? It's positioned weirdly and the proportions are all wrong!

No worries. We all have blind spots.

Is it an ugly dam? Eye of the beholder I guess. I appreciate the industrial look as a link to the past. Major work has been done around it to give people more access and have a chance to view the falls, much of it completed in 2017 when new power generation infrastructure was built increasing capacity.

Indigenous groups have been calling for its removal for decades, probably more. It's an important piece of infrastructure that provides a significant amount of green energy, so it's not going anywhere.

CastlesintheSky · #**2333** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by zzptichka

Cirque Du Soleil had to change from Place des Festivals to the St-Laurent Mall parking lot in September this year. Apparently because there will be major construction work at Zibi. Wonder what is that?

I sure hope that means some major construction start on the Gatineau side. It's time for them to finish up this area and get commercial tenants and foot traffic!

J.OT13 · #**2334** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 6:28 PM**

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I sure hope that means some major construction start on the Gatineau side. It's time for them to finish up this area and get commercial tenants and foot traffic!

According to a LeDroit article I posted in November, the next tower, corner of Eddy and Laurier, should start construction soon.

OttawaSkyriseLover · #**2335** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

This one has been there for 110 years. We've had dams at this site since Confederation, and even before.

No worries. We all have blind spots.

Is it an ugly dam? Eye of the beholder I guess. I appreciate the industrial look as a link to the past. Major work has been done around it to give people more access and have a chance to view the falls, much of it completed in 2017 when new power generation infrastructure was built increasing capacity.

Indigenous groups have been calling for its removal for decades, probably more. It's an important piece of infrastructure that provides a significant amount of green energy, so it's not going anywhere.

Lived here my whole life and never noticed it!

ponyboycurtis · #**2336** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 8:05 PM**

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Lived here my whole life and never noticed it!

Well it was never accessible like the way it is now. While there was a viewing area the journey to and from was not as organic. Plus drone footage is a relatively new thing.

It was only about 5 years ago I myself came across the power dam viewing platform.

I don't find it ugly in context of the overall neighbourhood. It has that patina to it. Plus they used some of the timber for the gates as benches and you still have the iron on the end of it. So when your sitting there it's like you have a better connection with what you are seeing.

In comparison there is a section of a half dozen or so gates on the north eastern edge that looks very sterile in comparison. Solid grey steel gates that don't even leak any water like the rest!

I like the old trolleys that trundle along the rail to raise and lower the gates. I suppose you could have electric motors at the top of the gate like the new section but the trolleys seem to do the trick.

It wasn't until about 2017/2018 when the Portage power station was rebuilt did the lookout area start to achieve its current form. Looking at google earth it looks like the last of the boardwalks and lookouts were completed closer to 2020. Then we had Covid stuff. So in essence this place is just starting to become the sum of it's parts and will only get better as the rest of the pieces come into play. Victoria island is getting a major revamp. Eager to see how that will connect to Chaudiere island.

The entire area is a treat tbh. Even just walking up the little Canal towards Mill Street and one of the other generating stations is nice. And from there you can pivot towards Pooleys bridge and the rapids. Or carry on along the river walk under the bluff etc.

So to summarize, that Dam feels like the lynch pin of that entire area. And despite being a river city we can't do much with the shores due to flooding. So this is pretty much the only area in the entire region that has some type of development butting right up to water.

zzptichka · #**2337** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 8:17 PM**

Actually the dam doesn't help much during floods. Every single gate is fully open right now, so it's as good as nothing. In addition to generating hydro power it helps to maintain water levels during droughts though, making water purification plants work.

Would be awesome if they opened the ring dam for public. You can walk across the Hoover Dam after all.

ponyboycurtis · #**2338** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 8:37 PM**

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Actually the dam doesn't help much during floods. Every single gate is fully open right now, so it's as good as nothing. In addition to generating hydro power it helps to maintain water levels during droughts though, making water purification plants work.

Would be awesome if they opened the ring dam for public. You can walk across the Hoover Dam after all.

All open right now? I was there on the weekend and was surprised to see 7/8 of the wooden gates closed.. plus the grey steel ones as well. I guess Britannia has flooded since then which is almost normal.

During doors open Ottawa the dam was one of the locations. But you had to register long in advance as it was limited spots. My hope would have been to walk across the dam but that probably would have been an issue. In reality the guided tour probably would have been of the newly built generating stations but I never got the chance to find out. They removed the dam from 2025 locations. I was sure to check early on and was disappointed.

Edit.. I actually had the chance to start the youtube video. All wooden gates are open but not the steel ones. Interesting that so many gates were closed just this Saturday past.

zzptichka · #**2339** Posted **Apr 22, 2026, 9:05 PM**

Good news is the levels have peaked.

J.OT13 · #**2340** Posted **Apr 24, 2026, 1:36 PM**

Update on the 12, rue Eddy proposal. Recommended for approval.

https://www.gatineau.ca/upload/avis_publics/2026421125839_-588402243_12__rue_eddy.pdf

And improved design.