$95 million: City of Ottawa to acquire Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC), a private landfill located in the city's east end.

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The City of Ottawa announced on January 27, 2026, its plan to spend $95 million, plus taxes and closing costs, to acquire the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC), a private landfill located in the city's east end.

A report to city council has disclosed the price for the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) on Boundary Road, though the deal is still pending final council approval.

Key Details:

Purchase Price: The City of Ottawa has agreed to a purchase price of $95 million, plus applicable taxes and closing costs, for the landfill property from Taggart Miller Environmental Services Inc.. The purchase would be funded by an increase in the solid waste fee.

Location:

The 192-hectare (475-acre) site is located on Boundary Road near Highway 417 in the city's rural southeast.

Approvals and Capacity:

The site already has provincial approval to accept up to 450,000 tonnes of waste annually, with an expected lifespan of 30 years. This saves the city years of regulatory work required to approve a new landfill.

Reason for Purchase:

City staff consider the acquisition a "rare opportunity" to secure long-term landfill capacity, as the existing municipal Trail Road landfill is expected to reach capacity in the next 10 to 15 years. Purchasing the site would give the city greater control over its waste management strategy.

Process:

City Council had previously voted in January 2026 to authorize staff to negotiate and finalize an agreement to buy the site, with the price kept confidential at the time due to a non-disclosure agreement. The price was revealed publicly in a report ahead of a subsequent council meeting.

Wednesday at City Council, City staff confirmed that they finalized the purchase of the landfill site in Carlsbad Springs and presented a report to disclose the details of the CRRRC acquisition.

👉Wha they said:

• The City bought the CRRRC land + key provincial approvals/permits for $95M

•  The site is made up of eight parcels of land at Boundary Rd / Frontier Rd area.

•  Some of the lands had two commercial leases and an occupancy agreement in place, which were terminated at closing by the seller.

•  A residential lease was also on the land but due to requirements under the Residential Tenancies Act the lease will continue following closing and will terminate in the future.

•  The City relied on KPMG and other consultants to help value the site to put forward a bid.

•  $95M will be paid for by debt. The debt servicing fee would be paid for via the ‘solid waste fee’ on your taxes starting in 2027 - this will result in a slight increase from the planned fee (from an avg. of 5.4% to 5.7%).

👉 Answers to some questions provided by the Carlsbad Springs Community Association:

    • Staff confirmed that they relied on the Provincial Environmental Assessments to determine the suitability of the site for a landfill. No external expertise about the feasibility of developing a landfill on leda-clay was taken into account.

    • There are no “strings attached” to the conditions of this sale. No special treatment for the sellers or the Tewin development.

    • Regarding previous permit conditions and expiry dates, the COO received assurances from the Ministry of Environment that all conditions of the permit have been met and confirmed no pending expiry.

👉What’s next?

• The City committed to turn its attention to advancing the human health risk assessment, upgrading the Community Liaison Committee, scoping the truck route review and getting started on developing a community benefit program.

• The future use of this site has not yet been decided. The City’s long-term direction for waste technology will be determined in Q1 2027, staff are working now on options.

👉Ask questions - stay informed!

• Next week (Tuesday Feb 3) the Ogsoode Councillor's office hours 1-5:00 will take place at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre to shorten the commute for area residents to pop-in and ask questions or discuss concerns.

• I am hosting a Town hall on Thursday February 5 at 6:30 at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre

• If you want to be part of the future Community Liaison Committee - reach out to the Councillor's office.

• Stay up to date by signing up for my newsletter at osgoodeward.ca

👉 Read the report!

The report and summary of terms are available at item 11 - https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e8ef0df5-8683-47db-889e-e8802da3ea17&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=74&Tab=attachmentsk

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La Ville d'Ottawa s'apprête en effet à débourser 95 millions de dollars pour l'acquisition de la décharge située dans l'est de la ville. Voici les points essentiels de cette transaction :

Le site : Il s'agit du Centre de récupération des ressources de la région de la capitale (CRRRC), situé sur le chemin Boundary, près de l'autoroute 417.

L'objectif : Assurer la gestion des déchets à long terme, puisque le dépotoir municipal du chemin Trail devrait atteindre sa pleine capacité d'ici 10 à 15 ans Le Droit.

Capacité : Le site dispose déjà des autorisations provinciales pour recevoir jusqu'à 450 000 tonnes de déchets par an sur une période de 30 ans.

Financement : L'achat sera financé par une augmentation de la redevance sur les déchets solides payée par les résidents.

Le personnel de la ville décrit cette acquisition comme une « occasion rare » d'éviter les délais de 10 à 15 ans nécessaires pour faire approuver un nouveau site à partir de zéro.