About Us

Since 1967, the GCA has united residents interested in improving the neighbourhood. This involves meeting to discuss community issues or forming work teams to take on a task.  We hold an annual door-to-door membership campaign each May. Members elect a board of directors every June at the GCA’s Annual General Meeting.  The Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of most months (normally not in July, August or December). Those meetings are open to all, and anyone from the community can raise an issue at board meetings.

The By-Laws of the Glebe Community Association can be read here.  They were updated to comply with the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) and approved by the membership in September 2024.

The GCA works closely with two other non-profit groups in the neighbourhood — the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG)  and the Glebe Report, our community newspaper. In addition, the GCA maintains close contact with the business community and the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA). See the links page for contact with associated groups.

Our Mission

The Glebe Community Association (GCA) is a volunteer, non-profit, membership-based and City-recognized organization advocating for a liveable, sustainable, diverse urban neighbourhood. The GCA informs, consults and engages with residents and other groups in the Glebe on issues of importance and promotes the interests of our community with all levels of government and other organizations.

Our Leadership

OUR BOARD EXECUTIVE (visit page)

President: John Crump

Vice-President: June Creelman

Vice President: Catherine Waters

Past President: Laura Smith

Treasurer: David Kelly

Secretary: Janet Sutherland

OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Environment: Della Wilkinson
Governance: Genevieve McInnes
Great Glebe Garage Sale: Sam Woods
Health, Housing & Social Services: Deborah Long
Heritage: Johanna Persohn
Lansdowne: June Creelman
Membership: Catherine Waters (Interim Chair)
Parks: Angus McCabe
Planning: Carolyn Mackenzie
Transportation: VACANT
Federation of Community Associations:  Bob Brocklebank
Webmaster: Edward Ocampo-Gooding

OUR AREA REPS

  1. Dow’s Lake (west of Bronson; Carling to Canal): Meghan Watkinson

  2. Brown’s Inlet West (South of Fifth to Canal; Craig to Bronson): Martha Bowers

  3. Brown’s Inlet East (South of Fifth to Canal; Bank to Craig): David Wright

  4. High School Zone (Glebe to Second; Bronson to Bank): Rochelle Handelman

  5. Church District South (Third to Fifth; Bronson to Bank): Brenda Perras

  6. Central Park West (Chamberlain to Renfrew; Bronson to Bank): Judy Wilson

  7. Powmow (Powell to Clemow; Bronson to Bank): Maggie Gorman Velez

  8. Patterson Creek South (Glebe to Second; Bank to Canal): VACANT

  9. Third to Fifth (Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue): Carol MacLeod

  10. Lansdowne Quadrant (Fifth to Holmwood; Bank to Canal): Sheila Petzold

  11. Nor’Easters (Pretoria to Strathcona; Bank to Canal): Vaughn Guy

  12. Patterson Creek North (Patterson to Linden Terrace; Bank to Canal): Elizabeth Ballard

Our Committees

The Environment and Anti-litter Committee promotes a Greener Glebe. If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact us at environment@glebeca.ca to find out about meeting schedules. We have a variety of ongoing projects.  Environment Committee Page

The GCA Transportation Committee has been concerned with traffic and pedestrian safety affecting the Glebe since the first Glebe Traffic Plan was proposed and adopted in the early seventies. The Committee has been involved in numerous traffic and safety studies in recent years as well as in the consultations led by City staff on street reconstruction in the Glebe. With the Bank Street Rehabilitation project a few years ago, the Committee’s focus also includes broad transportation issues. Transportation Committee Page

For the past year few years, the committee has engaged hundreds of Glebe residents in a fight to ensure a fair, open and transparent process for revitalizing Lansdowne Park as a public place for the citizens of Ottawa.  Lansdowne Committee Page

The Health and Social Services Committee responds to health and social services concerns from the Glebe community and draws issues to the attention of the GCA. The Health and Social Services Committee also represents the GCA on health and social services issues with other organizations.  Health and Social Services Committee Page

The Heritage Committee gathers heritage concerns from the Glebe community and draws heritage issues to the attention of the GCA. The Heritage Committee also represents the GCA on heritage issues with other organizations.  Heritage Committee Page

The GCA Parks Committee (GPC) promotes parks1 and parklands in the Glebe area. It invites representation from users of each of the Glebe area parks. The GPC values the recreational and pastoral qualities of our too limited green spaces and seeks to enhance our parks’ beauty, appreciation, benefits and security for a diversity of users.  Parks Committee Page

The Neighbourhood Planning Committee of the GCA meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm at the Glebe Community Centre, but because of the need to be responsive to community issues, regular meetings are sometimes replaced by special meetings, as required.  Planning Committee Page

All are encouraged to join in to make this year’s sale the best ever! High school and university students can get valuable experience through volunteering and develop skills which are transferable to the workplace (and will look great on your résumé for summer job hunting!)

The Great Glebe Garage Sale is one of the many things that make living in this vibrant community so wonderful. Let’s work together to ensure that people in need in our wider community also benefit from the fun of buying and selling on May 23th.

For more information or to offer help, contact by email at: GGGS@glebeca.ca.  Garage Sale Committee Page

Another key committee is Membership. Currently, our membership includes just over 1/3 of all households in our community.   Each spring, the GCA conducts a membership drive to invite every household to join the Association, a very labour-intensive effort requiring the assistance and hard work of many people.