The Ward Council will help provide for the kind of transparency with regards to discretionary spending called for by the GCA in its passage of Recommendation 5b) of the GCA Evergreen Parks Plan: that the City of Ottawa and the Capital Ward Councillor should develop a protocol for the allocation, tracking and annual reporting on [...]
In November, the GCA Board passed a Parks Committee Motion which called upon the MTO and the City of Ottawa for a commitment that they actively and transparently consult each other and the affected communities (Glebe and Glebe Annex) on aspects of the Highway 417 Bronson Avenue Interchange and Operational Improvements, Detail Design plan. The [...]
As part of its 2021 municipal budget submission and other advocacy efforts, the GCA emphasized in October the important role that parks have played in enabling residents to get outside for fresh air and exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through its motion, approved by the GCA Board in October, the Parks Committee backed the GCA’s continued efforts to work for new and replacement sound barriers on both sides of the Queensway as part of improvements to the 417. This same motion pushed for related provincial and city budget considerations for well designed green spaces [...]
In 2020, the Parks Committee completed its work on the Evergreen Plan for Glebe Parks. The Plan captures much of what the committee has worked on in recent years, and imagines a progressive Parks vision for what still needs to be done now and into the future. The GCA Board approved the Plan at [...]
View/Download PDF of Letter June 30, 2021 Mayor Watson & City Council 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Dear Mayor Watson and City Councillors, RE: Lansdowne Park Partnership: Path to sustainability and next steps On behalf of the Glebe Community Association (GCA), we are writing to submit our preliminary feedback to the Lansdowne [...]
