This year, the Parks Committee spearheaded a GCA motion facilitating a consensus approach to the piloting of a boarded hockey rink in Sylvia Holden Park that aimed to address the concerns of residents living adjacent to the park and potentially preserve the four-season use of its main lawn. The City is moving forward with a [...]
Ottawa, like cities across North America, continues to face a shortage of social housing solutions for its population’s unhoused citizens. Some unhoused citizens, many with underlying health conditions which require additional help, are turning to their city's parks for shelter. This is not the intended or legal use of these parks, and not safe for [...]
In 2024-2025, the Parks Committee organized the annual park clean-up and renewed Adopt-a-Park agreements with the City. In addition, it worked with the Environment Committee to explore new “Tiny Forests” for Glebe green spaces, and tackle invasive plants removal in Glebe parks.
In 2024-2025, the GCA Parks Committee worked with the City Councillor to designate Sylvia Holden Park and Brown’s Inlet as the next locations for better receptacles for dog waste, sorted recycling, garbage and other organics, and improve portable toilet access in Memorial Park. In addition, it provided support to the Glebe Annex Community Association [...]
In 2024-2025, the GCA Parks Committee worked with the city to improve its soil risk management and design plan for Lionel Britton Park and pursue mitigation of damage and vandalism that has been occurring at Exploration Park and other spaces. It initiated a garden maintenance agreement for Exploration Park and awaits completion of the city’s [...]
GCA Annual General Meeting Wednesday Sept. 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Glebe Community Centre Mark your calendar for the annual meeting of members of the GCA on Wednesday September 10th! Join us at the Glebe Community Centre at 7:00 p.m. for our year in review’ reports, to hear from our area’s municipal, provincial and federal [...]
In response to concerns from neighbouring residents and in support of efforts by our Councillor's office, the GCA Board of Directors wrote the following letter to KTS Properties to advocate for mitigation measures to address the noise levels from the rooftop air conditioning unit at The Clemow: GCA Letter to KTS Properties re Clemow - [...]
In response to complaints from neighbouring residents in the Glebe, and in support of efforts by the Councillor's office, the GCA wrote the following letter to KTS Properties to advocate for mitigation measures to address the noise from the rooftop air conditioning unit at The Clemow: GCA Letter to KTS Properties re Clemow - 8 [...]
The GCA Environment Committee and Health, Housing and Social Services Committee received a request from parents at Mutchmor Public School to research the environmental and health impacts of artificial turf as the school was considering artificial turf for its playground At the Parents Council Playground Committee on Jan. 15, 2025, the GCA presented information on [...]
At our last Board meeting of the season on June 24th, the GCA Board passed a motion regarding the cost of the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Park in the face of other urgent challenges facing our City. Here's the letter from the GCA President to the Mayor and City Councillors expressing our concerns: Letter to [...]