Contribute to your community by volunteering to join the GCA’s board of directors. We are recruiting now for the 2025-2025 board that will be elected at our September Annual General Meeting. There are multiple openings. Find out more here or contact vp@glebeca.ca.
The GCA recently commissioned a study in 2023 on ways to improve active transportation in the Glebe. The study was funded thanks to funds from Infrastructure Canada and conducted by Momentum consultancy. Click here to view the study: http://glebeca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Glebe-Active-Transportation-Study.pdf
Recent Developments with Lansdowne 2.0 In late November 2023, City Council approved moving forward with Lansdowne 2.0. There are still many steps to be completed before the project is a ‘go’. City Council requires more detailed cost projections before it gives a final okay as the $437.7 Million total cost was a Class “C” [...]
This Saturday morning the GCA hosted the first in a series of six Coffee Houses on Sustainability. News coverage of the event: In Town & Out on Saturday Jan 20th CTV News at 6 o'clock the day of the event PDF's of the presentations: OREC presentation_2024-01-27 Aaron Thornell_2024 BHOLP presentation_2024-01-27 Deep energy and carbon [...]
The following are letters the GCA recently wrote to various levels of government to address community health and safety issues raised in recent meetings. GCA Letter_Federal Government_Emergency Shelters_Dec 2023 GCA Letter_Mayor Sutcliffe_Affordable Housing_Dec 6, 2023 GCA Letter_Mayor Sutcliffe_Needle Cleanup_Dec 12, 2023 A resource/poster jointly developed by the GCA, BIA and GNAG in response to [...]
APPROVED MINUTES GCA Board Meeting Tuesday, October 24, 2023 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Via Zoom Chair: John Crump, President Secretary and timekeeper: Janet Sutherland Participating Board members: John Crump, June Creelman, Colette Downie, David Kelly, Janet Sutherland; Elizabeth Ballard, Bob Brocklebank, Maggie Gorman Velez, Vaughan Guy , Christina Honeywell-Dobbin, Angela Keller-Herzog (FCA), Deborah Long, [...]
Bronson & Carling proposed development- have you say! Proposal is going to Planning and Housing Committee next week. Submit comments to kelly.crozier@ottawa.ca by Nov 14 at 4:00pm. Link to proposal
October 29, 2023 Dear Mayor and Councillors Re: Joint FCSC-PHC Meeting of Nov 2, 2023—Lansdowne 2.0 I am writing on behalf of the Glebe Community Association (GCA) to urge you to vote ‘no’ to the omnibus Lansdowne recommendations before you. Specifically, we urge you to reject the redevelopment plans and to defer decisions [...]
Subject: Press Release: Lansdowne 2.0 financials and need for greater transparency around costs and risks Please find enclosed a Press Release related to Lansdowne 2.0 which goes to Joint Committee on Nov. 2nd of next week. Note that late today, the City released the 2023 Lansdowne Annual Report (for year ending March 31st, 2023), i.e. almost [...]
UPDATED Fact Check for Councillors: Lansdowne 2.0 is the most expensive project you are being asked to vote on in this term of Council. Lansdowne 2.0: Half a billion dollars of City spending At the end of the day, Lansdowne 2.0 is likely to cost the City at least $500M. The $419.1M for the [...]