Lansdowne Park 2.0: Community Stakeholders call for informed and meaningful Public Consultations before new Council makes any further decisions Mayor Sutcliffe and his new Council are facing hard decisions over the future of Lansdowne Park. OSEG (Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group) wants a new deal with the city. The City is being asked to [...]
At the end of January, the GCA was invited to participate in a public meeting on the future of Lansdowne Park hosted by a community organization called Parkways for People. Carolyn Mackenzie (GCA Planning Chair) participated in this meeting with Councillor Menard that focused on desired outcomes of the future of Lansdowne Park and ways [...]
In the spring of 2021, the city approved a plan to update the expiring play structure at Glebe Community Centre. This was made possible by fundraising efforts by The Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG), Glebe Cooperative Nursery Schl, Ward 17 Cash in-Lieu of Parkland, and Community Partnership Funding. Construction is planned to start in Summer [...]
MINUTES GCA Board Meeting Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Chair: John Crump, President Secretary and timekeeper: Janna Rinaldi Board members present: Colette Downie, Angus McCabe, Janna Rinaldi, Rochelle Handelman, Deborah Long, Brenda Perras, Bob Brocklebank, James Stuewe, Steve Ball, Dan Chook Reid, Maggie Gorman, Laura Smith, Christina Honeywell-Dobbin, [...]
MINUTES GCA Board Meeting Tuesday, September 27, 2022 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Chair: Colette Downie, Vice President Secretary and timekeeper: Janet Mayhew Board members present: Janet Mayhew, Colette Downie, June Creelman, Angus McCabe, Janna Rinaldi, Rochelle Handelman, Deborah Long, Vaughn Guy, Brenda Perras, Paul Saurette, Bob Brocklebank, James Stuewe, Steve Ball, [...]
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GCA Annual General Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Chair: Laura Smith Secretary: Sheryl Lattimore Board members present: Elizabeth Ballard, Anthony Carricato, June Creelman, John Crump, Colette Downie, Silvia Grandi, Rochelle Handelman, Jennifer Humphries, Carol MacLeod, Bill Price, Steph Small, Laura Smith, Sue Stefko, Elspeth Tory, Caroline Warburton, [...]
Set for May 27, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m, the annual Great Glebe Garage Sale and Bank Street Sidewalk Sale are a highlight of Spring for many in Ottawa. More information on the sale can be found here on the Glebe Community Association website FAQs .
The City of Ottawa has been working with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) over the past year to develop a plan to make Lansdowne financially self-sustaining, and their revitalization plans were shared on April 20 during a meeting of the Lansdowne Stakeholder Sounding Board. In short, there are major changes being proposed in [...]
