GCA Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 25, 7:00 p.m. Glebe Community Centre Present: Elizabeth Ballard, Jackie Bastianon, Bob Brocklebank, Anthony Carricato, Dan Chook Reid (proxy for Sam Harris), June Creelman (proxy for Carolyn Mackenzie), John Crump, Joan Forbes, Wolf Illing, Carol Macleod (proxy for Rochelle Handelman), Nini Pal, Brenda Perras, Bill Price, [...]
GCA Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 p.m. Glebe Community Centre Present: Elizabeth Ballard, Bob Brocklebank, Dan Chook Reid, June Creelman, Colette Downie, Joan Forbes, Silvia Grandi, Rochelle Handelman, Sam Harris, Jennifer Humphries, Bruce Jamieson, Sylvie Legros, Carolyn Mackenzie, Carol MacLeod, Christine McAllister, Nini Pal, Johanna Persohn, Laura Smith, Sue Stefko, [...]
The speed limit on a number of residential streets in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South could soon drop from 40 km/h to 30 km/h, if Ottawa City Council approves a recommendation from the Transportation Committee, which approved the following motion from Councillor Shawn Menard on Sept. 4: Glebe and Old Ottawa South — Residential Area Speed Reduction: [...]
Residents and visitors could soon see a new neighbourhood sign welcoming them to the Glebe, as a community-led initiative has been launched to explore the installation of a new gateway sign at the north end of the neighbourhood. Read our blog here or download the Glebe Gateway Signage concepts below and let us know which one [...]
A message from the GCA Environment committee: Dear Friends, I just signed the Petition for Ottawa's Trees. Before September 9, 2019 please add your name because: In this era of climate emergency – as recently declared by City Council –the importance of trees in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts must be acknowledged. They [...]
Please find attached the GCA Heritage Committee’s response to the draft Phase III: Central Park/Clemow Estate East Heritage Study provided to the Committee in March 2019. In addition this response includes a request that the city consider a new Phase IV of the study. Central Park West_Clemora Estate Phase II Letter Johanna Persohn Co-Chair, GCA [...]
Message from Cst Stephanie Lemieux Centretown Community Police Officer Good afternoon, I would like to advise you of a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Fourth Ave on Saturday August 3, 2019 at approximately 12am. Central Frontline patrol officers attended the area and located spent shell casings . There were no injuries reported. [...]
On June 20, 2019, the City of Ottawa held an open house to share the preliminary findings from the Bank Street Height and Character Study. The GCA worked with Councillor Shawn Menard to offer a joint response. Bank Street Height and Character Study Concerns - 19 July 2019 Link to preliminary findings
From the NCC: NCC Bistro at Patterson Creek Park The National Capital Commission (NCC) has published its engagement report on public feedback received for the proposed NCC Bistro pilot project at Patterson Creek Park, following the open house of June 24, 2019. To view the report, please click here. Should you have any questions or [...]
Letter from the GCA to the OCDSB following our Mutchmor rink meeting: GCA Letter - Mutchmor Rink - June 2019 The following is the response from the school board: Good morning Sorry for the delay in responding to your email. Let me begin by thanking you for the manner in which the meeting we conducted. [...]