The year-long soil risk management and redevelopment work by the city at Lionel Britton Park is set to be complete by the end of August 2026. A main goal was to improve the park’s surface cover, recommended by the City based on the identification of poor quality soil fill in this area. Its shallow soils [...]
This past winter, the City of Ottawa piloted a new boarded rink at Sylvia Holden Park, including the installation of necessary water infrastructure at the site. The next phase of the seasonal rink project would include the installation of permanent rink lighting facing away from O’Connor Street, a permanent rink shack where the seasonal trailer [...]
Fire Station Park has been conditionally approved by the City of Ottawa for its Community-Led Greening Initiatives & Gardening Program. The committee’s work with this new program is being planned in partnership with the Ottawa Horticultural Society (OHS), the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library, and Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Envisioned is a native garden with plants for [...]
Fire Station Park has been conditionally approved by the City of Ottawa for its Community-Led Greening Initiatives & Gardening Program. The committee’s work with this new program is being planned in partnership with the Ottawa Horticultural Society (OHS), the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library, and Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Envisioned is a native garden with plants for [...]
This year, the GCA Parks Committee continued to pursue mitigation of damage and vandalism that has been occurring at Exploration Park, as well as a garden maintenance agreement for the park. This unique environment of creative, active recreation was completed in 2014 after several years of consultation, the pro bono contribution of designers Brett Cardinal [...]
Work is currently paused on the Bronson/Chamberlain construction project due to its proximity to a city watermain. The work, when completed, will see the re-alignment of Chamberlain Avenue, shifted north as it approaches Bronson and connecting it with the improved Bronson off-ramp. The Parks Committee has long advocated that the city take advantage of [...]
The GCA Parks Committee continues to advocate for better receptacles for dog waste, sorted recycling, garbage and other organics in our neighborhood parks. This year saw the installment of such receptacles in Sylvia Holden Park. The Committee, as always, organized the annual park clean-up. 2026 Parks Clean-Up
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.