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Lansdowne Park 2.0 Press release

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 [...]

Lansdowne Park: $330 million additional taxpayer funds proposed

Last July, City Council directed staff and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) to come up with a proposal to make Lansdowne more financially sustainable. This proposal, which was only made public on April 27, calls for an additional $330 million in taxpayer funds.  It includes major changes to the site that will significantly [...]

2022-04-29T19:58:37-04:00April 29th, 2022|Advocacy, News, Planning Committee|0 Comments

Occupation of Downtown Ottawa

Dear Mayor Watson, Councillor Menard and Councillor Deans; Joel Harden, MPP and Premier Ford; Yasir Naqvi, MP and Prime Minister Trudeau, I am writing today to express the concern of the Glebe Community Association (GCA) with the ongoing occupation and protest in downtown Ottawa. The GCA is a volunteer, non-profit, membership-based, and City-recognized organization advocating [...]

2022-02-08T18:31:52-05:00February 5th, 2022|Advocacy, Board, News|0 Comments

Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus Project

Download PDF The Honourable Steven Guilbeault Fontaine Building 12th floor 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd Gatineau QC K1A 0H3 Dear Minister Guilbeault, I am writing on behalf of the Glebe Community Association in Ottawa in support of the request that you designate the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus Project under subsection 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act. I [...]

2022-02-08T18:31:52-05:00December 15th, 2021|Advocacy, Board, Environment Committee, News|0 Comments

Major changes ahead for Lansdowne?

Major changes ahead for Lansdowne? The City of Ottawa has just released a report proposing major changes for Lansdowne. The proposals include demolishing the Civic Centre arena and the north side stands of the stadium and replacing them with brand new facilities. Housing may be constructed on on top of the sports facility—probably in the [...]

2021-06-27T13:11:31-04:00June 27th, 2021|Advocacy, Lansdowne Committee, News|0 Comments

RE: Proposal to remove 680 trees at the new campus of The Ottawa Hospital

View PDF: GCA Letter_Tree Removal TOH new campus_June 25 2021 On behalf of the Glebe Community Association (GCA), I am writing to urge you to reject the proposed design for the new campus of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) which would eliminate 680 living trees on the site and to require a revised proposal that would [...]

2021-06-27T13:02:13-04:00June 27th, 2021|Advocacy, Environment Committee, News|0 Comments

Healthy communities initiative

June 23, 2021 Mr. Andrew Peck Executive Director Glebe BIA Dear Mr. Peck, RE: Support for the Social Infrastructure at Lansdowne in the Glebe project under the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative On behalf of the Glebe Community Association (GCA), I am writing to offer our support for the Social Infrastructure at Lansdowne in the Glebe [...]

2021-06-23T09:11:38-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Advocacy, Lansdowne Committee, News|0 Comments
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