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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Update on Zero Waste – February 2022 The City is currently gearing up for its second round of public engagement, which will be an important one as it will be our chance, over five weeks, to weigh in on various Waste Plan options, laid out in the Phase 2 report. Soon they will be consulting [...]
Update: We have distributed all the signs we have. Please send us a note if you're still interested and we'll let you know if there is enough demand for us to print more. Dominion City Brewing Co. is making available 500 printed window signs featuring local designer Steve St. Pierre's iconic 'We Heart Ottawa' image [...]
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 [...]
