The City of Ottawa is conducting a traffic calming study along Fourth Avenue in the vicinity of Corpus Christi and Mutchmor elementary schools (between Percy Street and Lyon Street South). This study was initiated as part of the Traffic Calming in School Areas initiative of the City’s Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP). The purpose of this [...]
Over the past year, the Glebe Community Association partnered with the Glebe Art in the Gardens and Studio Tour group as well as the Glebe BIA and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to open up a community pop-up art gallery at Lansdowne where local artists have been able to display and sell their work in [...]
View/Download PDF of Letter June 30, 2021 Mayor Watson & City Council 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Dear Mayor Watson and City Councillors, RE: Lansdowne Park Partnership: Path to sustainability and next steps On behalf of the Glebe Community Association (GCA), we are writing to submit our preliminary feedback to the 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With spring upon us, remediation efforts for the trees in the Plaza is underway. As I believe you are aware, some of the 32 trees located in the square have struggled to thrive and OSEG committed to undertaking a thorough review (in conjunction with the city) and to take the steps required to establish and [...]
Consultation The NCC is finalizing the report in both official languages and hopes to distribute it within the next few days. We were told that they received approximately 500 responses, and about 60% were supportive of the project. The report will include the NCC's responses to the comments it received as well as next steps. [...]
Join the GCA Board! The Glebe Community Association (GCA) is looking for volunteers to join our Board of Directors. Right now, we are actively seeking individuals for the following roles: * Communications Director * Chair of the Environment Committee * Area Representative for Powell and Clemow Avenues * Area Representative for Glebe to Second Avenues—between [...]
Subject to the lifting of current provincial health measures forbidding larger gatherings in parks, the Spring Parks Clean-Ups will not be going ahead as planned on the weekend of May 15, 2021. Alternative dates will be considered when measures are relaxed.
