Glebe Community Association Lansdowne Committee Update April 2021 This update will focus on the following items concerning Lansdowne Park: City’s review of Lansdowne Park Aberdeen Square Renewal project Canada Healthy Communities Initiative funding application Glebe Community Pop-Up art gallery at Lansdowne Park Next meeting of the GCA Lansdowne Committee City’s review of [...]
A group of Honours students in the Geography Dep’t, under the supervision of Prof. John Milton, are looking into how the Glebe currently meets (or not) the definition and functionality of the 15-minute walkable neighbourhood as the focus of their spring course. 15 min neighbourhoods are typically defined ones in which you can access all or [...]
Poster Design Competition for Grades 3 to 6 The GCA Environment Committee, in collaboration with the United Nations Association in Canada’s Sustainable Development Goals Ambassador, is holding a poster design competition to discourage motor vehicle idling in school zones. Join us in raising awareness of this issue and in working to ensure cleaner air for [...]
February 2021 Project Overview Building Energy Study High-efficiency Windows Optimize Control System Weatherproofing The Glebe Community Association (GCA) partnered with the City of Ottawa to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Glebe Community Centre. This project helps sustain this 100-year-old heritage building as a valuable [...]
The National Capital Commission is proposing to set up a small bistro in Patterson Creek Park this summer as a pilot project. Find out about the proposal and provide your comments through an online survey until March 25, 2021. LINK Helpful backgrounder PDF
Below are comments from the Glebe Community Association on the Draft Official Plan: Official Plan Comments
The Glebe Community Association (GCA) strongly supports the motion tabled on February 10, 2021 by Councillors Theresa Kavanagh and Catherine McKenney regarding nuclear waste disposal plans at Chalk River. We urge you to support this motion and urge Council to swiftly adopt and act on it, in the interests of the health and safety of [...]
The City of Ottawa is holding an online engagement until March 8 to present the Prince of Wales Bridge Environmental Assessment study and proposed options for a new interim multi-use pathway. This link would become an interprovincial active transportation crossing over the Ottawa River, where residents would be able to walk, cycle and cross-country ski. [...]
Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan The City is looking for your feedback on the first Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. The plan will provide a framework to help the City determine what municipal parks and recreation facilities we will need in the next ten years to serve the needs of residents. This master [...]
The Glebe Community Association and the Glebe Business Improvement Area are cancelling the 2021 edition of the Great Glebe Garage Sale and Sidewalk Sale. The decision to cancel recognizes that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are not likely to make large community gatherings possible in Ottawa this spring. The Great Glebe Garage Sale and [...]
