UPCOMING EVENTS The Glebe Community Association is not holding meetings for the time being, but it’s important that we all care for ourselves and our community in these difficult times. Check in on your neighbours (from a safe social distance!) to see if they need any help. WHAT’S HAPPENING GNAG COVID updates page including community links, [...]
GCA Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. Glebe Community Centre Present: Elizabeth Ballard, Jackie Bastianon, Bob Brocklebank, Anthony Carricato, Dan Chook Reid, June Creelman (proxy for John Crump), Colette Downie, Carol Macleod, Nini Pal, Brenda Perras, Bill Price (proxy for Jennifer Humphries), Steph Small, Laura Smith (proxy for Carolyn Mackenzie), Sue [...]
Thank you to the more than 500 people who came to the public forum on the future of Lansdowne Park on October 28. Here are more ways you can show you care about Lansdowne: Sign up to speak at the City of Ottawa’s Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO) on November 5 starting at 9:30am. To get on [...]
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BACKGROUNDER ON THE LANSDOWNE PARTNERSHIP PLAN Aberdeen Square Consultation Summary
The speed limit on a number of residential streets in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South could soon drop from 40 km/h to 30 km/h, if Ottawa City Council approves a recommendation from the Transportation Committee, which approved the following motion from Councillor Shawn Menard on Sept. 4: Glebe and Old Ottawa South — Residential Area Speed Reduction: [...]
Residents and visitors could soon see a new neighbourhood sign welcoming them to the Glebe, as a community-led initiative has been launched to explore the installation of a new gateway sign at the north end of the neighbourhood. Read our blog here or download the Glebe Gateway Signage concepts below and let us know which one [...]
A message from the GCA Environment committee: Dear Friends, I just signed the Petition for Ottawa's Trees. Before September 9, 2019 please add your name because: In this era of climate emergency – as recently declared by City Council –the importance of trees in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts must be acknowledged. They [...]
Please find attached the GCA Heritage Committee’s response to the draft Phase III: Central Park/Clemow Estate East Heritage Study provided to the Committee in March 2019. In addition this response includes a request that the city consider a new Phase IV of the study. Central Park West_Clemora Estate Phase II Letter Johanna Persohn Co-Chair, GCA [...]
Message from Cst Stephanie Lemieux Centretown Community Police Officer Good afternoon, I would like to advise you of a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Fourth Ave on Saturday August 3, 2019 at approximately 12am. Central Frontline patrol officers attended the area and located spent shell casings . There were no injuries reported. [...]
On June 20, 2019, the City of Ottawa held an open house to share the preliminary findings from the Bank Street Height and Character Study. The GCA worked with Councillor Shawn Menard to offer a joint response. Bank Street Height and Character Study Concerns - 19 July 2019 Link to preliminary findings