In 2020, the Parks Committee completed its work on the Evergreen Plan for Glebe Parks. The Plan captures much of what the committee has worked on in recent years, and imagines a progressive Parks vision for what still needs to be done now and into the future. The GCA Board approved the Plan at [...]
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. [...]
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.
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
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 [...]
Here is the link to view the PDF Parks Plan: Evergreen Glebe Parks Plan
The GPC volunteers meet monthly to discuss all aspects of the running and upkeep of our beautiful and well used Glebe parks. Moving into Spring we hope to arrange, oversee, communicate such amenities as: the canoe docks in Patterson Creek and the Canal at Fifth Avenue. Other projects in-hand include: placement of Parklett’s on Second [...]
The City of Ottawa hosts its annual Spring event, GLAD’s “Cleaning the Capital”. It’s coming soon! Registration begins on March 15th 2018, with park cleanups taking place between April 15th & May 15th. Everyone is welcome so please come out and help our Glebe Parks Committee (GPC) volunteers. Please refer to the table below [...]
Through the commerative bench program a group of Jennifer Giles' friends have raised the funding necessary to place a memorial tree and bench in Brown’s Inlet Park where she spent many hours with her dogs. The plan for this bench and accessible pathway is attached.
From 2005-07 the City undertook infrastructure renewal of Central Park west of Bank St (CPW). Comparable work was not undertaken for Central Park East (CPE). The community using and surrounding the park has been actively seeking infrastructure renewal for CPE since 2010. Volunteers from the GCA and a community-led Friends of CPE group have engaged [...]
