GCA Monthly board meeting
2023-09-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-26 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada

Let’s Talk Lansdowne!
2023-10-11 19:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, October 11, 7 pm to 9 pm

Let’s Talk Lansdowne!
The only public forum where you can speak up on the $400 M plans going to City Council.

In-person at the Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park (No tickets or reservations needed)
Livestream: Rogerstv.com/letstalkLansdowne

Event site: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-talk-lansdowne-tickets-727507152477?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

GCA monthly board meeting
2023-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Glebe Community Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/181F6hoazMPPjgzyAeV5bOQLzM2FauYRZMpxDyCPP_vI/edit?usp=drive_web
Draft minutes from last month

GCA Board of Directors Meeting – October 24, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Join Zoom Meeting
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Monthly GCA board meeting
2023-11-28 19:00 - 21:00
Link to last month’s minutes
Link to Agenda

GCA Monthly Board meeting
2024-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
DRAFT
GCA Board Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.

VIA Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82725480706?pwd=[REDACTED]

Chair: June Creelman, GCA Vice President
Secretary and Timekeeper: Janet Sutherland

7:00-7:05

7:05-7:10

Welcome and Introductions
Consent Agenda:
● Approval of Agenda
● Approval of draft minutes, November 28, 2023

June Creelman
Vice President

7:10-7:30

City Councillor Report / Update from Shawn Menard’s Office

Jonathan McLeod

7:30-8:10

(40minutes)

Committee Reports and Motions:

• Membership – Motion to appoint new Board Members
MOTION: (see full text in Annex B)

Be it resolved that the following be appointed to the GCA Board of Directors:

• Bob Strachan as Area Representative for Area 1 (Dow’s Lake)
• Brenda Perras as Area Representative for Area 3B (Church District)

• Environment

• Health, Housing & Social Services

• Lansdowne

MOTION: (see full text in Annex B)

Be it resolved that the GCA:

• create a separate bank account and launch a city-wide fundraising campaign to raise funds to cover the costs of this appeal.

• provide monthly updates to the board on the progress of the fundraising and the project

• Transportation

MOTION: (see full text in Annex B)

Be it resolved that the GCA adopts the Glebe Active Transportation Study Action Planprepared by Momentum.

Elizabeth Ballard

Della Wilkinson

Deborah Long

Carolyn McKenzie

Matt Meagher/
James Stuewe

8:10-8:45

(10 minutes)

(10 minutes)

(10 minutes)

(5 minutes)

Special Updates:

● DLRA’s lobbying effort to improve the plans for
770-774 Bronson/557 Cambridge S.

● Bronson Team

● The Ottawa Hospital Traffic Monitoring Strategy

● City of Ottawa Community Insurance Program

Robert Bell
DLRA

Barbara Popel, Chair
DLRA Transportation Committee

Bob Brocklebank,
FCA

8:45-8:55
(10minutes)

8:55

9:00

Next
Meeting:

Issues from the Community

Chair/President’s Report and Closing Remarks

Adjournment

Tuesday February 27, 2024 at the Glebe Community Centre – Pre-School Room

ANNEX A – REPORTS

Education

Environment – Starting in January 2024, a monthly ‘Coffee House on Sustainability’ will be open from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Glebe Community Centre covering the following topics:

1. Homes & Energy – Saturday Jan 27, 2024
2. Reducing Your Carbon Footprint – Saturday Feb 24, 2024
3. Greenspace & Water Management – Sunday Mar 24, 2024
4. Transportation – Saturday Apr 27, 2024
5. Responsible Consumption – Sunday May 5, 2024

The final coffee house will be held at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre at 1265 Walkley Road, Ottawa on:
6. Climate Risk – Basement Flooding – Saturday June 8th, 2024

The Coffee House on Sustainability – Homes & Energy on January 27th will include two short presentations on the Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program at 9:30 am (Aaron Thornell) and on Deep Energy & Carbon Renovations from a Homeowner Perspective at 10:30 am (Patric Langevin). There will be knowledgeable neighbours sharing their experiences on solar panels, heat pumps (air and ground source), insulation, air tightness, energy efficient appliances, windows and doors. These Ottawa residents want to share knowledge gained when making the numerous consumer choices that impact the carbon footprint of our lifestyles. What worked, what didn’t work and what did they wish they’d known before making the change?

By providing a forum to learn how residents have lowered their individual carbon footprints whilst living in older homes, the Glebe Community Association (GCA) Environment Committee in collaboration with CAFES hopes to provide Ottawa residents, both homeowners, landlords and home renters, with the knowledge they need to choose environmentally sustainable options when they face similar consumer decisions. We also want to highlight options that will result in our homes and subsequently our communities becoming more resilient to our changing climate.

Please register for these free events at Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/coffee-houses-on-sustainability-2828129.

Coffee and cookies will be available on a first come, first served basis but attendees must bring their own mug!

Funded by Community Environment Project Grant Program (CEPGP) & CAFES and supported by the following sponsors: Bridgehead, McKeen Metro, Starbucks, Wild Oat, Happy Goat, Second Cup. If you are interested in getting involved in one or more of these events, then please send an email to environment@glebeca.ca.

Federation of Citizens Associations

Great Glebe Garage Sale

Health, Housing and Social Services – Based on the motions approved at the last Board meeting, 3 letters from the GCA Board were written in support of additional funding and social supports to address homelessness, addiction and community safety. The letters are posted on the Advocacy page of the GCA website. A follow up meeting has been held with Councillor Shawn Menard’s office, GNAG and the Glebe BIA to discuss the focus of a community education workshop in the spring. A list of resources and who to call on various issues will be posted on the GCA website (draft enclosed).

Heritage

Lansdowne – verbal update on appeal process; Motion

Membership – see Motion to appoint new Area Reps / GCA Board members

Parks

Planning – A report will be presented on the DLRA’s lobbying effort, which has been funded in part by the GCA, to improve the plans for the large complex being built at 770-774 Bronson/557 Cambridge S.

Transportation – Motion; special reports from DLRA Traffic Committee & Bronson Team

1) Status report from the Bronson Team, from Barbara Popel, TeamLeader
The Bronson Team1 have made steady progress since the team was firstformed in January 2023. We have:
• Researched and written a draft potential solutions documentcontaining 16 solutions to Bronson’s traffic safety issues which the City could implement immediately (our “IMM”/“NOW” solutions) and 17 potential solutions which the City could incorporate into its Bronson Redevelopment Project (our “BRP” solutions). The City’s objectives for all arterial road redevelopment projects are to rehabilitate the road’s water mains, sewers, sidewalks and curbs. We want the Bronson Redevelopment Project to do much more.
• Consulted with John Dance for guidance based on the successof the recent Main Street Redevelopment project. We adopted his slogan: “The street should be shaped to meet the needs of the immediate community, rather than those who drive through it twice a day”.
• Introduced ourselves to the community in an article in theSeptember issue of the Glebe Report.
• Described the Bronson Team’s project to the GCA’sTransportation Committee.
• Communicated with Roxanne Tubb, the City’s project managerfor the Bronson Redevelopment Project. The project’s timelineis tentative, though the redesign work might begin in 2024. Theoriginal design was done in the mid-2010s. Then the project was postponed. The first of two construction phases (the Canal to Carling) might begin as early as 2026, followed by the second construction phase (Carling to the Queensway). Tubb appears eager to see what we are proposing be incorporated into the Bronson Redevelopment Project.
• Talked with Jonathan McLeod in Shawn Menard’s office about our team’s work (Nov.29 and Jan.15). Shared the draft potential solutions document and an executive summary with him (not for further distribution). He gave us information about the Bronson Redevelopment Project’s budget and potential timing, about the City’s usual approach to facilitating communityengagement during such projects, much valuable feedback onhow to improve our NOW/IMM and BRP potential solutions, and opportunities for stakeholder engagement in 2024.
• Currently surveying Glebe and Glebe Annex residents toassess their support for the NOW/IMM potential solutions. The online survey began Jan.8 and will end Jan.29. Details:
o Drafted a 17-question multiple choice questionnaire and intro.Tested it “on paper” with 3 residents.
o Selected the survey tool SurveyPlanet Pro. Obtained funding ($20US/month) from the DLRA to purchase a SurveyPlanetPro subscription. Obtained a generic email account to allowall Bronson Team members to see the survey results. Defined the survey in SurveyPlanet Pro and tested it online with 2 users.
o Survey was sent to all those on the DLRA’s email list (168 addresses; approx. 205 households) and in GACA’sMailChimp server (approx. 680 addresses; approx. 250households) on Jan.8. Survey was sent to the GCA’s email list (2,177 email addresses) as an item in a GCA bulletin on Jan.10 and to an additional (2,177+ 3022 email addresses) as an item in another GCA bulletin on Jan.17.
o Response rate as of Jan.16:
■ Glebe Annex – 56 responses = a 22% response rate
■ DL neighbourhood – 74 responses to 168 emails = a 44%response rate
■ The Glebe east of Bronson – 62 responses to 2,479 emailaddresses = a 3% response rate3
■ None of the above – 13 responses. These responses will beexcluded from our analyses.
o To date, residents’ responses have been very positive formost of the NOW/IMM solutions, and generally positive with the other NOW/IMM solutions.
Our next steps are:
• Ask the GCA and DLRA to write letters of support to Shawn Menard supporting his recent requests for a speed camera nearSenator Eugene Forsey Park and a red light camera at theMadawaska/Fifth intersection.
• Incorporate McLeod’s Jan.15 feedback into our draft potentialsolutions document and executive summary.
• Review the NOW/IMM survey results.
• Write an article for the March issue of the Glebe Report.
• Meet with Shawn Menard and Jonathan McLeod todiscuss our revised NOW/IMM and BRP potential solutions and our next steps. We have requested this meeting be in February.

1 Bronson Team’s current members are Cathy Simons, Barb Popel from theDLRA, Sue Stefko from the GACA, and Spencer Sloan and James Stuewe from the GCA.
2 On Jan.17, 302 additional email addresses from GCA’s in-person sale ofnew GCA 2023 memberships were added to the GCA’s bulletin.
3 A follow-up reminder via Twitter is planned.

2) TOH Traffic Monitoring Strategy, from Barbara Popel, Chair ofthe DLRA Traffic Committee:
On August 8, Sharon Lefroy, the DLRA’s representative on The Ottawa Hospital’s (TOH’s) Community Advisory Council (sometimes referred to as TOH’s New Civic DevelopmentCommunity Advisory Council., and Errol Mendes, a member of the DLRA Traffic Committee, met with Austin Shih from Parsons, the consulting firm working for TOH. Shih agreed to all of their requests concerning both TOH’s Traffic Monitoring Strategy(TMS) and the execution of the TMS that Leroy and Mendes madeon behalf of the DLRA. The DLRA’s requests included:
• That all DLRA streets are included in the TMS
o These streets will be included in the baselinemeasurements of traffic and parking that will be done in advance of the opening of the new hospital.
o These streets will be included in the ongoing monitoring oftraffic and parking.
• Subject to both parties’ approval, the City – not TOH -will have oversight and control of the monitoring data.

Sharon Lefroy has applied to be the DLRA’s representative on theTraffic Monitoring Committee which TOH will be establishing once it is time to do the baseline measurements.
On August 8, Shih sent TOH NCD – TMS-Aug2023-Final.pdf toStream Shen, the city planner responsible for the new Civic campus.You can read TOH NCD – TMS-Aug2023-Final document at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u2coTTZ6h3viw4Z8Vp4Gj9hrEBcCO_Zf/view?usp=sharing

Thanks are due to Councillor Menard. On August 8 he reiteratedthe points to Shen that Lefroy and Mendes raised with Shih.

In summary, our work on the Traffic Monitoring Strategy has been a big success for the DLRA. Prior to the August 8 meeting, there wasno commitment to include the Dow’s Lake (DL) neighbourhood in the TMS. Now the entire DL neighbourhood will be included in the baseline measurements and the monitoring which begins after the hospital is opened. The City’s oversight and control of the monitoring data should ensure that the DLRA is on the City’s radar and that we can have access to objective data which we can then use to request traffic calming and parking amelioration measures.

We strongly encourage the GCA’s Transportation Committee to become familiar with the TMS, as we believe the traffic impacts ofthe new Civic campus on the Glebe will not be limited to the Dow’s Lake neighbourhood area (Area 1) of the Glebe.

175 Third Avenue, Ottawa ON K1S 2K2
ANNEX B – MOTIONS

1. Membership Committee

Whereas the GCA board has two vacant positions; and

Whereas the GCA’s bylaws permit vacancies to be filled between Annual General Meetings;

Be it resolved that the following be appointed to the GCA board of directors:

• Bob Strachan as Area Representative for Area 1 (Dow’s Lake)
• Brenda Perras as Area Representative for Area 3B (Church District)
2. Lansdowne Committee
Whereas at its November 28 meeting, the GCA board approved spending up to $5000 to obtain legal and planning advice on whether the GCA had reasonable grounds for an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal of Lansdowne’s rezoning and official plan amendment;

Whereas the Board also approved delegating the final decision on whether to file an appeal to the Executive given the filing deadline of December 14, 2023;

Whereas both the Old Ottawa East and Old Ottawa South Community Associations supported an appeal and Old Ottawa East made a financial contribution to the effort;

Whereas after learning that there were reasonable grounds for an appeal, the Executive consented to the GCA going forward with an appeal;

Whereas the GCA filed an appeal of both the rezoning and Official Plan Amendment for Lansdowne to the Ontario Land Tribunal; and

Whereas it is estimated that the costs of an appeal could be in the range of $35,000 to $50,0000 to retain the services of legal and planning experts;

Be it resolved that the GCA:

• create a separate bank account and launch a city-wide fundraising campaign to raise funds to cover the costs of this appeal.

• provide monthly updates to the board on the progress of the fundraising and the project

3. Transportation Committee
Whereas the GCA Transportation Committee has a mandate to promote active transportation safety within the Glebe;

And whereas the Committee obtained an Infrastructure Canada grant to permit the GCA to engage a professional consulting firm, Momentum Transport Consultancy, to complete a study on opportunities to improve active transportation within the Glebe;

And whereas Momentum Transport Consultancy conducted the study, incorporating input obtained through a public survey, a public open house, a stakeholders consultation and neighbourhood walkabouts that engaged a wide range of different constituencies within the Glebe;

And whereas Momentum produced a report dated October 31, 2023 entitled “Glebe Active Transportation Study Action Plan”, which is based on the various inputs obtained through its consultation process and identifies a series of potential active transportation projects that may be pursued by the GCA;

And whereas the GCA Transportation Committee plans to use the Action Plan to inform future GCA positions on any specified projects, that the Committee proposes for approval by the GCA Board, following further development work including consulting with affected parties;

Be it resolved that the GCA adopts the Glebe Active Transportation Study Action Plan prepared by Momentum.

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GCA monthly board meeting
2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
The proposed agenda for the meeting can be found here.
DRAFT MINUTES GCA Board Meeting January 23, 2024

GCA Monthly board meeting
2024-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Please find attached the agenda for the upcoming meeting and corresponding motions and committee reports. The draft minutes of the February meeting are also attached, including the motion passed on March 4th regarding 617 Bank Street.

The meeting will be held via Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 842 9817 3666
Passcode: [REDACTED]
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DRAFT AGENDA_GCA Board Meeting_March 26, 2024

DRAFT MINUTES GCA Board Meeting February 27, 2024

GCA Board Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.

Via Zoom:
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Chair: John Crump, GCA President
Secretary and Timekeeper: Janet Sutherland

7:00-7:05
7:05-7:10
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks

Consent Agenda:

Approval of Agenda
Approval of draft minutes, February 27, 2024

John Crump
President

7:10-7:30
City Councillor Report / Update from Shawn Menard’s Office
Jonathan McLeod

7:30-7:45
7:45-8:15
(15 minutes)
8:15-8:30
(15 minutes)

8:30-8:40
8:45-8:55
(10 minutes)

8:55
9:00
Bank Street Fire
Committee Reports and Motions:

Membership – presentation on upcoming changes

Lansdowne – update

MOTION: (See Annex B for full text)
That the GCA approve that a $3K retainer for an expert planner be paid on an immediate basis from GCA funds,
with the intention of recovering those funds as well as future appeal costs through a fundraising campaign as much as possible.

Health, Housing & Social Services – update

Great Glebe Garage Sale

Special Update: Governance

GCA Compliance with Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) – progress report

GCA Annual General Meeting
MOTION:
Be it resolved:
That the GCA allocate $750 to cover costs of its Annual General Meeting including 1/4 page ads in two issues of the Glebe Report and refreshments for the AGM.
Issues from the Community
Chair/President’s Report / Closing Remarks
Adjournment
John Crump
John Crump
Maggie Gorman Velez
Carolyn MacKenzie
Deborah Young
Colette Downie
Colette Downie
June Creelman
John Crump
John Crump
John Crump
John Crump

Next
Meeting:

7:00 p.m. Tuesday April 23, 2024 at the Glebe Community Centre, Preschool Room

ANNEX A – COMMITTEE REPORTS

Education

Environment

Federation of Citizens Associations

Great Glebe Garage Sale – verbal update
Health, Housing and Social Services – The GCA is working in partnership with the BIA and GNAG to bring awareness to Glebe residents and businesses on how to respond to challenges related to mental health, homelessness and crime in the neighbourhood.
Join us May 2, 7 pm at the Glebe Community Centre for our first Community Safety Forum. Hear from our panel including Constable Stephanie Lemieux, City Councillor Shawn Menard and MPP Joel Harden as well as information from Ottawa Public Health. Spread the word about this great event.
If you have questions for our panelists, email them to communitysafetyforum2024@gmail.com.
To register for the event, check out our eventbrite page at https://tinyurl.com/4h8vjm93 or scan the QR code on our poster. We hope to see you there.
Heritage –

Lansdowne – verbal update, Motion

Membership – presentation
Parks
Planning
Transportation

175 Third Avenue, Ottawa ON K1S 2K2
ANNEX B – MOTIONS

Lansdowne Committee

Financial Motion re: Lansdowne 2.0 appeal to OLT

Whereas the GCA has previously approved payment of $5k from GCA reserve funds to establish a financial retainer with legal Counsel, Sylvain Rouleau of Weirfoulds LLP to support the Ontario Land Tribunal appeal re: Lansdowne 2.0;

Whereas $3k in funds are also required on an immediate basis to put a retainer in place with expert planner, Sean Galbraith;

Whereas an updated cost estimate that includes both legal counsel as well as required expert planning opinion is anticipated to be in the range of $50-$70K;

Whereas the GCA’s intention is to fundraise as much as possible to cover appeal expense, rather than relying further on GCA funds;
Therefore be it resolved:

That the GCA approve that a $3K retainer for an expert planner be paid on an immediate basis from GCA funds, with the intention of recovering those funds as well as future appeal costs through a fundraising campaign as much as possible.

GCA Annual General Meeting

Be it resolved:
That the GCA allocate $750 to cover costs of its Annual General Meeting including 1/4 page ads in two issues of the Glebe Report and refreshments for the AGM.

GCA monthly board meeting
2024-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
DRAFT AGENDA_GCA Board Meeting_April 23, 2024

Coffee House on Sustainability
2024-04-27 09:30 - 11:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
Join us for the fourth in a series of exciting free events dedicated to sustainability in Ottawa! At the Coffee House on Sustainability – Transportation, we’ll dive into discussions about EVs, PHEVs, charging infrastructure, car-sharing, car-free living, e-bikes, and other eco-friendly options for improving the air quality of our communities. We’ll also talk about 15-minute communities and how to make our neighbourhoods more walkable and cycling friendly. Get ready to connect with like-minded individuals and learn from knowledgeable neighbours who have already made sustainable choices, and share your own ideas.
This Coffee House will feature two brief presentations, one on “A Beginner’s Guide to, and Busting Myths about, EVs”” (Mike Banks, VP, EV Council of Canada) and the other on “The 15-Minute Neighbourhood” (Carolyn Mackenzie, Walkable Ottawa).

As well, organizations doing exciting work in sustainable transportation will host info tables: EV Council of Ottawa, Walkable Ottawa, the City of Ottawa, Strong Towns Ottawa, CAFES and more. There will be a display of books on Green Transit from the Ottawa Public Library.
Location: Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2
Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/coffee-houses-on-sustainability-transportation-tickets-770931937177?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Look for future events in the Coffee Houses on Sustainability collection: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/coffee-houses-on-sustainability-2828129
Mark your calendars and bring your favorite mug to enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee courtesy of Bridgehead Coffee and Second Cup along with a cookie from Whole Foods Market at Lansdowne Park, while engaging in thought-provoking conversations. Together, we can explore innovative ways to make a positive impact on our planet. Don’t miss out on this inspiring gathering!

Glebe Community Safety Forum
2024-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada

Annual Park Cleanup
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00
Come on out for some fun park play and community service as part of our ongoing effort to help keep our community’s parks safe, clean, and green! The Glebe Community Association’s annual park clean-ups, part of the City of Ottawa’s Spring Cleaning the Capital programme, will take place this year in each of the Glebe’s 13 beautiful parks on Saturday, May 4 starting at 10:00 a.m. (pouring rain date: Sunday, May 5). Gather with your friends, family, and neighbours to the park clean-up near you, make some new acquaintances – and create some more wonderful neighbourhood moments and memories! Here is a link for more details

https://glebeca.ca/the-glebe-community-associations-annual-park-clean-up-2024/

Great Glebe Garage Sale 2024
2024-05-25 08:00 - 14:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
This year’s Great Glebe Garage Sale is set for Saturday May 25, 2024 from 8AM to 2PM. See you there!

Draft Agenda_GCA Board Meeting, May 28, 2024
2024-05-27 08:00 - 17:00
This month’s meeting is via Zoom with a 7:00 p.m. start. Contact secretary@glebeca.ca to obtain the link.
DRAFT AGENDA_GCA Board Meeting_May 28, 2024_to post

GCA Monthly Board meeting
2024-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Agenda and minutes to follow

Glebe Bottle & Clothing Drive
2024-06-15 09:30 - 12:30
Saturday, June 15
Glebe Bottle and Clothing Drive
9:30 am to 12:30 pm. at Kundstadt Sports

Donate your empty alcohol bottles and cans to support Operation Come Home, which helps at-risk youth. Also—same time, same place—you can donate your gently used clothing to Thrive Select Thrift Store to support Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

Lansdowne 2.0 Site Plan - Open House
2024-06-18 18:30 - 20:00
Tuesday, June 18
Lansdowne 2.0 Site Plan Open House
TD Arena – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. In-person

The City of Ottawa is holding an open house to show the detailed site plans for Lansdowne 2.0. This will be a drop-in session where you can view plans and talk with City staff. The event is at Lansdowne Park in the TD Arena, inside Gate 2. Please drop by at any time during the two-hour session as there is no presentation.

Glebe Bottle & Clothing Drive
2024-07-20 09:30 - 12:30
Saturday, July 20
Glebe Bottle and Clothing Drive
9:30 am to 12:30 pm. at Kundstadt Sports

Donate your empty alcohol bottles and cans to support Operation Come Home, which helps at-risk youth. Also—same time, same place—you can donate your gently used clothing to Thrive Select Thrift Store to support Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

GCA AGM - Glebe Community Centre
2024-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
Join us at in the Multipurpose Room at the Glebe Community Centre on Thursday September 12th to learn about the highlights from the past year and future priorities, hear from our local elected officials, approve new Bylaws and elect the Board of Directors for 2024-25. All are welcome to attend. Glebe Community Association members will be issued a voting card. Refreshments and social time to follow!
Link to meeting agenda
Documents:
Schedule B_By-Law No. 1
Schedule A_Articles of Amendment
Presentation on governance changes related to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)

Bottle Drive for Operation Come Home
2024-09-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Kundstadt Parking lot, 680 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3T9, Canada
Drop off your empties this Saturday at Kunstadt Sports:
BottleWorks (run by Operation Come Home) and the Glebe Community Association are teaming up to give people the chance to support homeless and at-risk youth in Ottawa. Drop off your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and cans at Kunstadt Sports on Bank Street this Saturday September 21 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. (The next two dates are October 19 and November 19.)

Bottle Drive for Operation Come Home
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:30 | Kundstadt Parking lot, 680 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3T9, Canada
Drop off your empties this Saturday at Kunstadt Sports:
BottleWorks (run by Operation Come Home) and the Glebe Community Association are teaming up to give people the chance to support homeless and at-risk youth in Ottawa. Drop off your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and cans at Kunstadt Sports on Bank Street, Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Bottle Drive for Operation Come Home
2024-10-19 09:30 - 12:30 | Kundstadt Parking lot, 680 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3T9, Canada
Drop off your empties at Kunstadt Sports:
BottleWorks (run by Operation Come Home) and the Glebe Community Association are teaming up to give people the chance to support homeless and at-risk youth in Ottawa. Drop off your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and cans at Kunstadt Sports on Bank Street, Saturday October 19 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. (The next date is November 28.)

GCA monthly board meeting
2024-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom

Ontario Provincial Election – Ottawa Centre – Candidates Debate
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
Ontario Provincial Election – Ottawa Centre Candidates Debate
Thursday, February 20th, 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Ave.
Invited Candidates Include:
Simon Beckett, Scott Healey, Catherine McKenney, Thomas Simpson
The debate will be moderated by David Reevely, author and reporter with The Logic. To submit a question in advance, please email electiondebate@glebeca.ca
Can’t attend in person? The debate will be taped and available online the following day at Rogerstv.com/OttawaCentre2025

GCA Board of Directors Meeting - February 25th, 2025
2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
GCA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
Glebe Community Centre – Preschool Room
Agenda
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks
• Confirmation of Quorum
Consent Agenda:
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of draft minutes, January 28, 2025
• Approval of renewal of Directors & Officers Liability Insurance (~$2,500) – budgeted expense
City Councillor Report / Update from Shawn Menard’s Office
Report on Provincial Election Candidates Debate
Federal Election Candidates Debate
MOTION : Be it resolved that:
* the GCA commit to organize a candidates debate for the federal election in partnership with other community associations, and
* the GCA allocate up to $1,000.00 to cover the costs of a debate, such as room and sound equipment rental.
Committee Reports and Motions:
• Governance Committee:
MOTION: Be it resolved that the GCA move its Annual General Meeting to September until such time as the board decides otherwise.
• Transportation Committee:
Discussion Regarding the GCA Making a Statement About the Bank Street Active Transportation Options
Committee Updates (verbal)
• Membership
• Parks
• Planning
Issues from the Community
President’s Report / Closing Remarks
Next Meeting: Tues. March 25, 2025 7:00 p.m.
Via ZOOM
Adjournment

GCA Board of Directors Meeting - Tuesday March 25, 2025
2025-03-23 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday March 25, 2025
7:00 p.m. via ZOOM
Please email secretary@glebeca.ca by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday to obtain meeting link

GCA Board of Directors Meeting - March 25, 2025
2025-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
GCA Board Meeting
Tuesday March 25, 2025
7:00 p.m. via Zoom
Email secretary@glebeca.ca by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday for online meeting link.

GCA Board of Directors Meeting - April 22, 2025
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2K2, Canada
GCA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
Glebe Community Centre – Preschool Room
Chair: John Crump, GCA President
Secretary and Timekeeper: Janet Sutherland
AGENDA

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks
• Confirmation of Quorum

2. Consent Agenda:
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of draft minutes, March 25, 2025
3. City Councillor Report / Update from Shawn Menard’s Office
4. Federal Election
• Report on Candidates Debate on April 15th
5. Transition to Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
• Confirmation of Acceptance
6. Committee Updates (verbal):
• Great Glebe Garage Sale
• Parks – Annual Park Clean Up
7. Issues from the Community
8. President’s Report/ Closing Remarks
9. Next Meeting:
GCA Board of Directors Meeting – Tues. May 27, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom
10. Adjournment

GCA Annual General Meeting - September 10, 2025
2025-07-15 08:00 - 17:00
GCA Annual General Meeting
Wednesday September 10, 2025
Glebe Community Centre, 7:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars for the 2024-25 annual meeting of members of the Glebe Community Association! There will be a ‘year in review’ from the President, greetings from our municipal, provincial and federal representatives, election of Board members and a time for socializing with your neighbours you won’t want to miss! Make sure your GCA membership is current so you can stand for election and/or vote in the new Board of Directors. If you are interested in getting involved as a Board or Committee member, contact our Nominating Committee by the end of August via secretary@glebeca.ca.
