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HEALTH, HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

Health, Housing & Social Services2025-07-15T09:55:35-04:00
Dan Chook Reid / Debbie LongCommittee Co-Chairs
Committee Members:
Linda Bruce
Mary Gick
Aline Barnoti
Lauren Hills

Health, Housing and Social Services Committee

The Health, Housing and Social Services Committee is a merger between the former Health and Social Services Committee and the Tenants’ Committee. Currently the committee is operating within the two approved mandates of its previous committees. You can find the mandates here.

Mandate (Approved at the February 2016 GCA Board Meeting)

Health and Social Services Committee Mandate (Approved at the February 2016 GCA Board Meeting)

The Health and Social Services Committee identifies and responds to health and social services issues within the Glebe community and draws issues to the attention of the GCA for possible attention, as needed. The Health and Social Services Committee also represents the GCA on health and social services issues with other organizations.

Tenants’ Committee Mandate
The Tenants’ committee exists to engage and represent Glebe tenants’ at every level of the GCA. We are seeking to provide tenants resources regarding tenancy and promote a livable, sustainable neighbourhood for tenants of all socio-economic demographics.

Membership

Membership on the Health, Housing and Social Services Committee is open to all interested community members! The effectiveness of this Committee is heavily dependent on volunteer support and if you can assist in any way, or require help with planning issues, please drop a line to health@glebeca.ca.

Meetings

Meeting Process: Meetings of the Health, Housing and Social Services Committee will be convened by the Chair. The Chair will take responsibility for booking a meeting location, developing and sending the agenda and action items/minutes from the previous meeting. Minutes will be taken by committee members on a rotating basis.

Meeting Frequency: Meetings will be held monthly on either the first or second Tuesday from 7:00-8:30pm. Timing would be planned to ensure meetings were held in advance of the Glebe Community Association meetings, which are held on the third Tuesday of the month.

Meeting Location: Meeting locations are set by the chair and sent out to committee members in advance of the meeting.

Interface with the GCA

It is the responsibility of the Chair to serve as the committee’s representative to and liaison with the GCA Board. As a full member of the GCA Board, the Chair can vote and will bring forward motions on behalf of the Health and Social Services Committee to the Board for vote.

UPDATED: In response to community concerns, a resource/poster on “Who to Call” has been jointly developed by the GCA, BIA and GNAG:

Committee Minutes/ Reports

GCA Letter to KTS Properties re: The Clemow

In response to complaints from neighbouring residents in the Glebe, and in support of efforts by the Councillor's office, the GCA wrote the following letter to KTS Properties to advocate for mitigation measures to address [...]

Message from Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health

Dear Partners in Health, Hello. Bonjour. Kwey. With the recent Provincial announcements placing all Ontario municipalities in a state of emergency, the stay-at-home-order and extension of school closures, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) would like to [...]

GrowSmartGirls FREE seminar series

GrowSmartGirls is a FREE seminar series, in partnership with the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group, that seeks to equip pre-teens, teens and their caregivers with the knowledge and skills to improve their situational awareness and respond [...]

GCA and Kind Canada

New to the Glebe Community Association, the GCA will be partnering with Kind Canada, a national not-for-profit organization that promotes and encourages all Canadians to help create a culture of kindness from coast-to-coast-to-coast. As a [...]

Update, noise bylaw (Lansdowne)

Post by Sarah Viehbeck, Chair of the GCA Health and Social Services Committee In my capacity as Chair of the GCA Health and Social Services Committee, I am writing with an update (to the GCA Board, [...]

NEW:  In response to community health and safety concerns, a  resource/poster on “Who to Call” has been developed by the GCA, BIA and GNAG:  Community Safety Poster Final

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