Dalhousie Community Association

  What Residents Should Look For At Lebreton Flats Open House

Lebreton Flats Redevelopment. The NCC will be holding a public open house for the two bids to redevelop Lebreton Flats on January 26 th and 27 th at the Canadian War Museum. This will be the only scheduled opportunity for the public to view and provide in-person comments on the proposals. It will also be the first opportunity to see officially what they include. An online consultation will continue into early February. It has been widely reported in the media that both remaining bids will include an NHL-ready arena. There has been no other details as of yet about other aspects of proposals, including greenspace and residential and commercial uses. There is every reason to be disappointed that this process has remained relatively opaque with limited opportunity for the public to provide feedback. We would encourage you to attend the open house in person if possible as well as to provide your thoughts to the NCC afterwards. We would suggest that you consider the fol...

1) AGM Update 2) DCA Priorities Project Update 3) McNabb Park Re-Opening: July 5th 11-4 4) Get involved in a DCA committee! 1) AGM Update On June 16th, the DCA held it's annual general meeting at the Dalhousie Community Centre. There, we heard from Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar, who updated us on some of the matters affecting the neighbourhood at the federal level, including home delivery of mail and the NCC LeBreton Flats process, and Councillor Catherine McKenney, who provided an update on some of the matters affecting the ward and goals she has for improving how the community can interact with the city. The DCA also released the results of the Dalhousie Priorities Project, details of which are below. The DCA board was also elected. Thanks to all those that have opted to join the board, as well as those who have served in the past year.  2) DCA Priorities Project Update At the Annual General Meeting, the DCA released the r...

Ottawa's municipal election is fast approaching, and residents of our ward will have an important choice to make on October 27th. To help you in that process, the Dalhousie Community Association, in conjunction with the Preston BIA, Chinatown BIA and CKCU FM will be hosting an all candidates debate on September 23rd at St. Luke's Church. Doors open at 6:30 and the event begins at 7pm. There are 10 people running to represent us at City Hall, and the person that's elected will play an important role in shaping our community for years to come. This is a great opportunity to see what the contenders have to say. What do you want to hear them discuss? The DCA is finalizing the format of this debate, and welcomes input on themes you would like to see raised. Feel free to comment on this post or email president@ottawadalhousie.ca

Planning Committee meets today to consider the Preston-Carling Community Design plan, which will shape our neighbourhood for decades to come. We've issued the press release below to highlight some of our concerns. There are a number of elements that need to be amended to protect the things that matter most in our community. For more information, you can visit www.savelittleitaly.ca .   DCA Preston-Carling CDP Press Release FINAL

The Dalhousie Community Association will be holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday, April 29 th at 7:00PM at the Dalhousie Community Centre. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Mark Kristmanson , CEO of the National Capital Commission, as our keynote speaker. Our neighbourhood is bounded to the north and south by NCC land. The redevelopment of Lebreton Flats is gradually reshaping the northern portion of our neighbourhood, and the parklands along the Ottawa River and Dow’s Lake are important greenspaces to our community. At the meeting, we’ll also provide an overview of the past year in our neighbourhood, what’s coming up in the year ahead, and elect new members of the board. This is your chance to get involved in helping make our neighbourhood a better place.

More from the Albert/Scott bus diversion efforts:  22 April 2014 | Frustrated by four months of waiting for a critical safety report on the proposed diversion of buses through their community during the Confederation Line construction,  community members will undertake their own audit  Thursday  night.  Residents have been asking the City for copies of the Pedestrian and Cycling Safety Audits prepared by Rideau Transit Group in preparation for the diversion of 2500 buses a day onto Scott and Albert streets, but  City officials and RTG say the report is not ready.   "We're frustrated because the report is supposed to be the basis of safety measures that were described in early December. If that's the case, how can it now not be ready? This is critical information for the community," says the Hintonburg Community Association's Cheryl Parrott, one of the safety audit organizers.  The first audit will be with the Women's Initiatives for ...