CCA volunteers are gardening, organizing outdoor music shows, running the Farmer’s Market again this year, and leading history tours. Have an opinion on the future of Wellington Street? The CCA will debate this June 28.
A public meeting on the 30-storey skyscraper proposed for Kent and MacLaren is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m.
As we rapidly advance towards spring and summer, numerous community-based projects to make Centretown greener are ramping up.
Earth Day celebration April 22; proposed Kent Street high rise; workshop on affordable housing on May 11
A campaign has been launched for a mural to commemorate planner John Leaning, the founder of the Centretown Plan which helped keep the neighbourhood liveable.
Centretown Community Association (CCA) AGM is on Jan. 31, a new skyscraper is proposed, an info session on rooming houses, and more association news.
What can we do to make our homes and our community more climate resilient? This was the topic of a virtual panel discussion jointly hosted by the Centretown (CCA) and Glebe Community Associations on November 17.
Tree-decorating party December 18; losing the Y; CCA AGM; help maintain the McNabb ice rink.
The day after the city election, Premier Doug Ford changed the rules of the city planning game. The Ontario government introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, on October 25. It’s an omnibus bill which will reduce cities’ ability to finance growth from growth, and curtail how much input citizens can have into developments in their communities – and much more.
The Ontario government unilaterally decided to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary and remove protection for renters, when it finally approved Ottawa’s Official Plan on November 4.
Residents living near St. Luke’s Park are upset at having a new outdoor fitness structure installed in a small grassed section in the middle of the park – with no apparent notification to or consultation with them.
John Leaning, a visionary urban planner and architect, died on September 22, 2022 at the age of 95. A pioneer in the protection of older residential neighbourhoods, the restoration of historic streetscapes, and the development of a citizen-driven community-based process for city planning, he held a special significance for Centretown.
The CCA will host a winter party in the park December 18. And more on climate resilience, community benefits agreements, and the CCA AGM in January.
The CCA looks at the city election, housing affordability, climate change, heritage regulations, the downtown task force, and the Elgin Street market.
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