The Centretown Community Association report: Fall Festival, supportive housing session, history walking tours, Elgin Street market, music in Dundonald Park
Centretown Community Association report
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Repeated plant thefts plague Dundonald Park gardeners
Thieves are stealing donated plants in Dundonald Park, discouraging the volunteer gardeners.
Centretown Community Association report
The latest CCA news: What’s tasty at the Elgin St. farmers market; free history walks; kids can fly a kite at the fall festival; don’t steal plants.
Centretown walking tours explore its history
This summer, people can spend some time learning about the history of Centretown, its residents and the worthies for whom streets are named in walking tours. They will originate at the Elgin Street Farmers Market Sunday morning at 11 a.m.
Anti-racism group wins award for grassroots work
On June 15, the Federation of Citizens’ Associations of Ottawa (FCA), the umbrella group of local community associations, gave the CCA Anti-racism group its 2022 Achievement Award, saying it was “an example of a grass-roots effort to confront an important problem in our community.”
Centretown Community Association report
The Centretown Community Association talks about farmers market, idling vehicles, the closing of the Driveway to cars, a new skyscraper. and the CCA anti-racism committee receiving an award.
Celebrate gardens by planting flowers
The Centretown Community Association will host a festival celebrating gardens as part of Year of the Garden, on Saturday, June 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Dundonald Park.
The bees, the birds, and the trees attract kids and adults to learn at Earth Day celebration
On April 23, there was a large gathering in Dundonald Park to celebrate the wonders of the natural world and to rethink our role in it in order to enhance rather than destroy nature.
Elgin Street Market starts its Sunday run in June
The Elgin Street farmers market will reopen in Boushey Square at Elgin and Waverley on Sunday, June 19, for its second season.
Centretown Community Association report
Gardening festival, plant sale, farmers market, measuring trees, sunflowers, and alternatives to the police.
UPDATED: Ottawa Centre candidates debate hospitals, housing, and the occupation
Hospitals, housing, and the convoy occupation dominated the discussion at the first provincial all-candidates meeting for Ottawa Centre.
Bee and butterfly garden expanding
Volunteers plan to expand a bee and butterfly garden that was started last summer at Bank and Frank Streets. The garden is a project of the Centretown Community Association.
Stuart MacKay to run in Somerset Ward
Stuart MacKay has announced he plans to run for Somerset Ward city councillor in the city election in October.
Centretown Community Association Report
The Centretown Community Association column lets you know about gardens, Earth Day, the Rethinking Community Safety event, and volunteering for the Farmers Market.
Our Neighbour Woods
Darlene Pearson talks to members of her NeighbourWoods team about why Centretown’s trees are important to them.
Centretown Community Association report
News from the Centretown Community Association: CCA’s idling vehicles, heritage rules, Earth Day celebration, rent-geared-income housing
New CCA president sees links among issues
The Centretown Community Association elected Mary Huang as its new president at its AGM on January 26.