GCA speaks for you

Food Bank donation challenge

Time to bring it out. Those clothes that no longer fit. That exercise bike that never got much use. Old records and books. Slightly scratched furniture. The painting you inherited from your great aunt that has hung in the laundry room for years.

The Great Glebe Garage Sale (GGGS) is scheduled for Saturday, May 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the major goals of the garage sale is to help the Ottawa Food Bank do its good work. Unfortunately, donations from the 2022 GGGS decreased over 2019, the last year the sale was held in person. This is likely due to many factors but one thing is certain: the need is great. In fact, it is greater than in previous years.

This year, there will be a dedicated GGGS donation page on the Ottawa Food Bank website to make donations easier and posters throughout the neighbourhood, including one in this paper that you can cut out and post at the sale. And of course, in keeping with tradition, vendors are asked to donate at least 10 per cent of sales.

Spring is time for garage sales and, sadly, also for bike thefts. As part of an ongoing dialogue with the GCA, the Ottawa Police Service will have a

How we get around the Glebe

As previously announced, the GCA has received a federal grant to study how we walk, cycle or otherwise move around the neighbourhood without using a motorized vehicle. This is called “active transportation,” and it’s an important part of living in an urban environment.

At the April meeting, the board had a presentation from Amélie Cossé with Momentum, a transportation planning company with international experience that bid successfully for the project. The company is gathering information now and will soon begin a public engagement/consultation pro

John Crump President Glebe Community Association

moving to and from and within the Glebe are needed.

The open house will not be the last chance to provide input. We expect to launch a survey and hold a round table with stakeholders. A draft action plan will be produced later in the summer and given public review before being finalized and voted on by the GCA board in September.

Lansdowne 2.0 watch

As outlined elsewhere in this issue, a massive and costly new development at Lansdowne Park is on the City’s agenda for approval this July. We are talking about 40-storey high-rise towers – about the same height as the tower at Preston and Carling – as well as the loss of parkland to a new arena and much more commercial space.

To help everyone envisage what is being proposed, the GCA is building a scale model of Lansdowne 2.0 which we will be sharing publicly soon. There is going to be a very short window for public input so visit the GCA’s website or follow us on social media for more

May membership campaign

By the time you read this you may have already received a visit from a friendly GCA volunteer looking to sign up your household as a member of the association for 2023. Everyone who lives or works in the Glebe is eligible to become a member, and it only costs $10 per household ($5 for students). If you missed the visit, check your mailbox for a card with a QR code that will direct you to the GCA web site and online registration. Or you can just go to the GCA web site (glebeca.ca) directly.

The GCA is your association. It’s been said before but is worth emphasizing –the association is only as strong as its membership. So please sign up.

An exciting offer

The GCA is looking for a secretary for next year. The job requires about 6 to 8 hours a month and is vital to the success of the GCA. The secretary, with assistance from other board members, prepares the monthly agenda, keeps minutes, etc. If you are interested in this important role, please send an

Sarah Routliffe

GNAG Executive Director

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