Ottawa East Community Association

The OOECA has joined other community associations in Capital Ward in writing to Mayor Jim Watson about the lack of meaningful representation on key city committees by councillors who represent Ottawa's urban wards. Read the OOECA's letter to the mayor on this important issue

Community Associations for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) is a forum for representatives of community and residents associations to engage with the City of Ottawa on environmental issues. OOECA is a member of CAFES and the board recently endorsed the initiatives listed in this document.

The City of Ottawa has recently completed the Main Street Road Safety Audit. Members of the OOECA undertook a walk-about on Main Street and provided feedback to city staff on the safety audit which can be found in the “Client Response” section. The OOECA’s feedback is also summarized in Appendix A of the report. The city’s follow-up actions are outlined in Appendix B.

The City of Ottawa is recruiting citizens for membership on various committees and boards. An open house/information session will be held on November 29, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place, Main Lobby, 101 Centrepointe Drive. The deadline for submitting applications will be no later than 4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018, with appointments to be approved by council early in 2019.

The joint annual general meeting of the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OECA) and Community Activities Group (CAG) will be held on November 13.

Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 7pm.
Location: Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive

Here are related materials for the meeting: