Ottawa East Community Association

Bike Ottawa has published its 2018 annual report on the state of cycling infrastructure in the nation's capital. Major initiatives in Old Ottawa East, such as the complete street redesign for Main Street, and the upcoming Clegg St footbridge receive positive mentions. You can read the report here.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board is proposing construction of a new turf field at Immaculata High School. The OECA has expressed some concerns with the proposal, and with the lack of community engagement in the process. For more details, see the OECA letter to the OCSB, a Q&A prepared by the OCSB, and a response from the OCSB to a community resident.

The OECA has requested that the City of Ottawa initiate a consultation process to consider a change in the current rules for dogs in parks within Old Ottawa East. Please note: this request for consultation does not imply support for or against the draft proposals. Here are details on the current draft proposals:

The top environmental concerns of Old Ottawa East are primarily based on the universal concerns, i.e., climate change (adaptation and mitigation) and biodiversity decline. Canada has international commitments on both these fronts and, as SLOE member Mary Trudeau says, “We will need much more energy behind them if we are going to meet our targets.” OOE also has specific and related issues that warrant mention.

Parks Canada will continue inspections of the Rideau Canal walls in downtown Ottawa through to the end of March (weather permitting). The work will assess the conditions of the Rideau Canal’s concrete walls, as well as the subsurface soil conditions and information gathered through this work will help with the planning of any future repair work required in these areas.