Federation of Citizens' Associations of Ottawa-Carleton
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The FCA-FAC is the forum for community associations and similar non-profit volunteer groups in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Member associations share information about issues facing their communities and, when appropriate, take joint action. The FCA encourages discussion of civic affairs.
The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department is offering the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process.
Primer I
Topics covered:
What is land use planning?
The Planning Act and the Provincial Policy Statement
The architectural styles in picturesque Rockcliffe Park range from stately stone mansions and interesting contemporary designs to remaining summer cottages. Learn about the history of the village, and the role the MacKay and Keefer families had in determining its layout and the design of many of its homes.
GUIDE: Martha Edmond is the author of Rockcliffe Park: A History of the Village.
The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department is offering the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process.
Primer I
Topics covered:
What is land use planning?
The Planning Act and the Provincial Policy Statement
As part of the Crime Prevention Ottawa speaker series, Behind Bars: Brain Injury and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in our Justice System will involve a principal speaker, Dr. Angela Colantonio - Researcher, University of Toronto and Board Member, Brain Injury Canada. Other respondents will also comment.
This full-day event will provide an opportunity for professionals, decision makers and residents to come together to learn about and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing equitable transportation in Ottawa.
Whether you are an affected resident, a decision-maker, or you work in a field where you see the impact on marginalized populations, you will contribute to and benefit from participating in the Summit.
Lunch and snacks will be provided (gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options).
Themes:
Prioritizing equity in transportation planning
Challenges in public transportation
Social housing and other promising practices in transportation equity
Actions for more grassroots participation
The day will include:
Speakers – local, national, international
Breakout sessions – small group learning opportunities
Roundtable discussions – focused on solutions and strategies
Heritage Ottawa walking tour - Brown's Inlet and the Driveway of South West Glebe
September 24, 2017 –
This new tour explores the south-west quadrant of the Glebe and will highlight the evolution of this area west of Bank Street, from the time of the building of the Rideau Canal through the area known as the ‘notch’, to the creation by the Ottawa Improvement Commission of the magnificent “Driveway” in the early 1900’s.
This Driveway, now known as Queen Elizabeth Drive, was one of the earliest efforts at creating parkways to fulfil Laurier’s vision to beautify the Capital, and included the development of grand homes and parks along the canal and around Browns Inlet.
GUIDE: Lynn Armstrong is a Landscape Architectural Historian with a special interest in the heritage landscapes of Ottawa, particularly the Driveways and Parks of Ottawa created by the Ottawa Improvement Commission (now the NCC) in the early 1900’s.
Heritage Ottawa walking tour - University of Ottawa
September 24, 2017 –
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Archives of the University of Ottawa, you are invited to discover the rich architecture and the fabulous past of the University of Ottawa, North America’s oldest and most important bilingual university established in 1848.
Come explore Tabaret Hall, Academic Hall, Hagen Hall, the Victorian houses on Séraphin-Marion Street and many other heritage buildings and historical plaques.
GUIDE: Michel Prévost, D.U. is Chief Archivist of the University of Ottawa.
Services de la planification, de l’infrastructure et du développement économique propose aux résidents l’Abécédaire de l’aménagement afin qu’ils puissent se familiariser avec le processus de planification d’aménagement du territoire et y prendre part.
Abécédaire I
Sujets abordés :
Qu'est-ce que la planification de l'utilisation du sol?
La Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire et la Déclaration de principes provinciale
Heritage Ottawa Forum - Celebrating Village Heritage
September 30, 2017 –
Heritage Ottawa and the Rideau Township Historical Society invite you to Celebrate Village Heritage, an all-day Forum on the special heritage of Ottawa's villages with a focus on how to enhance and protect their unique historical attributes. This informative event will include speakers, a walking tour of the Village of Kars, and an afternoon bus tour of beautiful Rideau Township.
Lowertown East, bounded by Rideau Street, King Edward Avenue and the Rideau River, is one of the oldest districts of Ottawa and has always been strongly identified with its francophone population whose history remains vibrant.
The tour will focus on heritage buildings, their architects and transformations through time, including the Convent of the Good Shepherd (Chinese Embassy) 1875; Caisse Populaire Ste-Anne (John Howard Society) 1953; Ste-Anne church/St.Clement parish 1873; Ste-Anne Hall 1874-1982; Ste-Anne Rectory (National House of Prayer) 1922. Despite a controversial 1970s urban redevelopment, it remains a very walkable neighbourhood.
GUIDE: Hélène Beauchamp, whose family arrived in Bytown in the 1860s, is fascinated by the history of francophone Lower Town East and of St. Anne Parish.
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Rideau High School: Townhall meeting
Crime Prevention Ottawa lecture - Behind Bars
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