Speaking out: getting results FCA workshop October 3
An FCA weekend workshop on advocacy for community groups will be held Saturday October 3 in Overbrook. Participants are invited to learn from the experiences of their colleagues. Several group representatives will describe a specific instance in which they have advocated for a public decision. Each will outline how their group decided to take a […]
FCA-FAC General Meeting – Wed. Sept. 16, 2026
The next General Meeting will be held on-line on Wednesday September 16 from 7pm. A prime theme of the meeting will be a discussion entitled “Summer 2026 neighbourhood flooding: Supporting our neighbours“. A draft agenda for the Sept. 16 meeting is found at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/260916DA.pdf. Draft minutes for the previous (May 20) meeting are at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/260520DM.pdf
Municipal election: list of candidate meetings
FCA is collecting information on candidate meetings organized by community groups. The list is found at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/candidate-mtg-list.pdf. It is hoped that the list will be updated regularly so readers should refresh their browser to get the lastest information.
FCA-FAC Annual Members Meeting – Wednesday June 17, 2026
The Annual meeting (i.e. the “AGM”) of FCA-FAC was held Wednesday June 17 at the Heron Road Community Centre, 1480 Heron Road. A highlight of the meeting was an address by the widely recognized authority on housing and homelessness, Dr. Carolyn Whitzman of the School of Cities, University of Toronto. Slides accompanying the talk are […]
FCA-FAC protest inadequacy of Long Term Financial Plan of Ottawa
On June 2 FCA-FAC appeared before the Finance and Corporate Services Committee to speak about the City’s long term financial plan and how it proposes to deal with the “infrastructure gap” – in short, inadequate provision to maintain city assets over time. Appearance at the meeting was preceded by a letter to members of Council […]
FCA-FAC General Meeting – Wednesday May 20, 2026
A General Meeting was held on May 20 with Housing and Homelessness as a prime topic. The presentation is found at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260520PR.pdf. A draft agenda for the meeting is found at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260520DA.pdf. As supplement to the draft agenda, two documents are available: a summary of reports from FCA committees is found at https://fca-fac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260520CT1.pdf and a […]