Ottawa East Community Association

At its summer meeting, the National Capital Commission (NCC) board unanimously endorsed the City of Ottawa’s design concept for the proposed Fifth-Clegg canal footbridge. Board members were complimentary on both the design and the process, and part of the presentation included new sketches, one of which showed what the bridge would look like from the skateway (seating around the base of the piers and that seating would be underwater when the canal is open).

Residents of Old Ottawa East celebrated their community at the annual Main Event, held on June 16. Congratulations to the Community Activities Group of Old Ottawa East (CAG) for organizing another successful event. The "Political BBQ" is part of the Main Event tradition and is a fundraiser for the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OECA). The BBQ was organized by board members Nick Masciantonio and Jamie Brougham, with support from Jan D'Arcy, Barbara Hicks, and over a dozen community volunteers and board members. Thanks also to the group from Celebration! Church.

The City of Ottawa has recently announced that the open house scheduled for June has been postponed until the fall. More details are available here.

Brantwood Park's new dock is back home at the foot of Clegg Street and will remain until the end of October when the city will remove it before the return of ice and high water.

The idea to bring a dock back to Brantwood Park began five years ago when Sustainable Living Ottawa East (SLOE) proposed the dock as one of the amenities that would enhance the Rideau River Nature Trail and the desire for a defined kayak-canoe launching site was shared over the years by many others.

This week the University of Ottawa will close the pedestrian and cycling pathway running through its 200 Lees campus so that the new stadium and playing field can be built. Pedestrians and cyclists will be detoured over the Lees Avenue bridge into Sandy Hill or across the Transitway bridge. The informal pathway along the river behind the university buildings will also be closed while the stadium/field are constructed. The planned closures will last until the end of August.