To: Tim Moerman, City of Ottawa Planning Department From: ASH Infill and Zoning Sub-Committee Re: ASH SUBMISSIONS ON CONVERSIONS Date: 15 October 2013 ASH is very concerned with the general impact of conversions in Sandy Hill and is pleased that the City is looking at this issue in greater detail. ASH has taken the opportunity of the Study … Read More
The following are some examples of initiatives identified, considered or already underway in which your neighbours and community members are involved. Come join us in our PLACEMAKING efforts! Chapel Street Splash Pad Revitalization Block Representatives Program Launch Guerilla Gardening Commemorative Naming and Honours Policy Working Group ‘Welcome to Sandy Hill’ Call to Artists Campaign for Neighbourhood Art Installations … Read More
Terms of Reference The work of the sub-committee would consist of: Maintaining an up to date inventory of long term vacant/derelict buildings and lots in Sandy Hill; Working with property owners, Ottawa City staff and Council Members as well as other interested agencies (eg. Heritage) to seek solutions that return vacant sites & buildings to use before they … Read More
A full house attended the City of Ottawa’s Public Consultation on Residential Conversions on September 16, 2013. Chad Rollins, VP of Action Sandy Hill, spoke for many when he presented ASH’s point of view. The slide presentation is available here. More information about what people are saying about conversions can be found at: http://ottawa.ca/conversions. You may also write … Read More
Since September 2013, Action Sandy Hill has been developing a neighbourhood wide “Block Rep” system so that each street or section of street in Sandy Hill is represented by one or two residents. The main aim of this system is to bring together the four corners of this diverse neighbourhood, to inform residents of neighbourhood and ASH issues … Read More
MANDATE: The Celebration Sandy Hill Initiative will undertake stand-alone projects geared towards branding and marketing Sandy Hill as the community of choice in which to live, work, play and do business in Ottawa. Such projects will seek to engage Sandy Hill-based stakeholders in order to bring about positive change to the neighbourhood. The projects undertaken by the Initiative … Read More
[22-August-2013] Click here to view original article. Ottawa Community News by Laura Mueller – A new initiative of the Sandy Hill community association is looking to enlist a wider swath of residents to define the future needs of the neighbourhood. Action Sandy Hill’s new Vision Sandy Hill initiative has spawned an idea to conduct a community-wide survey or … Read More
The proposed Town and Gown Committee meetings for 2014 will be: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the University of Ottawa’s Desmarais Building (55 Laurier Avenue East), Room 3120. Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Sandy Hill Community Centre (250 Somerset Street East) Monday, August 25, 2014 at 5:00 … Read More
The Vision Sandy Hill Initiative of Action Sandy Hill will be convening a meeting on Wednesday, August 14th at 7:00 p.m. at T.A.N. Coffee (317 Wilbrod Street at Friel) to launch discussions regarding the Sandy Hill Vital Signs survey. The purpose of this project is to gather and analyze accurate, reliable and up-to-date information about the community in … Read More
Terms of Reference On July 29, 2013, a Special Housing Committee (SHC) was created to deal with the question of the university’s plans for residences off campus. ASH VP, Robert Forbes, will act as coordinator for: 1. Short term ASH response to the university’s recent correspondence (https://ash-acs.ca/univ-ottawa-residences/), to gather more information and maintain constructive dialogue. 2. Short-to-medium term … Read More