Report from the Community Safety meeting hosted by Councilor Fleury September 11, 2019 6:00pm – 7:30pm 90 University (University of Ottawa campus) Notes by Betsy Schuurman Stated purpose of meeting: Discussion related to ongoing safety concerns in our community. Our community partners will be present to provide a brief overview of services offered in the area, as … Read More
Written by Lawrence Newman I’ve lived in Sandy Hill for nine years and I walk a lot through this lovely neighbourhood. One of the first things I noticed early is the large number of what appear to be rental houses. As I learned more about Sandy Hill and decided to write for IMAGE, I learned about “bylaw issues” and … Read More
(Strathcona Park trees, photo: Judith Gustafsson) For information on planting trees, see Ecology Ottawa’s Tree Ottawa page. Sandy Hill residents have formed a Tree Group. Join us! Email sandyhilltreegroup@gmail.com and we will add you to the Group’s distribution list. The group has brain-stormed the following ideas to improve the tree canopy in, and green up, Sandy Hill: Plant … Read More
Action Sandy Hill would like to thank all of those who completed the Vision Sandy Hill Community Survey this past summer. We received over 260 responses with many comments, suggestions and great ideas! ASH is now in the process of compiling the data and will post more survey results as they become available. An overview of key messages … Read More
The City held an Open House Thursday, June 26th, 2014 at the Sandy Hill Community Centre to discuss the Sandy Hill Heritage Study. The study, initiated in 2007, covered a large portion of Sandy Hill between King Edward Avenue and the Rideau River and Besserer and Somerset Streets. The final report from the study, issued in 2010, made … Read More
Vision Sandy Hill Survey tinyurl.com/visionsandyhill Deadline for survey completion: Monday, July 21, 2014 The Vision Sandy Hill Survey has been developed by Action Sandy Hill (ASH) in collaboration with the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. The purpose of the survey is to obtain your opinion about what you love about Sandy Hill, what you see as challenges … Read More
Tthe Board of Directors of Action Sandy Hill recently solicited comments from its membership on its new Conflict of Interest Policy applying to ASH Board members and Officers, due April 21,2014. The ASH Governance Committee has incorporated these comments the final policy and guideline documents, found below. And at the ASH Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2014, … Read More
Each year ASH publishes its Annual Report just before its Annual General Meeting. This year’s AGM will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 in the Main Hall of the Sandy Hill Community Centre (250 Somerset Street East). We encourage all ASH members to attend. See https://ash-acs.ca/ash-agm-2014-2 for more information. 2013-2014 Annual Report [divider_advanced color=”#048F00″] Chaque année ACS … 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
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