Councillor Jan Harder Ward 3 Chair – Planning Committee jan.harder@ottawa.ca 613-580-2473 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 Mayor Jim Watson Jim.watson@ottawa.ca Jimwatsonottawa.ca 613-580-2496 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 Councillor Mathieu Fleury Mathieu.fleury@ottawa.ca Mathieufleury.ca 613-580-2482 110 Laurier Avenue West, OTT, K1P 1J1 SEND A LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS If you are sending your letter via … Read More
Learn About the Issues Our historic neighbourhood in the heart of the Canada’s capital is threatened. We want it to be a home for people of all ages and backgrounds. Unfortunately it’s becoming less attractive for people who want to live here long-term. Why? Poor development, short-sighted urban densification practices, and inconsistent bylaw and property standard enforcement. The … Read More
ASH’s By-law Committee and City staff met in December and discussed some amendments to Property Maintenance By-law and Solid Waste Management Guidelines for Sandy Hill. Attached is a Bylaw Discussion Paper put together by our Councillor’s and City staff summarizing the proposed changes. We encourage Sandy Hill residents to participate in a short survey regarding the proposed changes. … Read More
June 28th’s meeting of the Town & Gown Committee was a boisterous affair as 60 or more Sandy Hill residents, and some from neighbouring communities, came out to hear Vice-President of Action Sandy Hill, Robert Forbes, make a presentation on unlicensed rooming houses. This presentation aimed to demonstrate how the proliferation of this form of development has continued … Read More
Action Sandy Hill has identified the addressing continued proliferation unlicensed rooming houses as a top priority for next year. 2017 marks the county’s 150th anniversary and there will be a focus on the nation’s capital. More than 50 concerned residents attended a full-house Presentation on Unlicensed Rooming Houses at the June 28th meeting of the Town & Gown … Read More
(Photo: Claude Schryer: Somerset Street Greenscaping project, September 24, 2016/ Projet de reverdissement pour la rue Somerset, 24 septembre, 2016) Thank you to everyone who participated in the Power Plant on Saturday September 25th! Merci à tous qui ont participé dans La Cultivation Communautaire, samedi le 25 septembre! See the Ottawa Citizen Article: Sandy Hill group … Read More
Annual General Meeting 2016 The ASH Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 in the Main Hall of the Sandy Hill Community Centre (250 Somerset Street East). This year’s agenda included: A review of the last year’s events Elections of President and new Directors Presentations from our elected representatives Presentations from ASH heads of committees … Read More
Downtown Tunnel: In 2013, the City of Ottawa and the Province of Ontario agreed to a new initiative by co-funding a $750,000 engineering feasibility study for a downtown tunnel to connect Highway 417 to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge (not a tunnel under the Ottawa River). More info: ASH Tunnel Response ASH Tunnel Letter To Mayor Watson City Tunnel Study … Read More
Images courtesy of the Ottawa Citizen The new footbridge over the Rideau River at Strathcona Park opened on Friday, December 4, 2015 with Mayor Watson, Councillors Fleury and Nussbaum in attendance. See the Ottawa Citizen article and video. Sandy Hill and Overbrook people held a Lantern Gathering on the bridge the same evening. The footbridge has been officially … Read More
Chad Rollins, President of Action Sandy Hill (ASH), made a presentation to the City’s Planning Committee on February 24th as part of the consultation on the 2015 Budget. Through this presentation ASH attempted to demonstrate to the City that investments in heritage preservation can serve as an economic driver, particularly as it relates to tourism. ASH specifically asked that … Read More