18 May 2016

Somerset Street Depaving – Sandy Hill Tree Group

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(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

1 May 2016

ASH AGM 2016 Update

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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

1 Feb 2016

Downtown Tunnel Feasibility Study – 2016

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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

4 Dec 2015

“Adàwe Crossing” Footbridge Opens

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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

4 Mar 2015

ASH Presentation on Heritage Preservation in Sandy Hill

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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

6 Nov 2014

Sandy Hill Tree Group

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(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

15 Oct 2014

Vision Sandy Hill Survey Results

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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

30 Jun 2014

Sandy Hill Heritage Study Update

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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

30 Jun 2014

Vision Sandy Hill Survey

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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

17 May 2014

ASH Conflict of Interest Policy Final Documents

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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

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