Lansdowne
Arguably no issue so engaged the community in 2009-2010 as the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, and no committee was busier than the Lansdowne Committee. During the past year, the committee has engaged hundreds of Glebe residents in a fight to ensure a fair, open and transparent process for revitalizing Lansdowne Park as a public place for the citizens of Ottawa, rather than give away public land for commercial development. As the GCA AGM is taking just weeks before the City Council vote on the development, it is impossible to say what will transpire.
Some of the key activities for the year included:
- organizing public meetings with other community associations;
- organizing public rallies at Lansdowne Park and City Hall;
- making delegations to numerous City committees and to the NCC board;
- engaging in discussions with the City Manager;
- helping to launch a city-wide coalition - the Friends of Lansdowne Park – which now has hundreds of members;
- developing two websites with detailed content on Lansdowne;
- making presentations to groups all across the city;
- preparing and distributing posters and leaflets;
- circulating petitions;
- writing articles.
More information about the Lansdowne Committee’s activities can be found on the GCA’s website. If you are interested in joining the committee, please email lansdowne@glebeca.ca