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City wants your input on what features should be in your parks and recreation centres / La Ville souhaite connaître votre avis sur les caractéristiques que vous aimeriez retrouver dans vos parcs et centres récréatifs

1/20/2021

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The City needs your feedback and input to help develop its 10-year Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. The plan will go to Community and Protective Services Committee and Council for approval in October 2021.
 
The online survey is now live on Engage.Ottawa.ca until February 5, 2021. Ontario government legislation requires the City to develop this plan so that we can continue to request that park land is dedicated in new communities at the highest possible rate instead of the minimum provision as allowed by Planning Act.
 
La Ville a besoin de vos commentaires et de vos suggestions pour l’aider à élaborer son plan directeur décennal des infrastructures des parcs et des loisirs. Le plan sera soumis au Comité des services communautaires et de protection et au Conseil, pour approbation, en octobre 2021.
 
Le sondage est maintenant disponible sur la page participons.ottawa.ca. Il sera affiché jusqu’au 5 février 2021. La législation du gouvernement de l’Ontario oblige la Ville à élaborer ce plan afin que nous puissions continuer à demander que des terrains de parc soient réservés dans les nouvelles communautés au taux le plus élevé possible, au lieu de la disposition minimale autorisée par la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire.

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Kitchen Table Housing & Homeless Chat

11/2/2020

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Invitation to a Nov 16, 7pm kitchen table Housing & Homeless chat: Which tasks should the LCA focus on in the next year?

The experts haven't been able to fix our housing crisis - it may only be solved when ordinary people are finding the solutions. The Housing & Homelessness committee of Lowertown Community Association invites you to focus our work on the tasks that matter most to you. Where can the LCA make the most difference?

Today Ottawa has an estimated 2500 households who risk losing their home because of Covid-19. That's on top of about 2000 people currently filling our shelters, and another 150 people estimated to be living unsheltered in parks, on the street and vacant lots. At the same time the city has an updated, but as yet unfunded, $1billion, 10-year plan to end homelessness, that still lacks clear accountability and effective governance.

Come out Nov 16 at 7pm, for a kitchen table chat about what we can do ourselves about ending chronic homelessness. For the link, please email to warrenhwaters@gmail.com

Which of these ideas below should be LCA's priority? Please come to discuss any of your priorities at the Nov. 16 zoom-chat.

  1. Promote house sharing, accessory dwelling units, modular housing, etc
  2. Improve homeless street outreach service coordination 
  3. Lobby for clearer accountability for tasks in 10-year homelessness plan update
  4. Identify owners of vacant lots and help them build affordable housing
  5. Recruit local landlords for affordable housing subsidy programs
  6. Promote a rental replacement bylaw requiring any rentals demolished be replaced
  7. Lobby to reduce development charges on new developments
  8. Lobby for applying inclusionary zoning in Lowertown
  9. Increase participation of homeless in LCA
  10. Increase zoning density in Lowertown
  11. Lobby for Universal Basic Income
  12. Lobby for emergency housing over the winter in response to anticipated increases in those experiencing homelessness from COVID19
  13. Lobby for increased mobile mental health service funding 
  14. Other ideas welcome!

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AGM results/Résultats de l'AGA

10/29/2020

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The annual general meeting of the LCA was a well-attended ZOOM affair. The annual reports presented by the treasurer and the president will be posted on the website soon. 
Elections were held for a new executive and board of directors. The results can be seen here.  

L'assemblée générale annuelle de l'ACB a été une affaire de ZOOM très fréquentée. Les rapports annuels présentés par le trésorier et le président seront bientôt affichés sur notre site Web.
Des élections ont eu lieu pour un nouveau exécutif et un nouveau conseil d'administration. Les résultats peuvent être vus ici.

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2020 Annual General Meeting |L'Assemblé générale annuelle 2020

10/16/2020

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 (Please join us for the AGM of the Lowertown Community Association /  Veuillez nous joindre pour l'Assemblé générale annuelle de l'Association communautaire de la Basse-Ville.

Agenda / Ordre du jour

1. Welcome / Mot de bienvenu
2. Messages from our elected representatives / Messages de nos élus
3. Introduction of the chairperson for the Formal Business Meeting / Introduction du président de la réunion formelle
a) Approval of the Agenda /  Approbation de l'ordre du jour
b) Approval of Minutes / Approbation du compte-rendu (see below)
c) President's Report / Le rapport du président
d) Presentation of Vision 2035 /  Présentation de la Vision 2035 (see below)
e) Treasurer's Report / Le rapport du trésorier
f) Election of the Board / Élection du conseil d'administration

4. The Year Ahead / L'année qui s'en vient

Lowertown Vision 2035
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Draft Minutes from 2019 LCA AGM
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Lowertown Vision 2035, Draft for discussion

9/25/2020

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This is the presentation text that will be used for the special community meeting on the vision, September 28, 2020 at 7pm on ZOOM. Please feel free to review it in advance of the meeting and prepare your comments and questions. Register to attend here.

If you cannot attend, feel free to forward your comments and questions to info@lowertown-basseville.ca.
2020 09 22 Lowertown Vision Presentation
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Echo 11-4 now posted

9/18/2020

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The theme of this Echo is learning to live in the new normal of COVID. Click on the Echo tab to read or download the issue

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Surveys

9/8/2020

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A number of our partners are conducting surveys to get your views on important matters.  If you wish to shape the future of these, completing the surveys are a good way to learn about what are the issues and to share your views.  One concerns the services available to francophones from the  Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville, The second one relates to the future of the ByWard Market

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Sondage sur les besoins des résidents francophones de la Basse-Ville / Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville Étude sur les besoins des résidents francophones de la Basse-Ville
 
Veuillez svp prendre quelques minutes pour répondre à un sondage sur les besoins des résidents francophones de la Basse-Ville:
https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aWWt1k5PaWv0Nz7
 
Les résultats aideront au Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville (CRCBV) et autres partenaires communautaires de la Basse-Ville à mieux comprendre les besoins des résidents francophones de la Basse-Ville et à mieux vous servir. Le sondage devrait prendre environ 8 minutes à compléter. Toutes vos réponses resteront anonymes et confidentielles.
 
Votre opinion nous est précieuse et nous vous remercions à l’avance de votre participation!
 
[Please note that this invitation to complete a short survey is intended for francophones residing in Lowertown, Ottawa. If you are not a francophone or if you do not live in Lowertown, we apologize in advance for any confusion. You may ignore this survey]

 


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Marche Ottawa Markets Community Consultation Questionnaire 

(English): https://ca.surveygizmo.com/s3/50082872/dac3ef6fd7c9
(French):https://ca.surveygizmo.com/s3/50082872/334e4292872e

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New Official Plan: Hold the Line on Sprawl

5/6/2020

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On May 11, the Planning Committee and Rural Affairs Committee will hold a special meeting on revising the Official Plan. City staff have proposed to expand the urban boundary of the City of Ottawa. Full City Council will meet May 27 on this issue. LCA has joined community associations across the City to urge Council to halt urban expansion. LCA sent a letter to Mayor Watson, Councillor Fleury and Councillors on both committees:

"During this term of Council you have declared both a Climate Emergency and a Housing and Homelessness Emergency. We applaud these steps because they acknowledge what residents of Ottawa truly care about: the affordability, livability and sustainability of our community, today and tomorrow.
In keeping with these declarations, we in Lowertown urge you to vote for an Official Plan “land budget” that does not allow expansion of the urban boundary but, instead, focuses on the existing urban footprint in a sensitive, environmentally sustainable way with respect for heritage character and compatibility with existing neighbourhoods."
Read the full letter below.
You can contact Councillor Fleury, send a letter here.
Join an online rally Friday May 8 at 12 noon

urban_boundary_final.pdf
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Read LCA's presentation to the Joint Committee Meeting May 11.
lca_hold_the_line_may_11.pdf
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Covid 19 Updates

3/22/2020

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Covid 19 is threatening the livelihood of our small businesses in Lowertown.  Many of our restaurants are attempting to stay in business by introducing or expanding take-out options  for residents of our community. See the list here .
These businesses are the lifeblood of our community, they provided support to our community in numerous ways – supporting community events, donations to our social agencies, and advertising revenue to support the Lowertown Echo de la Basseville. Echo.
The LCA-ACB and the Echo  will be posting regular updates on places staying open to serve you. We will also post notices of services that members in our community are prepared to provide.  Check back daily for updates.
If you wish to notify the community of available services,  notify residents of who or where to contact to obtain or provide services, send this information to  info@lowertown-basseville.ca
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La coupe Bingham Cup 2020

2/6/2020

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