Hello everyone, and especially to new members Christina, Anna and John, You may notice new Community Gardening signs in the gardens along Lees Ave. near Chapel, and next to Strathcona Heights. Our newest member John installed them yesterday. If anyone … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
When: Mondays in April 6:30-8:00 pm. Where: Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, 221 Nelson Street. “The Sandy Hill Community Health Centre is seeking input from community members on a service model for supervised injection at our main location on 221 Nelson … Read More
The Movement for Safer, More Livable Streets Action Sandy Hill, in partnership with Ecology Ottawa and other community groups, is proud to co-sponsor this exciting event. Janette Sadik-Khan, co-author of Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution and former Transportation Commissioner … Read More
After the reopening of the uOttawa tunnel in August, cycle lane markings were added along Somerset St E by the City in October 2016, very similar to those proposed at the meeting in March. Reaction from the community has genearlly … Read More
A pilot project has been launched called noiseInSandyHill.ca . It’s an initiative of the Sandy Hill Town & Gown Committee, of which ASH is a founder member. We wish to particularly thank and recognize the energies of the Eastern … Read More
As many residents know the site at the north-east corner of Rideau and Chapel Streets is under proposal for being redeveloped with high-rises. There was already much community concern about this proposal which includes a plan to open the intersection … Read More
The Spring clean-up of Sandy Hill’s parks and streets is just around the corner. In support of the annual Capital Campaign Spring Clean-up, this year’s activities will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. … Read More