Good day,
The WVCA is holding its next board meeting next Thursday (February 22nd), from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
We meet at Fisher Park School (250 Holland Avenue). Use the doors at the Holland Avenue end. When you enter, go down the hallway to your right and it will be one of the first classrooms on your left (room 112)
Community residents are welcome to attend.
Good day,
The WVCA is holding its next board meeting next Thursday (January 18th), from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
We meet at Fisher Park School (250 Holland Avenue). Use the doors at the Holland Avenue end. When you enter, go down the hallway to your right and it will be one of the first classrooms on your left (room 112)
Community residents are welcome to attend.
Happy New Years to our Wellington Village residents!
Your Wellington Village Community Association remains strong and active on your behalf. A small but busy board of directors has helped lead several key initiatives in the community in 2023, and we thought it would be worthwhile celebrating our accomplishments over the past year.
Neighbours for Tunney’s is a community action group founded by the neighbouring community associations around Tunney’s Pasture, and the WVCA continues to play a key role on the committee. The redevelopment of Tunney’s Pasture remains one of the WVCA’s primary focuses for the near future. As these redevelopment plans slowly come together, we continue to gather Wellington Village resident input on concerns and wishes for the future of the vast Tunney’s site. We have a seat at the table of what’s known as the Communities Perspectives Group (CPG), where this input is shared directly with government shareholders, namely the Canada Lands Company and Public Services and Procurement Canada. The WVCA participated in several CPG meetings in 2023, as well as the Public Engagement Sessions held on site at Tunney’s in November. We are planning to send out another resident survey in 2024, and will continue to push the government on the concerns of neighbouring residents on issues such as green space, Ottawa River access, recreation space, traffic, and zoning, all of which will have a substantial, direct impact on the residents of Wellington Village. (http://www.neighboursfortunneys.ca/)
The WVCA also led a hugely successful Jane’s Walk in June, providing a walking tour that highlighted both the historical and future planning details of the Tunney’s Pasture site. The was the most well-attended Jane’s Walk in Ottawa in 2023, and showed the high level of interest in the site – not only with local residents, but with visitors from across the city curious to learn more about this important future piece of Ottawa development space.
The Spencer Street Parkette at the corner of Huron Avenue North was a tremendous success for the WVCA, and we look forward to working with the City on what equipment and features will appear in the park. The house and garage have been demolished within the last week and consultation with the community will be happening soon, so that Wellington Village residents can begin using this long-awaited park space. The northern half of Wellington Village has been without a local park since the loss of Grange park nearly 30 years ago!
The WVCA was proud to support the Byron Avenue Pumpkin Walk through financial and volunteer support. This amazing Wellington Village event has exploded in popularity over time, well beyond the capacity of creator Anita Grace to do it all on her own. We were happy to contribute to this great event, which had its biggest year yet with nearly 1,000 pumpkins!
We also helped contribute to other causes in the neighbourhood, such as parking problems around Elmdale School when snow clearing became an issue, reviewing and contributing to property development applications, and the renewal of Caroline Avenue and Huron Avenue North.
We will continue to work hard for you in 2024 and encourage you to reach out anytime with questions or concerns.
We are also looking for individuals interested in contributing to the WVCA, either to specific issues, or to the Board more broadly. Your local knowledge, your expertise in areas of community planning, or simply your enthusiasm to make Wellington Village a better place would go a long way in helping our board, and we would love to have you! Please email president@wvca.ca for more info.
Cheers and all the best in 2024!
Invitation from the Neighbours for Tunney’s Group
neighboursfortunneys@gmail.com
Open houses on the proposed Complete Street and Active Transportation Network at Tunney’s Pasture
We are pleased to inform you that we will be hosting our next public engagement opportunity on November 21 and 22 when we present and gather input on the proposed Complete Street and Active Transportation Network that will form the spine of the future vibrant community at Tunney’s Pasture.
Over the coming years, Tunney’s Pasture will be transformed from a single-use employment centre into a transit-oriented and sustainable mixed-use community that is integrated with surrounding neighbourhoods, while maintaining a strong federal presence. The proposed network is key to this integration.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and Canada Lands Company are collaborating to develop the long-term plan that will guide the implementation of the award-winning Tunney’s Pasture Master Plan. Unveiling the proposed network and gathering your thoughts is an important step in the journey towards this transformation.
Please invite your communities to join us for one of two identical bilingual open houses where they will have the opportunity to review the Community Values that were developed last year with their input, to reflect the community’s vision for this mixed-use development. They will also see and have an opportunity to react to the proposed Complete Street and Active Transportation Network that will connect Tunney’s Pasture to surrounding neighbourhoods and the Ottawa River.
Location:
170 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway
Cafeteria – Jean Talon Building
Main floor; accessible by ramp
Date and time:
Tuesday, November 21, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 22, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm
(the same information will be presented both days)
We encourage people to take transit or use active transportation. Parking is also available at Tunney’s Pasture.
We would appreciate if you could please help us spread the word with your communities and stakeholders on these upcoming events. You will find attached a postcard that can be used for this purpose.
For those who cannot participate in either open house, there will be an opportunity to provide input online from November 21 to December 5.
For more information on the project and the open houses, or to participate online and to sign up for updates, visit the Tunney’s Pasture Redevelopment website at engage.clc-sic.ca/tunney-s-pasture-vision-to-reality.
Good day,
The WVCA is holding its next board meeting tonight (Thursday November 16th), from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
We meet at Fisher Park School (250 Holland Avenue). Use the doors at the Holland Avenue end. When you enter, go down the hallway to your right and it will be one of the first classrooms on your left (room 112)
Community residents are welcome to attend.
As this past April’s ice storm demonstrated, we need to be preparing our communities for climate- related impacts like extreme weather events.
Are you interested in learning more about how climate change will affect Ottawa, and in discussing community preparedness for these impacts with other residents? Join Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Champlain Park and Wellington Village Community Associations and CAFES for a Community Dialogue on Climate Resiliency.
This dialogue will be an opportunity to learn about climate impacts and risks, and an opportunity to share how you see climate impacts affecting you and your community. It will also be a chance to discuss actions that individuals, communities and the city can take to prepare for climate impacts.
Where: Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 2Y3
When: Tuesday, May 23rd from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ward-15-climate-resiliency-community-dialogue-tickets-620095711967
Good day,
The WVCA is holding its next board meeting tonight (Monday April 17th), from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
We meet at Fisher Park School (250 Holland Avenue). Use the doors at the Holland Avenue end. When you enter, go down the hallway to your right and it will be one of the first classrooms on your left (room 112)
Community residents are welcome to attend.
Proposed Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Approve minutes from last meeting
Review action items from previous meeting
Board Updates
Treasurer’s Report
Donations
Communications and marketing
Newsletter
Email insights
Community Meetings
K9
Board Governance
Committees
5. Tunneys Pasture:
Community Benefits Agreement meeting - May 23.
6. Community events:
Fisher Park fireworks
Community garage sale on June 3
Bike tune up event
7. Memberships:
Sponsorships/membership "drive"
8. 2023 AGM
revisit previous plan
Confirm date and location
Possible catering
