Upcoming Events

Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Wellness Committee
Please take the time to read our Somerset Safety Snapshot #8 article in the March Centretown Buzz.
We will have a review and update from the Centretown Community Health Centre regarding the ANCHOR (Alternate Neighbourhood Crises Response) project.
The meeting will be held via Zoom. Contact sepaw-chair@centretowncitizens.ca for the link to join the meeting.

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Earth Day Festival
Earth Day Festival at McNabb Park
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10am to 2pm
(Rain Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025)
Details To Come

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: TBD

Ottawa Centre Candidates Debate
Ottawa Centre Candidates Debate
Thursday Feb 20th, 7 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Glebe Community Centre
175 Third Avenue, Ottawa

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Wellness Committee
We hope you read our submission in the Centretown Buzz on Emergency Preparedness.
As a follow up this article, we have invited Kris Haarbosch - the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Ottawa to a presentation on this topic.
We encourage you to invite your neighbours and friends to attend this session.
The meeting will be held via Zoom. The registration notice and link will be sent later.

Community Conversation on Homelessness
Come join us for a Community Conversation on Homelessness in Ottawa Centre organized by the Centretown Community Association, the Centretown Community Health Centre, the Somerset West Community Health Centre, and the Dalhousie Community Association.
We will discuss with:
MP Yasir Naqvi
MPP Joel Harden
Councillor Ariel Troster
and leading homelessness and housing experts from Operation Come Home, the Ottawa Mission, Salus and the CCOC to address this important issue in our community.
This event on January 15, from 6 to 8:30pm will be both in-person and virtual., to provide a platform for open dialogue, sharing ideas, and creating solutions. Let's come together to make a positive impact and support those in need.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversation and change!
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/centretown-community-conversation-on-homelessness-tickets-1117638840859?aff=CCAWebsite

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information please contact: jack2014@icloud.com
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81210134541?pwd=bKk3X3cVQIP6o2Ae4YiDAzqWyiRDsV.1

Committee Meeting - Communication
This Committee works to communicate the CCA’s works and activities. For more information and connection details, please contact: communications-chair@centretowncitizens.ca

Supportive Housing in our Community
With 4 great panelists from
Cornerstone Housing for Women - Terri Lynn George
Daybreak Housing - Alison Telford
John Howard Society of Ottawa - Jennifer Proulx
Options Housing - Catharine Vandelinde
Email affordable-housing-champions@centretowncitizens.ca with questions in advance and for the Zoom link.

Annual General Meeting
The next Annual General Meeting of the Centretown Community Association will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7:00pm via Zoom, the room will be open at 6:30pm.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Sueling Ching
President and CEO, Ottawa Board of Trade
OPENING REMARKS:
Ariel Troster
Somerset Ward Councillor
All current members of the CCA are eligible to vote. Last day for new members to sign up and past members to renew to vote is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
All memberships purchased after November 5th are valid until December 31, 2025.
Become a member of the CCA: https://www.centretowncitizens.ca/get-involved/membership
Register for the AGM on November 12, 2024: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../tZAocOGgqjMjGt0dUr4HhCGRZ67pd...
The AGM will elect the President and Twelve (12) Directors
Those interested in running for the Board of Directors or President positions should email us at ccca@centretowncitizens.ca by 10 PM (EST) on Friday, November 1, 2024. To stand for election, a person must be a current CCA member.

Canal and Community Walking Tour
Who laboured to build the canal?
The "Canal and Communities" tour explores villages that used to sit on the lands now known as Centretown. As well, hear stories of local Indigenous peoples, of the workers who laboured to build the Rideau Canal, and notable figures from local history. The tour is 1.2 kms and approximately one hour.
Tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and depart from the Elgin Street Market at Elgin and Waverley.

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Blunders and Beauties Walking Tour
Centretown's heritage architectural beauties
The "Blunders and Beauties" tour invites you to learn about the “beauties,” Centretown’s magnificent architecture, including the "grand dame" apartment buildings. Hear how the Nature Museum only four years after it was completed had to be dramatically altered. Who was Elgin? Why is the park named St. Luke’s? The tour is one kilometre and approximately one hour.

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Committee Meeting - Planning
This Committee discusses planning proposals and development in Centretown. For more information and connection details, please contact: jack2014@icloud.com

Canal and Communities Walking Tour
Who laboured to build the canal?
The "Canal and Communities" tour explores villages that used to sit on the lands now known as Centretown. As well, hear stories of local Indigenous peoples, of the workers who laboured to build the Rideau Canal, and notable figures from local history. The tour is 1.2 kms and approximately one hour.
Tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and depart from the Elgin Street Market at Elgin and Waverley.

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Committee Meeting - Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Wellness Committee
This Committee works to address safety and preparedness in Centretown. For more information and connection details, please contact: sepaw-chair@centretowncitizens.ca

Committee Meeting - Transportation
This Committee addresses transportation questions in Centretown. For more information and connection details, please contact: transportation@centretowncitizens.ca

Committee Meeting - Communication
This Committee works to communicate the CCA’s works and activities. For more information and connection details, please contact: communications-chair@centretowncitizens.ca

Blunders and Beauties Walking Tour
Centretown's heritage architectural beauties
The "Blunders and Beauties" tour invites you to learn about the “beauties,” Centretown’s magnificent architecture, including the "grand dame" apartment buildings. Hear how the Nature Museum only four years after it was completed had to be dramatically altered. Who was Elgin? Why is the park named St. Luke’s? The tour is one kilometre and approximately one hour.

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Fall Festival at Dundonald Park
This year’ annual Fall Festival, co-hosted by the Centretown Community Association and the Centretown Community Health Centre, will be held at Dundonald Park (at Somerset St. & Lyon St.) on Saturday, September 21, from 10 AM - 2 PM (Rain date: Sunday, September 22). The Fall Festival will officially celebrate the start of the Fall season. There will be free popcorn, treats, boxed drinks and coffee!
The official program will include an opening ceremony from Indigenous elder, Vince Kicknosway, storytelling with the Ottawa Public Library, performances from the University of Ottawa a capella group Achezzo, a vegetable see saving demonstration from the Centretown Grassroots Group, an interactive drum circle, and more!
Many local organizations will showcase their work in the community. Festival attendees will be able to learn more about the work of the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library, Safe Wings Ottawa, the Ottawa Community Land Trust, the new Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) team, GentleWays for Our Planet, many CCA committees, and more!
Bring the entire family for a fun-filled event of music, art and community driven activities!

Heritage Committee Meeting
The Heritage Working Group works with the community and stakeholders to advocate for the preservation and development of Heritage Conservation Districts within Centretown. For more information, contact: jack2014@icloud.com

Canal and Communities Walking Tour
Who laboured to build the canal?
The "Canal and Communities" tour explores villages that used to sit on the lands now known as Centretown. As well, hear stories of local Indigenous peoples, of the workers who laboured to build the Rideau Canal, and notable figures from local history. The tour is 1.2 kms and approximately one hour.
Tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and depart from the Elgin Street Market at Elgin and Waverley.

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Committee Meeting - Elgin Street Farmer's Market
This committee works to organize the Elgin Street Farmer’s Market. For more information and connection details, please contact: chris.trivisonno@gmail.com

Committee Meeting - Climate Change Working Group
This committee works to address climate change issues in Centretown. For more information and contact details, please contact: climatechange@centretowncitizens.ca

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!

Planning Committee Meeting
The CCA’s Planning Committee works for a Centretown that is beautiful and very livable for all citizens. For more information, contact: jack2014@icloud.com

Elgin Street Farmer's Market
The Elgin Street Farmer’s Market will be operational every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm in Boushey Square (the corner of Waverly and Elgin). Come by to grab great fresh local food and crafts and connect with the community!