List/Grid Tag Archives: OOECA

Footy Sevens to pay property tax on Immaculata field

August 9, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance The property tax exemption for the Immaculata High School’s commercialized turf sports field has been extinguished by Ontario’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), as sought by the Old… Read more »

Colonel By Drive Pathway Safety Questioned

August 7, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance Improving the substandard pathway running along Colonel By Drive between Bank and Clegg streets should be made a priority for the National Capital Commission (NCC), says the Old… Read more »

Community Support Pledged For Second Footbridge

April 18, 2020 | Comments Off

Mainstreeter Staff The Riverview Park Community Association (RPCA) has expressed its support for the idea of a new footbridge over the Rideau River from the foot of Clegg Street in… Read more »

So, if you like Flora… How about another footbridge?

February 29, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance “Why should taxes be wasted on a bridge to nowhere?” one Glebe resident asked a decade ago when the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OOECA) and other community… Read more »

Old Ottawa East Community Association: December 2016

December 11, 2016 | 0 Comment

By Phyllis Odenbach Sutton This article roughly coincides with the end of my first year as your president. When I was first elected, I was asked about my priorities. After… Read more »

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