Past events
Our office will be holding a public meeting on the development at 15-17 Oblats Avenue on December 5th from 7-9pm. The format will include a brief presentation on the application, with a discussion and question and answer period to follow. The application with associated plans is available on the Dev Apps website.
Please join our office for a presentation and community consultation on the development at 15 Oblats Avenue. The project has not yet been submitted to the City, so there are no formal documents in circulation. At this meeting the developer will present the draft design and a framework of how it has evolved through community input. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. Once there there is an official application on file, residents can also submit feedback through a more formalized process to the City Planner on the file. 
Hosted by:
Councillor Shawn Menard in concert with the Heron Park Community Association, and the Ottawa Community Benefits Network
Featured Panelists:
Rawlson King, Councillor for Rideau-Rockcliffe
Kumsa Baker, Campaigns Manager for the Toronto Community Benefits Network
Join us to find out:
- What is a Community Benefits Agreement?
- What benefits can be achieved from a Community Benefits Agreement?
- A Community Benefits Agreement for Confederation Heights: The Case and a Vision
- A Coalition to Advocate for and Build a Community Benefits Agreement
- What you can do
Please join us on Saturday June 11th (rain date June 12th) for a Capital Ward Bike Ride + BBQ to reconnect with neighbors and celebrate making it through the last two years! For those who want to join, We’ll be meeting at 11am at Sylvia Holden Park, and biking to Windsor Park for a picnic at 11:30am. The ride will be family friendly, but note that you are welcome to join us for the BBQ portion of the event. We’ll supply hot dogs/veggie dogs & buns & soft drinks, feel free to bring your own sides and utensils, and a blanket to sit on if you desire. Please RSVP to the event so we know how many to expect - the bike route is mapped out below. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
Please join us for Capital Ward’s inaugural Older Adult Forum, hosted by Councillor Menard in concert with Senior’s Watch Old Ottawa South. The topic for this forum will be addressing the lack of primary care and support services available to the older adult population.
Featured panelists include Dr. Laura Muldoon, a family doctor at Somerset West Community Health Centre, and Ann Good, a retired public servant who has advocated over the past 20 years for the care of senior family members and friends, while they navigated various health conditions and levels of care. The forum will take place on May 19th at 7:00 PM and will be hosted online.
Join us to discuss the re-design of Bronson Avenue. Bronson will need to be re-constructed in a few years, so we want to make sure the street is designed to best suit the needs of residents.
The consultation will be held online using Zoom. Please register for the event to receive your link to event.
City staff and OSEG have issued a report on re-vitalizing Lansdowne Park [PDF], centred on re-building the north side stands and arena. The report is tentatively scheduled to go to the Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO) on Friday May 6.
Join us for a public discussion on this new proposal and what you’d like to see out of an improved Lansdowne Park.
Join us for a discussion on putting in a southbound contraflow bicycle lane on Clover Street, from Aldea Avenue to Heron Road. A contraflow bicycle lane has been requested by many residents of Heron Park, and is being considered as part of the City of Ottawa's next Transportation Master Plan. Come out and tell us what you think.
The consultation will be held online using Zoom. Please register for the event to receive your link to event.
We will be holding an online consultation to discuss ongoing issues on Harvard Avenue.
The consultation will be held on Wednesday, April 6, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Please visit www.ShawnMenard.ca/HarvardAvenue for details.
We will be discussing the following issues:
Pumping Station Construction: The Harvard Sanitary Pumping Station is located at 29 Harvard Avenue, at the intersection of Harvard Avenue and Raleigh Street. The facility was constructed in 1935 and underwent a complete reconstruction in 1995. The pumping station is located between two residential houses, with very little buffer between the properties.
Due to the proximity of the Harvard Pumping Station to the Rideau River, when the water table is high in spring, portable pumps must be brought in to handle the flows, which require 24-hour coverage and lead to significant operating costs. It is in need of a capacity upgrade to handle high inflow and exfiltration, as well as other upgrades to bring it inline with city standards.
The project has experienced delays, and the ongoing work has caused significant difficulties for the residents of Harvard. We will be discussing what work remains and the city’s timeline.
Winter Parking Regulations: There has been a request made to consider a winter parking ban on Harvard Avenue, due to concerns about the ability of snowplows and emergency vehicles being able to access the street.
Our office distributed flyers and spoke with some residents seeking feedback. The results were mixed, and we do not feel we had enough input from residents of Harvard Avenue to make to determine the wishes of residents.
The questions we will be seeking to answer are, should Harvard Avenue have a winter parking ban, and, if so, on which side of the street should parking be banned?