The Dalhousie Community Association (DCA) acknowledges that it is located on the traditional and un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabe territory. As settlers, we recognize the Algonquins as the customary keepers and defenders of this land, and we honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to this beautiful territory.
The DCA is a volunteer-led not-for-profit that was founded in 1984, and is involved with projects and initiatives to improve the neighbourhood. The DCA has various committees that focus on specific areas of importance for the neighbourhood. Find out more about us and learn more about our various committees here. Several committees and groups have grown from the DCA and now operate autonomously, including the Plant Pool Recreation Association.
Latest News
- Building LeBreton
Early this past summer, Laura Mueller, Chief of Development Implementation for the National Capital Commission, attended the DCA’s regular monthly meeting in June and provided an update on the “Building LeBreton” project and the NCC’s application… Read more: Building LeBreton - Sweet Willow Garden build day a success!
Saturday, September 28 was a beautiful day for the Sweet Willow Garden with about 40 neighbourhood volunteers joining us to help construct and fill 20 large steel beds. The steel beds came in four pieces, so… Read more: Sweet Willow Garden build day a success! - Sweet Willow Garden to reopen in spring 2025
Rochester Street’s Sweet Willow Garden will be back in action in spring 2025 thanks to funding from Just Food and the hard work of the DCA’s Public Realm Committee. 31 Rochester Street was the home of… Read more: Sweet Willow Garden to reopen in spring 2025 - 1010 Somerset Street development plan
The City of Ottawa has posted its “final” concept plan for 1010 Somerset Street – the area west of the Plant Recreation Centre and Plouffe Park border extending to the pathway next to the O-Train (LRT)… Read more: 1010 Somerset Street development plan - 2024 AGM recap: DCA turns 40!
On May 25 we held our Annual General Meeting at the Plant Recreation Centre, which brought together approximately 40 members and ten guests to celebrate our 40 years as an association and reflect on how our neighbourhood has changed since the DCA was… Read more: 2024 AGM recap: DCA turns 40! - 2022 AGM recap
This year’s Annual General Meeting was held on May 14 at Plant Recreation Centre. To kick off our meeting we invited three experts to ask them three important questions: How tall is tall? How affordable is… Read more: 2022 AGM recap
When We Meet
All members are invited to the DCA Board meeting, which is normally held via Zoom on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30pm.
DCA Committees meet regularly, at the call of the Committee chair. If you are interested in attending the Board meeting or a committee meeting, please contact president@ottawadalhousie.ca