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
- Free trees for Dalhousie residents
The Public Realm Committee is teaming up with EnviroCentre to promote Plant Your Place, the City of Ottawa’s private land tree planting program that provides free trees to residents of… Read more: Free trees for Dalhousie residents - January DCA report
Read all about what the DCA has been up to in our monthly report in the Centretown Buzz! “DCA report: Community policing, nay to 28 storeys on the escarpment.” Click… Read more: January DCA report - Survey: Special events at LeBreton Flats
Share your thoughts on major events at LeBreton Flats in a brief survey from the DCA’s Mobility Committee! The DCA’s Mobility Committee wants to know more about how residents feel… Read more: Survey: Special events at LeBreton Flats - 2025 AGM recap
On May 25th, 2025 we held our Annual General Meeting at the Plant Recreation Centre. This year’s meeting featured a full agenda which included topics ranging from the disconcerting (umm,… Read more: 2025 AGM recap - 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… 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… Read more: Sweet Willow Garden build day a success!
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. If you are interested in attending, please contact president@ottawadalhousie.ca
DCA Committees meet regularly, at the call of the committee chair. If you are interested in attending a committee meeting, please contact the committee chair. Email addresses for each committee are listed on their committee page.