Geese at Andrew Haydon Park

In recent years, the Goose Management Program was expanded to include Andrew Haydon Park, specifically – using the tactics of egg management, coyote decoys, and pathway cleaning/maintenance. The current status for each of these tactics is as follows: Egg Management: In the early stages of our response to COVID-19, a decision was made to cancel…

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Error in payment processing to be rectified

This week Council received a memo providing an update on recreation members’ scheduled payments. As you may be aware, charges to monthly membership clients have been suspended since March 17, 2020 while facilities were closed due to COVID-19. An error in payment processing occurred on August 4, which resulted in those monthly payments being charged…

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Partners and Community Organizations

Neighbourhood recreation partners and community organizations offer a variety of recreation programs and services. Registration dates and procedures are different from City programs. Contact the facilities directly for more information. Get Connected! List your community organization with the city The “Community Organization Listing” provides residents of Ottawa with up-to-date contacts and information about local sports,…

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Goose Poop at Andrew Haydon Park

This season the paths at Andrew Haydon Park seemed to be more affected by goose droppings than before. We have been informed that the equipment used to clean the pathways was out of service. It has been repaired and paths are being cleaned again as of Monday July 22 2019. Unfortunately, there is nothing that…

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Gull Wires at Britannia Beach

The gull wires are not being installed at Britannia this year.  The spring flood either removed or buried the pole anchor points and despite numerous efforts, they have not been found. The city is working on a plan to address this for next year. General Manager Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services

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Britannia Park

The City developed the following proposed tree planting plans for Britannia Park in 2019: The links above will display the different areas of the park, the location and the species of trees. Please send your comments using the Contact Us form.

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