Welcome
The Rockcliffe Park Newsletter is still delivered to your mailbox by our volunteers. Contributions are welcome. Please send email with comments or contributions to Julie Beatty at (juliebeatty at aol.com). Deadlines for submissions are mid month for the following month's publication.
The second edition of the Welcome to Rockcliffe Park Booklet has been distributed along with the last newsletter. If you did not receive your copy, please contact Iola Price. The tradition of a Rockcliffe Park information pamphlet goes back to at least 1989. The first edition was assembled by the Village Environment Committee under the leadership of Ann Kelly in 2000, just prior to amalgamation.
About Us
- Historical Background
- RRPA Mission
- Community Services
- Heritage Guidelines
- Art and Artefacts
- Outdoor Spaces
- The Environment
- On the Wild Side!
Coat of Arms
In 1994, the Village requested and was granted a distinctive coat of arms that is registered in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. It may be used on shields, seals, municipal regalia and otherwise according to the Law of Arms of Canada.
The crest depicts our environs of water and trees and two locally found birds, the Pileated Woodpecker and the Green-backed Heron. The motto, "Inter Arboribus Floremus", reflects how our lives are nurtured by our natural environment: "Amid the trees we flourish".
Join the RPRA
Annual membership is $25.00 per household. Forms may be obtained at the Community Police Centre, 360 Springfield Road, or here.
Latest Happenings
Hello to all and welcome to the Rockcliffe Park Residents Association. We hope to keep you informed of activities in our community, and civic matters that have an impact on your life in the community. If you wish to contribute or have any comments, please send them to one of our Board members listed in the Contact section. Enjoy.
Where in the world are we? Right here!
This is our quiet period for activities. Enjoy your summer!
Development Applications in Rockcliffe Park
In keeping with practice in other parts of Ottawa, city heritage staff will now send the RPRA electronic versions of development applications for Rockcliffe Park. Development, in this sense, means alterations to buildings, proposals for demolitions and new construction and other applications requiring review under the Ontario Heritage Act. These notices will be posted to this website as soon as they re received. Another good reason to keep watching our website.
The RPRA does not receive Committee of Adjustment notices either automatically or electronically but neighbours within a pre-set radius are notified by mail and, of course, there will be the small green sign posted on the property.
The City of Ottawa will be providing information on applications submitted by property owners to alter residences in our community. The documents will be posted on this web site, on the Heritage Guidelines page.
Postings updated August 24, 2010 on the Heritage Page.
- added notification for 294 Manor Avenue
Heritage Conservation
The City of Ottawa has hired two students from the Heritage Conservation Program at Carleton University to undertake a comprehensive inventory of Rockcliffe Park. Over the course of the summer, they will be taking pictures and compiling information on every house in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District so if you see two young women with a camera roaming the streets, do not be alarmed – they are the students!
For further information, please call the Heritage Section, Planning and Growth Management, 613-580-2424, ext 13855. This project is welcomed and endorsed by the Rockcliffe Park Residents Association.
Ontario Opt's Out of Ottawa River Inter-Provincial Crossing
Look here for the correspondence from Ms. Agatha Garcia-Wright, Director, Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
Rent the Community Hall
To rent the Community Hall at 380 Springfield or the Jubilee Garden at the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Buchan road, call or visit the City's Recreation Office located in the Community Police Centre, 360 Springfield, tel. 613-842-8578.
The Fine Art Photography of Neville Poy, M.D.
If you missed the October exhibition of photographs by Dr. Neville Poy, we have a treat for you! We have created a Photo Gallery of these photographs and they are available for purchase. Prices range from $125 to $200. For further information, contact the author of the book, Martha Edmond.
The book, Rockcliffe Park: A History of the Village, is also available for purchase.
Visit our friends
The official site of the Rockcliffepark Foundation
The official site of the Rockcliffe Hosers