About Us
- Historical Background
- RRPA Mission
- Community Services
- Heritage Guidelines
- Art and Artefacts
- Outdoor Spaces
- The Environment
- On the Wild Side!
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 Cynthia Hamady at editor.rockcliffenews @ rockcliffepark.ca Deadlines for submissions are mid month for the following month's publication.
The RPRA directors’ meetings start at 7.15 pm in the Community Hall on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (except July, August and December). The meetings are open and residents are welcome to attend and raise issues of concern to them. The Agenda is normally posted on the RPRA website and on the RPRA Bulletin Board at 380 Springfield.
The Pond Report for 2011 is available here.
Just moved in?
Welcome to new residents of Rockcliffe Park – Ottawa’s largest Heritage Conservation District. If you did not receive a copy of our indispensible Welcome to Rockcliffe Park booklet, copies are available from the Recreation Office located in the Community Police Centre at 360 Springfield Road. If it is not convenient for you to go there, call Iola Price at 613-746-6145 or email iolaprice (enclose your address or telephone number for follow-up) and she will make sure you receive a copy. The booklet contains information about Rockcliffe Park, its history, services, useful telephone numbers, schools and much more.
Books!
The Speakers Programme
For years, the RPRA has hosted distinguished guests at a speaker's lunch or evening session open to all. The speakers events, past and present are listed here.
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".
Other Links
Walking in the Village [Booklet]
The Fine Art Photography of Neville Poy, M.D.
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.
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!
SPEAKER'S PROGRAM is now updated for the Winter 2012 season.
RPRA Annual Report for 2011
Read the report now. The Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday February 15th, 2012 at 7:30 PM, at the Community Hall, 380 Springfield Road.
Latest Newsletter
The Jan-Feb newsletter can be read here.
The October Newsletter, if you missed it, is now posted on the Reports page.
Notices from the National Capital Commission
Notices and other information from the National Capital Commission are shown on the NCC page.
Keep up to date with the latest on the proposed new bridge between Ontario and Quebec. View our Bridge section.
Development Applications with the City of Ottawa
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 on the City page as soon as they re received. Another good reason to keep watching our website.
City page last updated on January 23, 2012 with notice for 89 Placel Road.
Please Join The RPRA
The RPRA’s success depends on membership support. A high participation rate raises our profile at City Hall. For information on our activities, with suggestions for the RPRA or to volunteer to help contact Brian Dickson at 744-4481.
The RPRA’s mission is to:
promote a vision of the Village of Rockcliffe Park as a vibrant, heritage-designated community, determined to preserve and enhance its unique natural, architectural, social and cultural environment as well as its rich history and quality of life, for the lasting benefit of future generations.
foster the sense of community in the Village.
nurture, conserve and maintain the natural environment of the Village, to protect and preserve the heritage character of the Village and to represent the interests of the residents of the Village.
contribute to the well-being of the greater community of the City of Ottawa
Get the application form now.
Annual membership is $25.00 per household. Forms may also be obtained at the Community Police Centre, 360 Springfield Road
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.