News & Events

Salus Ottawa and Royal Ottawa CEOs and Councillor Leiper’s staff recently met with IPCA, Civic Hospital CA and Carlington CA board members to share information about “Matthew Perry House Ottawa” – a 3-building complex on Byng Ave on Royal Ottawa Hospital property that will offer 160 residential units under a 75-year land lease fro...

IPCA Winter 2025 newsletter has been posted. You can read it here.

Document with Historical Facts about IPD has been updated. You can read the document here.

Ontario provincial election Ottawan Centre candidates debate takes place on Thursday, February 20th at 7pm in the Glebe Community Centre at 175 Third Avenue. Invited candidates include Simon Beckett, Scott Healy, Catherine McKinney, Thomas Simpson. 

The debate will also be tape...

On October 1, three shortlisted design concepts—Echo, Rendez vous, and Motion—were presented to the National Capital Commission (NCC) Board of Directors. After a comprehensive evaluation process that included numerous elements, feedback from the public, stakeholders, Indigenous communities and partners, we would like to share that...

Document with historical facts about IPD has been updated. You can view the document here.

As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the Kichi Zìbì Mìkan will be closed in both directions overnight from Carling Avenue to Island Park Drive.

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As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the Kichi Zìbì Mìkan will be closed in both di...

On October 26 the Island Park Community Association (IPCA) sent an email notifying the residents of a proposed homeless warming center at Kitchissippi United Church (KUC). Since then there have been many conversations between all involved parties on next steps.

On November 4 the Cit...

Open houses on the proposed Complete Street and Active Transportation Network at Tunney’s Pasture

Canada Lands Company is pleased to inform you that we will be hosting our next public engagement opportunity on November 21 and 22 when they present and gather i...

IPCA summer 2024 newsletter has been released. You can read it here.

On Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30 we held a walking tour of Island Park Drive.

Island Park Drive, a heritage asset of the National Capital Commission that was opened in 1923 that was designed to extend the Capital parkway system, which continues to preserve the original de...

Local Ottawa group The Joynt has immortalized IPD in one of their latest songs called "Island Park Drive". Listen to the song and look at the video here.

IPCA April 2024 newsletter has been released. You can read it here.

Island Park Drive includes many unique and historically significant properties, and many important Ottawa and the area residents have called it a home. View this slideshow for a quick overview of the stree...

On Sept. 21, 2023 Heritage Ottawa presented an overview of Heritage Conservation District concept and what it would mean for IPD. Slides for the presentation can be found here.

IPD residents are invited to the Island Park Community Association’s first street-wide wine and cheese social with guest speakers from the City of Ottawa, Built Heritage Ottawa team to discuss options to p...

Open NCC offers a variety of free and accessible activities suitable for all ages. Join us on Saturday, September 23, 2023, for one of our walking or cycling tours, visit a Greenbelt farm, or drop by our p...

IPCA September 2023 newsletter is out. You can read it here to get information about the upcoming General Meeting, more on IPD history and upcoming developments on our street.

IPCA May 2023 newsletter is out. You can read it here to get information about the upcoming events, latest news affecting the community and interesting tidbits about the history of the street and the ...

Island Park Drive road resurfancing from Byron to 50m before SJAM will take place mid-May and last 2-3 weeks. The scope of the work will be concrete works followed by a milling and full repaving of Island Park Drive.

Some of the work will take place overnight to better coordinate with the Champlain Bridge wor...