The renewal of Rockcliffe’s Centennial Garden is entering an exciting new phase: public consultation.

This is a community-led project, shaped by more than a decade of neighbours’ care, collaboration and commitment. The Rockcliffe Park Residents Association (RPRA) and the Rockcliffe Park Foundation are proud to serve as members of the City’s Centennial Garden Working Group, alongside the Centennial Garden Committee, City planners, and Councillor Rawlson King’s office.

The Foundation’s role is focused on financial oversight - ensuring transparency and accountability as the project moves forward.

The consultation process includes both:

• An in-person session hosted by Councillor King (Councillor’s invitation above, all are welcome), on June 17th, and

• A three-week online consultation via Engage Ottawa /ParticiponsOttawa. Link is now live until July 4th.

If the timeline holds, construction could begin as early as September 2025. The renewed Garden will feature:

• Restored stonework

• Improved accessibility and climate resilience

• New plantings and benches

• An additional boulder recognizing the creation of Nunavut

To help reach this phase, the Centennial Garden Committee assembled a strong leadership team:

• Honourary Chairs: Adrian Burns, Gordon Cudney, and Peter Nicholson

• Chair: Marilyn Collette

The Foundation is proud to support this thoughtful, community-led renewal of a much-loved greenspace and historic garden - a restoration that honours the past, and invests in the future.

Greenspaces like this don’t just happen. They’re sustained by neighbours who care. Thank you to everyone who has played a part so far - and to those helping shape what comes next.