Centennial Garden Renewal. Restoring a Village landmark. Together. 

Centennial Garden Renewal – Public Consultation Now Underway

The renewal of Rockcliffe’s Centennial Garden is now in public consultation - a major step forward in a project shaped by more than a decade of neighbours’ care, collaboration, and commitment.

The Rockcliffe Park Foundation and the Rockcliffe Park Residents Association (RPRA) are proud to serve on the City’s Centennial Garden Working Group, alongside the Centennial Garden Committee and City planners.

The Foundation holds contractual and financial oversight responsibilities for the project, helping ensure transparency and accountability as the renewal moves forward.

How to Take Part in the Consultation

The consultation includes:

  • An in-person session that was hosted by Councillor King on June 17

  • A three-week online consultation through Engage Ottawa / Participons Ottawa. The feedback period, with concept drawings, is open until July 4.

Prefer email? You can send comments directly to City Planner Renée Proteau. You’re also welcome to copy the Councillor’s office at RideauRockcliffeWard@ottawa.ca.

What’s Coming

If the timeline holds, construction could begin as early as Fall 2025. The renewed Garden will include (see link below to landscape architect CSW’s concept drawings):

  • Restored stonework

  • Improved accessibility and climate resilience

  • New plantings and benches

  • An additional boulder recognizing the creation of Nunavut

This phase of the project was made possible by the leadership of the Centennial Garden Committee, with:

  • 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’s played a part so far - and to those helping shape what comes next.

To support the renewal, go to the Donate page of this website; or

👉 Download the Donation Form here.

To learn more about the renewal,
👉 CSW Proposed Concept Drawing for Centennial Garden Rehabilitation (April 2025) here.

👉 Go to the City’s consultation site on EngageOttawa and comment (June 13 - July 4 ) here.

This community project is made possible through partnership with the City of Ottawa.