We want to provide you with an update regarding our health and safety policies at OSCA. We will continue to monitor changes and review our policy throughout the spring and will provide updates on any changes on this page.
As a result of the impact of COVID-19, the Old Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) has restructured its internal management and program delivery team. As part of this restructuring, Christy Savage, OSCA’s Executive Director since 2012, has left OSCA to pursue other career opportunities.
Last month we shared a story called “Birdhouses Galore” describing Shelley and Sean Kennedy’s stockpile of homemade birdhouses. It began as a hobby to while away the pandemic hours, but soon enough there were more birdhouses than any one backyard could possibly use. And so the Kennedys decided to fundraise for the Firehall, selling the birdhouses for $10/each on the Old Ottawa South Group Facebook page. As of mid-April, 41 birdhouses have gone out…
Dear Community, I hope you are well and in good spirits this festive season. We recognize that the provincewide shutdown beginning December 26th will be in place for the next several weeks. We’ve made it this far as a community, and OSCA is committed to continuing to do all we can to keep our community safe. We are paying careful attention to the new regulations and will be communicating updates on a regular basis. The…
As of Wednesday, December 9th, OSCA’s Save Our Firehall campaign has raised $36,429. “We have a long way to go to reach our goal of $300,000 but we are encouraged by the support we have received so far. It’s like the gift that keeps on giving and we are so grateful,” said OSCA President Richard Slowikowski. The Save Our Firehall fundraising campaign was launched online on November 24th and in print in OSCAR’s December…
Old Ottawa South residents are answering the call to support the Old Firehall Community Centre. OSCA’s SAVE THE FIREHALL campaign — initiated in October to meet a funding shortfall caused by COVID-19 — has shown organizers the community’s generosity and volunteer spirit, said OSCA President Richard Slowikowski. “We’re meeting old friends, making new ones and seeing support from many different quarters,” he said.
Darcy put together a video of his OSCA staff t-shirt collection, which includes some great classics!
Designed in 1920 by prominent Ottawa architect Werner Ernst Noffke, No. 10 Graham Station, is an elaborate Spanish-Colonial style building named in honour of Ottawa Fire Chief John W. Graham, who served that post from 1910 to 1921.
Front (north) facade (Mohammad al-Asad, 2008) 260 Sunnyside Avenue 1921 Institutional View additional images of building. The Old Firehall – Ottawa South Community Centre The elaborate Spanish Revival style tells us at a glance that this building was designed by Werner Ernst Noffke (1878 – 1964), one of Ottawa’s best-known architects of the early 20th century. It is also the third-oldest surviving structure built as a fire station in the city. Its construction in…
History of the Ottawa Fire Department Extracts from the book: History of the Ottawa Fire Department – 150 Years of Firefighting Authors J. Bernard Matheson and David R. Fitzsimons, self published, 1988
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