About Albion Gardens and Heatherington:
There are approximately 350 residents living in the Albion Gardens community. Albion Gardens is a family community within walking distance to schools, Herongate Mall, and adjacent to a City of Ottawa Park with recreation facilities. The community includes the Heatherington Community Centre and the Better Beginnings, Better Futures centre.
The following symbols and text are what residents and service providers in Albion Gardens and Heatherington have decided they want to work on together.
Connecting Neighbours
Working on increasing opportunities for neighbours to get to know, understand and support each other.
Good Food for All
Working on increasing local opportunities for accessible, healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate food.
Opportunities for Children and Youth
Working on increasing local recreational, social, educational and pre-employment opportunities for children and youth.
Civic Participation and Leadership
Working on providing local opportunities for residents to become involved in their communities through volunteering and engagement in decision-making.
Beautification
Working on increasing the physical appeal of local communities through community clean-ups, gardens and other greening initiatives.
For an overview of what all the neighbourhoods are working on, take a look at this summary chart.
Each neighbourhood has developed an action plan so that residents and service providers can keep track of how their organized activities are working for change. The activities and initiatives are sometimes organized by residents, sometimes by service providers and, very often, organized together.
Check out Albion Gardens and Heatherington’s action plan here.
Want more information about this neighbourhood? Contact:
Euphrasie Emedi
Community Developer
South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre
euphrasiee@seochc.on.ca