Picnic & Green Day

Sunday, June 8th at Frank Ryan Park

QTN Community Association is hosting a community picnic and green day in Frank Ryan Park. Come enjoy music, games, and bike riding!

  • Picnic @ 11:30am onwards
    • bring your own lunch and mingle with neighbours
    • please consider litter-less lunches or taking any lunch garbage home with you
  • Music @ 12 – 1pm
    • music by Grumpy Old Men
  • Games @ 1 – 3pm
    • lawn games such as ring toss, corn hole, & soft-tip lawn darts
  • Bike rodeo @ 1 – 3pm (held on the basketball court)
    • kids, bring your bikes and helmets
    • learn about better cycling habits
    • gain familiarity with the rules of the road
  • Bring the following items to have them recycled/reused!
    • batteries, markers & printer cartridge
    • single mittens whose mate has been lost
  • Information from Envirocentre

Please Note: This event will be cancelled in the event of rain.

Update: New Zoning Bylaw

New Zoning Bylaw

The familiar R1, R2, and R3 zones in QTN will soon disappear. More than a label change, the new neighbourhood zones (labelled N1 – N6) will allow for significant changes in what can be built on most lots in QTN, influencing what this area will look like in twenty years. The new zoning bylaw is a primary tool to implement intensification under directions in the Official Plan that was adopted in 2023. QTN is now designated an Inner Urban area, to become more like neighbourhoods close to downtown and less like a suburb. The plans for a large increase in population are also related to the new LRT stations in our area.

More information is available on the Zoning Project page of the Engage Ottawa website.

To see what zone will apply to your home & those around you, look at the interactive map that City planning officials have developed.

Zoning Bylaw Information Sessions

The following are ways to engage with the City about the zoning bylaw updates.

Virtual City-wide Open House

  • Date: Thursday, May 29
  • Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
  • Registration: Click here to register

In-person Open House

  • Date: Monday, June 2
  • Location: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive
  • Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm
  • No registration required

Virtual City-wide Open House

  • Date: Tuesday, June 3
  • Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
  • Registration: Click here to register

After this consultation period ends in June, final revisions will be made, and the proposed bylaw will go to City Council for approval in the Fall.

Garage Sale Day May 31 and Giveaway Day June 1

Join residents in several neighbourhoods to sell items you no longer need or buy items you can use. Saturday, May 31 is Garage Sale Day in QTN and neighbouring areas.

This is an excellent way to re-use and reduce waste. We encourage you to check the 2025 Community Garage Sale web site to find local community garage sales and/or register your own.

Sunday, June 1 is Giveaway Day. Put items on the curb that you no longer want but others might use. Sharing in this way helps neighbours and together we reduce waste.

QTNca will put up general signs and promote this day for everyone.