Westboro Easter Food Market – April 12

From: nicola@connection360.ca
Subject: April 12: Flavours of Ottawa Easter Market in Westboro
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:23:47 -0400
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I am once again writing to you to let you know about the upcoming Flavours of Ottawa Easter Market in Westboro:

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014
Time: 10 am to 3:30 pm
NEW Location: St. George’s Parish Hall, 415 Piccadilly Ave., off Richmond Rd. near the Metro, Westboro

We have found a new larger venue for the market and there is plenty of free parking.

A diverse group of 20 of Ottawa’s celebrated food artisans will be selling their products including, hot cross buns, truffles, chocolate eggs and bunnies, macarons, caramels, gluten free baked goods, coffee, chutneys, salsas, and salad dressings. There will also be two distinct artisanal drinks available: TreeWell’s maple tree sap based aperitif, and a Caribbean inspired sorrel drink made by Baccanalle.

This Easter market is a one-stop-shop for all your Easter holiday entertaining and gift giving needs. You will come away with delicious gourmet products that will tantalize the taste buds of your friends and family and maybe even the latest kitchen gadget from Kitchenalia.

Admission to the Easter food market is free, however, food or monetary donations are welcome for the Parkdale Food Centre.

Relish the Flavour Food Truck will be there serving lunch!

Poster is attached with the list of local food artisans.

Video of our event promo is here: http://youtu.be/tj5R6QEb888

Please help me spread the word to residents of Champlain Park and post on your website via social media.

Hope to see you there!
Nicola Maule

Westboro Easter Food Market
Saturday, April 12, 2014 * 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
St. Georges Parish Hall * 415 Piccadilly Ave. (off Richmond Rd.)
www.osfa.ca * @Flavours_Ottawa * facebook/Flavours of Ottawa

Event Sponsor:

WestboroFoodMarket Easter Sign 2014 Flavours of Ottawa.pdf

Playback Theatre free on Friday night – March 28

Subject: Playback Theatre free on Friday night
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:51:18 -0400
From: Debra Huron <dhuron@sympatico.ca>

You are invited to our upcoming potluck and theatre performance on March 28.
We will be performing at the Champlain Park fieldhouse (at the corner of Clearview and Cowley).
Potluck at 6 pm, Playback at 7 pm. Bring your friends.
free admission, donations welcome.

For more information or to let us know you are coming send an email to ottawaphoenixplaybacktheatre@rogers.com

Details on Playback Theatre: http://ottawagrassrootsfestival.com/performers/ottawa-phoenix-playback-theatre/
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/playbackottawa/

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Debra Isabel Huron
Writing, editing, and training
to help you communicate more clearly
http://www.debrahuron.com
Follow me on Twitter @debraisabel
Telephone: 613-859-8049
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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That last website seems to be partially broken, with hard coded links to a non-existent http://www.playbackottawa.com/ which you can manually fix by replacing “www.playbackottawa.com” with “www.freewebs.com/playbackottawa”, if you know how to edit a URL.

– Alex

New Infill Housing and Conversions By-Law – Passed Committee Stage

Our councillor has an article about work on the new infill bylaw at:
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e716e95bbc50cda804f90c666&id=0dbef5fa66

It’s the same thing discussed at a meeting last week.

I was there, and can say that those Westboro people were really annoyed at some of the infill projects which they think had gone too far (Kirchoffer Avenue was one example of less trees, more asphalt). Apparently parking problems divide families (garages, driveways, street parking, lack of green space), planning rules aren’t always enforced, trees get destroyed, and back yards aren’t as regulated as front yards. Though the new bylaw does fix some of the things (parking, landscaping, building and garage limits), but only for front yards.

The city planner’s presentation mentioned indirectly one trick to avoid the proliferation of driveways and asphalt in ever shrinking lot sizes: build over the driveway, giving more floor space for a given lot size. Another is to have a common driveway shared between multiple owners (cars parked at the rear or elsewhere). I suspect we’ll be seeing more of that type of architecture.

– Alex

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2014-03-24

This week’s topics:

Series of thefts in Ottawa-Gatineau – Retail, men’s fragrances?
Three charged with extortion – From Montreal.
Scam directed at motorists – Tires deflated, fake assistance offered, items stolen.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Mar. 24
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:20:00 -0400
From: Andrew Milton <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 24, 2014. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 234-4740

NeighbourhoodWatch-2014-03-24.pdf

Friends of the Farm – Used Book Drop Off March 29

Please help us to spread the word for this fundraising effort. Thank you, Cathy and Marilyn

Used Book Drop Off

Saturday, March 29, 2014
10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Friends of the Farm are holding a USED BOOK DROP-OFF for our Used Book Sale to be held in June. No magazines, encyclopaedias, or text books.

Bldg. 72, Experimental Farm, Arboretum, east off Prince of Wales roundabout, 613-230-3276 info@friendsofthefarm.ca http://www.friendsofthefarm.ca

Friends of the Central Experimental Farm
Building 72, Arboretum, C.E.F.
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6
phone: 613-230-3276
fax: 613-230-1238
http://www.friendsofthefarm.ca
Charitable Number 118913565RR0001

The Friends of the Central Experimental Farm preserve, protect, maintain and enhance the Dominion Arboretum, the Ornamental Gardens, and other public areas of the Farm, in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, for the educational benefit and enjoyment of the public; and promote the Farm’s historical significance and heritage values.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2014-03-17

This week’s topics:

Warning: Romance scams – Love of money.
Man charged with sexual assault.
Man charged with possession of handgun.
Unpaid taxes scam – Aggressive phone call for gift cards to pay taxes.
Keep an eye on your device – Lost becomes stolen quickly. Ransom sometimes. Blacklists to prevent resale usefulness.
Stories of Success from Police / Community Partnerships: an invitation – Dialog on alternatives (like youth programs) and funding held by councillor Diane Holmes, March 26.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 17
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:44:00 -0400
From: Andrew Milton <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 17, 2014. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2014-03-17.pdf

New Infill Zoning By-laws – Meeting March 18

From: CoChair1
Subject: Infill and Powerpoint Presentations
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:16:14 +0000

Please see attached a meeting notice and background document, Planning Department’s Powerpoint Presentation and Streetscape Analysis form that demonstrates how the revised infill by-law for mature neighbourhoods proposes to address compatibility in mature neighbourhoods.

The by-law is under review and will go to Planning Committee on March 25, 2014.

Meeting Notice: New Infill Zoning By-laws

Tuesday, March 18, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Churchill Seniors Centre, 345 Richmond Road

Guest: Alain Miguelez
City of Ottawa Planning and Growth Management Department

Hosted by: Westboro Beach Community Association. WBCA have invited Champlain Park and other communities to attend. We will not have a separate meeting, so this is your opportunity to find out more.

Background:

Our neighbourhood, and other established neighbourhoods, have long complained about the lack of compatibility of new infill homes in mature neighbourhoods. The City has listened and over the past couple of years has undertaken to study infill, and to make changes to infill zoning by-laws.

The by-law that came into effect in May 2012 was appealed by the development industry, and a revised version is being presented to Planning Committee on March 25.

During the past months, Alain Miguelez, (Program Manager, Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods, City of Ottawa) has provided numerous opportunities for communities and builders to work together with the Planning Department with the common goals of discussing, testing and improving the by-law provisions. CPCA Co-Chairs Heather Pearl and CoChair1 have participated in these consultations.

Heather and CoChair1 have also been part of a Federation of Citizens’ Association multi-community working group which provided feedback to Alain’s team. We have also communicated Champlain Park’s specific concerns and questions. Our focus has been on improving by-law provisions that help to preserve the greenspace and trees that are characteristic of our community.

The new zoning by-law will apply to all new home construction and to existing properties. They will apply to YOU if you plan renovations or additions to your home and will affect you as new infill continues to be built in our community.

Meeting Notice Infill I Alain Miguelez March 18 2014.pdf

STREETSCAPE CHARACTER ANALYSIS form v.03.pdf

Powerpoint Alain Feb 2014 Summary of Infill By-law to OSCA doc 4.pdf

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2014-03-10

This week’s topics:

Ottawa man arrested and charged in relation to shooting incident in July 2012.
Charges laid in home invasion robbery – caught shortly after, trying to use stolen credit card.
Multi-jurisdictional break and enter investigation leads to arrest of two Ottawa men – similar descriptions noticed.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 10
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:04:24 -0400
From: Andrew Milton <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 10, 2014. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2014-03-10.pdf

Neighbourhood Line in addition to Zoning

Our councillor is trying to get a new type of development limit enacted, so that buildings dozens of stories tall don’t suddenly get built adjacent to a neighbourhood. This was prompted by the plan for a high-rise at 1050 Somerset (near the bridge over the railway tracks). Her newsletter has maps and details:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e716e95bbc50cda804f90c666&id=0eb0c4163f

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2014-03-03

This week’s topics:

Thomas G. Flanagan Scholarship – For aboriginal or radicalized women, deadline last month?
Recruitment information sessions – March 3 (just for women), 12, 18.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 3
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:17:01 -0500
From: Andrew Milton <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 3, 2014. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2014-03-03.pdf