Just a reminder that the garage sale is this weekend, June 1 2019, see https://champlainpark.org/garage-sale/ for details (like rain date, hours, what to do with leftovers).
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Garage Sale this Weekend – Reminder
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Community Association Board Meeting Agenda – June 6
Agenda
Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Board Meeting
Thursday June 6, 2019
7:30 PM at the Fieldhouse
Everybody Welcome
Board meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe business discussions. Non board community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the board members only.
Open session
- Approval of previous minutes of executive meeting April 23, 2019 – Liz – (5 minutes)
- Report of interim executive motions – All
- Treasurer Update – Josh – (Information, 10 minutes)
- Proposal to automate voting on motions – Liz and Adrian – (Decision, 15 minutes)
- Ottawa River Flood 2019 – Lessons Learned – Dan – (Information, 15 minutes)
- Update on Infill Monitoring – Lynne – (Information, 5 minutes)
- 227 Carleton development proposal (if there is any news) – Lynne – (Information, 5 minutes)
- FCA Update – Roland – (Information, 10 Minutes)
- Bill 108 implications for CP – Roland – (Information, 5 Minutes)
- Other Business
- Next Meeting
City Builders Newsletter Out
Heather Pearl points out that there’s a new issue of the development oriented city of Ottawa City Builders newsletter out. Rather than reproducing the whole thing here, you can subscribe to it at https://ottawa.ca/esubscriptions/signup-form-en.html
Main topics are:
- New Official Plan: Discussion Papers – various topics discussed, including climate, economy, energy, housing, infrastructure, nature, rural, etc. https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement/projects/new-official-plan
- Ottawa Responds to Floods – what happened, how to rebuild (building permits).
- Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada joint facility Workshops – https://ottawacentrallibrary.ca/get-involved
- Elgin Street Renewal Continues
- We are updating our Municipal Accessibility Plan – reviewing barriers. https://engage.ottawa.ca/Accessibility-Consultations/survey_tools/city-of-ottawa-municipal-accessiblity-plan-survey
The newsletter ends with a list of upcoming events and workshops.
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Vision Zero Safety Program
Councillor Jeff Leiper is requesting our support to implement a Vision Zero Program in Ottawa, to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries.
Two motions are attached, that Councillor Leiper proposes to present to Council. One is for a comprehensive Vision Zero strategy. The other is a proposal to use the Federal Government’s one time increase in the share of the gas tax, which is being rebated to Municipalities, to implement safe cycling infrastructure. Jeff encourages residents to write to the Mayor and Councillors to support these motions, which will be debated by City Council.
Contact information for the Mayor and Councillors is here: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors
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Wolf Sighting
This is an advisory to raise awareness of a potential risk to smaller animals and maybe even children.
Description of a sighting on Saturday May 18 provided by a homeowner along Clearview Ave and Patricia Ave, which backs onto the Champlain Woods:
…you mentioned seeing a wolf-like creature in the NCC woods behind our property.
Any skepticism I may have had back then disappeared Saturday evening when [we] both saw what I’m almost certain was a wolf walking the fence line. Much larger and heavier than a coyote (which we often see at our golf club) and certainly not a dog. Perhaps a mix of some sort but definitely a predator from the way it moved through the brush.
The entire area back there is flooded right now and impassable to foot traffic but I wonder if we shouldn’t create some awareness of the risk to smaller animals and maybe even children?
If you happen to see a wolf or other danger, please email info to champlainpark@gmail.com
P.S. Deer were seen in the woods last week. And years ago during a dry summer a family of black bears came across the river from the Gatineau Hills and wandered around Tunney’s Pasture. So we could easily see other wildlife in the neighbourhood.
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Garage Sale – June 1
For late breaking news and posts about the garage sale, see https://champlainpark.org/category/community-news/garage-sale/
Kitchissippi Community-wide Garage Sale on Saturday June 1 2019
Start getting those treasures ready!
The annual community-wide garage sale is just around the corner, which is exactly where you hope all those treasures will end up!
The sale generally begins at 8 a.m. and usually winds up about 1 p.m.
Rain date is Sunday, June 2.
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Planting Trees in Small Places
Planting Trees in Small Places: Options to consider when selecting the right tree for you.
Do you have a plantable space in your front or back yard? Do you have a mature tree in your yard that needs a new generation growing up beside it? This pamphlet offers some tips and points you to suitable native tree species. Native species are key because they also support the native insects and birds adapted to them. Some examples are provided here, with a link to 79 native species suitable for Champlain Park. Let’s all do our part to sustain the trees that make this a special neighbourhood.
Daniel Buckles
