Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2020-01-27

This week’s topics:

  • Hate Crimes section back at OPS – Online reporting & anyone can report graffiti now.
  • 27-year-old Avipsha Basnyat missing.
  • 100 new officers to be hired by OPS.
  • International Snowmobile Safety Week – Main accident causes: impaired, speed, off trail.
  • Package theft – tips (no, not for how to steal :-).

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Winter Carnival Thanks

Champlain Park Families celebrate winter with sleigh ride, outdoor activities on skating rink and SJAM ski trail, socializing with neighbours and enjoying musical entertainment in field house at Winter Carnival 2020!!!

Carol Arnason, Social Coordinator on the CPCA Executive reports a large turnout of neighbours and a very successful party on Saturday afternoon, January 25, 2020.
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Winter Carnival – Reminder

Just a reminder that the Winter Carnival is tomorrow (Saturday), from Noon to 3PM. Activities and other information at https://champlainpark.org/2020/01/22/winter-carnival-january-25-2/
[2016 Winter Carnival Chili]

In other news, the new Remic Winter Hill is ready. https://champlainpark.org/remic-winter-hill/ has the map. It’s a shallow slope that’s been cleared of trees for sliding down, in a safer location than the usual steeper slope between the parkway lanes.

Children’s Football Training

Here’s a message from Ahmed Zammar, of interest to parents looking for sports for their children. Note that they’re in adjacent neighbourhoods like Carlington or Bel-Air (south of Carlingwood).

Hey Folks… I’m with the Bel-Air Lions and Norsemen Football Club and we’re running free winter condition workouts Jan-Apr over at Severn Avenue Public School and Agincourt Road Public school Friday nights. Reach out to us for more details.
https://www.facebook.com/BelairFootball/
http://belairfootball.com/
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Winter Carnival – January 25

Champlain Park Winter Carnival – January 25

Free admission, sleigh rides, entertainment, hot drinks!

When? Saturday, January 25, 2020, Noon to 3 p.m.
Where? Champlain Park field house, park, rink.

[Horse Drawn Sleigh from 2016 Carnival]

Volunteer Organizers Would be VERY GRATEFUL if Neighbours Contact them to Help with these Jobs:

Field house: Set up / Clean up, Ticket sales, contribute a slow cooker and be in the chili contest (great prizes for winners), provide baked goods (make or fake, we won’t tell), help in the kitchen and lunch counter.

Contact Event Organizer, Erin Topping, to help at erintopping@hotmail.com or 613-799-1770.

[2016 Winter Carnival Chili]

Outdoor rink and park: Organize outdoor games and fun on rink, assist seniors and children with boarding sleigh, help rink supervisor with shovelling.

Contact Rink Organizer, <redacted>.

[2016 Winter Carnival Hockey]

Carnival Highlights:

  • Free Sleigh Rides: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
  • Free Entertainment: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Entertainer Kristen Klein performing upbeat acoustic tunes)
  • Free Balloon animals with creator Jason Keats!
  • Free Coffee and Hot Chocolate until quantities run out! (Bridgehead – sponsor)
  • Chili Cook–off Contest with great prizes!
  • Lunch counter: Hot dogs, chili, baked goods for sale.

Spread the word! Bring friends and family to Champlain Park !

Snow, rain or shine this event will take place on the last Saturday in January.

Community Association Board Meeting Agenda – January 28

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Board Meeting

Tuesday January 28, 2020
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.

This is the final agenda, as of Sunday January 26.

Open session

  1. Approval of minutes of September 24 2019 – Liz
  2. Report of interim motions – all
  3. Budget review (Josh)
  4. SJAM signage (budget) – Adrian
  5. SJAM donation (budget) – CoChair1 or Josh
  6. Planning and Zoning incidental expense budget (budget) – CoChair1 or Heather
  7. Cabinet key copies – CoChair1
  8. Responsibility for ice rink – Adrian
  9. Presentation of a brochure on tree planting and approval of a copy expenditure within budget of environment tree line – Daniel
  10. to discuss the CPCA writing a letter to Jeff Leiper requesting the City to support maintaining (e.g. trimming) large old trees in residents’ backyards – Michael
  11. Next Meeting