Soccer in the Park

Soccer : Ottawa Internationals Soccer Club (OISC)

Soccer in the park is available for the Boys Under 7, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Soccer is also available for boys and girls in the following age groupings depending on the number of registrants:

Under 5, Under 7, Under 9 and Under 11

Select a location on the grid for the different age groups and locations:
Team Availabity Grid

Registration:
The 2012 registration is presently underway – please see DSP-Developmental Soccer Program 2012 Summer Registration

Ottawa Internationals Soccer Club-DSP
1237 Newmarket St. Ottawa, Ontario K1B 5N6
dsp@ottawasoccer.com
mailto:dsp@ottawasoccer.com

Many thanks for a successful Spring Cleanup!

A message from our Spring Cleanup Coordinators:

A big thank-you to the more than forty of you who turned up yesterday for the Champlain Park Spring Cleanup. By noon at least a dozen garbage bags of trash had been collected, as well as a blue box full of recyclables.

Most memorable trash was Desmond’s giant “sponge toffee” foam–perhaps from underneath a dock upriver?

Thanks also to Kay who brought over some tasty oatmeal cookies.

Cheers and thanks again,
Andrea & Ian

We would also like to extend our many thanks to all our volunteers and especially for Andrea and Ian for coordinating this community event.

A great job done by all – our community thanks you for your help and efforts in keeping our environment a beautiful living place! Very much appreciated

Friendly reminder: It’s Spring Cleanup time!

CHAMPLAIN PARK GOES GREEN AND CLEAN ON APRIL 28!

The last weekend in April is Capital Cleanup Weekend, and Champlain Park needs volunteers.

Spring Cleanup is an annual tradition in Champlain Park. It is a chance for neighbours of all ages – kids, teens, and adults – to get together and help spruce up the neighbourhood. It is part of the city’s Cleaning the Capital campaign to beautify public green spaces each spring.

We’ll meet at the fieldhouse Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. Juice, coffee and cookies will be served, and people will sign up and pick an area to do. Usually the work is done by noon. In case of rain, we’ll meet instead on Sunday, April 29.

The designated cleanup areas are the south side of Premier above the transitway; the boulevard on Northwestern and the path at its north end; and the areas along the fence on Patricia and Pontiac. It can also include the area along the river at the foot of Carleton, or any other public spaces you think need it.

We recommend wearing pants and long-sleeved shirts. Wear appropriate footwear and bring gloves. The City will provide garbage bags and other supplies.

The Keyworth School Age Program has adopted Champlain Park and the students of St. George School are doing a great job cleaning it each spring and fall. Thanks go to them.

Now it’s time for the rest of us in the neighbourhood to do our part. Last year 40 people showed up – a wonderful turnout.

If you have any questions or suggestions, call Andrea Murphy or Ian Reid at 613-715-9504.

Right Bike – A community bike share program

Right Bike is a community bike share program starting operations in our extended neighbourhood in mid-May. For a $40.00 membership fee, people will be able to rent one of the 40 purple coloured bicycles to be stationed at several kiosks along the operating corridor between Mountain Equipment Co-op (in Westboro) and Bayswater/Somerset Square (in Wellington West).

For details please visit www.rightbike.org

An added bonus is that these utilitarian bicycles are made from discarded bikes thereby lessening waste. They’ve been refurbished by Cycle Salvation which is a member of the Causeway Group of Social Businesses. If you have unused bikes consider donating them to Cycle Salvation at 473 Bronson Avenue, near Gladstone, during store hours. ww.cyclesalvation.org

Habitat for Humanity ReStores accepts bike donations on behalf of Cycle Salvation. Locations at 2370 Walkley Road (near St. Laurent) and 7 Enterprise Avenue (near Merivale). Please call 613 744-7769 before donating to check that they still need bicycles. www.habitatncr.com

Maija Adamsons, Member, Environment Committee

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING – April 21

On Saturday April 21 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) the Broadview Avenue Public School Parents Council will be holding an e-waste collection fundraiser. This is a good opportunity to get rid of those old cell phones, computers, monitors, scanners, CD players and other bits of technology you might have lying around. Funds raised from this drive will go toward the Broadview Yard Renewal Project.

Although the main event is on Saturday there is an early bird drop-off on Friday, April 20 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Items can be dropped off at Broadview Public School, 590 Broadview Avenue (at Avondale) in Westboro. Use the Broadview Avenue entry.

A complete list of the devices that you can donate can be found at www.broadviewparents.org/yard/2012/01/20/give-us-your-old-electronics-please

For additional information please call 613 721-1460.

Other Electronics Recycling:
Best Buy – Recycle and Save Event April 20 – May 3, 2012

You’re invited! The Vanishing of the Bees!

Paul Dewar, MP for Ottawa Centre,
Invites you to an evening on BEES!

“Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food.”

Please join in the discussion to save the bees, our food and indeed the entire ecosystem before it is too late!

When:     Thursday, April 26, 2012
Time:       7:00 p.m.
Where:    Churchill Seniors Centre, 345 Richmond Road
(corner of Richmond and Churchill, entrance off Churchill)

7:00 p.m. Documentary film: Vanishing of the Bees
7:45 p.m. Brent Halsall, local beekeeper and Past President of the Ontario Beekeepers Association
8:00 p.m. Open discussion

For more information please visit this web page, http://www.vanishingbees.com/

Thank you Champlain Park!

Dear friends and neighbours,

The bake sale and raffle for Kadra’s Family Fund was a big success: we raised $4250! We had a ‘great big’ turn out with kids, bikes, dogs, strollers, moms and dads, teachers, seniors, and everything in-between spilling out onto Daniel Avenue. Thank you to everyone in Champlain Park who was able to come out and buy baked goods and raffle tickets. We had pre-sold at Churchill and D. Roy Kennedy schools around $1300 worth of raffle tickets before the start of the sale on Saturday afternoon so almost $3000 was collected on our driveway!

Raffle tickets were drawn for the prizes at 4:00pm on Saturday and a number of Champlain Park residents were winners. They have all been contacted.

Many thanks to the Holland family on Patricia (Eloise, Ian and Lydia) and Edlin-St.Pierre family on Keyworth (Carole, Cliff, and Nadia) for their help with the event: we couldn’t have done it without them or without the many bakers from Churchill and D. Roy Kennedy schools who contributed baked goods. Thank you also to the many Churchill students and families who helped out during the sale. A big thanks to our neighbour Helen Spencer for letting us use her driveway (which is joined with ours) for the sale. And thank you to the Wellington Village and Westboro retailers and restaurants for their generous prize donations and support.

We live in a wonderful neighbourhood and community!

Sincerely,
Nancy, Detlef, Annika and Sacha

Garage Sale

Yes, it’s that time of year again!

Time to buy back all that stuff you sold to your neighbour last year, but at twice the price.

We are planning to hold the community-wide garage sale again this year.
As usual, it will be held on the first Saturday in June.

Event date: Saturday June 2, 2012.
Rain date: Should it be pouring rain, the sale is moved to Sunday, June 3.

We anticipate that residents on Island Park will take part as well.

Think about donating a portion of your proceeds to the charity of your choice, or to help support Champlain Park Community Association.

Leftover treasures
If you have leftover treasures when the garage sale ends keep in mind that the Ottawa’s Spring Give Away Weekend will take place the same weekend as the garage sale (both days).
See Rules for setting out at your Leftover Treasures at the “Ottawa’s Spring Give Away Weekend” link provided above.

Heritage tree initiative

Dear Neighbours,

We have many beautiful trees in our neighbourhood, some of which have a
long and surprising history. Attached is a DRAFT report on that history,
being prepared for consideration by the City of Ottawa’s heritage
committee and the Ottawa Forests and Green Space advisory committees. It
may result in a formal listing of the trees as natural features of
heritage value. The report is endorsed by three community associations –
ours plus the Island Park Community Association and the Westboro Beach
Community Association.

While the report is now circulating (to our Councillor, City staff, and
others) it will not be formally submitted for consideration and decision
until after an event in early June you might consider attending. Thanks in
part to the attention received by resistance to cutting an ancient bur oak
on Northwestern Avenue, the Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC) and
various local groups have organized a workshop and speakers on heritage
trees, to take place at the Experimental Farm on June 8. There will also
be a tour the following day of heritage-potential trees and forests,
including our own neighbourhood, as part of a certification process
offered by OUFC. The purpose is to raise awareness and the level of
knowledge about the issues among citizens, City officials and Councillors.
The speakers list and other details are attached.

If you have any questions or comments on the heritage report, the 106
individual trees listed from the three neighbourhoods, or any other
related matter, please feel free to contact me at dbuckles@sympatico.ca or
613-722-8048. We have until June 8 to make revisions to the report before
submitting it to the City for their consideration.

Best Regards,

Daniel Buckles
Secretary, CPCA

Related reports:
Hertiage-program
REPORT-champlainoaks

For Earth Hour and beyond, Canadians are up to the challenge.

On Saturday March 31st from 8:30PM – 9:30PM, when you switch off your lights for Earth Hour, you’ll be part of a movement that in its five year history has sparked a number of game-changing strides towards a cleaner, greener Canada:

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Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia have introduced rebate programs and other support for electric vehicles, signifying a strong commitment to developing alternatives to fossil-fuel cars.
In 2008 British Columbia introduced a landmark carbon tax that to-date has resulted in a 3% reduction in BC’s gasoline consumption.
In 2009 Ontario introduced the Green Energy Act, a policy aimed at energy conservation, expanding renewable energy and building a green energy industry in the province.
In 2011, for the first time, global investment in renewable energy sources was higher than investment in fossil fuels.
50% of the Canadian population now lives in a city or town that has a climate action plan.
As important as these changes are, there is still plenty of work to be done. That’s why on March 31, 2012, WWF, along with our partners, will launch the first annual Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC).

The Challenge will provide cities with toolkits, training and expert advice, as well as a platform to showcase and be recognized for their work and progress towards preparing for the impacts of climate change.

Participation in the EHCC is free and open to any city! To learn more, contact WWF at citychallenge@wwfcanada.org.

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