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Escape the cold on Tuesday January 13th at 7:00 p.m!

Escape the cold on Tuesday January 13th at 7:00 p.m. when the Champlain Park Garden Club welcomes back an incredible garden sleuth, Brian Carson.

He’ll present for a slideshow and talk on the Burnt Land Beauties surrounding Almonte.

It’s a unique ALVAR with unusual wild flowers.

Meeting at the Champlain Park Fieldhouse and guest fee is $5.00.

For details call 613-728-1945.

Friendly reminder: Open Executive Meeting

All are welcome!

When:   January 8, 2015
Time:     7-9pm 
Where: Champlain Park Fieldhouse

Please select here for meeting Agenda

The overall theme for this meeting is strategic planning and priority setting for 2015. While there will always be unanticipated developments throughout the year to which the Executive will need to react, our objective is to adopt a somewhat more structured approach to making our community a better place to live, work, play.

We look forward to your participation.

 

 

Volunteers Needed to Organize the Champlain Park Winter Carnival

For Saturday, January 31, 2015 from noon to 3pm!

Volunteers are needed to organize outdoor activities, to contact sponsors and neighbours for food and hot chocolate donations, to book sleigh ride and musical entertainment.

Horse and sleigh ride

If you would like to help out and join the Winter Carnival Committee please email: sarah.brooks@sympatico.ca or carol.arnason@ocsb.ca.

We would love to have you join us for this community fun activity!

Students can earn volunteer hours.

We wish to continue the tradition of warming up the neighbourhood in mid-winter at our two Hot Spots – the Fieldhouse and Outdoor Rink!

2014 CHAMPLAIN PARK GARDEN CLUB WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP

2013 Holiday Festyive Wreath Workshop

Holiday Festive Wreath making Workshop being offered by the Champlain Park Garden Club

 

(it will only take about an hour!)

Where: CHAMPLAIN PARK FIELD HOUSE
When:  SUNDAY DECEMBER 7, 2014
Time:    1:30 pm

Come and make your own beautiful fresh evergreen wreath.

2014-11-13 Christmas Wreath group picture

It’s made with a grapevine base (that you can use again) and massed with
5 kinds of evergreens, ilex berries and other greens like seeded eucalyptus.

 

 
All you need is a pair of garden snips (sharp) and a desire to create.

The cost is $25 for all supplies, and if you want to sign up please call:

Laurie Fagan 613-728-1945

Two Awesome Events in Champlain Park! – Thanks to Volunteers!

Many thanks to all Volunteers of both the Halloween Fun Run and Halloween Party on Saturday, November 1,2014!

Carol Arnason, Event Co-ordinator, would like to thank the Community Volunteers who made the Champlain Park Community Association Halloween 2014 such a fun day!

  • Peter and Shanna Laughton organized the Fun Run and raised $166.00 for Right to Play Organization.
  • Sherri Cranston and Jeanette Rule organized Halloween party (set up, decorating, crafts, activities, clean up).
  • Keyworth Ave. Early Childhood Development Centre donated $50.00 to cover expenses so we could have free admission to the annual event.
  • Jason, neighbourhood parent, dressed in pirate costume and created balloon animals for two hours straight to the delight of all the children.
  • An energetic team of 8 University of Ottawa students from Thompson Residence set up, decorated, supervised children’s activities. and helped clean up.
  • Peter Laughton with guitar and Dennis Van Staalduinen with antics entertained us.
  • Kevin O’Shaughnessy held the first Pumpkin Walk in Champlain Park and collected donations of canned food for the Food Bank.
  • Joscelyn Coolican and Kathleen Traeger and several people brought delicious treats.

It was a great chance for our community to meet and connect with neighbours!

Part of the Pumpkin Walk at the Champlain Park 2014 Halloween Event. Pumpkin Walk and Food Bank donations were organized by Kevin O'Shaughnessy. Photo was taken by John Arnason.
Part of the Pumpkin Walk at the Champlain Park 2014 Halloween Event. Pumpkin Walk and Food Bank donations were organized by Kevin O’Shaughnessy. Photo was taken by John Arnason.
Peter Laughton (right) and Dennis Van Staalduinen entertaining children at the Halloween party. Photo taken by John Arnason.
Peter Laughton (right) and Dennis Van Staalduinen entertaining children at the Halloween party. Photo taken by John Arnason.
The team of University of Ottawa student volunteers who assisted at the party. Original photo from the uOttawa Serving Others / Au service du monde Facebook page.
The team of University of Ottawa student volunteers who assisted at the party. Original photo from the uOttawa Serving Others / Au service du monde Facebook page.

Don’t miss the Art of Zen landscaping! Tuesday in the Fieldhouse

Champlain Park Garden Club meeting –

Tuesday October 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fieldhouse.

Come and enjoy a slideshow and talk on the art of Zen landscaping with Rebecca Craig.

Yearly membership is $25.00 and drop in fee is $5.00.

Coffee, tea, baked goodies and a raffle are also offered.

Questions: Please call Laurie at 613-728-1945

Calling all community history buffs! For a fascinating read

Captain Dan & Mary CowleyThe 400th anniversary last year of Samuel de Champlain’s voyage up the Ottawa River and its focus on the natural and human history of Champlain Park inspired one of our area residents to research a pioneering Canadian family with deep roots in England—the Cowley family, after whom Cowley Avenue is named.

Christine Jackson described the Cowley family’s Canadian beginnings and their significant and sometimes colourful role in the development of the Ottawa Valley in an article published last fall in her local family history society’s journal entitled The Cowley Family Saga: From Sherwood Forest to the NHL

During the last year Christine has been researching the Cowley family’s origins in England and the second part of the story, Cowley Family Saga has just been published.

Both these articles these can now be accessed on the Champlain Park website’s on the Home page under Our History drop-down tab.

Celebrating National Tree Day! Wed Sept. 24

All residents of Champlain Park are invited to an early morning celebration
on National Tree Day, Weds. Sept. 24.

Candidates running for City Council in the municipal election have been invited to attend.

Please click on this PDF for details.

In addition, St. George School has invited The Champlain Oaks Project to plant a bur oak sapling on the school grounds on National Tree Day. This will happen at 10:45 a.m. Weds. Sept. 21 near the entrance to St. George School. Three classes of students will be on hand, and principal of the school will say a few words. Residents of Champlain Park are welcome to attend this tree planting, too.