Champlain Park’s AGM meeting! – 2013

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA)

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Date: Thursday October 17, 2013

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Champlain Park Fieldhouse

The Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) is co-ordinated by a dedicated team who spend their volunteer time and energy focused on enhancing the lifestyle and quality of life for neighbours living in the Champlain Park community.

The CPCA provides information through our website and periodic newsletter, organizes meetings, events and social activities for various age groups, follows issues relevant to the neighbourhood and helps to foster a sense of community .

Everyone is welcome to come out for an interesting evening to find out what’s happening in our neighbourhood and to learn how to stay in touch for any future events and developments.

AGENDA

1. Approval of minutes of 2012 AGM
2. Committee Reports

Communications – Adrian Bradley (10 minutes)
Development – Duncan Bury (10 minutes)
Environment – Nick Xenos (10 minutes)
Q&A for all three committee reports (15 minutes)

3.     Financial Report – CoChair1 (5 minutes)
4.     Membership Report – Barbara Borylo-Gourdie (5 minutes)
5.     Upcoming Events – Carol Arnason (5 minutes)
6.     Update on the indoor and outdoor installation projects funded by the City of Ottawa – Debra Huron (10 minutes)
7.     Election of Executive for 2013-2014 ( 5 minutes)
8.     Guest speakers (30 minutes)

A history of the Cowley family – Christine Jackson
· Bringing the Cowley family alive – Dennis van Staalduinen
· Writing a History of Champlain Park – Update from Robert Grainger

9. Adjournment
10. Q & A session on guest speaker presentations

Better Neighbourhoods Program – Call for Applications!

Do you have great ideas to improve your neighbourhood?

The Neighbourhood Connection Office (NCO) will be accepting applications from community groups for its 2014 Better Neighbourhoods Program, from September 11, 2013 to October 21, 2013

Don’t miss out on the chance to get involved in improving your neighbourhood – apply now!

PDF: 2013 09 12 BNP Call for Applications

All are Welcome! National Tree Day in the Park

Wednesday September 25th, is National Tree Day

Here is the announcement for an early evening event planned for Champlain Park to celebrate our bur oaks, their acorns, and the trees’ links to social history.

Please see The Champlain Oaks Project for more details:

This event will only occur if we have clear skies on Wednesday since it is planned as an OUTDOOR event and we do not have access to the fieldhouse.

All are welcome! We will have hot drinks, including hot chocolate, on hand. And we are lining up some special guests from outside the neighbourhood.

Upcoming Green Homes Showcase

The Green Homes Showcase – opening the doors of unique “green” Ottawa homes to the public – is taking place on September 28th, 2013 from 12 to 4 PM at exclusive locations all across Ottawa. The ten featured homes highlight the latest green technologies and upgrades to increase home comfort and durability, sustainability and resale value.
Examples include:

Passive solar design
Solar heated pools
Geothermal systems
Sustainable flooring, cabinets, and countertops
Solar blinds and screens
LED lighting
Insulation and air sealing
Fibreglass windows
HRVs and tankless water heaters

Attendees will be guided through the green renovations in each home and also have the unique opportunity to speak directly to homeowners, energy advisors, building professionals and contractors.

From 160 year old farm houses near Kemptville to infill developments in Hintonburg, The Green Homes Showcase has something for everyone.

Best of all, the event is free and gives participants access to 10 unique homes and dozens of professionals in one day.

Date: Saturday, September 28 2013
Time: From 12 PM to 4 PM

Greenhouse Locations: Google map

Visit www.envirocentre.ca/greenhomes for more information and an overview of Showcase stops

Contact:
Rabita Sharfuddin,
Program Assistant, Summer Student
rabita.sharfuddin@envirocentre.ca
613-656-0100 ex 124
envirocentre.ca
enviroboutique 366 Rideau Street, Ottawa K1N 5Y8

Free Opera in the Park Tonight! Don’t miss it!

Opera in the Park

The Capital City Opera young artists and mentors will be performing some of the most popular arias and duets from operas by Mozart, Bizet, Verdi and Puccini in a FREE concert at Champlain Park from 7 to 7:45pm on September 5th.

We encourage people to bring a blanket, lawn chair and the whole family to experience a once-in-a-blue-moon experience.

People can visit www.capitalcityopera.ca to learn about our company.

Opera in the Park! Don’t miss it!

Opera in the Park

The Capital City Opera young artists and mentors will be performing some of the most popular arias and duets from operas by Mozart, Bizet, Verdi and Puccini in a FREE concert at Champlain Park from 7 to 7:45pm on September 5th.

We encourage people to bring a blanket, lawn chair and the whole family to experience a once-in-a-blue-moon experience.

People can visit www.capitalcityopera.ca to learn about our company.

121 Northwestern Meeting Notice – August 8

Champlain Park residents are invited to view and discuss the redevelopment proposal of this property with Novatech Engineering.

Location: Champlain Park Fieldhouse
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2013
Time: 7:30PM

Members of Champlain Park Community Association Executive will be attending this meeting.

An application has been filed with the Committee of Adjustment for consent to sever 121 Northwestern Avenue into two parcels to permit the construction of 2 adjoining units.

The double unit is effectively a 3 storey building with the basement/ 1st floor set somewhat into the sloped grade of the lot.

Each unit has a roof deck accessed by an enclosed stair well projection – on the northern unit to the rear of the dwelling and on the southern unit to the front.

The only variances required are for the front yard setbacks and reduced lot widths. The existing linden tree is proposed to be retained.

A detailed presentation will be given by representatives of Novatech Engineering followed by a question and answer session.

Update: Summary of CPCA submission on 132 Cowley and plans

Re: 132 (130, 134, 136) Cowley Avenue Development Proposal

Applications for Consent and Minor Variances,

City of Ottawa, Committee of Adjustment, July 17, 2013

The owner of 132 Cowley Avenue, Marc Cléroux, has applied to the City’s Committee of Adjustment for minor variances for lot width and consents to subdivide the property into three separate parcels of land to allow the building of 3 detached dwellings. Approval of the consents and minor variance applications would allow a reduced lot width of 10.16m (30ft 4ins) and building balcony projections for each of the three new parcels.

The Committee of Adjustment, Committee Panel 1, will hear the application at its meeting of Wednesday July 17th starting at 1:00pm and will likely render its decision at that time.

The Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) has sent a letter to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the applications.

The CPCA met with the owner and his project designer, Jacques Hamel, on May 2^nd and at a community meeting of May 13^th, before the submission of these applications, to discuss the CPCA’s goals and objectives for this community and had the opportunity to review the proposal and plans. Based on these meetings and a review of the plans, the CPCA believes that this proposal represents development compatible with the goals and objectives of the Association and is in accordance with the City’s Official Plan and Infill Zoning By-law. We believe building 3 detached dwellings on this deeper lot (45.72m/150ft) is a good and better use of the land and more compatible with the existing street scape and neighbourhood character than introducing semi-detached development on this site.

Three detached units also offer design opportunities to reduce the bulk massing impact that has occurred with some of the semi-detached development that has recently taken place in the neighbourhood. The staggered setbacks of the detached dwellings (13.0m, 9.81m and 6.61m) meets the setback averaging provisions related to the adjoining properties to the north and south and provides for more room for soft landscaping.

A large mature oak occupies the northeast corner of the property and the CPCA has successfully negotiated and signed an agreement with the owner to protect the tree during construction and to ensure its long term health. The agreement is similar to one signed with the owner of 179 Carleton.

Assessed owners of adjoining properties are entitled to attend and speak to the Committee of Adjustment. If you would like to see a full set of plans showing the site, the unit floor plans and the building elevations or would like any further information:

Please contact Duncan Bury (613) 729-0499; la.db@sympatico.ca) or CoChair1 champlainpark@gmail.com

Copy of the plans which were filed with the City.

Copy of signed letter.