Category: Adjacent Neighbourhood Ads

Events and other notices from outside the neighbourhood that may be of interest to people living here. Typically events held by neighbouring communities, within walking distance.

Celebrate Canadian Gardening with New Wave Horticulture – May 9

Subject: re: Celebrate Canadian Gardening event tomorrow, Tuesday May 9th at 7PM, Jean Pigott Place Ottawa!
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 17:23:18 -0400
From: info@compost.org

Hello,
We’re hoping you and the members of your association will be interested in an event planned for tomorrow at Jean Pigott Place in Ottawa, at 7PM!

Tickets are $20 and are available at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrate-gardening-in-canada-with-albert-mondor-tickets-33082268957
All proceeds are being directed to the Ottawa Food Bank and Debra Dynes Family House.

The speaker is celebrity garden expert Albert Mondor, and his topic, New Wave Horticulture, is described below.
New Wave Horticulture is an original, surprising and sometimes downright mystifying way to grow edible and ornamental plants where normally they perhaps would not grow. It’s not necessarily avant-garde technology, but rather a vision of an utilitarian urban horticulture, focused on recovery, recycling as well as addressing food and environmental challenges of tomorrow. Green walls, urban agriculture, foodscaping, composting, tiny plants and gardens, reclaimed and recycled landscaping materials and phytotechnology are a few topics Albert Mondor will discuss.

We hope to see you there!
Danielle Buklis
The Compost Council of Canada

Old Home Earth Day Event – April 22

From: Angela Keller-Herzog < akellerherzog@gmail.com>
Date: 19 April 2017 at 17:11
Subject: Invite: Old Home Earth Day Event – Sat Apr 22

Hello Everybody,

A warm invite for you to drop by the Glebe Community Centre for Earth Day. We have put together a pretty fabulous program for people interested in home energy retrofits, energy incentives, new technologies, decarbonizing our homes!

We have speakers, mini-workshops, discussion corners, and tradefair-style info tables. Start is at 10am with a Power-Up light breakfast and panel discussion. Lots of stuff going on till 3pm.
Continue reading “Old Home Earth Day Event – April 22” →

Course on Growing Organic Food, also a Seeds Course

Subject: New organic gardening course – Growing Organic Food
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:54:42 -0500
From: julia@cog.ca

Canadian Organic Growers is offering a new course this growing season – Growing Organic Food. If you are interested in learning about where your food comes from, how it was grown, or you just want to learn the how to grow and source your own food – this course is for you! Digging deep into organic gardening and permaculture principles with local gardeners, foragers, and farmers alike, we will mentor you through an entire food growing season so you can gain the essential gardening skills and the confidence to source your own food.
Continue reading “Course on Growing Organic Food, also a Seeds Course” →

Rosemount Library Update

From: Emily Addison <emilyladdison@gmail.com>
Date: January 10, 2017 at 2:25 PM
Subject: Rosemount Library update for Community Associations

Dear Community Association Contacts for READ and Community Association Presidents,

Happy New Year and thanks again so much for your support and participation to date in supporting the Rosemount Library redevelopment efforts. This is a brief update from READ regarding the Rosemount library branch.

On December 14th, city council passed the Ottawa Public Library’s 2017 budget. That budget included OPL’s decision to suspend any renovation planning for Rosemount while they conduct a business case during the first half of 2017. This was the decision READ and Councillor Leiper were advocating for as it means that OPL will look at the viability of building a new (expanded!) Rosemount. Visit the following link if you want to read the presentations made at the board meeting on behalf of this direction: http://www.readrosemount.ca/2016/12/12/read-chair-and-resident-kathleen-wilker-make-presentations-to-opl-budget-mtg-dec-6/

READ continues to be active as there is still much more work to do. We have just sent OPL staff the following three considerations we recommend they include as part of the business case:

  • Size: Given data comparison with similar branches and community consultation feedback, there is strong argument for a new Rosemount Library to be at least 10,000sqft, even more with the current population plus expected projections. Thus, READ strongly recommends that the OPL look at 10,000sqft as the minimum and 12,500 sqft.or more as the real need.
  • Various partnership models: We know that the OPL as built library branches as part of to community and/or civic centres (St-Laurent, Beaverbrook, Greely, Constance Bay, Nepean Centrepointe etc) – we support this civic partnership approach. Additionally, we urge the OPL to consider partnerships in other public sector forms, particularly with affordable housing as this could greatly lower costs (building/maintenance) and could result in federal infrastructure money targeted at such projects. (We know our local MP is supportive of this idea.)
  • Ongoing community engagement: We encourage the OPL to engage with READ, Community Associations, and the wider community when continuing to research possibilities and plans for Rosemount. As community members, we have insight and information of use to the OPL to create a successful Business Plan and library in what is a more challenging part of the city (the urban core).

Essentially, we want to encourage OPL to continue to work towards making a greatly expanded Rosemount happen and that the community can help facilitate that process.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions/suggestions. Also. a quick note that you or other representations from your community association are always welcome at our montly meetings. The next one is January 16th from 7-9pm at the Hintonburg Community Centre.

With much thanks,
Emily Addison
READ Vice-Chair

University of Ottawa Choir – December 4

From: Polo <polo_10_ca@yahoo.com>
Date: November 1, 2016 at 8:11 PM
Subject: Announcement – Concert of the University of Ottawa Choir / Annonce – Concert de la Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa

The University of Ottawa Choir is a not-for-profit group of some 70 singers, associated with the School of Music for more than 80 years.

We would very much appreciate it if you could announce our forthcoming concert to residents of your community. We would also be grateful if you could repeat the announcement as many times as possible until the concert date. We thank you in advance for your support in bringing to our region musical productions of high quality and developing our local talents. The details are as follows:

Concert for choir and brass: Handel and Rutter

The University of Ottawa Choir presents John Rutter’s wonderful Gloria as well as the famous Coronation Anthems by G.F. Handel in an all new arrangement for brass accompaniment by Ottawa’s Michel Rondeau. Musical direction: Michel Guimont. Piano: Nick Rodgerson.

Where: St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa (Wilbrod and Cumberland)
When: Sunday, December 4, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: tix@uottawachoir.ca
$25 in advance, $30 at the door, $10 for students.
http://www.uottawachoir.ca/

La Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa est un groupe sans but lucratif composé de quelque 70 choristes, et associé à l’École de musique depuis plus de 80 ans.

Nous vous serions très reconnaissants si vous pouviez annoncer notre prochain concert aux résidents de votre communauté. Il serait grandement apprécié si vous pouviez répéter l’annonce autant de fois que possible jusqu’à la date du concert. Nous vous remercions d’avance de nous soutenir dans notre mission de vous présenter des productions musicales de haute qualité et de développer les talents de notre région. Les détails sont les suivants:

Concert avec chœur et cuivres : Handel et Rutter

La Chorale de l’Université d’Ottawa présente le magnifique Gloria de John Rutter, ainsi que les célèbres Hymnes du couronnement (Coronation Anthems) de G.F. Haendel dans un arrangement tout nouveau pour chœur et cuivres de Michel Rondeau d’Ottawa. Direction : Michel Guimont. Piano : Nick Rodgerson.

Où : église St. Joseph à Ottawa (Wilbrod et Cumberland)
Quand : dimanche 4 décembre 2016, à 15 h
Billets : tix@uottawachoir.ca
http://uottawachoir.ca/
25 $ à l’avance, 30 $ à la porte, 10 $ pour les étudiants.
info@uottawachoir.ca

Mental health in our community – November 1

From: Emilie Hayes [mailto:ehayes@swchc.on.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:59 PM
Subject: Mental health in our community: November 1, 7-8:30pm at Hintonburg Community Centre

Please share widely! This upcoming session is for everyone – those who live, work and/or volunteer in the community. Please share with local businesses, community agencies, and neighbours! (apologies for cross postings)

A public conversation on:
Mental health in our community

November 1, 7-8:30pm
Hintonburg Community Centre

Join us to explore how we can build an inclusive community that supports those with mental health challenges.

  • Hear insights on mental illness
  • Discover resource available in the community
  • Learn practical strategies to de-escalate incidents and strategies to promote inclusion

Light refreshments provided, childminding available

For more information, contact:
Emilie Hayes
Community Developer
Somerset West Community Health Centre
613-238-8210, ext. 2250
ehayes@swchc.on.ca
http://www.swchc.on.ca/

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MentalHealthPosterUpdate.pdf

Ottawa Youth Ball Hockey League

From: oybhl2016@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 08:47:52 -0400
Subject: Growing Sport in Ottawa for Children and Youth

[…] I am writing to you on behalf of the Ottawa Youth Ball Hockey League (OYBHL), a brand new youth ball hockey league in the Ottawa area. We will be launching our inaugural season this Fall/Winter out of St. Marguerite D’Youville School, and were hoping to solicit your assistance in spreading the word about OYBHL.

Our goal at OYBHL is simple. We want to keep children moving, having fun and enjoying sport. While the league is new, our founders have been involved in all facets of ball hockey (as players, coaches, convenors, referees and administrators) since the late 90s. We have a passion for the sport and would like to share such with the next generation.

We believe that ball hockey is a great way to keep our children active during the Fall and Winter months at a cost effective rate. We would be forever grateful if you could share the attached poster and/or our website (http://www.oybhl.ca/) with your community.

We appreciate any help that you can offer, and would be glad to answer any questions that you may have.

Thank you in advance for helping grow sport amongst Ottawa’s youth! We are on twitter @oybhl and facebook ! Please check it out for exclusive offers and promotions.

Sincerely,
Tyler Charbonneau

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OYBHL poster.pdf