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Winter seems to be going, coming back, going … but eventually the buds on the trees will swell and spring WILL arrive. To enhance your appreciation of our urban forest and as a kick-off activity for Champlain Park’s environment activities, join naturalist Owen Clarkin for a walk through the Champlain Woods and various streets to learn how to identify trees when there are no leaves present.
Category: Advertisements
Advertisements and other items of possible interest to the neighbourhood. These typically will be from a third party and may be commercial in nature.
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.
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Ring Found
The lost and found post below reminded me that my husband and I found what looks like a man’s wedding band. We found it near the ice rink about a month ago.
Diana Lefebvre diananortonlefebvre@gmail.com
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USB Stick Found
Subject: CPCA Lost and Found
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 18:17:40 -0500
From: Kelly Wiles <thewiles@rogers.com>
Hello,
I found a usb stick on the side walk of the Field House this morning. Is there a way to post ‘the find”?
The owner can contact me.
Kelly Wiles
thewiles@rogers.com
Or if there is another way we deal with lost items please let me know.
[…]
Just writing an e-mail to us works. Though if you had a picture, that would help people recognize it. On the other hand, identifying the true owner could rely on some secret about the lost item (such as what colour it is), which a photo may give away.
– Alex
Open Doors Open Hearts at the Ottawa Mosque – March 11
Subject: Family Fun Activity Day and Open House at Ottawa Mosque on Sat., March 11
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:03:08 -0500
From: Carol Arnason <carol.arnason@ocsb.ca>
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The Ottawa Mosque Association is having a Family Activity Day and Open House to start off the March Break. Heather Pearl and I attended a meeting with our Muslim neighbours and discussed some possibilities for activities to build bridges between Ottawa residents and Muslims who attend the mosque. It will be held on Saturday, March 11 from noon to 5pm. It is open to the general public.
This first event will appeal to all ages with activities for adults, youth, and children. For example, adults can ask religious experts anything they want to know about Islam or have your taxes done for free by professional tax experts who will be available. Teens can participate in cultural arts and crafts such as applying henna tattoos. Children will have an activity area with games and crafts. Of course, there will be food and drink. Bilingual youth will be tour guides.
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Snow Shovelling
Just a reminder that we have a listing of a couple of people who do yard work, including snow removal. https://champlainpark.org/yard-work/
Subject: advertisement for snow shovelling
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:08:33 -0500
From: Secretary1
Hi! It’s getting to be a very snowy winter! We could use some help with snow shovelling, both our driveway and our walkway, this winter. Payment to be negotiated. Contact Liz at 613 724-2162.
Thanks!
Secretary1
United We Stand Event at Ottawa Mosque – February 4
Following on from Friday’s successful supporters around the mosque event, there will be a community gathering on Saturday.
From: ahmed ibrahim
Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Champlain Park Community Offers Support to Ottawa Mosque.
To: Carol Arnason (the CPCA social events liaison person)
Dear Carol,
People like you is what makes Canada a great place for everyone.
We are having a unity community gathering at the Ottawa Mosque on Saturday from 10AM till 12:00 PM at the Ottawa Mosque, 251 NorthWestern Avenue,
Feel free to join your brothers and sisters
In peace,
Ahmed Ibrahim
VP Ottawa Mosque
From https://www.facebook.com/OttawaMuslimAssociation/posts/
United Muslim Organizations is holding a unity community gathering in solidarity with the Quebec terror victims at The Ottawa Mosque on Saturday, February 4, from 10 AM till 12:00 PM. Please feel free to join us.
Next Hydro Ottawa Community Forum Date and Place Survey
Original online version at http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=54a9225c34e7620f0820cbd11&id=648d397723
Hydro Ottawa’s 2017 Community Forum – We want your input!
Good afternoon,
Last year, we hosted our very first Community Forum to share information on our programs offered in your community as well as information on various initiatives. The forum gave Community Associations an opportunity to exchange views and ideas with Hydro Ottawa personnel in an open and interactive environment – and we are getting ready to do this again.
This spring, we will host our second Community Forum and we want to ensure you are part of the planning process — we want to hear from you!
We invite you to complete a short questionnaire so we can do our best to accommodate your schedule and ensure the information presented is relevant to your community.
We encourage you to take a few minutes and provide your feedback. Your input is important to us and we thank you in advance.
Click here to complete the short survey.
Lindsay Armstrong
Community Engagement Officer/ Agente d’engagement communautaire
Tel./tél.: 613-738-5499 | ext./poste 523
Cell.: 613-299-0790
lindsayarmstrong@hydroottawa.com
Forum communautaire 2017 d’Hydro Ottawa – Nous voulons connaître votre opinion!
Bonjour,
L’an dernier, nous avons tenu notre tout premier Forum communautaire pour communiquer de l’information sur les programmes que nous offrons dans votre collectivité et sur diverses initiatives. Les associations communautaires ont alors eu la possibilité de faire part de leur point de vue et de leurs idées en discutant avec des employés d’Hydro Ottawa dans un contexte ouvert et interactif – et nous nous préparons à répéter l’expérience cette année.
Nous tiendrons ce printemps notre deuxième Forum communautaire et nous souhaitons que vous participiez à sa planification. Nous voulons entendre ce que vous avez à dire!
Nous vous invitons à remplir un court questionnaire pour nous aider à tenir compte le mieux possible de votre emploi du temps et à nous assurer que l’information présentée sera utile à votre communauté.
Nous vous invitons à prendre quelques minutes pour répondre à nos questions. Nous attachons une grande importance à vos préférences et nous vous en remercions à l’avance.
Cliquez ici pour répondre au court sondage.
Lindsay Armstrong
Community Engagement Officer/ Agente d’engagement communautaire
Tel./tél.: 613-738-5499 | ext./poste 523
Cell.: 613-299-0790
lindsayarmstrong@hydroottawa.com
Support for Ottawa Mosque Event – February 3
Subject: support for Ottawa Mosque
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 22:33:14 -0500
From: Alex Hay <alex.hay@ocdsb.ca>
Hi Carol,
This is one idea — see attachment. I spoke to the Imam at the Mosque, as well as a leader of the Board; they both said that this action would be appreciated. If you’d be willing to use the CPCA list to get the word out, that would be great.
Peace,
Alex
Here’s a link to a Facebook event for the same action:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1759271724400740/
mosque-poster-20170203-event.pdf
And here’s what it looked like:
There’s also a good writeup with pictures on Mary Ellen Kot’s blog: http://maryellenkot.blogspot.ca/2017/02/rally-at-ottawa-mosque.html
New Facebook Group for Neighbours
If you want to chat with your neighbours online, and Tweets are too short or too public, there’s now an unofficial Facebook group you can join, just for people who have lived in the neighbourhood. You do need a Facebook account to be able to apply to join the group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChamplainPark/
Their description is:
A fun, informal Facebook group for people who live in the Champlain Park neighbourhood in Ottawa Ontario. Feel free to post community events, photos, volunteer requests, items needed or for sale, or discuss community issues! No commercial advertising or partisan political links please.
NOT FORMALLY AFFILIATED WITH CHAMPLAIN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION!
Champlain Park Community 