Category: Community Events

Holiday House Decoration Winner

CPCA Holiday Decorating Contest Winner

We are happy to announce that 234 Cowley won the Champlain Park Holiday House Decorating Contest for the second time yet! It was indeed very hard to beat: the front lawn was decorated with snowmen and nutcrackers and strings of colorful lights. Brightly lit wire candy canes hung on the shrub down the driveway, demonstrating the effort put in by the deserving winners on this amazing display. All storeys of the house, along with the garage and the porch, were also festively decorated in the same manner, delighting most passersby.

We thank all those who participated in the contest, both by decorating their house and by voting for their favorite. You truly contributed to sharing the holiday spirit during these unprecedented times.

We would also like to congratulate the deserving winners. They have won a $50 gift certificate good at a Wellington West business of their choice generously donated by the Wellington West BIA.

Thanks again and happy holidays!!

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Eirene and Nick
chparkevents@yahoo.com

Champlain Park Chess Tournament

Join the 2nd annual tournament of the Champlain Park Chess League for the winter/spring. A ladder format will be used, so sign up, then challenge a neighbour to a virtual game of online chess (many online sites exist) and move up the ladder ranking. Top four players will then play off in the spring to crown the champion. Congrats to Andrew O. who won last year!

To sign up, email Nick at chparkevents@yahoo.com

Rules:

  • To move up the ladder you can challenge any player up to 4 ranks above you or anyone anywhere below you. If you win you switch ranks with them on the ladder.
  • To challenge someone, send them an email and choose your chess online website to play (i.e. chess.com). You can choose to play with time limits or not or any other format agreed upon by both players. If there is no agreement then the higher ranked player chooses the format. If the opposing player does not play their turn within 5 days then they default the game (unless both sides agreed to take a break).
  • Each player can only play one game at a time and can turn down challenges without penalty if they are playing someone else.
  • If someone is not playing anyone and turns down 3 challenges in a row then they automatically go to the bottom of the ladder.
  • Top four ranked players in the ladder who have played at least 5 games on May 1 will play a tournament. Format will be #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3 – in a one-game winner goes to final format. Final 2 winners play each other in a best of 3 final tournament (first one who wins 2 games). The winner of the best of 3 final is crowned the Champlain Park Chess Champion of 2022!

Holiday House Decoration Contest – Reminder

Champlain Park Holiday Decorations Contest

Reminder: Don’t forget to vote for the best holiday decorated house in Champlain Park! You have until Dec 26th to vote by sending the house address to either 1) chparkevents@yahoo.com or 2) texting us at 613-620-6502. The winning house will win a 50$ gift certificate donated by the Wellington West BIA.

[Poster for Holiday Decorations Contest]
2021 Holiday Decorations Contest.pdf

Holiday Charity Auction Successful!

The Champlain Park Holiday Charity Auction is now closed and we have raised an amazing $820 for the Parkdale Food Centre foodbank!!!

None of this would have been possible without your great generosity in participating in the auction by either donating your time, talent and unique items for those in need or that you bid on those items and donated to the foodbank.

The response by the neighbourhood was great and people really enjoyed following the auction.

We are getting in touch with the successful bidders to arrange donations and will put them in contact with those who donated the item they won. And of course if you want to just donate to the Parkdale Food Centre irrespective of the auction you can do that directly as well: (Donate Now)

Once again a huge thank you for your generosity – you have truly shared the holiday spirit!!!

-Eirene and Nick
chparkevents@yahoo.com

P.S. Don’t forget to email us your vote for the best decorated house by Dec 26th. Best decorated house gets a $50 gift certificate donated by the Wellington BIA to any business on Wellington!

Holiday House Decoration Contest

Champlain Park Holiday Decorations Contest

Decorate your house for the Holidays and win a $50 gift card!

Every family member has a vote!!!

Vote for your favorite Champlain Park house by emailing: 1) your name and 2) the address of the house to chparkevents@yahoo.com

The best decorated house wins a $50 gift card good at any Wellington West business. Thanks to the Wellington West BIA!
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Holiday Charity Virtual Auction

Champlain Park get ready for the 2nd annual Champlain Park Holiday Charity Auction!!!

[Poster for the Winter Holiday Auction]
2021WinterHolidayAuction.pdf

All money raised will be donated to the Parkdale Food Centre.

Makes a great Holiday gift!

To participate you can:

1) donate a good or service to the auction (for example quilts, baked goods, books, knitting, gardening services, shoveling someone’s walk, etc…) before the 5th of December

2) go on the website starting Dec 1 and put in a bid for any of those goods/services up to Dec 15 5pm.  If you have the winning bid you provide a donation to the Parkdale Food Centre in that amount and we’ll arrange for you to get your item.

First step – we are seeking donations!!!  To donate:

Send us by email 1) a title, 2) short description and 3) a picture of your donation to chparkevents@yahoo.com

For the auction see:

https://www.32auctions.com/ChamplainParkAuction2021

Halloween Pumpkin and House Decoration Contest Winners

The votes are in and the winners for the Champlain Park Halloween decorating contests are:

– Best decorated house: 244 Keyworth – The Keyworth Institute Night Care!

An impressive immersive experience including creepy decorations, an award-winning scary Chucky doll performance, invitations to pet spooky rats, etc…that certainly sent many of us home with nightmares…

[Driveway scene with scary kid actors]

– Best decorated pumpkin: 20 Clearview – with an impressive 4 decorated pumpkins including a dog skeleton and a Picasso woman.

It was a very tough competition this year with dragons, zombies, ghosts, witches and ill-fated mannequins entertaining the residents of Champlain Park!

Congrats to the winners and a big thank you to all those who participated in the contest either by decorating their houses and pumpkins or by voting for their favourites.

And finally a heartfelt thank you to the Wellington West BIA for their donation of the prizes: each winner received a $50 gift certificate to a Wellington West business of their choice.

Up next: Stay tuned for future posts on the 2nd annual Champlain Park Holiday house decorating contest and the Holiday Charity Auction.