Activities starting up next week!

Winter – Spring 2013

Please checkout the following activities starting next week at the Champlain Park Fieldhouse, you may want to participate in the fun!

07-Jan-2013: Aerobics– new classes start for Winter – Spring

09-Jan-2013: Yoga – new classes start for Winter – Spring

 

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Winter Carnival – It’s Winter fun time!

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Noon-3:00pm

Bring your family and friends to the

Champlain Park Field House and skating rink at

149 Cowley Ave

(between Clearview and Carleton)

  • Horse-drawn Sleigh Ride
  • Chili Cook-off, plus hotdogs
  • Bake table
  • Skating, Hockey, Games, and More…
  • Free hot chocolate and coffee!

If you are able to bring a chili or baked goodies, or helping out in any other way, PLEASE contact one of the organizers to let us know.

We would be VERY grateful!!

Contacts: sarah.brooks@sympatico.ca & peterlaughton@rogers.com

1613-2013 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain

What is Champlain’s connection to Champlain Park?

How can Champlain Park mark this 400th anniversary?

Why Not attend a meeting to learn more about the history of our neighbourhood?

Where? Champlain Park Fieldhouse

When? You have two opportunities!

  

   Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 7pm to 9:30pm

   OR Sunday, January 20, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm

This event is hosted by Champlain Oaks Project with historical tidbits offered freely to you by Debra Huron and Daniel Buckles.

 

Last chance – Holiday Festive Wreath making workshop

Last chance to sign up for the Holiday Festive Wreath making workshop being offered by the Champlain Park Garden Club

This Sunday December 2nd at 1:00 p.m.

(it will only take about an hour )

Bring your garden gloves and hand garden snips and you’ll make a wreath using 5 kinds of fresh greens, seeded eucalyptus and berries all on a re-usable 18 inch grapevine wreath.

The cost is $24 and if you want to sign up please call:

Laurie Fagan 613-728-1945

AGM Reminder – 2012

Reminder:

The Champlain Park Community Association Annual General Meeting is taking place this Thursday November 15, 7:30 PM at the fieldhouse.

Please see Agenda for the Annual General Meeting.

Come and find out about the “goings on” in the neighbourhood during the past year.

We are still urgently in need of a treasurer to co-ordinate the financial business of the CPCA.

A general business volunteer is also needed to address periodic needs such as filing the annual incorporation report.

A fund-raising co-ordinator is needed, a job which you can define based on your interests. It can involve planning a fund-raising event and/or looking at ways to improve on some of our current revenue-generating activities. This is an important role, as professional services are sometimes required to address intensification proposals.

Agenda for the Annual General Meeting – 2012

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association  (CPCA)
Annual General Meeting
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7:30 PM
Champlain Park Fieldhouse

Introductory Remarks: CoChair1, Co-Chair, CPCA

Approval of minutes of last AGM 16Feb2012

Election:

  • Organizational Chart
  • Nominations from the floor and call for volunteers
  • Election of Officers

Executive Reports:

  • Development Committee: How proposals are evaluated, Highlights of recent development, Reforming the OMB, Tunney’s Pasture, Community Design Plan
  • Financial Report for fiscal 1 Sept 2011 to 31 Aug 2012
  • Membership Drive
  • Communication Committee Update and Website Demonstration
  • Environment Committee Update

Traffic Light at Island Park Drive and Clearview Proposal: Island Park Drive CA

Champlain Park and our Environment

  • Charles Hodgson, Ecology Ottawa: Climate Change, a local perspective, based on the Al Gore series
  • Daniel Buckles: Heritage Tree initiative
  • Nick Xenos: Energy Competition organized by SLOWest

Other Business

Last updated: 14-NOV-2012

Recent Mailing List Activity – Bur Oaks, Bus Frequency

There’s been a recent burst of activity in the mailing list. One topic is the lack of 151 bus trips during rush hour when kids need to get to school (Fisher Park in this case). The other recent topic is about the bur oaks planted earlier on Northwestern being threatened by construction (they’ve been marked with a pylon and one was moved).

More about the mailing list here.

BOO! Spooky Hallowe’en party in the dark park!

It’s time again … for the spooky Champlain Park Hallowe’en party…….

Get dressed up for the costume parade, make Hallowe’en crafts, and play fun Hallowe’en games.

Date: Saturday October 27
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Champlain Park Fieldhouse
Cost: $2.00 per family

We need volunteers to bring baked goods to keep costs down and spirits up.

Please contact is Peter Laughton 613-719-7779 or
peterlaughton@rogers.com

Join the SLOWest Energy Competition – and help Champlain Park win!

It’s simple, residents from different neighbourhoods sign up for an online account with Switch Hop that let’s you know how much electricity you are using (and helps you find ways to use less and save $$).

The energy used (or saved!) is added up for all the residents in the neighbourhood and the neighbourhood who uses the least amount of energy wins.

Sign-up..its free!

A description of the SLOWest Energy Competition and how to sign up.. its free.

More information

More information on the SLOWest Energy Challenge is also available at the SLOWest website.

This project is run independently of the Champlain Park Community Association.

Nick Xenos
Champlain Park Environment Coordinator