Category: Community Events

Garage Sale – June 1

The 2024 Kitchissipi Ward-wide Yard Sale is scheduled to happen on Saturday, June 1, starting at 8AM (usually ending around 1pm but it can go longer). Our city councillor Jeff Leiper is hosting a map of sale locations. Write to him if you want to be added, but it’s not necessary.

[Poster for the 2024 Kitchissippi Ward Yard Sale]
Kitchissippi Yard Sale 2024 – poster.pdf

Here’s a possibly useful 2017 article about preparing for a garage sale in the Kitchissippi Times.

For late breaking news and posts about the garage sale, see https://champlainpark.org/category/community-news/garage-sale/

Spring Cleanup 2024 – May 11

Time to limber up and to get ready to stoop, scoop, lunge and squat our way to a cleaner community!

It’s a great way to get some exercise and help make our neighbourhood beautiful at the same time.

When: May 11th (in case of rain May 18th)

Where: meet outside the Champlain Park fieldhouse at 10am and pick up a garbage bag and gloves. We’ll also provide snacks to tide you over! Children should be accompanied by an adult.

What: Choose a part of the neighbourhood and pick up any garbage you see and make our neighbourhood clean and beautiful. Dispose of the garbage bag with your normal household garbage/recycling/composting.

[A happy garbage recycling bin - generated by DreamStudio.ai]

Games Night – May 9+

Game Night at Champlain Park Field House!

Unplug and spend time with friends and neighbours and play games at the Field House on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 7-9 pm, starting from May 9th!

Open to all Champlain Park members who are at least 10 years of age. If you are not an active member, membership of Champlain Park Community Association can be purchased online at Champlainpark.org. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.

We will be playing Backgammon, Chess, Sushi Go!, Ticket To Ride, or bring your favourite game to play with others! There will be a short tutorial on Backgammon for those who want to learn a new game. Backgammon is fun and very easy to learn! Come and join us for a fun community Game Night!

[AI generated photo of people playing board games]

To register for the event (no longer needed by fall 2024, we usually have enough tables & chairs and people bring quite a variety of games, though please contact Jal with questions), drop a line to Jal at jalal2000ca@yahoo.ca by May 2nd with the name(s), game of interest, and whether you can bring a game along!

Winter Carnival – January 20

Winter Carnival 2024 on Saturday, January 20, at Champlain Park and Fieldhouse, noon to 3pm

It’s back… with hot chili, cool music, and fun sleigh rides! Everyone is welcome to attend the Carnival, whatever the weather. Among the activities:

  • 1-3pm: horse drawn sleigh rides and outdoor games in the park
  • 1:30-3pm: music in the Field house with locally based Jazz Quartet.

Admission, sleigh rides, hot chocolate and coffee are FREE.

Food and Beverages: There will be a Chili cookoff, baked goodies, juice, hotdogs and more for sale in the Fieldhouse kitchen. Please bring a little cash. Debit/credit machines are NOT available.

Volunteers make it happen! We need help with outdoor games, setup and cleanup, lunch counter, ticket sales, and donations of baked goods. Call out for chefs to bring their best chili dish of course! Please contact Erin and Kelly if you can help out in any way at erintopping@hotmail.com or 613-799-1770.

The Kichi Sibi Winter Trail team will be out for the fun. More info about the trail can be found at www.wintertrail.ca

Rink will be operating as per normal. As an indoor event, organizers urge everyone to follow public health guidelines.

[Sleigh Ride at 2023 Winter Carnival]
Sleigh with Winter Carnival 2023 visitors on the former Pontiac Street Christmas Tree crossing. Photo by AGMS.