Category: Short Notice

Changes and other last minute information for an event happening soon (48 hours or less).

Garden Club – November 11

Hi Gardeners:

The next meeting of Champlain Park Garden Club is Tuesday, Nov. 11th, 7:00 p.m. at the fieldhouse in Champlain Park.

Ottawa Master Gardener Candace Dressler will discuss plants that are native to the different eco-regions of North America. Her emphasis will be on Ontario natives and how to use plants tags to determine if a plant is native to the Ottawa region.

Hope to see you there.

Judy Billingsley

Snow Storm and Parking Restrictions – February 13, 14

Via Bill B. of the traffic committee…

Good afternoon residents of Champlain Park. Please see the following message from the City of Ottawa. Of particular interest are the times of the parking bans. I would also discourage everyone from parking on the streets until the cleanup has been completed in our neighbourhood, even if they are outside the parking ban hours, to allow the city do their work without obstacles.

City of Ottawa – Significant Weather Event declared

Environment Canada has identified hazardous weather from Wednesday, February 12 until Thursday, February 13. As a result, the City of Ottawa has declared a Significant Weather Event. The Roads and Parking Services team will be out maintaining the City’s sidewalks, roads and the winter cycling network, but it will take longer than usual to restore them to regular conditions.

There will be two back-to-back winter weather parking bans called. The first will be in effect from 10 am to 7 pm on Thursday, February 13 and the second will be in effect from 10 am to 7 pm on Friday, February 14.

During a winter weather parking ban, parking is prohibited on city streets so crews can plow easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during a ban may be ticketed and towed. Though on-street monthly parking permit holders are exempt from this restriction when they are parked in residential parking permit zones, we encourage those who can to find off-street parking options to avoid getting snowed-in.

[more at https://www.ottawa.ca/en/parking-roads-and-travel/roads-sidewalks-and-pathways/snow-plowing-and-clearing]

Flower Farm Stories – March 12

Come and see and hear what it’s like to run a flower farm business from the owners of Ganden Gardens. They grow thousands of tulips, roses, dahlias and many other beautiful flowers.

Champlain Park Garden Club meeting Tuesday March 12 at 7:00 pm at the field house. Drop in fee is $5.00.

Nancy Jordan and her daughter Katrina Blackburn from Ganden Gardens in Winchester will bring us a slideshow and talk on operating a prosperous flower farm in our area. They offer bouquet subscriptions, sell at local stores and the night market at Parkdale.

[Flowers in a vase]

Garden Club – January 30

via Laurie on Facebook…

The Champlain Park Garden Club meeting on orchid growing that was rescheduled from earlier this month (cancelled due to weather) is now tomorrow night, Tuesday January 30 at 7 pm at the field house.

Drop in-fee is $5.00 (and you must have a current Champlain Park Community Association membership).

Janet Johns from the Ottawa Orchid Society will present and slide show and talk on growing these stunning beauties.

[Photo of an Orchid blossom]

See the Garden Club page for details about the meeting location.

Let’s Talk Lansdowne – October 11

via Heather…

Let’s Talk Lansdowne! will be held on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park.

A city-wide coalition of community associations and civic groups is organizing a public forum on Lansdowne Park 2.0. This is an opportunity for everyone to hear about and express their views on the Plan that will be presented to City Council.

If you can’t make it in person, you can watch the live-stream at rogerstv.com/letstalklansdowne. A recording will be made available on Youtube.

Note: the poster contains a link to EventBrite. There is no need to register to attend on October 11, but completing the EventBrite form will trigger a reminder message prior to the event.

[Poster for the Lets Talk Lansdowne meeting]

A summary of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly…
20231007 Lansdowne Report Menard summary.pdf

Garden Club: Shrubs – October 10

After a 3 year absence the Champlain Park Garden Club is reconvening it’s monthly meetings. (We meet the first Tuesday of the month from September to June) We have talks, demonstrations, workshops and garden tours.

[An English Garden with Shrubs]

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a slideshow/talk on Shrubs with interest throughout the year. Our speaker is Master Gardener and owner of Green Thumb Nursery, Mary Reid (heard today on Ontario Today’s garden phone-in) we meet at the field house. Masks are optional and we’ll distance the chairs.

Membership is $30 for the year. As well you must have a current Champlain Park Community Association membership (purchased online). There is a drop in fee of $6.00.