Champlain Park’s Annual General Meeting – November 20

Champlain Park Community Association AGM

Wednesday November 20, 2024, 7 pm

Hybrid Meeting by Google Meet or in Person

This will be a hybrid meeting, both virtually and in person at the Fieldhouse. Please e-mail champlainpark@gmail.com with subject “Meeting Link” for access to the video conference. If you want to vote or just show your support for our efforts, please get a membership.

Agenda

Chair – Nick Xenos

Guest Speaker – Architect Rosaline Hill on Building In (30 minutes including Q&A)

Planning and Zoning Report – Heather Pearl (10 minutes)

Election of Board (see link for details) for 2024/2025 and Call for Volunteers – Nick Xenos (10 minutes)

Business Items

  1. Approval of minutes of previous AGM, January 25, 2024 – Sarah Kotyck (2 minutes)
  2. Reports from the 2023/24 Board and Introduction of New Committees
    1. Finance/Membership & Risk Management – Lynne Bankier (10 minutes)
    2. Environment – Shelagh Jane Woods (5 minutes)
    3. Communications and Fieldhouse – Laurie Fagan (5 minutes)
    4. Social – Nick Xenos (5 minutes)
    5. Job Matchmaker Initiative – Alex Smith (2 minutes)
    6. New Traffic Safety Committee – Bill Baggs (5 minutes)
    7. New Parks Committee – Joanne Chianello (5 minutes)
  3. Questions for CPCA Presenters (10-15 minutes)
  4. Other Business

Jeff Leiper Q&A from Community Members and CPCA Board (15-20 minutes)

Adjournment

Ideas for Improving Our Park

The Champlain Park Community Association’s board is exploring options to add amenities to our beautiful community park. To help us understand what residents would most like to see added to Champlain Park, please fill in our survey…

Link to the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDKSKtKCLcfjHxAeXPyWKH5dUw3kdUi3uWPfCDY8B0q_fmnw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Continue reading “Ideas for Improving Our Park” →

193 Keyworth Tree Removal on Citizen Front Page

On the cover of this morning’s Ottawa Citizen paper edition, there is an article about the recent loss of an ancient oak tree in our neighbourhood.

The online version of the article (and not too surprisingly, a few comments too) is available at:
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/urban-forest-champlain-park-residents-mourn-oak-tree

it starts out…

Champlain Park residents outraged after massive bur oak cut down

By Joanne Laucius, Published Oct 28, 2024.

The residents of Champlain Park were shocked on Oct. 21, when machinery moved in to remove a pre-Confederation oak tree on a building site on Keyworth Avenue.

By the end of the day, even the stump of the massive burr oak was gone, said Catherine Shearer, whose lot backs onto the building site.

[… lots of background info and stories, see the surprisingly comprehensive newspaper article …]

“This tree was there in the days of Confederation. It had 150 years left to live,” Johanis said. “There has to be something that can be done to protect this kind of tree.”

[20241029 Ottawa Citizen Front Page with Keyworth Oak Tree Article]

Leaves Wanted for Forest – Update

Here’s an update from Facebook on where they want the leaves dropped off. Also I don’t hear anything about picking up leaves…

Catherine S. says:
The ONLY place we need leaves is the Carleton to Northwestern section.

Ann L. says:
Hi there is there need for bags of leaves for the pollinator garden at the end of Carleton

Catherine S. says:
We would LOVE leaves on the stretch between Carleton and Northwestern … toss the leaves over the fence or leave bags near the ‘tiny forest’ sign.
We will spread them around the trees

[Bags of leaves piled up on the Pontiac Street fence in fall 2023]

Leaves Wanted for Forest

From Facebook…

Ann L. says:
Hi there is there need for bags of leaves for the pollinator garden at the end of Carleton

Catherine S. says:
We would LOVE leaves on the stretch between Carleton and Northwestern … toss the leaves over the fence or leave bags near the ‘tiny forest’ sign.
We will spread them around the trees

[Bags of leaves piled up on the Pontiac Street fence in fall 2023]

Community Association Board Meeting Agenda – October 15

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
7:00 PM via Google Meet
Everybody Welcome

Agenda items are limited to 5 minutes unless otherwise requested.

This is a meeting of the CPCA Board of Directors. Champlain Park Community members are welcome to attend, if you would like to propose items for discussion, to ask questions, to organize an event or activity, or to learn more about the issues affecting our community.

Activities and Issues must fall within our community plan/areas of operation in order to be addressed by the CPCA. You can write to the webmaster champlainpark@gmail.com to request a link to join the meeting and/or to connect you with the appropriate Board member for information and guidance including how to submit a Community Project Proposal.

  1. Approval of Minutes for September 10 2024 meeting.
  2. Interim Motions
  3. Community Members Agenda Items
    Cut-through Traffic Problems, Bill Baggs has a few words to say.
  4. AGM Planning: Everyone 30 minutes
    • Finalize agenda – order of guests (Rosaline, Jeff) and reports
    • Assign Time Limits for Presentation, Q&A/discussion
    • Require time keeper as agenda is very full
    • CPCA Board review minutes of last AGM before distributing to members
    • Election Slate and Advertisement; Running the Election
      Everyone is running for their current positions plus Alex and Bill as Members at Large; this is before election call Speaker/Web (Propose to list Task/Role for each Member at Large in brackets)
    • Techie Stuff for Hybrid meeting
    • Confirm who does what: opening the fieldhouse, setting up chairs, etc.
    • Secretary tasks: Collate materials for distribution (Electronic & Paper)
    • Confirming Attendee Membership to Vote and Run for Election
  5. Finance, Membership, Risk Management: Lynne 15 minutes
  6. Planning, Zoning, Environmental Issues: Heather
  7. Park and Fieldhouse Improvement: Joanne 15 minutes
    • Update on Champlain Park new amenities survey
      Timing/Survey logistic options and help (e.g. survey testers)
    • Review proposed survey questions (Joanne/Sarah will circulate ahead of time)
    • Decide on striking Parks Committee/How to proceed
    • Questions from Finance/Risk Management viewpoint
  8. Update on the Tunney’s Pasture redevelopment transportation planning and CPG Stream 1 meetings Joanne – 10 minutes
  9. Report on a drop-in meeting with Jeff Leiper about putting a stop sign on Clearview and Cowley. Richard – 2 minutes
  10. Other business
  11. Next Meeting

Agenda last updated on October 15 at 2:33pm. Please contact the secretary to add topics.