Community Association Board Meeting Agenda – January 9

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Board Meeting

Tuesday January 9, 2024
7:30 PM via Google Meet
Everybody Welcome

Board meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe business discussions. Non board community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the board members only. Please contact the secretary via champlainpark@gmail.com to request a link to join the meeting.

Open session

  1. Approval of minutes of November 20, 2023 – Liz- 2 minutes
  2. AGM Preparation
    Technical arrangements – Alex
    Facilitation arrangements – Liz
    Review of draft agenda – All
  3. Other Business
  4. Next Meeting

Agenda last updated at 22:02 on January 3. Contact the secretary to add topics.

Christmas Tree Recycling

Oops, with the lack of snow I forgot to repost this, but yes, Christmas trees are still welcome. Also see the related tweet from the Winter Trail people.

– Alex

Recycle your 🌲 Tree at the Champlain Park Baseball Diamond, anytime in January!!

Give your old Christmas tree a ‘second life’ by donating it to the Kichi Sibi Winter Trail. Trees will be used to create wind breaks and safety barriers/cordons at various locations along the Winter Trail at Remic Rapids. Trees can be brought to the North East corner of the Champlain Park baseball diamond or to Remic Rapids anytime in January, 2024. The Winter Trail team will then make sure they get to where they are needed.

[Christmas trees stacked up against the baseball diamond fence at Champlain Park, Ottawa, ready for a bonfire or windbreak]

Thank you from the Kichi Sibi Winter Trail Team, and happy skiing!

Community Sleigh Ride – Cancelled

I’ve just received a sad report that the community sleigh ride has been cancelled due to excessive rain. Thanks to Jim C. for organizing it.

Freezing rain last year, and this year just plain too much rain at the scheduled time. One of these years the weather will get the precipitation type right and we’ll have snow in December! There’s a second chance for a sleigh ride at the Winter Carnival in January, which turned out quite well last year.

– Alex

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

Memorial Tree Dedication and Reception for Amy Steele (Kempster) – December 17

Champlain Park, the FCA and GA invite you to join a tribute to Amy Steele (Kempster)

Amy was a passionate defender of Ottawa’s Neighbourhoods and the Environment

Date: December 17th, 2023
Time: 1:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Activities:

1:45 pm, Tree dedication ceremony
Meet at Amy’s tree, north east end of Champlain Park (site map overleaf)

2:30 to 5:00 pm, Reception
Reception in the Champlain Park Fieldhouse
140 Carleton Avenue (Enter from Cowley Avenue)
Light refreshments provided

[Portrait of Amy Steele (Kempster), photo of the memorial tree and detail of the plaque]
Invitation.pdf

Yoga Class Starting – January 8

Yoga Classes starting in 2024

A new session of yoga begins on January 8 2024 at the field house. There are 2 classes on Monday night given by yoga instructor Sandy Joanisse. One is at 6:30 pm and the second is at 8 pm.

Please contact Laurie Fagan if you’re interested in signing up for the 10 week course. The price depends on how many sign up but classes will likely average around $10 a class.

[Yoga 2023]

Please see the general Yoga Page for more details.

Playback Theatre – December 8

Join Ottawa Playback theatre for an evening of storytelling and improv theatre. Our theme is “Figure it out!”

Have you ever had to figure things out? There is no instruction book to life so often we just have to figure it out as we go along. We may stumble along. We may not be graceful.

Have you ever wanted someone else to figure something out? Have you ever been frustrated as you watched and waited?

Some things can’t be “figured out.” We may experience grief when this happens. Acceptance may be the only option.

Share your stories, and hear other’s stories, and watch our troupe play back your stories.

Where: Champlain fieldhouse, 140 Carleton Ave. Ottawa, entrance on Cowley Avenue between Clearview and Pontiac St.

When: Friday, December 8, 2023, 7 pm

Doors open at 6:30

Donations appreciated.