River Parkway Renamed Kichi Zībī Mīkan

From the NCC. Posted here partly so I’ll have a place to find the new name and copy it with the proper accents 🙂 There’s also a sound clip on their web site for pronouncing it. It means Great River Road in the Algonquin language, sort of similar to the old Ottawa River Parkway name in semantics!

I am writing to inform you that the NCC Board of Directors has approved Kichi Zībī Mīkan (kitchi zee-bee MEE-khan) as the new name for the SJAM Parkway. Please see the below news release or our website for details.

Membership Drive Continues

The Champlain Park Community Association is continuing its annual membership drive, with some important changes.

Instead of a door-to-door campaign, residents are asked to pay the $20 fee via e-transfer and we’ve added a cheque drop-off payment option (see below).

We have about a quarter of the neighbourhood’s households joined so far, which is a great start. We would like to add more members to our list.

[Fieldhouse in Champlain Park]

So, how do I join?

Continue reading “Membership Drive Continues” →

Summer Solstice Street Party – June 21

Bring your neighbours, friends and family to the Second Annual Champlain Park Summer Solstice Street Party!

Wednesday, June 21, 2023. 5pm – 8pm

On Cowley Ave (between Clearview & Pontiac – across from Champlain Park).

Si Senor tacos will be on site again. We’re still searching for an ice-cream truck, if you know of one, please let me (Sarah R.) know. BYOB, a lawn chair and money for food.

Please indicate if you can attend and number of people by replying to the Facebook Post.

[Poster for 2023 Cowley Block Party]

Learn to Organize an All Candidates Meeting – June 14

An update on looking for volunteers to run all candidates meetings in Kitchissippi Ward, as mentioned earlier.

From: jshane@magma.ca
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 8:54 AM
Subject: Debate Planning General Information Session This Wednesday

Hello Everyone,

Just to let you know that HICG (Hampton Iona Community Group) is holding a brief information session this week about joining a team to organize future all candidates debates in the Kitchissippi ward. […]

The information session is this Wednesday evening, June 14th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. It is via zoom.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in attending, please let me know by sending their email addresses and names. All are welcome.

The session will be very informal. A brief introduction by our President and an overview by me with plenty of time for attendees to ask their questions.

[…]

There likely will need to be a second information session in the Fall after another round of publicity.

Judith

New Book by Local Author Daniel Buckles

Daniel Buckles, a Champlain Park resident and frequent volunteer on the Environment Committee, has had his book Connecting Worlds: art, anthropology and activism published. Here are the details:

[Connecting Worlds by Daniel Buckles book cover]

Synopsis:

A hopeful and clear-eyed journey into the story of social change. The artist, anthropologist and community activist Daniel Buckles shows how connection—to self, others and nature—can become the catalyst for an engaged life. Participation in the bush lifestyle of the 1970s Yukon, exposure to the complex culture of Mexico and a battle with cancer at the age of thirty-two prompted the author to work with people living on the edge: Honduran peasants inventing new agricultural technologies for hillside agriculture; landless Bangladeshi women gleaning nutrient-rich food from their surroundings; small religious communities standing in solidarity at the centre of disaster relief efforts in the Philippines and Burkina Faso; grassroots organizations fighting to protect urban forests in Ottawa, Canada. This story of personal discovery and engaged research offers a window into real-life social struggles and life’s key challenges and professional choices. Richly illustrated with professional photography and paintings, Connecting Worlds shows how to make a difference, from the inside out.

Buy e-book: https://books2read.com/u/47WNM7

Reviews:

“Connecting Worlds an absorbing travelogue of contemporary social struggles, a captivating journey of sound and light, no small amount of adventure and many stories about how change really happens. I read the book twice: first with envy and the second time with admiration.”

— Pat Roy Mooney is a Giraffe Hero, author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award and the Pearson Medal of Peace.

“As a young anthropologist, it is inspiring to read this candid and informative book. Buckles doesn’t shy away from imagining a better world, and demonstrates how anthropology’s methods can be used to get us there.”

— Emma Bider, PhD candidate and author of We Animals.

Daniel Buckles

Garage Sale

The 2023 Kitchissipi Ward-wide Garage Sale is scheduled to happen on Saturday, June 3, starting at 8AM (usually ending around 1pm but it can go longer). This year 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 Garage Sale]

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/

Annual Membership Drive Goes Online

Use e-transfer, handy QR code to sign up/pay up!

The Champlain Park Community Association is launching its annual membership drive, with some important changes.

Instead of a door-to-door campaign, residents are asked to pay the $20 fee via e-transfer and use the QR code on this page to help submit members’ contact information.

[Fieldhouse in Champlain Park]

What does the association do? It works hard on many fronts to enhance and protect our community, under the guidance of an elected board of directors. (All volunteers!)

How will your $20 be used? To support CPCA activities, such as:

  • Coordinating events like theatre and yoga in the park, star gazing, Winter Carnival, an online chess tournament and contests with prizes.
  • Coordinating the rink, and fieldhouse activities.
  • Enhancing our natural green space (ski trails, pollinator garden, tree plantings).
  • Keeping us secure through Neighbourhood Watch.
  • Presenting on planning and zoning issues.
  • Supporting our community’s concerns at City Hall.
  • Working with other communities on shared issues.
  • Keeping you informed through a website https://champlainpark.org/, Twitter @ChamplainPark and delivery of the Champlain Speaker newsletter.

Membership also allows you to vote for CPCA representatives at the Annual General Meeting.

Ideas or questions? We encourage residents to attend the AGM (late Fall date) or write to the webmaster champlainpark@gmail.com to connect with the appropriate person.

So, how do I join?

  1. You can e-transfer the $20 annual fee to: financescpca@gmail.com with the contact name Champlain Park Community Association. Be sure to include your street address in the Message area to help us keep track of payments.
  2. In addition, use this QR to provide contact information for each person in your household joining the CPCA.
    [QR Code for Membership Application Form]
    (Note: if there are two or more voting members at your address, fill out contact information for each, but we only request one e-transfer of $20 for your address.)  Alternatively, click on this link to provide contact information.
  3. If you need help becoming a member, please contact the Membership Coordinator at financescpca@gmail.com and put Membership in the subject line.

To keep track of the latest news, join the email list by using the subscribe button at https://champlainpark.org/.
And, finally, there is also third-party Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChamplainPark

Westboro Beach and Bike Path Detour

From: Richard Lochead
Date: Fri, May 12, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Westboro Beach Redevelopment and Bike Path Detour

At a consultation session on May 3rd Benoit Gelinas, Public Relations Officer for the NCC provide an update on the Westboro Beach Construction which will result in a detour to the Ottawa River bike path from Island Park to Westboro Beach for all of 2023 and possibly part of 2024. A map of the detour is attached. Benoit noted that signage will be in place at various locations to help the public navigate the bike path detour. Users will now have to cross the SJAM Parkway at the Island Park traffic lights to reconnect to the existing pathway. This will be an inconvenience to cyclists and pedestrians bikers accustomed to a continuous nonstop route.

[Map of 2023 Bike Path Closures near Westboro Beach]

Benoit also reported that the Beach will be open this summer “at 2/3 capacity on a non-supervised basis.” Signage will be posted on swimming conditions. Porta potties will be on site.

Additional information can be found at NCC link
https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/projects/westboro-beach-area-redevelopment-project.