Tree Poster Exhibit

Update – it was taken down on Friday September 16 and removed from the Tree Fest web site. Blink and you miss it!

Seen yesterday going up on the fence at the north side of Champlain Park – a tree poster exhibit. Possibly something to do with Wednesday September 20th being National Tree Day. Yes, there’s a mention of the exhibit “Photosynthesis III: Pollinators and the Urban Forest” being up for a month on the Tree Fest Ottawa web site. And they’re also doing the tour mentioned in the previous post.

National Tree Day Garden Tour – September 20

via Daniel Buckles:

Join pollinator specialist Jessica Forest and ethnobotanist John Arnason for a tour of the Champlain Park gardens and mini-forests, to celebrate the connections between trees and pollinators in urban settings. 4-6 pm, Wednesday September 20. Location and registration here:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/national-tree-day-celebrating-pollinators-and-the-urban-forest-tickets-717289410937

Champlain Bridge Construction Update – August

Just got a message from the NCC saying that the bridge work is winding down, but continuing into the fall. Details at
https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/closures/champlain-bridge-rehabilitation-project-completed-ahead-of-schedule
https://ccn-ncc.gc.ca/fermetures/la-refection-du-pont-champlain-se-termine-plus-tot-que-prevu

Here’s the table of key upcoming dates…

Dates	Hours	Motorized access	Cyclist and pedestrian access
Aug. 21–25	Day (5 am–10 pm)	2 of 3 lanes open	Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Aug. 21–25	Night (10 pm–5 am)	Full closure	Sidewalk open, walk your bike.
Aug. 26–27	All times	2 of 3 lanes open	Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Aug. 28–Sept. 15	Day (5 am–10 pm)	Full access	Cycling lanes available. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Aug. 28–Sept. 15	Night (10 pm–5 am)	Full closure	Sidewalk open, walk your bike
Sept. 16 and beyond	Day (5 am–10 pm)	Full access	Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Sept. 16 and beyond	Night (dates and times to be determined)	Possible future bridge impacts being limited to off-peak hours or overnights

Hamlet in Our Park! – July 21

Coming to Champlain Park on Friday July 21 2023 at 7:00 PM…

You’re Invited
Theatre in the Park
90 Minutes of Mayhem
Original Music
6 Live Actors
and
A Supporting Cast of Cartoonish Puppets
All are welcome. Pay what you can

Our Champlain Park Community Association is supplying free cookies at the cookie table between 5:30 and 6:30 PM.

20230721 Fools Hamlet Poster.pdf

For more about the play and the performers and the digital programme, please see https://fools.ca/hamlet/

If there’s rain, see https://fools.ca/rain-policy/ for when the show goes on (and bring an umbrella).

Wading Pool Open

A bit belatedly, the wading pool web page has been updated. It’s the same schedule as last year, from June 23 to August 18 this time (but with fresh updated links!).

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.

So, how do I join?

Continue reading “Membership Drive Continues” →

Pollinator Garden in the News

Ecology Ottawa has a blog post about a recent visit to our pollinator garden and native species forest by a handful of city councillors. It’s a good review of the history and people who made this project work. The underlying point is to get the city to smooth the approvals process and encourage other such gardens.

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.

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