Clearview and Island Park Drive Traffic Light News Update

From our city councillor Jeff Leiper’s newsletter today:

IPD/Clearview pedestrian crossing

I’ve been fielding a few questions about when the signalized pedestrian crossing is expected to be completed. It’s a very good question. We’ve been given multiple dates by the City that have all fallen through. I’ve raised my concern over the length of time it’s taking to accomplish this with senior staff and the latest timeframe we’ve been given is from mid- to the end-of-October. I’m treating that with a grain of salt. What we do know is that there’s a finalized work order in place, but that materials are apparently on back order. The crossing is coming. I just don’t know when.

Champlain Park Real Estate History

Dave Allston has written an interesting piece in the Kitchissippi Times on the history of Champlain Park’s land ownership and development. A key element was getting Island Park Drive to cross the river here, making Robert H. Cowley’s real estate go up in value. But that came after many years of delays and problems.

The Passing of John Sadler

Our neighbour on Daniel Avenue, John Sadler, has passed away this spring. I often stopped for a pleasant chat with him when I was walking by and he was outside working on his property or washing his immaculate white car. Kelly wrote a good article about him in the Ottawa Citizen:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/egan-john-lived-alone-we-didnt-let-him-die-that-way

Halloween Pumpkin and House Decoration Contest

Everyone in the neighbourhood can vote on their favourite house or pumpkin or both by e-mail to chparkevents@yahoo.com.

Halloween 2021.pdf

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2021-10-07

Another fraud related item:

Beware of false job offers and requests for money transfers.

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Hockey Pool Reminder – October 11

Just a reminder that you need to submit your picks for the hockey pool by October 11th.

Details at: https://champlainpark.org/2021/09/27/champlain-park-hockey-pool-october-11/

Encore! Biodiversity Celebration Continues – October 6

Encore! Biodiversity Celebration Continues Wednesday, October 6, 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

Eastern Bumblebee on Cosmos Sulphureus (Golden Cosmos), by Grace Nault, a young resident of Champlain Park.

Some 15 hardy souls braved the cool wet weather on Saturday to plant more than 40 trees into our latest “Tiny Forest”, including a collection of “Carolinian Forest” species to complement our “Native Pollinator Garden”.

See details on each through the links above, and tour the site with local experts on Wednesday, October 6 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Location? The north end of Champlain Park, at Pontiac and Cowley Avenue in Kitchissippi Ward, Ottawa. Plant acorns from our Heritage Bur Oaks and share ideas on how to start your own neighbourhood biodiversity and tree canopy projects.
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Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2021-10-03

Catching up on a few fraud related items:

Fraud Unit warning residents to be vigilant with suspicious phone calls.
Card skimming fraud involving a taxi.

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Celebrate Neighbourhood Biodiversity – October 2 – Reminder

Just a reminder that the celebration starts at 3pm on Saturday. See the original post for details and rain date.

Champlain Park Chess Tournament Results

It’s official, the results are in for the Champlain Park and Friends online Chess Tournament. After a grueling regular season and playoffs the top 3 chess masters are:

Andrew from Huron Ave – Chess Master!
Nick from Daniel Ave
Daniel from Daniel Ave

Thx to all who participated and congrats to Andrew on well played games!

Stay tuned for a possible 2nd annual tournament in early winter – and always interested if anyone wants to volunteer to organize the 2nd edition (if interested in organizing it email Nick at chparkevents@yahoo.com).