Snow Angels & Snowsuit Fundraiser

From: Judy Thompson (judyleet@gmail.com)
Date: February 7, 2021, 11:43 PM
Subject: Invitation to Partner with the Ottawa Snowsuit Fund on the 2021 Snow Angel Challenge

[…] We have just received confirmation that Mayor Jim Watson has proclaimed Tuesday, February 16 as Snow Angel Day in Ottawa. He is planning to create his own Angel on Monday. Thank you for sharing your warmth by participating!

Take the Snow Angel Challenge
Help Keep Ottawa Kids Warm

[Poster for the Snow Angel Challenge]
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Objections to New Embassy Row + February 10 Webinar

Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 08:38:55 -0500
From: DANIEL BUCKLES <dbuckles@sas2.net>
Subject: Solidarity with Mechanicsville Community Association

[…] The affected lands are very close to us so is relevant to our neighbourhood as well, and likely to become even more relevant over time. […]

Please write to the NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum (c/o assistant Sarah.Skrzek@ncc-ccn.ca) to indicate your solidarity with a call by the Mechanicsville Community Association and Big Trees of Kitchissippi to withdraw its plan to build diplomatic offices and parking lots on prime greenspace along the Ottawa River. Consider participating as well in an online forum on the development hosted by Councillor Leiper.
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Webinar on How City Planning Works – February 9

When: Feb 9, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Planning for Priorities: City Planning and Infrastructure Impacts

From http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/planning-priorities-city-planning-and-infrastructure-impacts-february-9-2021 by councillor Jeff Leiper:

Over the last six years, I’ve frequently been asked questions related to how the city is planned and the infrastructure we need paid for. Cycling advocates in particular wonder how and when funding decisions get made, and according to what priorities.

On paper, city planning is elegant. On February 9, I’ll be using a case study approach to explore in just 15 slides how cities in Ontario are planned, the funding mechanisms that support that planning, and who decides where the money is spent and when. While cycling infrastructure will be the focus, the material is equally applicable to virtually everything the City does.

Join me for an hour and half from 7-8:30 for this free webinar to explore in easy-to-understand terms the big strokes of city planning and how those become funding decisions for projects and initiatives big and small. You’ll learn and have the chance to ask questions about when the key decisions are made and who you need to influence to achieve the outcomes that you want.

Register at the link here, and see you on the 9th!

Early Days in Westboro Beach – February 17

Please mark your calendar to join the Westboro Beach Community Association in learning about the EARLY DAYS IN WESTBORO BEACH

When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 17

Robert N. Grainger, an expert on local history, has chaired the History Committee of the Westboro Beach Community Association since 1995. In 2005, he authored Early Days on Westboro Beach: Reflections and Images. This was the centennial year of the creation of the Police Village of Westboro. For a later project he helped the Woodroffe North Community Association produce a history of the village of Woodroffe entitled River, Road and Rail: Woodroffe Memories, published in 2011. Currently, he is preparing a history of the Champlain Park neighbourhood, previously known as Riverside Park. He is one of the most knowledgeable people around when it comes to the history of Old Ottawa West.

The webinar is free and everyone is welcome! To reserve your spot, go to:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-history-of-westboro-beach-tickets-139713636247

Beechwood Market Arriving

Subject: Beechwood Market coming to your neck of the woods
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:59:52 -0500
From: Beechwood Market <beechwoodfm@gmail.com>

Hi,

Hope all is well in this special time to be alive.

As a former community association president (Vanier), I appreciate that your time is precious and you get requests from all angles. In the spirit of adding to your line up of requests, I am writing to tell you that the Beechwood Market is coming to your neighbourhood. I thought your members might be interested in our unique service.

Ottawa’s online farmers market, we offer local products all year round. With a roster of 30 Ottawa area businesses, we are truly supporting local. Nat’s Bread, Carlington Booch, Baccanalle Foods, Hall’s Apple Market, Beking’s Eggs, Ottawa Farm Fresh and Cloud Forest Coffee are just a few of the local businesses featured.

Starting February 6th, customers will be able to pick up their completed orders each Saturday at 339 Richmond Road, the Cloud Forest Cafe. We also deliver for a $5 flat fee.

All the info can be found at beechwoodmarket.ca
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Yoga in the Park!

Yoga instructor, Carolynne Colbeck who lives in the neighbourhood has stepped forward to offer the following yoga practices below and is issuing a Yoga survey to potentially offer future Yoga offerings outside in the Park (Spring/Summer) and in the Fieldhouse (Fall – timing COVID dependant)  

Please complete the Champlain Park Yoga Survey  indicating your preferences in helping to determine these future class offerings by February 28, 2021, many thanks in advance.

Carolynne provides the following description of her practice: 

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Annual General Meeting Results

As usual, the candidates were voted in without opposition. Guest speakers spoke, reports were made by the subcommittees and many things were discussed (my favourite was the telescope night idea, runner up was a feel good rink story).

The message from the board is:

Thx all for a great AGM, lots of amazing things happening in our neighbourhood – special thank you to Liz from the CPCA and Fiona in Jeff’s office for their help in making the AGM a success!

Here are the public documents from the 2021 annual general meeting of the Champlain Park Community Association.

  • AgendaAGM20210127.pdf – The Agenda for this meeting.
  • Financial documents are available from the finance committee upon request.
  • MinutesAGM20191029.pdf – Last year’s (well, 2019) AGM minutes, currently draft status until approved by a vote.
  • AGM20210127 PZ Report.pdf – Planing and Zoning Report; a succinct 9 PowerPoint pages on what’s been going on, with a section on the infill and “inner urban transect” changes happening here (in the extreme case leading to huge houses with no green space).
  • 2020 CPCA environment report slides & text.pdf – Environment Report; lots of projects and lots of photos.

– Alex

Launching the Goldenrod Community Garden

Call for volunteers for a Community Garden approved for NCC land, west of the Parkdale off-ramp.

Dear Community Garden supporters,

The Goldenrod Community Garden has recently received approval to build a garden on a parcel of NCC land between Goldenrod Drive in the Tunney’s Pasture Complex and the SJAM Parkway. The garden location is just west of the Parkdale off-ramp of the SJAM Parkway.

We received approval and funding from the Ottawa Community Garden Network (a City of Ottawa agent) to purchase materials to build the garden infrastructure including: fencing, a storage shed and raised beds. We anticipate that we will start building as soon as the snow melts in the spring of 2021, approximately mid-April.

We are looking for members of the Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Champlain Park and Westboro communities who are interested in participating in building the Goldenrod Community Garden in a number of roles. Please read the roles below and send an email with your name, availability and role to: goldenrodgarden@gmail.com
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