National Tree Day – September 25

Grade 2 and 3 children at St. George Catholic School in our neighbourhood will celebrate National Tree Day at 1:15 pm this Wednesday by planting a tree on the Pontiac side of the main school yard. Join us that same day from 4:30 to 6:30 pm to plant a tree (or two) in “the Little Woods” at Patricia and Clearview. Weather permitting, tree planting will continue in the NCC forest near the school on Saturday, from 10 till noon. Bring your shovel and/or a pick!

For those interested in the bigger picture, attend a Tree Canada event at the Museum of Nature, where the NCC, the City of Ottawa and the Ville de Gatineau will present the results of a tree canopy assessment. This report on the extent of the current tree canopy is meant to support planning for the future of urban forestry in the region.

Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa ON:
4:30 National Tree Day Ceremonial Tree Planting, west grounds (corner of Argyle and O’Connor).
5:00 Presentation of report findings in the Rotunda.
5:30 Questions and discussions.

Playback Theatre – September 27

You may not know that Champlain Fieldhouse is the home rehearsal space for Ottawa Playback Theatre. Playback theatre offers interactive performances in which personal stories from audience members are transformed into theatre on the spot by a small troupe of actors & musician. It’s sometimes called “Improv for Real Life.”

On Friday the 27th of September our theme is “Harvest Time— what has ripened in your life? What are you harvesting?”

Join us in the Fieldhouse— all are welcome!
Doors open 6:30pm
Show starts at 7:00pm
Chats & potluck snacks 9:00pm

Community Association Board Meeting Agenda – September 24

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Board Meeting

Tuesday September 24, 2019
7:30 PM at the Fieldhouse
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.

Open session

  1. Approval of previous minutes of executive meeting April 23, 2019 – Liz – 5 minutes
  2. Report of interim executive motions – All
  3. Finances as of year end and next year’s budget – Josh – 20 minutes
  4. AGM planning – All – 10 minutes
  5. Purchase of signs for the SJAM – Adrian – 5 minutes
  6. Next Meeting

Hazardous Waste Disposal at Tunney’s Pasture – Sept 15

As described in https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/garbage-and-recycling/hazardous-waste-and-special-items we have local waste depots twice this year, for disposing of paint, old electronics and other things too dangerous for regular garbage.

The depot runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tunney’s Pasture. The last one this year is on Sunday, September 15, 2019.

Some of the odder and more dangerous things I’ve brought and the chemical experts at the depot had fun looking over – old gardening chemicals with Malathion (still used for West Nile mosquitoes), DDT and Chlordane.

Federal All Candidates Debate – October 15

You are invited to the Federal All Candidates Debate, Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at 7 pm.

  • The debate is sponsored by your local community associations.
  • Some volunteers to help set up and put away tables and chairs would be appreciated. Please get in touch with Heather Pearl at pearhea@aol.com before October 4. I will forward your information to the organisers.

If you can’t make it in person, there are also plans to live-stream the debate on YouTube.

[Poster saying: All Candidates Debate, 7 pm Tuesday 15 October 2019, St. George's Parish, 415 Piccadilly Ave North, use parish hall main entrance, doors open 6:30 pm]
All Candidates Debate – Federal Flyer 2019.pdf

Garden Club: Sicilian Garden and Gastronomic Tour – September 10

Come out to the first meeting of the Champlain Park Garden Club on Tuesday, September 10 at 7 pm at the field house.

Phil Reilly who use to run a nursery with his wife Carol brings us a talk/slideshow from Italy. “Sicilian Garden and Gastronomic Tour: An Unexpected Education”

Fee is $25.00 per year (if you have your current Champlain Park Community Association membership). Drop in fee is $5.00. All are welcome.

Laurie Fagan