Oak Island Book Launch – November 8

See the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1071776622977860/
Happening at the Fieldhouse on Thursday November 8 2018, starting at 8pm, doors open at 7:30. Andrew King suggests you bring your own tin foil hat 🙂

Oak Island Revealed: Official Book Launch & Lecture

Join in the adventure discovering the secrets of Oak Island and Canada’s hidden history through a FREE multi-media lecture presentation.

Copies of the new Book “Oak Island Revealed” by Andrew King will be available for sale.

Limited seating, all are welcome.

Halloween Fun Run Wrap-up

Many Thanks to Awesome Volunteers for Halloween Fun Run 2018

Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers, and runners of the Champlain Park Community who came out to run and raise over $900 for Ausome Ottawa on Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 2018. A local charity, Ausome Ottawa provides sports programs for autistic children. Special thanks to Pete Laughton who has organized this event for seven years. Thank you to Adrian Bradley and helpers for hard work clearing the NCC path through the woods, used in winter for SJAM ski trail. Champlain Park Community Association funded treats and prizes so all proceeds from registration would go to charity. Our Councillor, Jeff Leiper, was there and spent most of his time as Marshal on the course, standing and cheering beside the path in the woods as runners went by. What a good sport! An estimated 100 parents and kids showed up in Halloween costumes again this year. First and foremost, they had a lot of fun dressing up, attempting to run in costumes, and eating a little pre-Halloween candy!

We forgot to take photos this year, but this is what it looked like last year:

[Getting Organized at the Starting Line]

Meet & Greet and AGM Reminder – Tonight

Just a reminder that the Meet and Greet (with refreshments, everybody welcome) starts tonight at 6:30pm at the fieldhouse, and the AGM follows at 7:30pm.

Come and meet people in your neighbourhood. Then stick around to vote on the community association board for the next year (memberships are available at the door if you want to vote or just support our community activities).

Champlain Park’s Annual General Meeting – October 23

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA)
Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Tuesday October 23, 2018
at the Champlain Park Fieldhouse
6:30 to 7:30 PM: Meet & Greet with Refreshments
7:30 PM: Business Meeting

Community Association Memberships can be purchased at the door.
Chair: Nick Xenos

Agenda

Guest Speaker (20 minutes):

  1. Mike Muir, Land Manager from the National Capital Commission (NCC) who will be providing NCC updates on the following topics and will take questions from the audience afterwards.
    • Update on the Ottawa River South Shore Linear Park Plan
    • Update on the Champlain Bridge Parking Lot Rehabilitation

Business Items:

  1. Approval of minutes of previous AGM 24 Oct 2017 – Liz (2 minutes)
  2. Reports from the Board (5 minutes each)
    1. Community Plan Overview – Nick
    2. Membership Report and call for volunteers to be involved – Jennie
    3. Financial Update – Josh
    4. Civic Engagement – Roland
    5. Social – Patrick
    6. Planning and Zoning – Duncan
    7. Environment – Environment Committee member
    8. Parks Update – Roland
    9. Fieldhouse Report – Laurie
  3. Election of Executive for 2018/19 and Call for Volunteers – Nick
    See our post on the election for positions and current candidates.
  4. Other Business
  5. Adjournment

Names Wanted for Our Riverside Park

The NCC is asking for names for their newly planned riverside park. Currently it is known as the Ottawa River South Shore Riverfront Park, which is descriptive but not too catchy.

They want names which are, in their words:

  • A person of national stature who has made a substantial contribution to the building of Canada and its identity in the world, or to an aspect of Canadian culture worthy of special recognition.
  • A place or event with a significant historical or cultural legacy in Canada.
  • A local or regional figure who has contributed to the building of the Capital.

Submit your suggestions by October 23rd on the NCC’s web site (which also has more information about the park, and naming rules – Toponymy is the word of the day) at:

http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/ottawa-river-south-shore-riverfront-park-plan/ncc-seeking-ideas-to-name-the-ottawa-river-south-shore-riverfront-park

http://ccn-ncc.gc.ca/nos-projets/plan-du-parc-riverain-de-la-berge-sud-de-la-riviere-des-outaouais/la-ccn-sollicite-des-idees-pour-nommer-le-parc-riverain-de-la-berge-sud-de-la-riviere-des-outaouais

By the way, Dan Wilcock volunteered at the last board meeting to represent our community on the NCC’s naming committee. Thanks Dan!