What's new and what's news around Champlain Park! We live here!
Ottawa, Canada
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A new session of YIN Yoga classes is starting on Monday January 6th, see the details at:
champlainpark.org/2025/01/04…
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The ancient oak tree removal to make room for a garage story (there have been a few upset and sad neighbours and much online chatter) made the front page of the Ottawa Citizen!
ottawacitizen.com/news/local…
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The Halloween Fun Run is coming up on the morning of Sunday October 27th. Expect to see ghosts, monsters and heroes of all ages running the course, getting ready for the big event a few days later. Volunteer ghouls (course marshals) needed. Details at champlainpark.org/2024/10/12…
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Our garden club is having guest speaker Mike Runtz (from Carleton U) over for a talk on Tuesday night (tomorrow) on the sex lives of wild flowers. Apparently it can get pretty wild, with sex slaves involved somehow. Details at:
champlainpark.org/2024/09/16…
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Our community association AGM will be on November 20th, with guest speaker and local architect Rosaline Hill on "BuildingIN: A low-rise solution for infill housing" (prompted by concerns about the upcoming zoning changes to allow a dozen units on a former single house lot).
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Our neighbourhood hockey pool is starting up. Get your picks to Nick before October 11th. Details at champlainpark.org/2024/09/30…
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The next games night at the field house is this Thursday. Bring your best game to the event! Or try out someone else's best game.
champlainpark.org/2024/09/08…
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The next community association board meeting will be on Tuesday, September 10th. After a bit of a glitch, we now have an agenda. See champlainpark.org/2024/09/07…
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The neighbourhood monthly garden club gatherings are starting a new season on Tuesday September 10th. First lecture is on seed saving, by master gardener Odette McIntyre.
champlainpark.org/2024/09/05…
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Yoga classes starting at the end of September. Let Laurie know if you're interested.
champlainpark.org/2024/09/03…
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Wondering about the new zoning bylaws that will let you change your house into a 16 person apartment building? There's a Zoom presentation and meeting on August 29th to discuss that!
champlainpark.org/2024/08/21…
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Games night at the field house, 7pm on Thursday August 8th.
champlainpark.org/2024/08/02…
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A Company of Fools @Foolsottawa will be performing MacBeth in our park on August 12th. Looking forward to drama, and cookies (we will be providing free cookies before the show).
champlainpark.org/2024/07/12…
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Games night at the field house, this Thursday.
champlainpark.org/2024/07/07…
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We're starting summer, and it's membership drive time at the Champlain Park Community Association. Please support all those neighbourhood activities we do for horses, ice, plants and people. More serious list and donation details at
champlainpark.org/2024/06/11…
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We said goodbye to long time neighbour and environmentalist Daniel Buckles yesterday. Heather presented him with a tribute plaque and best wishes for his move to Toronto.
champlainpark.org/2024/04/25…
Coincidentally, Daniel is having a garage sale this Sunday.
champlainpark.org/2024/04/26…
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