Community Association
Jan 28
Since winter has come early this year, I was forced to substitute my bike commute for transit. Last year, I went to work using a fat tire e-bike. However, riding on the groomed Ski Heritage East trail was not ideal and was more effort than I had expected. When my bike was destroyed by a …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/is-biking-to-the-lrt-a-good-idea
Dec 30
The community association has been contacted to discuss establishing or re-establishing neighbourhood watches as part of the city of Ottawa’s Neighbourhood Watch program. As a board, we are looking into it, but wondering if this is a solution in search of a problem. We took a look at the crime rates in our community …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/do-we-need-a-neighbourhood-watch
Oct 29
Matthieu Gagnon, Vice President The City has released a report for the harmonization of speed limits along Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, which was approved by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on October 23, 2025. The Community Association presented a delegation at that meeting. This article is to present the position of the Community Association …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/jeanne-darc-blvd-speed-harmonization-update
Sep 29
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com I recently took responsibility for a group of 7-8-year-old scouts (castor with “les Scouts d’Orléans”). I have been immersed in learning the new program, as I have never been involved at that level as an adult and have been out of the Scouts for a long …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/bringing-kids-and-all-of-us-back-to-reality
Aug 28
Earlier this week, the Ottawa Citizen published an interesting article about the upload of the 174 to the province. While I generally agree that the residents of Ottawa should not be on the hook for paying for infrastructure that is designed to move people across different cities, the article shows a risk that we …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/traffic-on-the-174-could-get-a-lot-worse
Jun 16
We had our first two Community Cafés on Sunday, June 8 and 15, and the event has been a great success. Arnold’s coffee trike is working quite well, and I look forward to seeing how it will evolve to serve more people as this event grows. The event provided me with an opportunity to …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/a-community-for-small-businesses
May 29
Matthieu Gagnon was injured in a serious collision between his bicycle and a pick-up truck on a busy roadway in April. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /POSTMEDIA The Crash On April 7, while riding on Beechwood to get to work, I suddenly ended up in an ambulance with no recollection of how I got there. According to the …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/reflections-as-a-road-victim
May 29
Who I Am I grew up the hill in Chateauneuf. My family has been in Orléans for generations. According to SFOPHO, my maternal grandmother’s family arrived in 1864. I grew up hearing stories about Orléans before the developers arrived. I have experienced being a child, a teenager, and an adult in this community. Growing …
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