Jan 27
Photo by Jopwell on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President Since I joined the community association, I have been thinking about what role we should take when it comes to advocating for our community needs, which is one of the elements of our new strategic plan. The community association is in a weird spot …
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Jan 27
Photo by Michael Tuszynski on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President I am currently writing this in the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The tableau made it clear that our closest neighbour has been captured by oligarchs who do not have the best interests of their citizens in mind let alone the interests of foreigners …
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Jan 26
Rachelle Thibodeau, Environment Committee A few years ago, when I moved to Orleans, I was immediately drawn to the natural beauty of the area, especially the mature trees in our backyard and the river just a short walk away. But when I looked at my front lawn, I realized it wasn’t doing much to absorb …
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Dec 01
Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President The Pumpkin Alley organized by my fellow community association board member, Arnold van den Hoeven, made me realize two important things, our neighbours are generally awesome and we need more of these types of things. The highlight of the event to me was …
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Nov 29
Gillian Cantello, Environment Committee I have always loved gardens, but I am far from being an accomplished gardener. I had never grown anything from seed. That changed when I became part of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association’s Environment Committee and got to know some of the members, who are wonderful gardeners. One of …
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