Community Association
Mar 18
I first came across this 5-minute video (linked below) shortly after it came out nearly 5 years ago (with the rest of the videos in the series following that). It’s not an exaggeration to say that these videos have changed my life. I’ve spent a lot of time talking *about* this concept, but I figure …
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Mar 17
The hockey and puddle rinks off St Moritz (at Jeanne d’Arc Park) are closed for the year, after 68 days open. Thanks so much to the hard work of the rink maintenance volunteers!
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Mar 12
What is Pedal and Play? The concept is quite simple. If you’ve heard of a bike bus (a group of young cyclists and some parents riding in a group to get to or from school), this is almost the same thing. The only difference would be that the bus that Pedal and Play is emulating …
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Feb 25
CGOWCA Bridge Committee On January 30, 2025, Minister Steven MacKinnon announced that the Government of Canada is committed to building a multimodal bridge in the eastern part of the National Capital Region as outlined in the Fall Economic Statement. He also stated that Kettle Island (Corridor 5) has been selected as the site for the …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/major-interprovincial-bridge-news
Feb 20
Savanna Symons, Environment Committee Mountains of clothes washed up on Ghana beach show cost of fast fashion | The Independent When was the last time you purchased an item of clothing from Zara, Shein, Amazon or H&M? You may be surprised by the repercussions of shopping at these fast-fashion goliaths. Clothing overconsumption and overproduction …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/the-clothing-overconsumption-crisis-and-what-you-can-do-about-it
Feb 19
I want to give a massive shoutout to the city of Ottawa for continuing to maintain the parts of this path system that they’ve committed to, to the best of their ability (and it has really been solid!). This has made school drop-off every day this winter on foot way easier (not to mention getting …
Permanent link to this article: https://lesscar.ca/2025/02/19/what-a-difference-accessible-infrastructure-makes/#new_tab
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/ca-is-for-change-agent
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/new-urbanism-in-troubled-times
