Category: Events

2025 Repair Cafe – Looking for Repairers

On September 27th, the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Environment Committee will be hosting their second Repair Cafe at the Orleans United Church, from 2 PM to 5PM.  Repair Cafes are free, community-led events where volunteer fixers and menders assist other members of the community with repairing household items such as small appliances, textiles, electronics, furniture, toys, etc.  …

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Summer 2025 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJUNE 7, 2025 Convent Glen Orléans Wood …

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Summer 2025 Community Connections Events

This summer, the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association invites you to experience the vibrant spirit of our neighbourhood with an exciting set of fun, family-friendly events we’re calling ‘Community Connections’. We believe that strong communities are built on shared experiences and friendly faces. Our summer events are the perfect opportunity to strengthen those bonds, …

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Community Connections, Let’s Get Together!

person gather hand and foot in center

Arnold van den Hoeven, Outreach Committee Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As you all have seen over the past months, we have an engaged and enthusiastic team working within the community association to deliver on our mandates.  Of greatest importance is our ability to engage with each other and to make and deepen …

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Bird Walk with Bird Friendly Ottawa

Join the Environment Committee and Bird Friendly Ottawa for a morning discussion and a guided bird identifying walk on Petrie Island! Arrive on Saturday May 31st at 9:00 am, space is limited and only open to those who have registered. Registration is required. Please bring a reusable water bottle and binoculars. Schedule (**Follow the links …

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Pedal and Play

Sunday May 4th, 2025 at 1:30 PM / Saturday May 10th, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Spring Roadmap Planning – Event

gray concrete pathway besides pink flower during day

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This Friday, the Community Association’s Outreach Committee will be hosting a drop-in session to think about and plan out our spring activities (as well as some summer ones, if there is interest) via our new Roadmap. I would encourage you to have a look at the roadmap in …

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Pedal and Play 2025

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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