This is Part 2 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
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Mar 27
An Introduction – Why I’m Obsessed with My Community: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
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Mar 27
My 6-Month Review of our Community
I’ve officially been a sitting board member of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association for 6 months now. I’ve also lived in the community for 5+ years and have family with deep roots here. As I was sitting down to put together the April edition of the newsletter, I thought to myself: “What have …
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Mar 24
Spring Roadmap Planning – Event
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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Mar 22
Plastics – A Blessing or a Curse
Amrit Khosla, Environment Committee Plastics is a generic name for materials usually made from fossil fuels. At the start of the 20th century, humans discovered how to make synthetic polymers using fossil fuels. World War Two made it necessary to preserve scarce natural resources, and new plastics quickly replaced materials such as plant cellulose, wood, ivory, …
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Mar 22
Protecting the Ottawa River and all its Wildlife, in Orleans and Beyond
Gillian Cantello, Environment Committee On March 5th the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community was treated to a very special evening with our very own Laura Reinsborough, the Ottawa Riverkeeper. Joined by Michael Ricco, President of Friends of Petrie Island, we learned all about the turtle egg incubation project that the Friends of Petrie …
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Mar 18
Strong Towns Video Series – Watch Party
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
St Moritz Skating Rinks Closed for the Season
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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