Tag: 2022

December 2022 Newsletter

green meadow with large green trees lining a dirt pathway leading to a forest

Outdoor Volunteer Opportunity – The Community Rink! Are you comfortable working outside in cold weather and want to give back by using your physical talents? We are looking for additional volunteers to help maintain the community rink off St. Moritz Drive (behind Convent Glen Catholic Elementary School).  Tasks include shoveling the ice surface after snowfalls, flooding …

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October 2022 newsletter

photo of a carved pumpkin lit up with a candle inside

Pumpkin parade November 1 After the trick or treating is over and the good candy is eaten, bring those beautiful Jack-o’-lanterns to Hiawatha Park (corner of Voyageur and Voyageur). The CGOWCA is hosting a Pumpkin Parade on Nov. 1st from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Residents are asked to bring their pumpkins and a battery-operated candle. We …

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May 2022 Newsletter

Photos from the 2022 Dog Walkathon held on April 30, 2022 Dog Walkathon a Success! Thank you to everyone who came out for our 4th annual Dog Walkathon on April 30th to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society! We surpassed our goal and raised over $1,700! Thanks to Trinity Physio and Barber Stop for their …

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April 2022 Newsletter

decorative banner for Cleaning the Capital

Cleaning the Capital Every spring and fall, Ottawa residents can help keep their neighbourhood looking great by signing up for Cleaning the Capital.  The City of Ottawa will provide supplies if you register your clean up here or call 311 to register.  Registration is open until April 30, 2022.  After you do your clean …

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March 2022 Newsletter

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Endorse the Starts with Home campaign Ottawa City Council declared a housing and homelessness emergency in January 2020. You can help to change this by supporting the Starts With Home campaign. It is a non-partisan campaign to build strong public support for Ottawa’s next City Council to take concrete action to solve the …

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February 2022 Newsletter

poster for the CGOWCA snow sculpture contest.

Winter Carnival Update The board of the CGOWCA has decided to cancel our annual Winter Carnival again this year, due to the risk and uncertainty around the pandemic. (Yes, we’re just as tired of it as you are!) Instead, we invite you to participate in our Snow Sculpture Contest! There will be two categories: 10 …

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January 2022 Newsletter

Happy New Year spelled out with beads

Happy New Year! We wish that the news as we start 2022 was different than what we were experiencing at the start of 2021. With the Omicron variant spreading quickly, case counts in Ottawa are higher than they have ever been since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The good news is that the …

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