Upcoming Events Earth Day – Cleaning the Capital Event Environment Committee April 26 from 9 AM – 12 PM at Golden Fries Join the Environment Committee this year at the Convent Glen Shopping Centre, in the parking …
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Mar 28
Who I Am and Why I’m Here – Meet Rob
Even from my perspective, this is kind of a strange thing for me to write and put in a community newsletter, but I do hope you choose to read it and hopefully take something away from it. I’ve just finished writing about what I’ve learned about the community in my 6 months involved in …
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Spring Roadmap Planning
March 28 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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 …
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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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Pedal and Play Kickoff – Convent Glen North
April 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
This event kicks off a weekly series of spring and summer family-oriented bike rides through the community, called Pedal and Play. At this kickoff meet and greet, we will get to know each other, confirm a time and place to meet regularly …
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Mar 12
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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Feb 25
Why I’m Obsessed with My Community
Photo by David McBee on Pexels.com Over about the last 2-3 years, I have become VERY interested in urban design. In addition to leading me on a straight path to joining the board of our community association last fall, it has also helped me to learn a LOT about the way cities work …
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Oct 27
Life Under the Leaves
Photo credit: Seetal SungaNadia Ouellette, Environment Committee This time of year, many neighbours are vigilantly raking and disposing of leaves. Last November, our newsletter highlighted the benefits of leaving the leaves. The effort to remove leaves from your property is harmful to pollinators, but well-meaning people may not realize the harm they are inadvertently …
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