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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

**April 27 Update – 8:30 AM** – It appears we’re destined to experience rapidly-changing weather between 10-12 this morning, while the afternoon looks like a beautiful spring day with no rain. We will absolutely be out there at 10 AM with fun …

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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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Why I’m Obsessed with My Community

high angle shot of suburban neighborhood

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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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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Virtual public information session (Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard Transit Measures): Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Heads up to the community that there is an information session about the construction on Jeanne d’Arc near the highway on October 9th. You need to register for the session in advance, I know I will be there. Get more information and register here: Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard Transit Measures | City of Ottawa. I …

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Summer 2024 Newsletter

person grilling hamburgers and hot dogs

Community BBQ – coming in September! Save the date! The CGOWCA Annual Community BBQ will take place on Sunday September 8th in the Convent Glen Plaza parking lot by the Golden Fries food truck. More details to follow in the September newsletter. Repair Café Recap Gillian Cantello, CGOWCA Environment Committee On June 2nd, the CGOWCA …

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May 2024 Newsletter

A photo from the 2024 Spring Clean Up - 5 community members stand around a blue dumpster and about 6 bags of trash that were collected at the clean up.

Spring Clean Up Success Great turn out on Sunday April 21st to Celebrate Earth Day by Cleaning the Capital! 82 people and over 75 bags of garbage collected. Thank you to Tim Hortons at St Joseph and Orleans Blvd., Crown Pointe Animal HospitalTebcal Cleaning, Metro

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