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Pedal and Play โ€“ Saturday, June 7 at 1:30 PM

June 7 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Weโ€™re going to go ahead and try a ride today. Probably limiting time outside to an hour or so. It looks like it should be a beautiful day. We can meet at the spot marked …

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Community BBQ – Sunday, September 7, 2025

close up shot of a grilling burgers

September 7 All day

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com Save the date; event will be at Golden Fries, details TBD.

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Community Connections, Letโ€™s Get Together!

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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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Reflections as a Road Victim

Matthieu Gagnon was injured in a serious collision between his bicycle and a pick-up truck on a busy roadway in April.ย Photo by JEAN LEVACย /POSTMEDIA The Crash On April 7, while riding on Beechwood to get to work, I suddenly ended up in an ambulance with no recollection of how I got there. According to the …

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Who I Am and Why I’m Here – Matthieu

Who I Am I grew up the hill in Chateauneuf. My family has been in Orlรฉans for generations. According to SFOPHO, my maternal grandmotherโ€™s family arrived in 1864. I grew up hearing stories about Orlรฉans before the developers arrived. I have experienced being a child, a teenager, and an adult in this community. Growing …

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The Problems with St-Joseph

Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President A couple of weeks ago, after the fatality on Innes Boulevard, a journalist reached out to our association to get a community perspective on the collision, which led to this piece by that journalist on the road safety issues of stroads like Innes. I wanted to take the opportunity to …

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Invasive Plants and Your Garden

Nadia Ouellette, Environment Committee Goutweed (aka ground elder; Aegopodium podagraria). Photo credit: Christina Keys Invasive plant species harm us and our environment. After habitat loss, they are the second largest contributor to endangering native plant species. Invasive plants are defined as species that are alien to an environment, cause economic and environmental damage …

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Pedal and Play โ€“ Sunday, May 25 at 10 AM

May 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

There is a chance it will still be rainy and cold on Sunday, but we’ll tentatively try to get out and give it a try. I’d like to have the same game plan as last …

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