Community Association
Yoga in the Park takes place every Wednesday at 7 PM during July and August, at Décarie Park. It is free, no registration required, and everyone is welcome. When the weather is questionable, I usually call it around 5 o’clock the same …
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Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com Save the date; event will be at Golden Fries, details TBD.
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Photo by Ahmed on Pexels.com The CGOW.ca/fe will be running through the summer between 9:30 and noon, beginning at Voyageur Park. There will be a coffee bike cart (with CA Board Director Arnold playing barista) that will be serving …
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May 30
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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May 29
Matthieu Gagnon was injured in a serious collision between his bicycle and a pick-up truck on a busy roadway in April. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /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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May 29
Who I Am I grew up the hill in Chateauneuf. My family has been in Orléans for generations. According to SFOPHO, my maternal grandmother’s family arrived in 1864. I grew up hearing stories about Orléans before the developers arrived. I have experienced being a child, a teenager, and an adult in this community. Growing …
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May 28
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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May 28
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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