2024 Orléans Leading Women and Girls Recognition Awards Awarded annually by our MP, Marie-France Lalonde, this award recognizes and rewards women and young girls in Orléans for their involvement in the community and for their leadership. If you’d like to nominate someone, complete the nomination form for the Orléans Leading Women and Girls Recognition Awards …
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Mar 06
March 2022 Newsletter
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 housing affordability crisis. You …
Sep 18
September 2021 Newsletter
Annual General Meeting for the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association Please join us virtually on Monday, September 27th at 7pm for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). On the agenda: A presentation from the LRT Stage 2 team An overview of the Community Association’s activities and finances over the past year The election of our …
Jan 31
February 2021 Newsletter
St Moritz Community Rink Many community members have been enjoying the outdoor rink off of St Moritz Drive that is maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers. We have some important kudos and thank yous related to the rink. Several local businesses have stepped up to help make rink maintenance more affordable or to sponsor …
Jan 09
January 2021 Newsletter
Happy New Year! The Convent Glen-Orléans Wood Community Association wishes everyone a heartfelt Happy New Year. Given the challenges we’ve lived through in 2020, we are all eager to see the finish line of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the vaccines that are starting to be given to front-line workers and high-risk groups, we all need …
Nov 29
December 2020 Newsletter
How to celebrate the holidays while obeying COVID restrictions Given the changing face of Covid-19 numbers and accompanying guidance, it’s early to be talking about the holiday season which is still about 4 weeks away. That said, what seems to be clear is that like everything since March, our 2020 holiday season will not be …
Oct 25
November 2020 Newsletter
Halloween During the Pandemic Given the number of active cases of Covid-19 in the Ottawa region, both the province of Ontario and Ottawa Public Health have recommended that people find alternatives to traditional trick or treating. Keep reading for some creative ideas and alternatives to still have fun, while avoiding going door to door and …
Sep 27
October 2020 Newsletter
Mental Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic As the pandemic continues and we are all noticing some effects of the changes we are experiencing in our daily lives. For some of us, there are extra stressors related to finances. For others, the lack of social contact is the biggest challenge. At the time of writing this …