Posted: September 16th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
September 24, 2011 7p.m.
Parkdale United Church
429 Gladstone Ave.
He will be reflecting on “Canada’s Invisible Generation of Native Children”.
Proceeds from the free will offering will be donated to Club Amick, the Young Aboriginal Readers’ Program started by James Bartleman in 2006. This program is administered by Southern Ontario Library Service which is a registered charity.
Receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more.
The Honourable James K. Bartleman is a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation (Chippewas of Rama). He received his early education in Port Carling and London, attended the University of Western Ontario and was a teacher for three years in the early 1960s. He then joined the Department of External Affairs becoming Canada’s first Aboriginal ambassador in a career lasting more than thirty-five years.
From 2002 to 2007, he was 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the first person of Aboriginal decent appointed to this vice-regal position in Ontario. During his term in office, he championed three social justice causes: mental illness stigma; anti-racism and the well-being of First Nation children.
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James Bartleman Poster – Final
Posted: September 14th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Meetings | No Comments »
The WVCA is pleased to announce its new Executive:
President – Katie Paris
Vice President – Duff McLeod
Secretary – Jason Thomson
Treasurer – Susan Kennedy
Upcoming meetings (all the 2nd Tuesday of the month):
October 11, 2011
November 8, 2011
December 13, 2011
January 10, 2012
Mark your calendars now!
Posted: September 8th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Meetings | No Comments »
It was a great summer, and now there’s a lot to talk about.
Tuesday, September 13
7:30pm
Fisher Park School
As usual, everyone is welcome.
Posted: September 5th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
Subject: Upcoming Event: OTTAWA ECO-FAIR – Saturday, Sept 17, 2011 – 10 am – 5 pm at Carleton University Fieldhouse, Bronson Avenue, Ottawa
Join us for the 8th annual Ottawa Eco-Fair!
Celebrating green living ideas, products and services
Ottawa’s grassroots community on display!
Ottawa Eco-Fair
Saturday, September 17, 2011 10 am – 5 pm
Carleton University Fieldhouse, Bronson Avenue, Ottawa
Free Admission and Parking
Join us for this one day environmental exhibition featuring displays from small and large businesses, government and non-profit organizations in the Ottawa community. Find out how you can help the planet, save money and improve your health by learning more about local food, nature, transportation, energy, lifestyle, home and garden, mom’s and babies, health and wellness and more!
Featuring over 125 Exhibits; Cooking demonstrations; Local wine and beer tastings and Children’s Eco-Carnival;
In addition to the cooking demonstrations, the Ottawa Eco-Fair will again offer a 100-mile Lunch featuring food from local producers and suppliers that had visitors raving at last year’s Eco-Fair!
An informative and fun-filled day for the whole family to enjoy!
For more information about the Ottawa Eco-Fair go to www.ottawaecofair.ca
Contact: Jill Sturdy
Coordinator, Ottawa Eco-Fair
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Objet : Activité à venir – Foire écologique d’Ottawa – Le samedi 17 septembre 2011, de 10 h à 17 h, Université d’ Carleton Fieldhouse, avenue Bronson, Ottawa
Joignez-vous à nous pour la Foire écologique d’Ottawa de 2011!
Venez célébrer les idées, les produits et les services écologiques vivants!
En vedette : les organisations populaires d’Ottawa.
Foire écologique d’Ottawa
Le samedi 17 septembre 2011, de 10 h à 17 h
Université d’ Carleton Fieldhouse, avenue Bronson, Ottawa
Entrée et stationnement gratuits
Joignez-vous à nous pour cette foire d’une journée qui réunit des exposants provenant des petites et moyennes entreprises et des organisations gouvernementales et à but non lucratif de la région d’Ottawa. Découvrez comment vous pouvez contribuer au bien-être de la planète, économiser de l’argent et améliorer votre santé en vous renseignant sur les produits alimentaires locaux, la nature, le transport, l’énergie, le mode de vie, la maison, le jardinage, la santé et plus encore!
Avec plus de 125 expositions, démonstrations de cuisine, dégustations de vins et locale de la bière; et un Carnaval écologique pour les enfants!
Il y aura des démonstrations culinaires, et la Foire écologique d’Ottawa offrira une fois de plus un dîner à base d’aliments provenant de producteurs et de fournisseurs établis dans un rayon de 100 milles, qui a fait le bonheur des visiteurs dans le passé.
Ce sera une journée amusante et instructive pour toute la famille!
Pour vous renseigner sur la 8e Foire écologique d’Ottawa, rendez-vous sur le site suivant : www.ottawaecofair.ca/index-f.htm
Personne-ressource : Jill Sturdy
Coordonnatrice, Foire écologique d’Ottawa
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Posted: August 25th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
From HICG:
As we have previously advised the Community, the Site Plan approval process for the Soeurs de la Visitation Convent site is now underway with comments due from the public by September 5, 2011. Our councillor has confirmed that she is not planning to hold any public meetings in this regard but welcomes direct comments from the community.
Given the complexity of the Site Plan and the questions that many people have with respect to the Plan, the Hampton Iona Community Group has decided that it is important that the community have as much information as possible regarding the site plan, its impact and the approval process.
As such, HICG will be holding a public community meeting to discuss the site Site Plan. The meeting will be held on Tuesday August 30 at 7:00 pm at St. George’s Church -Parish Hall (415 Picadilly Avenue).
We have invited representatives from Ashcroft Homes and from the City’s Planning Department to attend the meeting and to be available to present the Plan and answer questions. At this time, they have not yet confirmed if they will attend.
As well, we are pleased to advise that Hampton Iona’s Planner, Catherine Gravely of Sorensen Gravely Lowes Planning Associates Inc will be attending the meeting. She will be assisting us in our understanding of the plan, the impact on the community and how potential issues that we might have should be addressed. Ms. Gravely will also be available to answer any questions that we might have with respect to our recent OMB challenge and settlement.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please do not hesitate to contact us.
www.hamptoniona.ca
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Posted: August 25th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
Savour Ottawa is hosting its first ever Savour Ottawa Harvest Table at Parkdale Park next to the Parkdale Market on Sunday, August 28, 2011. Please come and enjoy a taste sensation!
Two seatings of beautifully prepared, locally grown and raised foods will take place at 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm. The menu has been created by chefs who are committed to using local food. The cost is $50 (plus HST) per person for a three-course meal plus two samples of beer and/or wine. Tickets are available online at http://www.savourottawa.ca – buy your tickets now before they sell out!
Featuring prominent local chefs from:
· Thyme & Again Creative Catering
· Fairmont Château Laurier
· The Green Door
· 42 Crichton Street Fine Foods
· The Branch Restaurant
· Credible Edibles
· Les Fougeres
· The Piggy Market
· Whalesbone Catering
…and more to be confirmed
Farmers who are contributing to the meal include:
· Bryson Farms
· Upper Canada Heritage Meat
· Fitzroy Beef Farmers Cooperative
· Clarmell Farms
· Hall’s Apple Market
· Acer Farms
· Trillium Meadows Red Deer & Wild Boar Farm
· Major Craig’s Chutneys
…and more to be confirmed
Tents will be erected in the park and guests will be served family-style at tables of 8. Live music from the stage too.
Just 100 tickets are available for each seating, so don’t be disappointed, reserve your spot today!
Posted: August 24th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
After numerous consultations with the public in February, staff have developed a number of proposed solutions to resolve this issue. Residents are invited to hear more about the proposed solutions and ask questions following the presentation at the upcoming meeting. A report on the issue will be brought to Planning Committee in the fall of 2011.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Champlain Room, 2nd floor, Heritage Building
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
7 to 9 pm
Presentation at 7 pm followed by Q&A
Plan to attend this meeting and send your comments on the proposed solutions for infill housing no later than Friday, September 30th, 2011 to:
Selma Hassan, Planner
Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability
Planning and Growth Management Department
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1P 1J1
Tel: 613-580-2424, ext 25192
Fax: 613-580-2576
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http://ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/infill/index_en.html
Posted: August 13th, 2011 | Author: westwellington | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
Pitch in to give your city a clean sweep during the Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign
Ottawa – Residents of all ages are invited to join the City’s annual Cleaning the Capital fall campaign, which runs from September 15 to October 15, 2011. Early bird registration starts August 15, 2011. Participating in Cleaning the Capital provides a great opportunity for high school students to add to their community involvement volunteer hours and for families and friends to work together on community cleanup projects that help make Ottawa clean, green, graffiti-free, and litter-free.
It’s easy to get involved. For the fall, cleanup efforts are encouraged in an area where litter has accumulated such as a park, woodlot, ravine, shoreline, bus stop, pathway, schoolyard or any public property requiring tidying up. Suggested spots to target include along fence lines, in open spaces with tall grass, along trails, and around drainage ditches and catch basins. While cleaning up open areas that are maintained and mowed by the City, such as in our parks, please don’t pick up the leaves, as they will be mulched by City staff to return their nutrients to the soil.
Register your cleanup project between August 15 and September 14 to be eligible to win early bird prizes. Registration continues until October 15. Cleaning the Capital volunteers who submit their online Cleanup Reports by October 31 are also eligible to win one of many prizes donated by our generous sponsors.
While registering, participants may request a cleanup starter kit by completing this section of the registration form. Kits can include disposable vinyl gloves, garbage bags, leaf-and-yard waste bags, campaign posters, magnets or stickers, and safety tips to assist your cleanup project. Kits may also include graffiti removal supplies if requested. Check the collection calendar for when to put out garbage, recycling and leaf-and-yard waste resulting from fall cleanup projects.
Entire communities, including schools, neighbourhood organizations and associations, businesses, families, friends and individuals take up the Cleaning the Capital challenge each year. A record 91,305 participants made Cleaning the Capital 2010 the most successful campaign to date. With your help, Cleaning the Capital can be bigger and better in 2011!
For more information and to register, visit ottawa.ca/clean or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
For more information:
Media contact
613-580-2450
Public inquiries
3-1-1
Contribuez au nettoyage de votre ville grâce à la campagne Le Grand ménage d’automne de la capitale
Ottawa – La Ville d’Ottawa, en partenariat avec Tim Hortons, invite les résidents de tous âges à participer à la campagne annuelle Le Grand ménage d’automne de la capitale, qui se déroule cette année du 15 septembre au 15 octobre. La période de préinscription débutera le 15 août 2011. La participation au Grand ménage de la capitale donne l’occasion aux étudiants du secondaire d’effectuer du travail bénévole au titre de leur programme de service communautaire. C’est également une occasion idéale de se réunir en famille ou entre amis pour contribuer à des projets de nettoyage communautaire qui rendront Ottawa propre, verte, sans graffitis et sans déchets.
Vous voulez y participer? Il suffit de choisir un endroit à nettoyer. À l’automne, on privilégie les endroits où les déchets sauvages se sont accumulés, c’est-à-dire les parcs, les boisés, les ravins, les rives, les arrêts d’autobus, les sentiers, les cours d’école ou tout terrain public ayant besoin d’un bon nettoyage. Nous suggérons de cibler les zones se trouvant le long des clôtures, dans les espaces libres où pousse de l’herbe haute, le long des sentiers et autour des fossés de drainage et des puisards de rue. Durant le nettoyage des aires ouvertes dont les installations et la pelouse sont entretenues par la Ville, comme les parcs, veuillez ne pas ramasser les feuilles, puisque le personnel de la Ville les réduira en paillis afin que leurs substances nutritives enrichissent la terre.
Inscrivez votre projet de nettoyage entre le 15 août et le 14 septembre pour courir la chance de gagner l’un des prix offerts aux participants hâtifs. L’inscription se poursuit jusqu’au 15 octobre. Les bénévoles du Grand ménage de la capitale qui transmettent d’ici le 31 octobre leur rapport de nettoyage en ligne pourront remporter des prix offerts par nos généreux commanditaires.
À l’inscription, les participants peuvent demander une trousse de nettoyage en remplissant la section du formulaire d’inscription prévue à cet effet. Les trousses peuvent comprendre des gants de vinyle jetables, des sacs à ordures, des sacs pour feuilles et résidus de jardinage, des affiches, aimants et autocollants de la campagne, ainsi que des conseils de sécurité qui faciliteront votre projet de nettoyage. Sur demande, du matériel de nettoyage des graffitis peut également être fourni. Consultez le calendrier de la collecte pour connaître les dates de collecte des ordures, du recyclage ainsi que des feuilles et résidus de jardinage que vous aurez ramassés au cours de votre projet de nettoyage.
Des communautés entières, y compris des écoles, des organisations et associations de quartier, des entreprises, des familles, des amis et des particuliers, relèvent chaque année le défi du Grand ménage de la capitale. L’année dernière, 91,305 participants, un nombre record, ont fait de la campagne du Grand ménage de la capitale 2010 la plus réussie de toutes. Grâce à votre appui, la campagne pourra s’élargir et s’améliorer en 2011!
Pour obtenir plus de détails ou pour vous inscrire, visitez ottawa.ca/menage ou composez le 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
Renseignements:
Médias
613-580-2450
Grand public
3-1-1