Cleaning up the Capital - the Beaverbrook edition - Fall 2023

The City of Ottawa is kicking off Cleaning the Capital from Sept 15 to Oct 15

For the Fall, the KBCA will not be running a separate specific clean-up day as most people are forming teams and doing so at convenient times.

Some reminders:

  • Restricted to cleaning up public areas, pathways, parks, etc.
  • Options
    • If you have already cleaned up an area or are planning to, let us know: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    • If you are not sure where to do clean-up, contact the KBCA, and we'll assign an area
    • The KBCA has garbage bags and vinyl gloves for pickup
    • Please take the full bags home for disposal with regular garbage, but if not, let KBCA know, and we'll arrange for pick-up 

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Status (Sept 11, 2023) areas have been claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 2
  • Letters: 
  • General Areas:
    • W. Erskine Johnston school grounds (2) 
    • Earl of March school grounds
    • Stephen Leacock school grounds
    • Park west of Carr Cres.

Priority areas not claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: all (except 2)
  • Letters: all

 

 CAFES Climate Resiliency Community Dialog - Sat, May 13, 2023

Background Information

 

Register for the workshop (free) -

 

KBCA AGM 2023

Time to Meet Your Neighbour

Online 7 PM April 18, 2022

Recording: YouTubeLink

Focus for 2023/24

  • Meet your neighbour -  with all the changes since early 2020; there are a lot of new families and neighbours in Beaverbrook. The KBCA is looking for input on local events (garage sales, street meet-n-greet, ...)
  • Sustain Beaverbrook/Kanata North  - get engaged with new community-led projects on community building, green and climate issues, and city planning, ...    
  • Volunteers - vibrant communities run on volunteers, whether as a KBCA director or spring clean up for a couple of hours. Interested in "giving back" to the community?    

Meeting Documents and Presentations

Click on the following to open .PDF versions of the reports

AGENDA

Community updates

- City update - Cathy Curry (Kanata North Councillor)
- Ottawa public library
- KGPC - Golf Course update

KBCA

  • Presidents report
  • Financial outlook, plan
  • Community Centre update
  • Community Events & Initiatives
    • Cleaning The Capital - Beaverbrook Edition
    • Volunteer Recruitment
    • Street BBQs
    • Park Improvements
  • Ecology and Sustainability Projects
  • Community Issues
    • Development Applications
    • Cross-Ottawa Community Association Issues
  • Revitalizing the KBCA
  • Slate of Candidates
  • Elections

Looking for

The KBCA needs additional Directors, Volunteers and part-time paid staff

Volunteer:

  • Treasurer
  • Tech Director
  • Communications Director

Paid part-time:

  • Tech support (Mailing apps (Mailerlite), Website, Google Apps management, VOIP, FB, Twitter

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Cleaning up the Capital - the Beaverbrook edition - 2023

The City of Ottawa is kicking off Cleaning the Capital from April 15, to May 31. 

For Beaverbrook we suggest you delay cleanup until after the May 6 weekend as many areas will be muddy and vulnerable to foot traffic damage, particularly if it is a soggy spring.

The KBCA will be hosting a clean up day at 10 AM, Saturday May 13 with a rain date of 10 AM, Sunday May 14 at the west end parking lot of the Beaverbrook Centre (map here: 1002 Beaverbrook Rd) - 

  • Restricted to cleaning up public areas, pathways, parks, etc.
  • Options
    • If you have already cleaned up an area or are planning to, let the KBCA know (email, below):
    • If you are not sure where to do clean-up, contact the KBCA and we'll assign an area
    • The KBCA has garbage bags and vinyl gloves for pickup
    • Please take the full bags home for disposal with regular garbage, but if not let KBCA know and we'll arrange for pick-up 

For more information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Status (Apr 22, 2023) areas have been claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
  • Letters: B, H, J, K, L, M

Priority areas not claimed for cleanup:

  • Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
  • Letters: A, C, D, E, F, I, N

 

Ottawa Municipal Election Oct 24, 2022

School Trustees

The following is a list Kanata North School Trustee Candidates by School Board.

The source of this information is from the General Ontario Municipal & School Board Elections website

Ottawa Carleton District School Board (Public) OCDSB - Zone 2 Kanata

  • Alysha Azziz
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    • https://alyshaforocdsbtrustee.nationbuilder.com/
  • Ashley Darling
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  • Thomas Degroot
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  • Michael Edwards
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    - https://sites.google.com/view/edwardsfortrustee/home
  • Alastair Luft
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  • Alex Rochman

English Catholic School Board - OCSB - Zone 2

  • Sandra Moore
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  • Alex Sitthole

French Catholic School Board (Kanata N/S)

No election for Trustees for Kanata Schools in 2022

French Public School Board (Kanata N/S)

Acclaimed

  • Jacinthe Marcil
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Ottawa Municipal Election Oct 24, 2022

Kanata North/Ward 4

All Candidates Events

The Kanata North Community Associations will hold two events for voters to get to know the Candidates for the Ward 4/Kanata North City Councillor:

  • In-Person: Meet the Candidates - Mlacak Centre: Halls A/B/C, Tuesday, Sept 27 from 7 to 9 PM
    • Your chance to talk one-on-one with all the Candidates individually or in small groups
  • Online: All Candidates Debate - YouTube (via Livestream), Tuesday, Oct 11 from 7 to 9 PM
    • YouTube Link (will not be live until the actual meeting time): https://youtu.be/03dBowhxN5U
    • This will be recorded and available on the on Oct 14 

 

Debate: Questions for the Candidates

Questions for the Candidates will come from YOU.

  • Send to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Questions must be submitted by Oct 5
  • There will not be "questions from the floor" during the event 

 

School Trustees

Candidates for all non-private School Board schools in Kanata can be found here