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  • Participate in Beaverbrook's Annual Spring Cleanup
  • Open House for the Community Centre's Renovations
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  • 10:00 a.m. start of cleanup activity led by Ottawa Gaels Gaelic Football team
  • 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Farm Fresh foods display and registration.
  • 11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon: Zumba dance activity class (3 sample classes of 20 minutes each
  • 12:00 p.m. Official opening of renovated centre
  • 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. “Songs and Stories for Families” with Susan Wheat of the Ontario Early Years Centre.

The Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association (KBCA) invites all residents to join the annual spring clean-up and open house Saturday May 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the renovated Community Centre at 2 Beaverbrook Drive.

KBCA President Neil Thomson said teams of two to four people will be given gloves and bags to collect rubbish from specific paths. The clean-up activity should take 30 minutes or less. Volunteers can then return to the community centre for refreshments and to see displays and demonstrations from community groups who use the community centre.

Noel McGinnity and members of the Ottawa Gaels, Gaelic Football Club will help out with the clean up and will have an information booth at the Open House.

Julie Gourley and members of the Sustain Beaverbrook Action Committee will share details of a program to bring fresh farm food to Beaverbrook this summer and fall.

At 11:00 a.m. visitors are welcome to join a dance fitness class in a 30-minute demonstration Zumba program. Visitors can also sign up for the chess club, a Yoga group or join a TOPS weight program. Other community groups will also be attending the Open House.

As part of construction to install an elevator in the Beaverbrook Centre, a wheel-chair accessible entrance door from the mall has been installed. There is also a new main floor fully accessible washroom and lighting has been improved in all rooms in the centre.

 

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Good Food Box at the Beaverbrook Centre

Good Food Box is now in Kanata!! What is the Good Food Box? It is a box of delicious fresh fruits and vegetables sold at wholesale prices. The food is either grown by local farmers or purchased from wholesalers at cost. It is open to everyone, no matter what income level.  It is coordinated by the Centretown Community Health Centre.

There are several sizes of boxes - a typical box for a family of four is only $20. The boxes are delivered year-round on the third Wednesday of the month to the Beaverbrook Centre. A newsletter with recipes is included in each box. Orders for December are now being accepted. You can find out more and place an on-line order on the Good Food Box Website.  Select "Beaverbrook Kanata" as your pick-up site. Thank you to the volunteers at the Community Life Church in Beaverbrook Centre who are organizing this pick-up site.

Link for Good Food Box: http://www.ottawagoodfoodbox.ca/?page_id=14

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Upcoming free workshop from Sustain Beaverbrook

Understanding your energy bill

Wednesday, November 18th,  7 pm,  Beaverbrook Library

Learn everything you need to know about your energy bills — delivery fees, customer charges, what is costing you, and where you can save. This interactive workshop will also help you understand the basics of your home’s energy use.

Registration Recommended at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/understanding-your-energy-bill-tickets-17982443974

This workshop is being offered by EnviroCentre's Sustain Beaverbrook project. 

http://www.envirocentre.ca/sustainbeaverbrook

 

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Sustain Beaverbrook is hosting a Harvest Celebration on Tuesday, October 20th at 7 pm in the Beaverbrook Community Centre. Enjoy some local food and bring a friend. Discover some new recipes and hear about some local food initiatives in Beaverbrook and Kanata North. No registration is required. If you would like bring a dish featuring some in-season and local food, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

Cash and non-perishable food donations will be collected for the Kanata Food Cupboard.

http://www.envirocentre.ca/transportation/sustain-your-community/sustain-beaverbrook/

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Sustain Beaverbrook is offering a free workshop:

Upgrading energy-efficiency in Beaverbrook homes

Wednesday, October 14th, 7 pm, Beaverbrook Library

Learn what to do about common energy-efficiency problems in Beaverbrook homes. Results of some recent Home Energy Assessments will be shared and discussed. Learn about effective, do-it-yourself solutions.  There will be information on-hand about contractors who specialize in home-energy retrofits. As well, two businesses are being invited: one that installs energy-efficient window films, and another that repairs the cedar-framed and vinyl windows found in Beaverbrook. 

Registration is recommended www.envirocentre.ca/sustainbeaverbrook.ca