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June 2024 Newsletter

Attend an Association Board Meeting Maybe you’re curious about what happens at board meetings or are not sure about getting involved.  Come on out and join us!  The next regular meeting of the CGOWCA volunteer Board of Directors is on June 10, 2024. The meeting is virtual.  If you would like to attend, email conventglenorleanswood@gmail.com …

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May 2024 Newsletter

A photo of the final giant pile of garbage bags filled with trash from the spring clean up.

Spring Clean Up Success Great turn out on Sunday April 21st to Celebrate Earth Day by Cleaning the Capital! 82 people and over 75 bags of garbage collected. Thank you to Tim Hortons at St Joseph and Orleans Blvd., Crown Pointe Animal Hospital, Tebcal Cleaning, Metro at Convent Glen Plaza, and the Roy Hobbs Community Centre. Get Involved!  The …

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April 2024 Newsletter

logo de "L'autobus réinventé" avec des lignes en couleur qui signifie des routes d'autobus, un icon d'un autobus au centre de l'image et les mots: "fréquent, relié et dans votre quartier."

Let’s Clean Up Our Community for Earth Day! CGOWCA Environment Committee Please join us Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Roy G. Hobbs community centre from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.! The Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association’s Environment Committee is having a ‘Cleaning the Capital’ event on Sunday, April 21st to celebrate Earth Day! Each …

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March 2024 Newsletter

Infographic from the Canadian Public Health Association that shows what a 15-minute community looks like. It includes: housing, retails, commercial and health services, public service facilities, education, parks and green space, and sustainable mobility.

Growing Food for Yours and the Planet’s Health   By Amrit Khosla, CGOWCA Environment Committee Spring is coming and us humans have the urge to go outdoors and commune with nature. Growing your own veggie garden enables you to connect with nature. There are many reasons to start growing your own vegetables. Growing a veggie garden …

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February 2024 Newsletter

A photograph of two people skiing on a forest trail. The sun is low in the sky. There is fresh snow on the trail.

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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