Category Archives: Events
Spring Clean Up in Heron Park
Saturday, April 28
9:00 a.m. to noon
Heron Park
Meet in Heron Park on Clover Street this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and help clean up our community.
Groups of residents will be fanning out through the neighbourhood to clean up Heron Park, Timmermans Park and Kaladar Park. We hope to also clean up near the OTrain pathway, along Sawmill Creek and in the area between Bank Street and Brookfield Road.
Supplies will be handed out in Heron Park. A light lunch will be provided after the clean up.
Heron Park Community Orchard – Upcoming Meeting
Blossom image by Flickr.com user Ms Oddgers
When: Tuesday, March 20th at 7:00 PM
Where: Heron Park Community Centre (Corner of Clover Street & Richard Ave)
What: Share your ideas as we consider planting a Community Orchard later this spring.
Join fellow community members who are interested in creating a Community Orchard here in Heron Park. For a bit more background on what has been done so far (spoiler alert: not much apart from getting permission from the City) you can read the article in the Spring 2012 Herald or download this short summary: Heron Park – Community Orchard Info.pdf [1.5 MB]
We will be posting the results of the community meeting on this website (heronpark.ca) so that you can follow our progress.
Hope to see you there!
Heron Park Winter Carnival 2012
Please click on the images below to see some photos from this year’s Heron Park Winter Carnival.
Heron Park Spring Cleanup – May 7
We’re getting ready for our annual spring cleanup. To sign up as a volunteer, and/or for more information, contact Ashley (ashleysarahlima@yahoo.ca).
Spring Clean-up
Saturday, May 7
9:30am—12:00pm
Volunteers needed!
High school students, earn your community service hours.
Email Ashley (ashleysarahlima@yahoo.ca) to sign up.
Let’s get ready for summer!
As part of Ottawa’s Cleaning the Capital event, Heron Park residents will be out cleaning up our neighbourhood. Come and join us either on your own or with a group!
Buying Into Solar
Worried about nuclear? Troubled by fossil fuels?
Wondering about solar as an energy source and investment opportunity?
Join us for a Community Empowerment Evening
BUYING INTO SOLAR
Presented by the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op
Wednesday, April 27
7 p.m.
Mayfair Theatre
1074 Bank Street
$10 (tickets at the door; discount for Mayfair members)
7 – 8 pm
Powerful: Energy for Everyone,
David Chernushenko’s uplifting film (condensed version)
8 – 9 pm
Panel discussion: “How can you invest in a renewable energy future?”
with Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi and representatives from
solar development firm and Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative
Contact: Dick Bakker at 613-867-7982 or dbakker@rogers.com
Also, don’t miss the Solar Fair on Saturday, April 30 at Ottawa City Hall
The Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative (OREC) has be created to pool investment money from Ottawa residents, to develop renewable energy projects in Ottawa. All the power, jobs and money will remain in the community. This will be OREC’s first public meeting.
Ottawa Eco Expo (April 23-24)
The Ottawa Eco Expo happens on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 – 24 at the RA Centre. 10 am – 4 pm.
Admission is by donation. Parking is free.
Objective is not to make a profit, but to serve the local community.
Up to 100 local organizations and businesses showcase products & services related to going green, eating local and being healthy; informative workshops and presentations
Organized by a group of hard-working local volunteers who care about our community. Exhibitors include local not-for-profit community-minded organizations.
Heron Park Winter Carnival
Fine weather is forecast for this weekend’s Winter Carnival. Saturday, February 5th.
Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and continue to 2 p.m.
Activities will center on the outdoor rink and the Heron Park Community Centre (aka Fieldhouse/Community Activity Centre).
Highlights of the day’s events include:
- Goopee The Clown (face painting and activities for young and old)
- broomball
- skating, snowshoeing and sack races
- tug-o-war: Kids against Adults!
- Plenty of reasonably-priced food and drink for all
Heron Park Winter Carnival 2011
Saturday, February 5, 11:00 – 14:00
Mark your calendars: our winter carnival – complete with clown, face painting, lively games, lots of food and fun for all – is only two weeks away. Everyone is welcome, and we hope we’ll see many of you there.
In order to make it a really great event, we need a few people to do some prep work, and more people to lend a hand during the event. There’s plenty to do: set up things the night before; cook food; sell tickets for food, raffle prizes, HPCA memberships; organise kids’ games; clean up afterwards. You can also contribute by bringing baked goods for sale at the event.
Please contact James or Rosella and let us know what you’d like to do.
Night on the Town–party at Heron Park Wading Pool!
Wednesday, July 27th* is the date for the special themed-event hosted by the wading pool staff.
Night on the Town is the theme. Dress up in your spiffiest threads to paint the town red…or simply enjoy some painting and other crafts at the wading pool.
Prizes for best costume. Games galore. Hotdogs and beverages for a nominal fee.
Come one! Come ALL!
*This event is the rain-date for the previously scheduled party on July 19th. The weather was untoward on the 19th.
Opening Day for Wading Pool!
Lisa (Supervising Lifeguard), Kyomi, Matthew and Carla. (Absent: Afsana)
Friday, July 2nd was Opening Day for the Heron Park Wading Pool. The pool will stay open (with extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays) until Friday, August 27th. Funded and staffed by the City of Ottawa, this year’s pool staff are:
- Lisa (Supervising Lifeguard)
- Kyomi
- Matthew
- Carla
- Afsana
Hours of Operation:
- Sunday–11am to 5pm
- Monday–11am to 6pm
- Tuesday–11am to 7pm
- Wednesday–11am to 6pm
- Thursday–11am to 7pm
- Friday–11am to 6pm
- Saturday–CLOSED
Pool Maintenance at Heron Park Wading Pool
There will be a variety of programs, activities and events for everyone to enjoy. Some of the highlights of the 2010 season are:
- VJPP–Volunteer Junior Parks Program
- Arts and Crafts
- Sports
- Occasional BBQs (hotdogs and beverages for a nominal fee)
- July 19th SPECIAL EVENT (theme to be decided)
The wading pool is a wonderful, well-used community resource. Enjoy!
Michaela and her cousins Viviane, Coby and Kevin enjoy opening day of the Heron Park Wading Pool.
