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Letter re Representation on City Committees

1/29/2019

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Please see the attached letter from the Lowertown Community Association sent to the Mayor in January 2019 regarding Standing Committee membership and representation.
lca_letter_to_mayor_watson_re_committees_1-26-19docx.pdf
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Park Events, Bingham, Jules-Morin

1/22/2019

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Bingham Park Ice Rink
Family Skating Party Every Sunday

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3rd annual La Coupe Bingham Cup Competition
Saturday, February 9th
1 pm
current cup holders
Team US Embassy
vs
Parliamentary Press Gallery

Coffee and cold drinks provided


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Jules-Morin Park


Stay tuned for information on
Winterfest,
Family Day, February 18

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You're invited: Keynote presentation on Byward Market Public Realm Plan

1/17/2019

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Keynote Presentation: ByWard Market Public Realm Plan
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
National Gallery of Canada, Auditorium, 380 Sussex Drive
The City of Ottawa invites all to an inspiring keynote presentation by renowned placemaking expert Gil Penalosa, Founder and Chair of 8-80 Cities, followed by a facilitated question and answer period.
Register now for this free event where we will explore big ideas for creating great public spaces starting with our beloved ByWard Market:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/
Public Workshop #1: ByWard Market Public Realm Plan
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
4:30 p.m. OR 7 p.m.
Jean Pigott Place at City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
 
There will be two workshop sessions that will include a presentation and a table group discussion to gather your input on what’s important, what you love about ByWard Market, and what could be improved. Please note that you only have to attend one of the two sessions. The first session will start at 4:30 p.m. and the second session will start at 7:00 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
 
Register now at: bywardworkshop1.eventbrite.ca
 
For more information about the project, visit ottawa.ca/designbyward
 
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Prochaines activités
 
Présentation principale : Plan du domaine public du marché By
Le mardi 22 janvier 2019
18 h 30 à 20 h 30 (ouverture des portes à 18 h)
Auditorium du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada — 380, promenade Sussex
 
Venez assister à une conférence inspirante prononcée par Gil Penalosa, expert reconnu en matière de création d’espaces et président fondateur de 8-80 Cities. Sa présentation sera suivie d’une période de questions dirigée.
 
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour cette activité gratuite au cours de laquelle nous explorerons de grandes idées afin de créer de merveilleux espaces publics:  bywardkickoff.eventbrite.ca 
 
 
Atelier public No. 1: Plan du domaine public du marché By
Le mercredi 23 janvier 2019
16 h 30 OU 19 h
Place Jean-Pigott, hôtel de ville d’Ottawa — 110, avenue Laurier Ouest
 
Chaque atelier comportera une présentation et une discussion en table ronde pour recueillir vos commentaires sur les éléments importants, sur ce que vous aimez du marché By et sur des améliorations possibles. Veuillez noter que vous ne devez assister qu'à l'une des deux sessions. La première session commencera à 16h30 et la seconde à 19h00. Les portes ouvriront à 16h00.
 
Inscrivez-vous maintenant en vous rendant à :bywardworkshop1.eventbrite.ca
 
Pour en savoir plus sur le projet, rendez-vous à ottawa.ca/conceptionmarchéby  
 

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Panel on Homelessness: What do we know?

1/13/2019

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Monday, January 14th 2019, 7:00-8:30 - January Monthly Meeting
Centre Routhier - 172 Guigues St

Description:
The goal of this panel is to educate local residents and unpack the stigmatized reality of homelessness within our nations’ capital. What do we know, and how can we support those who are marginalized in our community?

Panelists:
Steve Pomeroy – Senior Research Fellow, Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education
Mark Taylor – Former Deputy Mayor, previous City Liaison for Housing & Homelessness
Joanna Binch – Nurse Practitioner with 10+ years’ experience of outreach in Ottawa Rooming Houses
Terrilee Kelford – Board Chair of Cornerstone Landing Youth Services: a non-profit registered charity dedicated to ending youth homelessness in Lanark County
Sean LeBlanc – Outreach Worker at Ottawa Inner City Health and Person with Lived Experience of Homelessness. Read his article Hope Eternal
Moderator: Catherine Hacksel, Frontline Worker at Ottawa Inner City Health and LCA Board Member 
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Photo credit: Ottawa Inner City Health
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Shake off those post-Christmas, cold winter blues

1/3/2019

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Maintenant, une toute nouvelle destination pour Winterlude / Bal de Neige, en plein cœur de votre marché public By! En février, Patrimoine canadien déménagera le Concours international de sculpture sur glace, le Concours de la Société canadienne des sculpteurs sur glace et d’autres démonstrations de sculpture sur glace à notre historique marché By. Des activités complémentaires sont également planifiées à travers les emplacements de votre marché public (consultez les évènements prochains ci-dessous).
Nous projetons une augmentation de plus de 100 000 visiteurs au marché By durant les trois fins de semaine du Bal de Neige!Les espaces de stationnement sur la rue York entre la promenade Sussex et la
place du marché By ne seront pas disponibles durant le Bal de Neige.
 
Programmation additionnelle en développement: Concours de ragout du marché By, offres culinaires dans des restaurants participants, promenade en charrette tirée par des chevaux, installations lumineuses interactives, soirées DJ électro sous-zéro, course de lits Kiwanis, mur d’escalade, zones de repos, bookmobile, projection multimédia sur des édifices.

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A brand new Winterlude / Bal de Neige destination is coming to the Byward Market.
In February, Canadian Heritage will relocate the International Ice-carving competition, the Canadian Ice-Carvers competition and other ice-carving demonstrations here to the historic Byward Market. Additional programming is also planned throughout your Public Market spaces (see Upcoming Events below). More than 100,000 additional visitors are expected to come to the Byward Market during the three weekends of Winterlude!
The on-street parking spaces on York Street between Sussex Drive and Byward Market Square will be unavailable during Winterlude.
Additional WINTERLUDE programming in the works for FEBRUARY: BIA Stew Cook-Off, culinary events in participating restaurants, horse drawn wagon rides, Interactive lights installations,sub-zero electro DJ nights, Kiwanis bed race, rock climbing wall, chill zones, bookmobile, larger than life projection on buildings.
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The February Lowertown Echo de la Basse-ville

1/3/2019

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The February edition of the Lowertown Echo de la Basse-ville will focus on Arts & Culture in Lowertown – past and present.  If you know of any venues (galleries, theatres and so on) or any people in our community engaged in these areas (artists, actors, dancers, authors, photographers, sculptors, musicians) or annual cultural events it would be most appreciated  if you would send a note with relevant information to mailto:echo@lowertown-basseville.ca.
 
Thank you

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