As part of it’s mandate, the JHS Carruther’s offers programming for ti’s residents. They have been kind enough to share their May programming with MCA.
Board games and tea on Monday
Health literature on Tuesday
Nicotine replacement therapy every second Wednesday
Bingo on Wednesday
Paint night on Thursday
Changing Direction group discusison on Friday
Different activities on Friday (Garden cleanup, Community cleanup, clay creation, pooch in the park, rock painting)
Drop in and pickup gloves, garbage and leaf bags at the Laroche Park Community Centre and clean up your favourite part of Mechanicsville.
The John Howard Societies' Enhanced Supportive housing on Carruthers is celebrating its 1 year anniversary by having a BBQ on Wednesday, May 15th from 4:30-6:30pm. Foods and drinks will be provided.
Address: 55 Carruthers Avenue, K1Y 1N3
Please RSVP to trawson@jhsottawa.ca
Come join SWCHC as they cook together as a community. They will be learning simple and healthy dishes that you will be able to cook for your family. It is a great opportunity to get to know your neighbors too. They will be meeting once a month
Location: 18 Burnside Avenue
Date: Monday, May 13th, 2019
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
There will be a road closure from Parkdale Avenue (Ward 15) from Emmerson Avenue to Burnside Avenue. The road will be closed from 9:00AM Saturday, 4 May 2019 to 6:00PM Sunday, 5 May 2019.
City of Ottawa had been given a “Baseline Environment Site Assessment” for Laroche Park. The assessment is available here.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Mechanicsville Community Association will be held on Tuesday May 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Bayview Yards (7 Bayview Road). Elections for Board members will be held by ballot at this meeting. Please fill out the form below if you wish to be nominated for this election. Please return the completed form by e-mail to MechanicsvilleCA@gmail.com. Nominations may also be made at the meeting. Inorder to be considered for election to the Board all nominees must be paid up members of the Community Association for the current year.
Board members are expected to regularly attend monthly Board meetings and be actively involved in issues affecting the community of Mechanicsville. .
In addition Board members have to serve on at least one of the following committees: Planning & Development, Security, Communications and Events, Membership.
Board members agree to abide by the Association’s Code of Ethics for Board Members.
Mechanicsville Community Association is extremely disappointed to learn from Councillor Leiper that there are currently no funds allocated for the contaminated soil remediation of Laroche Park, as planned. The MCA will continue to push the City of Ottawa to consider a smaller clean up to accommodate the new Field House and the Sens Multipurpose Rink. Our community will continue with the design/consultation process so we have completed plans for Laroche Park that meet all our needs. MCA will continue to fight for this project as Laroche Park is important to this community and we need your continued support.
The O-train is currently being tested by the city. If the community has any noise complaints, they can be sent to Damon Berlin with Stakeholder Relations with O-Train Construction and O-Train Planning/Transportation Services Department - City of Ottawa tel: 613-580-2424 ext/poste 12764 Damon.Berlin@ottawa.ca.
The city wants to know of any noise issues so they can address them now.
As part of it’s mandate, the JHS Carruther’s offers programming for ti’s residents. They have been kind enough to share their March programming with MCA.
Board games and tea on Monday
Health literature on Tuesday
Nicotine replacement therapy on Tuesday
Bingo on Wednesday
Paint night on Thursday
Changing Direction group discusison on Friday
Different activities on Friday (Making butter, clay plya, cleaning pods, plants)
NOTE: These are activities for JHS Carruther’s resident only.
Ther will be a road closure for Parkdale Avenue from Emmerson Avenue to Burnside Avenue. The road will be closed from 9:00AM Saturday, 23 March 2019 to 6:00PM Sunday, 24 March 2019.
SWCHC is having a tea get together so that people can learn more about what’s happening in the community..
It is happening on Wednesday, March 20th from 10am-12pm at Laroche Field House.
Somerset West Community Health Centre is holding an event that will feature a special keynote from the Honourable Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard in addition to local community members sharing their perspectives and insights on anti-racism. They will be highlighting community voices who are allies and those with lived experience.
Join the citywide rally for affordable housing on February 6th at 9am. It is being held at City Hall - Marion Dewar Plazaa
MCA is hosting a Mechanicsville winter carnival on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 from 2-4pm at Laroche Park.
Free horse and sleight rides; ice skating and kids activities. Coffee, hot chocolate and baked goods available
Somerset West CHC is organizing a tea get together so that people can learn more about what’s happening in the community.
The first meeting is on Wednesday, January 23rd from 10am-12pm at Laroche Field House. Free childcare is available.
MCA is hosting a Mechanicsville winter carnival on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 from 2-4pm at Laroche Park.
Free horse and sleight rides; ice skating and kids activities. Coffee, hot chocolate and baked goods available
City of Ottawa has requested community feedback on the Larcohe Park redevelopment. Below is the MCA feedback based on what we have heard from the community and seen at the presentation
Get your skates on, the Laroche Rink is open! The "Learn to Skate" program starts soon and will bring duffle bags of skates to swap and accept donations. If you need to swap skates this weekend, go to the Plouffe Room behind Plant Pool as they have lots of skates to swap! Their ice rinks are open too!
