Annual General Meeting of the Crichton Community Council (CCC)
2024-06-10 19:30 (America/Toronto) | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (AGM)
8:00 p.m. (regular meeting of the Directors)
Annual General Meeting of the Crichton Community Council (CCC)
Agenda:

Opening Remarks
Approval of the 2023 Crichton Community Council AGM Minutes
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Comments by Members of the Board of Directors
Election of Officers
Adjournment

The Annual General Meeting will be followed by a regular meeting of the CCC’s Directors.
Crichton Community Council meetings are typically held on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the New Edinburgh Park Field House at 203 Stanley Avenue. All meetings are open to the public. Occasionally meeting times and dates are rescheduled to accommodate the availability of CCC Directors and guests. Please contact us if there is a topic you would like to discuss with the Board of Directors.

Yoga at the Fieldhouse (CCC)
2024-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
Wednesdays
7:00 – 8:30 pm

Unite breath and movement through an asana practice.
Join Solmaz Hicks on her yoga journey, that began during the pandemic when she discovered a profound connection between mind, body and spirit. Through her yoga practice she changed the way she deals with stress entirely. You can too!
Demand for both yoga classes offered at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse regularly exceeds the capacity of the room. Reserve your spot in advance, for only $10 per session, through Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-flow-with-solmaz-tickets-895673983997)
Please bring your own mat.

Yoga at the Fieldhouse (CCC)
2024-05-26 11:00 - 12:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
Sundays
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Unite breath and movement through an asana practice.
Join Solmaz Hicks on her yoga journey, that began during the pandemic when she discovered a profound connection between mind, body and spirit. Through her yoga practice she changed the way she deals with stress entirely. You can too!
Demand for both yoga classes offered at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse regularly exceeds the capacity of the room. Reserve your spot in advance, for only $10 per session, through Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-flow-with-solmaz-tickets-895673983997)
Please bring your own mat.

Chief Pinesi Day
2024-07-01 08:00 - 14:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Chief Pinesi Day is held annually on July 1 in New Edinburgh park to celebrate the Algonquin Anishinaabe history of the area. It is an opportunity for learning and reconciliation.
The event is led by the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation and begins with a sacred fire at 8 am, followed by a land tour beginning at 9:30. There will also be a smudging ceremony, drumming, dancing and singing.
2024 will be different from the previous years. Chief Pinesi Day will be the culmination of the Oka to Ottawa: Pinesi Paddle starting on 25 June. Paddlers, including descendants of Chief Pinesi, Algonquins, other indigenous people and settlers will reach Governor Bay below Rideau Hall about 11 AM and make their way along the portage trail to the park, where they will join the festivities and share their experiences along the 154 km 6-day paddle.
Chief Pinesi Day is organized by the Kichi Sibi Trails group in partnership with the Crichton Community Council and the New Edinburgh Community Alliance.
For the most up-to-date information on the event, please visit the kichi sibi trails website.

Canada Day Fireworks and Park Party (CCC)
2024-07-01 20:00 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
8:00 pm Good Ol’ Canadian Park Party
9:30 pm Fireworks Display
Finish your July 1 celebrations in New Edinburgh Park with a neighbourhood scale fireworks display close to home. (Alternatively you could head off to LeBreton Flats to celebrate with 50,000 of your closest friends.)
Wear your red and white (…or other colours that celebrate the diversity of our country). Wave your flag. Bring a snack, a blanket and some bug repellant.
Visit the licensed kitchen bar inside the Fieldhouse for free frozen treats. A variety of refreshments (featuring beer from Local Brewery on St. Laurent), as well as some very basic snacks will be available for purchase.
A collection of audio and video Canadiana will be played on the playground side of the Fieldhouse.
Fireworks will be launched from the gravel infield of the baseball diamond. Please view the display from the outfield.
This event may be postponed or cancelled due to inclement weather.

Community BBQ
2024-08-30 16:00 - 19:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
The CCC is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2024. We’ve all got a lot of years of community building to celebrate!
Join us in the park for what is sure to be a good ol’ field-house party… BBQ + beer + music + face paint + bouncy castle + field sports + neighbours = good times
Enjoy a Friday evening at New Edinburgh Park – one of the few before the leaves and temperatures fall! Come say hello to your neighbours and share your stories from the summer and the start of a new school year.
The Crichton Community Council (CCC) will be hosting a community barbecue, with, hamburgers, hot-dogs, including options for vegetarians. Refreshments, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, will also be available.
Live music will fill the air. Game play areas will be set up on the lawns. A talented face-painter will be on site. Bouncy castles will keep the little ones busy, in addition to the playground and splash pad.
We hope to see you there!

Ottawa East Hockey Equipment Sale
2024-09-07 09:00 - 14:00
The Annual Hockey Equipment Sale is organized by the Ottawa East Minor Hockey Association.
The OEMHA equipment sale is a great opportunity to benefit from gently used hockey gear to equip your child/children for the hockey season.
We accept donations! Clear out the basement and get that equipment where it can be used.

New Edinburgh Neighbourhood Sale (CCC)
2024-09-21 08:00 - 12:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The New Edinburgh Neighbourhood Sale will take place this year on Saturday, September 21 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. Homeowners, condominium groups, religious congregations, businesses, non-profit organizations and artists are encouraged to hold sales on private property throughout New Edinburgh.
The area around the Fieldhouse will be a busy sales centre since the weekly market coincides with the neighbourhood sale. The Fieldhouse washrooms and water fountain will be open for everyone’s convenience.
Neighbourhood sale vendors are encouraged to sell from private lands in front of their own homes. Unlike past years, the CCC will not be renting vendor spaces on the lawn of the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse to enable those without public facing properties to participate.
Non-resident vendors and resident vendors without public facing properties are encouraged to sell from the public lands around the Stanley Avenue bend to create a cluster of activity, in cooperation with the Beechwood Market’s vendors. Please note that market vendors have a permit for the use of the triangular east lawn bounded by the Fieldhouse, the asphalt multi-use path and the riverside pedestrian path. All vendors must respect any applicable bylaws and are wholly liable for any infractions.
The Crichton Community Council (CCC) gratefully collects donations to support neighbourhood events and for the purchase of equipment. Donations of 10 per cent of sale profits earned by neighbourhood vendors is suggested. Financial contributions can be made by depositing a cheque in the mailbox near the front door of the Fieldhouse, or online using this link: https://square.link/u/I1bTGw6g

New Edinburgh Studio Tour (NEST)
2024-09-28 - 2024-09-29 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
The self-guided tour takes place annually on the forth weekend in September. Approximately 20 artists, who live or work creatively within New Edinburgh, Ottawa will be opening their studio doors to the public. Locations of the studios will be scattered throughout New Edinburgh and are within walking or biking distance.
NEST offers the public a unique opportunity to encounter professional and emerging local artists in the studios where they work. The aim of the tour is to:

help build a vibrant arts community in New Edinburgh by connecting participating artists

engage with the public through a unique behind the scenes look into the artists’ studio space and creative processes

support participating artists by creating an opportunity to personally discuss and promote their work while selling directly to the public.

Admission to the studio tour is free and everyone is welcome. Artwork will be exhibited and available for sale, and live demonstrations will occur throughout the day.
By visiting each studio you will have the opportunity to win a door prize from each artist on the tour.

Children's Playgroup (CCC)
2024-10-17 08:00 - 11:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P2, Canada
Children aged 0 to 4 and their parents or caregivers are welcome to attend a free drop-in playgroup at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse on Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00.
This is an informal and unstructured opportunity to socialize with other families in your community. Please bring your own toy and snack for your child. Some warm beverages are available for adults.
For more information, please email: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com

Halloween Howl (CCC)
2024-10-26 14:00 - 17:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, October 26th
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The annual Halloween party at the New Edinburgh Park Field House! This longstanding tradition is an opportunity for our littlest neighbours to dress up and participate in Halloween themed activities, crafts and games inside the Fieldhouse.
Would you like to volunteer your time to help make this even happen? Let us know by emailing: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com

Films at the Fieldhouse: Frankenwennie & Corpse Bride (CCC)
2024-10-26 18:00 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A double dose of director Tim Burton’s stop-motion macabre inside the Fieldhouse.
Admission and popcorn are free. The kitchen bar will be selling a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Frankenwennie
6:00 p.m. (or shortly after)
77 minutes
PG (9 years and older)
When a boy’s beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/frankenweenie
Corpse Bride (2005)
7:30 p.m. (or shortly after)
74 minutes
PG (10 years and older)
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tim-burtons-corpse-bride

Comedy at the Fieldhouse (CCC)
2024-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Live standup comedy at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse.
Join your neighbours on Saturday, November 2nd for an evening of gut-busting entertainment featuring some of Ottawa’s best professional and up-and-coming comics.
Headliner: Dan Allaire
Host: Hart Shouldice (Yuk Yuk’s, Absolute Comedy)
Featuring: Featuring: Simone Holder, Julianna Coderre and Tavis Maplesden
Laughs will start about an hour after the doors open.
Beer, hard seltzers, wine, non-alcoholic refreshments and snacks will be available.
This event is recommended for ages sixteen and up.
These shows sell out in advance. Get your tickets now!

Tickets are $20. This show will sell out in advance. Buy your tickets from Eventbrite: https://NewEdinburghFieldhouse.eventbrite.com

Open Mic at the Fieldhouse (CCC)
2024-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bring your senses to be entertained or your talent to share at New Ed’s open mic at the Fieldhouse.
Admission is free, but donations (to help pay for our new PA system) are appreciated.
The kitchen bar will be open offering a variety of refreshments including alcoholic and non-alcoholic options.
Performers have two songs or about 8-10 minutes at the mic.
Two microphones, a mixer and speakers are available.
Performers can register at 6:00 pm. First come, first to fill the bill.
Sign up at the door or let us know what you are preparing by emailing: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com.

Holiday Lights Gathering (CCC)
2024-11-30 16:00 - 19:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Warm up for the holiday season with your neighbours at the Fieldhouse! The Crichton Community Council will be welcoming the community at the annual Holiday Lights Gathering on Saturday November 30th from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Listen to festive music performances by the Christchurch Cathedral Choirs and the New Edinburgh Choir.
Hang out by the cozy outdoor fire.
Make an ornament for your tree.
Ride the horse drawn wagon to view the Holiday lights.
Warm your soul with some hot chocolate or mulled wine for sale.
A white bearded man in a red suit all ready to hear gift requests will arrive by horse drawn wagon at 5:00 pm. A picture taking elf with a tripod for your camera will be on hand.
In the spirit of giving, bring finger foods to share with neighbours and non-perishable food items for those who are less fortunate.
The Crichton Community Council encourages you to light up the neighbourhood by the end of November. Residents are put additional effort every year into illuminating their homes, garages, fences, and yards facing the back lanes. Let’s brighten up the long nights with some bright holiday magic for everyone to enjoy!
