New Edinburgh

Films at the Fieldhouse: Frankenstein & Bride of Frankenstein (CCC)
2023-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
“It’s alive! ALIVE!”
With those words, a movie monster was born. From the pages of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story came Frankenstein to terrorize filmgoers in 1931!
We present the original film paired with its – some say – better sequel, Bride of Frankenstein for the ultimate monster mashup!
(Note, some scenes may be frightening to younger children)

Halloween Howl (CCC)
2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Come join 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 for this event? Let us know by emailing: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com

NECA Annual General Meeting
2023-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
All New Edinburgh residents are invited to join the New Edinburgh Community Alliance’s (NECA) Annual General Meeting.
The meeting will be held virtually, on Zoom.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqc-2oqT4tH9EPY0Io08VU9BLZTc2oR4ar
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Materials for the meeting are now posted on the NECA Minutes and Reports page.

Comedy at the Fieldhouse (CCC) - Sold Out
2023-10-21 19:30 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Please note that “Comedy at the Fieldhouse” has sold out. Although the CCC would like to give more people the opportunity to participate, the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse does not have the space to accommodate more than 80 seated people for this type of event. We regret that we will not be able to sell admission to this event at the door. Please watch https://newedinburgh.ca/events/ and https://www.facebook.com/NEfieldhouse/ for information about future shows in the neighbourhood.

The Crichton Community Council (CCC) is proud to present live standup comedy in the heart of New Edinburgh, at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse!
Join us on Saturday, October 21st for a night of gut-busting entertainment featuring some of Ottawa’s best professional and up-and-coming comics. The show will be headlined by national touring comedian Ben Walker (CBC, Sirius XM), with Jennifer Brigden, Emmett Morrison, Dawn Xanklin, Wardie Leppan and hosted by Hart Shouldice (Yuk Yuk’s, Absolute Comedy).
Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00. Tickets are $20 and include one beverage!
Beer, wine and non-alcoholic refreshments will be available. This event is recommended for ages sixteen and up.
Buy your tickets on Eventbrite.

NECA Board Meeting
2023-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
All New Edinburgh residents are welcome to attend the virtual board meeting of the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA).
Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88095370312
Agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date.

Indigenous Storytelling: "Stories Told Are a Culture Shared" (CCC)
2023-10-14 09:00 - 13:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join Ottawa StoryTellers (www.ottawastorytellers.ca) as they present “Stories Told Are a Culture Shared”. In this video documentary, local Indigenous storytellers discuss the importance of stories in the Indigenous cultures of Turtle Island. The 20-minute documentary, featuring Louise Profit-LeBlanc, will be shown every 30 minutes on the hour and half an hour inside the New Edinburgh Park Field House.

Films at the Fieldhouse: THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT (CCC)
2023-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Films at the Fieldhouse presents, “That’s Entertainment”, the second of two films tributing the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals.
The next best thing to screening all of the classic musicals is a single showing of That’s Entertainment. Featuring clips from over 50 golden age classics starring Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astair, Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Lena Horne, Ginger Rogers, Esther Williams and so many more! More than a movie! It’s an all singing, all dancing celebration!

Films at the Fieldhouse: "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (CCC)
2023-09-24 14:00 - 16:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In our first of two films tributing the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals, we begin with perhaps the most beloved film of any genre: The Wizard of Oz. Join Dorthey, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Tinman and Wicked Witch on the yellow brick road but, remember, there’s no place like home. BONUS: Rarely seen Silent Oz films! (Note, some scenes may be frightening to younger children)

NECA Board Meeting @ the Fieldhouse
2023-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
All New Edinburgh residents are welcome to attend the IN-PERSON board meeting of the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA) at the New Edinburgh Fieldhouse (203 Stanley). Please note the new 7PM start time.
For those who cannot attend in person, here is the meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88095370312
Draft agenda has been posted here.

CCC's 30th (...or 49th) Birthday BBQ Party(CCC)
2023-09-16 16:00 - 19:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The CCC is celebrating its 30th birthday in 2023 …or is it our 49th? Does one start counting on the date of incorporation in ’93 or way back on the date of inception in ’74? Either way, we’ve 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 party…
BBQ + beer + music + face paint + neighbours = good times
Enjoy a Saturday 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.
A talented face-painter will be on site. Game play areas will be set up on the lawns. Live music will fill the air.
We hope to see you there!

New Edinburgh Neighbourhood Sale (CCC)
2023-09-16 08:00 - 14:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The New Edinburgh Neighbourhood Sale will take place this year on Saturday, September 16 from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. Homeowners, condominium groups, religious congregations, businesses, non-profit organizations and artists are encouraged to hold sales on private property throughout New Edinburgh.
The 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.
The CCC is offering vendor spaces for rent within a sales area on the lawn of the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse to enable those without public facing properties to participate (and to provide alternatives to vendors who might otherwise squat on public land around the neighbourhood in contravention of municipal bylaws). 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.
The cost of a 10’ x 10’ vendor space is $20. The cost of a 10’ x 10’ space with one 6’-8’ long table is $30. (A limited number of spaces and spaces with tables are available.)

To rent a space, please email CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com with the following information:
What is your name?

What is your email address?

What is your telephone number?

What is your home address?

Do you want to rent more than one 10’ x 10’ vendor space?

Do you want to rent a 6’-8’ long table?

What kind of items do you intend to sell? (e.g. household items, art, baked goods)

Please note the following:

An invoice with a link to an online payment system will be sent to the email address provided.
Payments are non-refundable.
Spaces will be allocated on the day of the sale by the coordinator using a first come, first served basis.
This event will run rain or shine.
Vendors are welcome to bring their own table or canopy.
Please note that vendors will not be able to park their vehicles in the sales area. After unloading items for sale from their vehicles, Vendors are encouraged to park their vehicles away from the sales area to provide space for prospective buyers.

For more information, please email: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com

Films at the Fieldhouse: Double Indemnity
2023-09-15 19:00 - 23:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
November becomes NOIRvember as we screen the Billy Wilder classic film that launched the genre that would later be known as Film Noir.
Femme Fatales, snappy one liners, gorgeous black and white cinematography are all here in a film about forbidden love and an almost perfect crime!
(Though UNRATED, Double Indemnity is for Mature Audiences)

New Edinburgh StreetFest
2023-09-09 10:00 - 18:00 | Ontario
A wonderful mix of music and heritage, StreetFest is returning for its second year under the sponsorship of Laurentian (a local women’s service group), StreetFest is once again raising funds for the Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children, Youth and Families.
Music: Jazz all afternoon at Governors Walk. Four concerts at St. Bartholomew’s featuring tenor, Trygve Ringereide, mezzo-soprano, Susanna Doherty as well as Celtic singer-songwriters, Lindsey Graham and Maddy O’Regan, and the lovely harp and guitar of Acacia Lyra. The day will culminate with a ceilidh — a kind of Celtic singalong — in the NCC park opposite 62 John Street (4 pm) Enjoy the Beer & Wine Tent as you sing.
Heritage: Three open houses — old and gorgeously restored village homes — as well as five Doorstep Guides posted throughout the village to share stories of historic homes and buildings. Janet Uren — co-author of an upcoming history of the village — will be sharing stories of the past (10.30 in the park and noon at St. Bartholomw’s). For those who want to experience New Edinburgh in an old-fashioned way, there are also horse-and-wagon rides (noon to 4 pm).
Tickets: $30, available at iodelaurentian.com or at Books on Beechwood.
Information: 613-842-4913.

Films at the Fieldhouse: KING KONG
2023-08-26 19:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us for throwback to end of summer monster movies with the original classic and 8th Wonder of the World: KING KONG. From the wild jungle to 1930s New York City, Kong remains a thrilling film from start to finish. Featuring then ground breaking stop motion special effects, though it has had many remakes and knockoffs, the first Kong roars the loudest! (Note, some scenes may be frightening to younger children)

Films at the Fieldhouse: "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" (CCC)
2023-07-22 19:30 - 21:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Films at the Fieldhouse presents Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark! Indy is back in theaters with the final film of the beloved action saga. Before you go on his last adventure, join us for his first. In 1981 Harrison Ford, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg joined forces to create one of cinema’s most iconic characters. Relive all the action, romance and Oscar Winning Effects (not to mention one of the most memorable scores in all of movies) … just don’t bring any snakes.RATED PG for violence and coarse language. Note, some scenes may be frightening to younger children.

Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in the Park (Fools & CCC)
2023-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A Company of Fools is presenting Hamlet, Shakespeare’s most iconic play, at New Edinburgh Park on the east lawn of the Fieldhouse.
Their fast-paced 90-minute rendition of the Bard’s greatest tragedy will feature disemboweled puppets, a sword fight to the death, live underscoring, and 5 actors taking on 15 different roles.
Join the Fools this summer as they delve into the depths of the human experience and have a few laughs along the way. Whether you’re a Shakespeare nerd or this is your first foray with the Bard since high school, our foolish take on Hamlet has something for everyone.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket, bug spray, picnic, and your sense of humour.
Pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $20 per person. Pass-the-hat donations are collected at the end of the performance and can be submitted in the form of cash, credit card, cheque, or bars of gold.

About Hamlet
Returning home to attend her father’s funeral, Hamlet discovers that another ceremony has already taken place: the marriage of her mother to her uncle. That’s right, her dead father’s brother. When Hamlet is visited by her father’s ghost demanding that she avenge his murder, Hamlet begins to wonder – is it she who has gone mad or everyone around her?
The play takes place in a fairytale-inspired Elsinor, an extravagant kingdom ruled by the freshly crowned King Claudius. But don’t let its decadent appearance fool you, there’s something rotten in this fairytale wonderland.
Re-imagined to feature a female Hamlet, her feigned madness is a rejection of feminine expectations and an attempt to free herself from a fake world. This is the story of a quest for justice that exposes what happens when a young woman challenges authority.

About the Team

Ottawa’s Maryse Fernandes stars as Hamlet and reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic protagonist as a ‘mad young woman’. Micah Jondel DeShazer, who played Ariel and Caliban in last summer’s production of The Tempest, stars alongside Maryse as the diabolical King Claudius.
Rounding out the team is Ottawa’s Jacqui Du Toit, a storyteller and founder of The Origin Arts Centre, as Queen Gertrude. Fools’ veteran Mitch Rose plays both father and son, Polonius and Laertes; and Andrea Massoud lends her talents to the roles of Ophelia, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, and Horatio.
A Company of Fools’ Artistic Director Nicholas Leno and resident designer Vanessa Imeson spearhead the production’s creative team. Fools fans will remember Nicholas and Vanessa’s carnivalesque take on Romeo+Juliet in 2019.
About the Fools
Best known for our Shakespeare in the Park series, we tour 90-minute versions of Shakespeare’s hits to parks across Eastern Ontario.
We believe that it doesn’t matter where you live, how much you make, or how old you are: theatre should be accessible to everyone! All of our performances are for PWYC donations, family-friendly, and our touring model means we bring the theatre right to your backyard.
Over the last 30 years, we’ve developed our signature foolish approach to staging Shakespeare. We work with a small cast of actors to embody 15 different characters within a production and employ styles of slapstick, mask, and puppetry to create a family-friendly experience. We help first-time theatregoers discover their love for live performance through our foolish approach to storytelling!
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Fireworks at the Park (CCC)
2023-07-01 21:30 - 22:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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. Wave a flag. Bring a blanket, bug repellant and a beverage.
Please view the show from the grass slope between the Fieldhouse and the playing field. The fireworks will be launched from the gravel second base area of the infield.
This event may be postponed or cancelled due to inclement weather.

Chief Pinesi Day
2023-07-01 09:00 - 16:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Chief Pinesi Day is held annually on July 1 in New Edinburgh to celebrate the Algonquin Anishinaabe history of the area. It is an opportunity for learning and reconciliation.
Click here for the current full schedule of activities: Chief Pinesi Day – 1 July 2023 – Full Program. Registration is required for the Land Tours and Medicine Paddle: Chief_Pinesi_Day.eventbrite.com.
Chief Pinesi Day is organized by the Kichi Sibi Trails group in partnership with the Crichton Community Council and the New Edinburgh Community Alliance.

NECA Board Meeting
2023-06-20 19:30 - 21:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
All New Edinburgh residents are welcome to attend the board meeting of the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA). Meeting will take place in person at the New Edinburgh Fieldhouse (203 Stanley). Draft agenda and previous meeting minutes are available here.
For those who cannot attend in person, there is the option of joining remotely: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83296790518

Films at the Fieldhouse: "The Kid" (CCC)
2023-06-17 19:30 - 21:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Films at the Fieldhouse present a tribute to silent film comedy. This program will highlight some of the legends of early cinema and will include shorts by Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Mabel Normand. Following the shorts will be a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s classic feature film, The Kid. Chaplin’s first full length film, now considered one of the greatest of the silent era, turned 100 in 2021. Come early to hear some roaring 20s music while you pick up your free popcorn.

CCC Annual General Meeting
2023-06-12 19:00 - 19:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Annual General Meeting of the Crichton Community Council (CCC)
Agenda:

Opening Remarks
Approval of the 2022 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.
Regular 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.

Music and Meditation
2023-06-06 19:00 | MacKay United Church, 39 Dufferin Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 2H3, Canada
Music and Meditation at MacKay United Church , 39 Dufferin Rd. 7 p.m. For more information on this event, visit mackayunitedchurch.org

Doors Open Ottawa
2023-06-03 08:00 - 2023-06-04 17:00 | Across Ottawa
The City of Ottawa hosts its annual Doors Open event at various locations across the city from June 3-4. Visit more than 100 significant buildings, including many that normally charge admission or are closed to the public, for free. Some in-person and others online. Explore embassies, breweries, churches, museums and other fascinating places during Doors Open Ottawa. Check online for the complete list of participating buildings for this year’s event. Visit ottawa.ca.

Beechwood Cemetery Stroll
2023-05-28 13:00 | Beechwood Cemetary, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1L 8A6, Canada
Beechwood, the National Cemetery of Canada, hosts a guided historical tour through its grounds, 280 Beechwood Ave. Rain or shine at 1 p.m. The stroll is led by trained volunteers and focuses on local history and notable features and sections within this National Historic Site. This free, family friendly stroll is a gentle 1.5–2 hour walk and is wheelchair accessible. Wear suitable clothing. Register online at beechwoodottawa.ca.

Ottawa Marathon Cheering Station (CCC)
2023-05-28 08:30 - 12:30 | 255 MacKay Street, 255 MacKay Street, Ottawa
The New Edinburgh Cheering Station is back on course with the support of the Crichton Community Council’s (https://newedinburgh.ca/ccc/) volunteers and the cooperation of Mackay United Church. Join us to welcome thousands of participants in this year’s Ottawa Marathon! Come to the Cheering Station located on MacKay Street this year due to the construction on Stanley Avenue.The New Edinburgh Cheering Station is strategically located between kilometre 35 and 36, on MacKay Street between Dufferin Road and Keefer Street. The leg between kilometre 35 and 36 of the 42.2 km course will run down MacKay Street this year. (The traditional route through the neighbourhood has been modified because of the construction on Stanley between Union and Sussex.).
Come and be amazed at the athleticism of the early morning elite runners. Stay on through the morning to support those who are moving at a slower pace. Together, we’ll energize runners with all kinds of positive encouragement as they head into the challenges of the final 7 kilometres of the marathon: music; sign making; face painting; sidewalk chalk; noise makers; personalized words of encouragement amplified to runners as they pass; coffee and treats for the early risers; freezies and other refreshments later on; indoor public washrooms on site.

The elite runners should make their first pass by the neighbourhood, heading west along Sussex, around 8:25 a.m.. More than 5,000 runners will follow them. The fastest of the pack will return to the neighbourhood from Beechwood around 8:45 a.m. (after looping around Rockcliffe and Manor Park).
Give runners some positive memories of the several minutes they’ll spend in New Edinburgh. Show our neighbourhood’s pride. Bring your most positive energy to the cheering station on MacKay Street, near Dufferin Road. Loud words of encouragement, noise makers, signs and costumes are all welcome.
By 10:00 a.m. all of the elite runners will have long finished the race, but those that remain on course need your support! Given that most people run a marathon in about 4.5 hours, at about 10:45 a.m. the hordes will be passing the cheering station on MacKay .
The last 7 km of a marathon are the most difficult for many people. Let’s rally to raise the spirits of all participants, many of whom may be in the midst of one of the most difficult challenges they have ever undertaken.
More information about the Ottawa Marathon can be found here: https://www.runottawa.ca/races-and-events/ottawa-marathon

Book event: "The Castleton Massacre"
2023-05-24 19:00 | MacKay United Church, 39 Dufferin Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 2H3, Canada
Ottawa author Sharon Cook will give a presentation about her latest novel The Castleton Massacre – Survivors’ Stories of the Killins Femicide. Q&A and discussion to follow. This event will take place at MacKay United Church. 7 p.m. 39 Dufferin Rd. mackayunitedchurch.org.

NECA Board Meeting
2023-05-16 19:30 | Online
All New Edinburgh residents are welcome to attend the board meeting of the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA). Meeting link and agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date.

Pick Up Soccer Game (CCC)
2023-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 | New Edinburgh Park Field, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
The New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse is surrounded by an excellent collection of sports fields and courts. These play spaces are used by individuals (at their leisure) and by organized leagues (who reserve the spaces through the City of Ottawa’s Centralized Allocations group).
If you like to play with others, but don’t want the commitment of playing in a league, consider joining or starting a regular pick-up game at New Edinburgh Park. There is a group of sports enthusiasts in the neighbourhood who love your game.
“The beautiful game” is played on Sunday afternoons at the New Edinburgh field by a group of friendly footballers who welcome players of all ages and skill levels. Come with a willingness to run and have fun. Play starts and finishes an earlier as the days get shorter.
If you would like to announce a pick up game at New Edinburgh Park (or a group run, or a mass ride, or a hike) please send an email to: CrichtonCommunityCouncil@gmail.com

Fieldhouse Films: Little Shop of Horrors (CCC)
2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:30 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
After a day of plants at Garden Day, join your neighbours for a showing of the comedy-horror-musical “Little Shop of Horrors”. This musical take on the 1960s low-budget cult-classic about a poor shopkeep and his strange plant from outer space is sure to GROW on you. Starring Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Ellen Greene and John Candy, plus lots of fun cameos. Directed by Frank Oz (the voice of Yoda, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster and Grover), Little Shop of Horros features songs from Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, before they found Disney fame penning beloved songs from “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Alladin”. Stay after the film to see the newly discovered original not so happy ending. Remember, whatever they offer you, don’t feed the plants!

Garden Day & Plant Sale (CCC)
2023-05-13 09:00 - 13:00 | New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Crichton Community Council in New Edinburgh invite you to the New Edinburgh Garden Sale on Saturday May 13th, 2023 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at New Edinburgh Park at 203 Stanley Avenue, Ottawa.
For more than 20 years New Edinburgh residents have purchased their plants on the Fieldhouse’s front lawn the Saturday before Mother’s Day. This spring the event is evolving to feature a speaker series on the lawn of the Fieldhouse:
9:00 AM – Mélanie Ouellette from the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library promoting the local native seed ‘library’ exchange program
9:30 AM – Tina Liu, Landscape Architect and head of the NCC Floral Program on edible/productive gardening
10:30 AM – Sarah Coulber with the Canadian Wildlife Federation on the importance of pollinator gardens (mailto:Federationsarahc@cwf-fcf.org)
11:30AM – Brian Holley, horticulturalist, from the Canadensis Botanical Garden (previously at RBG, Cleveland and Naples Florida Botanical Gardens) providing expert gardening advice in a Question and Answer format. Bring your questions!
Various Community Groups will be staffing information tables, including:
Nora Lee with Wild Pollinators that provides education and resources to support and coordinate pollinator gardens
Social Harvest that runs an urban farm out of Rideau High School contributing to the Good Box Food Program out of Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre.
Ferme Lève-Tot will be selling edible plants for your gardens and answering questions about Community Supported Agriculture.
The Crichton Community Council will be selling a limited number of unique hanging baskets and planters from Les Serres Oli-Ève.
The CCC will be recruiting kids to help rejuvenate the park’s flower bed by planting new native plants. We will also be planting vines at the base of the walls of the concrete storage shed. A few holes need to be dug for new trees to be planted in the park. Bring your kids, some small shovels and gloves!
Enjoy the event by savouring world-renown (or at least should be) treats and coffee brought to you by New Edinburgh’s own Union Street Café
Return to the Fieldhouse later on in the day to watch a film classic, “Little Shop of Horrors”, featuring a giant plant who demands to be fed.
Hope to see you there!

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Garden Day at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse, 203 Stanley Ave.
On Saturday, May 13, Garden Day at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse will add to the traditional plant sale. Come with your wagon, your wallet and your gardening questions! Proceeds support Crichton Community Council (CCC) events and programs.
Stay for a variety of speakers: edible gardening; pollinator gardens; questions for a master gardener; and, Canadensis – the proposed Ottawa Botanical Garden.
There is no cost to participate.
Union Street Café will be on site with coffee and their delicious treats for sale.
Later on in the day return to the Fieldhouse to watch a film classic “Little Shop of Horrors” featuring a giant plant who demands to be fed.
Enjoy a series of speakers, question and answer forums, information tables and a garden bed ready to be planted out by children.
The CCC is a volunteer organization that provides seasonal programs and ongoing community service in New Edinburgh. Since its establishment in 1993, the CCC has worked to enhance New Edinburgh’s sense of community by activating the public spaces New Edinburgh Park on the bank of the Rideau River. The CCC acts as the steward of the New Edinburgh Fieldhouse and the surrounding public spaces, on behalf of the City of Ottawa, in the interest of New Edinburgh residents.
