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Newsletter 36 | June 13, 2013
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MEC Bikefest Ottawa 2013 – June 16
It's that time of year again - time to come out and celebrate bikes at the 5th annual Bikefest taking place Sunday June 16th at LeBreton Flats. The purpose of Bikefest is to bring together the Ottawa - Gatineau bicycle community to showcase and engage in all things bicycles, the cycling culture, bike-related opportunities and initiatives.
Come enjoy the fun by joining the Group Rides which explore bike friendly pathways, infrastructure and heritage highlights; visit the marketplace & booth exhibitions hosted by various bike outfits, advocacy groups and organizations; and enjoy family-friendly activities & workshop clinics for all ages and skill levels.
Blue Jays Game... Green Infrastructure Declaration... Article by Charles Birnbaum… OALA Golf Day 2013… LA’s Tour of Greely Sand and Gravel June 19th...
Member News Award Announcement...
Other News GRHC - The Great Community Resiliency Project Contest... RBC Emerging Designer Competition… City of Ottawa Urban Design Awards... Used Office Items...
Coming Events MEC Bikefest Ottawa 2013 June 16... Outdoor screening of Lost Rivers at Fort York - June 26th…
Newsletter Spotlight Blue Jays Game
As the summer is approaching, the days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer. It’s time to break out the flip flops and dust off the sun hat; it’s BASEBALL SEASON!
The OALA will be hosting a “Night at the Ball Park” this June 19, 2013 at the Rogers Centre, as the Blue Jays battle the Colorado Rockies. First pitch is 7:07pm. Tickets are $12.00 apiece.
Seats are in section 526, rows 12, 13 and 14. We will be meeting across the street and hanging out on the grassy lawn outside of the Steam Whistle Brewery before the game between 5:30 – 6:30pm but if you want to grab a free beer before the game make sure to arrive before 6pm as the brewery closes then.
Tickets can be purchased via PayPal through the OALA website. Purchased tickets will be e-mailed to you to print out and bring. We would like to limit one non-OALA member per OALA member. We may open this up closer to the date, if there are more tickets to sell.
So grab some co-workers, friends, family, or any other excited summer-enthusiasts and come on down for a “Night at the Ball Park”!
Click here to register.
Events, seminars and lectures included in this newsletter are getting a great response. This
e-blast is available to all members so tell us what topics and events
interest you and we will forward the information...
Click here to contact the OALA!
OTHER NEWS
COMING EVENTS
Article by Charles Birnbaum about Landscape Architects in Toronto
Please see the following article written by The Cultural Landscape Foundation President Charles Birnbaum, about Landscape Architects in Toronto! It was posted on the Huffington Post website on May 29, 2013.
City Shaping VI: In 21st Century Toronto, There is Momentum If you want to see why cities are centers of energy, look at the remarkable transformation underway in Toronto (and avoid the sideshow involving the embattled current mayor). Canada’s largest city, which recently surpassed Chicago to become North America’s fourth most populous, is amid the most ambitious level of development in generations. Moreover, landscape architecture, often the last and frequently underfunded component in development projects, is leading the charge in places like the city’s Waterfront district with innovative and inspiring new work by Claude Cormier + Associés, West 8, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and others... (Click here to read the article)
City of Ottawa Urban Design Awards
The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the 2013 Ottawa Urban Design Awards competition. The awards will be presented in five categories: Urban Infill, Public Places and Civic Spaces, Urban Elements, Visions & Master Plans and Student Projects.
Projects built between September 1, 2011 and September 1, 2013 will be eligible.
Submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on August 15, 2013. Program guidelines and submission entry forms are available on the City’s website at: www.ottawa.ca/urbandesignawards
Awards will be presented on the evening of October 16, 2013.
For further information, contact Amy Falkner at 613-580-2424, x 27913 ([email protected]).
OALA Golf Day 2013
Please join us for a day of fun with OALA members, sponsors, clients & friends! Registration to come next week on the OALA website. Early bird registration will be available until July 15th.
Make up your own foursome or register as an individual and we’ll create foursomes. Not a golfer? Come out and join fellow OALA members for dinner after the tournament.
As always, proceeds from OALA events support the Universities of Toronto and Guelph Endowment Funds.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) Launches The Great Community Resiliency Project Contest
WHAT: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities’ The Great Community Resiliency Project Contest. Submit your ideas of how living architecture can create more resilient communities in face of climate change, resource shortages, natural disasters and environmental degradation. HOW: Submit your ideas to The Great Community Resiliency Project Contest in one of the acceptable formats to the editor, Jennifer Foden Wilson, [email protected] by Wednesday August 28, 2013. WHERE: The editor’s top picks will be published in the November (Winter 2013/2014) issue of the Living Architecture Monitor magazine. WHY: In 2012, the United States experienced 11 extreme weather related disasters, each causing in excess of $1 billion in damages and many more on a smaller scale. Recently, Hurricane Sandy pummeled the U.S. so hard that the economic impact will likely top $60 billion. Natural disasters have an enormous impact on our infrastructure, ecosystems and on the health and livelihood of those affected. We are far from fully understanding the hidden potential of how living architecture systems can help our communities cope when various disasters strike. Click here for complete details on the website.
RBC Emerging Designer Competition
Click here for more details.
Landscape Architect's Tour of Greely Sand and Gravel - June 19th
LAO presents this Continuing Education opportunity:
Landscape Architect’s Tour of Greely Sand and Gravel Convene at 1971 Old Prescott Road
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 9:30am-1:00pm
BBQ Lunch will be provided.
09:30 am Arrive at Greely Sand & Gravel at 1971 Old Prescott Road 10:00 am Depart for RW Tomlinson, Rideau Road Quarry 11:00 am Depart for Greely S&G, 5480 Bank Street 12:00 pm Arrive at Greely S&G, 1971 Old Prescott Road Landscape Depot 12:30 pm Depart Landscape Depot for Greely S&G’s “beach” for lunch
Please confirm your attendance by June 17th by registering at [email protected] and notify of any special meal requirements. There is no fee for this event but you must preregister.
Outdoor screening of Lost Rivers at Fort York - June 26th
The Homegrown National Park Project presents: An Outdoor screening of the Lost Rivers documentary at Fort York in Toronto. Wednesday June 26, 7-11pm.
Join us for food, drinks and a campfire. Stay for a great documentary. Free admission. Free marshmallows. Bring your own blankets.
Click here for more details.
On May 21 and 22, 2013, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities hosted Grey to Green: A Conference on the Economics of Green Infrastructure at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. Grey to Green featured over 50 expert speakers from across North America who presented the public and private economic benefits of investing in living green infrastructure such as green roofs, green walls, urban forests, biowalls and engineered wetlands. There were panels on design trends, utilities, developers, policy making best practices and more.
Join Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and other living green infrastructure advocates in signing the online declaration: Let’s plan and build greener, healthier, more beautiful communities. Together we will deliver a unified message of our collective support of living green infrastructure to policy makers, planners and developers in markets across North America.
Sign the petition to signal you and or your organizations support of new policies and investment for living green infrastructure, either online at www.change.org. Other green infrastructure leaders and advocates signed at the Grey to Green Conference on May 21st (www.greytogreenconference.org).
You can read the complete Living Green Infrastructure Declaration at: www.greenroofs.org/declaration.
Green Infrastructure Declaration
Friday | August 16 | 2013 New location: Royal Ontario Golf Club
The OALA's 11th annual Golf Day will take place on Friday, August 16th at Royal Ontario Golf Club on Trafalgar Road in Milton.
MEMBER NEWS
Award Announcement
O’Connor Mokrycke Consultants Inc. is proud to announce that on May 29, 2013, we were awarded the 2013 American Planning Association (A.P.A.) Planning Excellence Award (New York Upstate Chapter).
Step Forward: Hamilton Pedestrian Mobility Plan Award Category: “Innovation for Sustaining Places”
The category recognizes truly innovative sustainability practices that are being used in how places are planned, designed, built, used, and maintained at all scales. Examples include innovative plans, programs, tools, and related actions that demonstrate advancement in planners' efforts to address the serious consequences of development and everyday living on the local, regional and global environment.
This Award reflects the innovative and sustainable practices contained in the report.
OALA encourages all members/member firms receiving awards for Landscape Architecture works, to advise the Association so we may post a notice in an upcoming newsletter.
Used Office Items
Due to recent downsizing of Karl Frank’s (OALA Emeritus Member) office he has a couple of items available for OALA members:
1. Norman Wade Drafting-Design Table, 3x5 feet tabletop including a vinyl cover and sliding ruler. The table is available for $ 210.00
2. GARTEN +LANDSCHAFT MAGAZ'INES from 1987 TO 1995 (3 boxes only #6 -1990 and #7-8 of 1995 missing) The magazines are available just for the pick-up.
If you are interested please contact Karl directly at [email protected].
Timing for Bikefest is as follows:
8:30 – 11am: Group Rides (City Heritage Ride & Gatineau Park Short, Medium and Long Rides) to be launched by Mayor Jim Watson with post-breakfast brunch welcoming participants upon return
11am – 4pm: Main Festival Venue with bike demos, clinics, kids activities & trials rider performances
All Bikefest activities are free! Register in the Group Rides or Clinics for your chance to win an MEC bike, prize draws and give-aways.
Click here for details and registration.
