• Live jazz music,
• Kids’ activities,
• A pot luck supper beginning at 5pm (please bring something for the table, as well as your own beverages).

The event will take place on the block of Benjamin Ave between Hare Ave and Kingsmere Ave, and this section of the street will be blocked off from vehicle traffic.

People are welcome to bring a lawn chair or blanket, and feel free to dance in the street (literally).

Rain date is June 29. Full details at: https://www.benjaminave.ca/ 

The Great Glabar Garage Sale takes place this Saturday, May 31, from 9am to 3pm. Glabar Park has coordinated this date with other neighbourhoods in Bay Ward, so there will be many sales to visit if you’re on the hunt. Be sure to check out

• Belltown
• Britannia Village
• Carlingwood
• Glabar Park
• Queensway Terrace North
• Whitehaven
• Woodpark
• Woodroffe North

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church at 971 Woodroffe Avenue will also participate.

A map is available at https://www.woodpark.ca/2025-community-garage-sale.

Glabar Park is among the many neighbourhoods in Bay Ward participating in a community-wide garage sale on Saturday, May 31, 2025. To draw more visitors to the area, homes in the following communities will be holding sales:

• Belltown
• Britannia Village
• Carlingwood
• Glabar Park
• Queensway Terrace North
• Whitehaven
• Woodpark
• Woodroffe North

A map of participating homes (not exhaustive) is available at https://www.woodpark.ca/2025-community-garage-sale , and you can register your sale by completing the online form.

Start assembling your items and be sure to get an early start if you’re on the hunt.

Community associations in the provincial riding of Ottawa West-Nepean are inviting residents to a candidates’ forum they are hosting on Monday, February 24, in the Chambers at Ben Franklin Place – 101 Centrepointe Drive. The event will start at 6:50pm with ground rules and an opportunity for attendees to write out a question for the candidates.

Joanne Chianello, formerly with CBC Ottawa and Ottawa Citizen, will moderate.

Banners and signs will not be allowed in the Chambers, but participating candidates can distribute informational material at tables outside the atrium.

Advanced voting has already begun ahead of election day on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Join the Glabar Park Community Alliance in Kingsmere Park on Saturday, January 25, from 1pm to 3pm for the neighbourhood’s annual Winter Fun Day.

• Horse-drawn sleigh rides
• Skating on the rink (weather permitting)
• Toasting marshmallows on an open fire
• Arts & crafts
• Complimentary hot drinks (coffee, apple cider, hot chocolate)
• Hot dogs and snacks for purchase ($1 per item – cash only)

Hope to see you there!