Cardinal Creek and Queenswood Heights Community Associations, in partnership with the City of Ottawa and Arbour Environmental Shoppe, have teamed up to offer you quality rain barrels at a significantly reduced price to encourage the recycling and re-use of residential rainwater.

City of Ottawa has awarded the QHCA a grant of $1,000 for Family Fun Day event. This is part of the new Large Community Events Pilot Funding Program 2007 that provides grants for large community events. Total funds available this year was $25,000.

Queenswood Heights Family Fun Day this year will be Saturday June 9 celebrated in the area around the corner of Duford and Amiens in Orleans, Ontario. Most of the events will take place at the Queenswood Heights Community Centre at 1485 Duford Drive.

A proposal by staff at the Ottawa Carelton District School Board to relocate students at Queenswood Public School and Dunning-Foubert in Queenswood Heights was defeated in the Committee of the Whole meeting last night. The original proposal called for the all English Public children from JK to Grade 3 to attend Queenswood Public School and all the Grade 4 to Grade 8 students to attend Dunning-Foubert. Each offering dual track programs with both English and French Immersion.

The Community Association is planning for this years special event well ahead of time with six months in advance . Snow on the ground doesn't cool the enthusiasium of the organizers.