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About UsBMGCA is the Briarbrook Morgan's Grant Community Association. We are committed volunteers who represent the residents of Briarbrook, Brookside and Morgan's Grant to the City of Ottawa. We also organize events throughout the year, including: ·
General meetings ·
Christmas lights competition ·
Winter family fun day ·
Spring community clean-up ·
Community-wide garage sale ·
Annual multicultural summer festival Briarbrook, Brookside and Morgan's Grant are located off March Road in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. Compost Bins and Rain BarrelsBMGCA
members are entitled to a $20 voucher for the purchase of a compost bin, and
are now entitled to a second $20 voucher for the purchase of a rain barrel.
This offer in partnership with Trudel Home Hardware. A limited number of
vouchers are available. Please see "Available to BMGCA Members!" in
the Environment page for more
details. Keeping the area clean and green - volunteers neededBMGCA
will initiate an invasive plant removal program. This program will be a
multi-year initiative that will focus on controlling invasive plant species
within our parks and natural areas that have been identified as threats to
our neighbouring South March Highlands Conservation Forest. Three
activities need volunteers' support: removal of buckthorn from Klondike Woods
Park, garlic mustard from Trillium Woods/Goulbourn Forced Road, and dog
strangling vine from Trillium Woods. Dates for these activities are: ·
Sunday, May 3, 1:00 to 3:00 PM (Klondike Woods Park, Halton Terrace) ·
Sunday, June 7, 1:00 to 3:00 PM (Trillium Woods/Goulbourn Forced
Road) ·
Sunday, July 12, 1:00 to 3:00 PM (Trillium Woods/March Road) Anyone
interested in helping is invited to contact Sarah Dehler, BMGCA parks &
recreation at (613) 592-5832. Membership DriveVolunteers
from BMGCA will launch a membership drive to coincide with the coming of
spring. Over the coming weeks, please welcome them when they come to your
door. Family memberships are $10 per year, and $15 for two years. Members
receive free entry to our Summer Festival and Winter Family Fun Day.
Membership dues also support our anti-graffiti strategy and our ice-rink
maintenance. Members also receive regular updates and newsletters to keep
them informed about goings-on in our community and the city-at-large. For
more information or to volunteer in any capacity please contact BMGCA
President Matt Muirhead at mattmuirhead@ymail.com. JOIN US ON FACEBOOKBMGCA
has set up a group on facebook. It complements this website by offering
interactivity. You can share photos and videos, hold discussions, and write
notes on The Wall (ones that the graffiti squad won't have to remove). To join,
login to facebook, search for bmgca,
and then follow the prompts. Web site hosting and domain names donated
by SohoPortal.com |
ExecutiveBMGCA
elects a new executive annually at the November general meeting. The
following residents comprise the executive for 2009: ·
President ·
Vice President and Director of
Sponsorship ·
Director of Planning and Environment ·
Treasurer ·
Director of Communications ·
Social Director ·
Director of Parks and Recreation ·
Director at Large ·
Membership Coordinator ·
Secretary ·
Traffic Coordinator
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March Road
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