New community association to focus on needs of tenants

Christina Keys and Kavitha Galle Kankanange spread wood chips over cardboard to smother grass and prepare for planting seedlings along the Aviation Parkway. Photo: Christina Keys

Native plant gardening spreading like seeds on the wind

The Manor Park Community Association Environmental Sustainability Committee was busy this past summer creating new native plant gardens in Manor… Continue reading “Native plant gardening spreading like seeds on the wind”

Reverend Canon Baxter Park is a former military chaplain and was the chaplain to the Canadian ships during the first Gulf War and also served with the Canadian Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Photo: Doug Banks

As seasons change, St. Columba welcomes a new priest

Reverend Canon Baxter Park is a former military chaplain and was the chaplain to the Canadian ships during the first Gulf War and also served with the Canadian Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Photo: Doug Banks

Manor Park Chronicle's 2023 November-December Where in the World is the Chronicle feature.

Where in the world is the Chronicle?

Sarah McCabe submitted this edition’s “Where in the world is the Manor Park Chronicle?”. Felicia and Thomas McCabe took their… Continue reading “Where in the world is the Chronicle?”

Kathy Southee (1951-2023)

Manor Park Notables: Kathy Southee (1951-2023)

Kathy Southee (née Florence Kathleen Weekes) lived life to the fullest and with passion. Wife of Rick, mother to Reg,… Continue reading “Manor Park Notables: Kathy Southee (1951-2023)”

“ . . . But the elements were not on my side. The ship continued to slip off course. Alarmed, I gave the wheel another turn and still the rudder, pushed by wind and wave, failed to respond. The needle kept moving in the wrong direction and the ship’s side was increasingly exposed to the gale . . . ” Illustration: Jim Graham

Naval misadventures from a previous coronation, part two

[Editor’s note: This is the second and concluding part of John Graham’s account of being a first-year naval cadet in… Continue reading “Naval misadventures from a previous coronation, part two”

Times change, people don't. This undated photo show a crowd gathered for a skating party during a chilly day in the 1960s outside Manor Park Public Schoo. Currently, Manor Park Community Council is getting ready to prepare the rinks for a new skating season. Photo archives

Re-setting our clocks to Manor Park Standard Time

We recently changed the clocks back to standard time. Oddly enough it was on Guy Fawkes Day this year, November… Continue reading “Re-setting our clocks to Manor Park Standard Time”

The Manor Park Community Association sent this open letter to the federal minister of the environment in response to his comments in light of continued plans to build a sixth interprovincial crossing. Screenshot from National Capital Commission website

MPCA’s open letter to federal minister of the environment

(Editor’s note: On October 25, the Manor Park Community Association (MPCA) sent the following letter via email to federal Minister… Continue reading “MPCA’s open letter to federal minister of the environment”