Request: Canadian Tire money!

Please keep that Canadian Tire money coming! It's not too late to dig out those few bills you keep forgetting to use and donate them to the Briargreen Community Association. 

We need to buy supplies for Community Day and replace T-ball and Kid's soccer equipment. Please drop off whatever you have (it all adds up) to 1 Crofton Road or 14 Moorcroft Road.

Briargreen Skates!

Horse-drawn sleigh featuring Tiny and Prince!

Despite the frosty temperatures and biting wind the atmosphere around our local rink was very warm indeed for the annual Briargreen Family Skating Party on Sunday. We had a great turnout! The rink was in perfect shape thanks to Steve and Jill Porter and their crew who come out in snow and frigid temps to scrape and flood several times a week. And we are so fortunate to have such a large and beautiful park area for the sleigh ride. I think some lucky kids even got to "steer" the horses. Our local Pathfinders' group dropped by to sell yummy Beavertails. Theay are raising money for their trip to London, England next year. Stay tuned for other creative fundraisers from this group - they are highly motivated.

It was great to meet new neighbours and see so many young Briargeen residents. There is certainly something very Canadian about learning to skate on your local outdoor rink, eh? Even our local counsellor, Rick Chiarelli came by to say hello.

Many thanks to the Tim Horton's at Greenbank Hunt Club Centre for donating coffee, hot chocolate and Timbits. They were very much appreciated by all.

Huge thanks also to Mike and Deb McCartney for donating a wad of Canadian Tire money plus a cheque (wow) towards the Skating Party. We purchased an awesome drinks dispenser to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold for our community events.

the Briarvine - Winter 2015 Edition

The latest edition of the Briarvine is now available online and will be hitting your mailbox soon!

Briargreen Family Skating Party

The annual Family Skating Party is coming up on Sunday, February 8th from 2pm to 4pm.

Update: Briargreen Pathfinder’s (Girl Guides) will be on hand selling homemade beavertails for only $3 each!

Beat the winter blues and join us for this fun family event. Even if you don’t skate, there is lots to do. Take a ride around the park on a horse-drawn sleigh! Warm up with hot chocolate and treats while you enjoy music, family games and more. Inspired by the recent skating competitions on TV, why don’t you come out and show us your moves on the main rink? Family hockey will also be allowed on the side rink. 

Volunteers are always needed. If you can help with the music (we need a device with a good playlist) or making hot chocolate, please contact us at briarvine@gmail.com.

Are you a goalie? We would love to have someone in a net on the smaller rink.

Special thanks go out to our local Tim Hortons at the Greenbank Hunt Club Centre for providing refreshments for this event!

Annual Scouts Christmas Tree Sale

The 19^th Nepean Scouts will be selling Christmas Trees on 13-Dec from 9am to noon at the Qualicum Community Center (48 Nanaimo Drive).  Scouts will be on-hand to help you select, prepare and load your tree … and also to serve you complimentary hot-chocolate. Thanks for your support!

Also, don’t throw out  those returnable beer and wine bottles!  The 19^th Nepean Scouts will be doing a door-to-door bottle collection in the spring, but if you can’t keep them until then give Scouter Charles a call at 613-596-0382 and he’ll have them picked up beforehand.  Thanks for your support!