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IN THIS EDITION:

1) Rural Root Theatre

2) Robbie Burns Day

3) Vera’s 100th Birthday

4) CBBCA Annual General Meeting & Sandhills Update

5) Sen’s Army Night @ CT Centre

6) Winter Carnival (SnowPitch, Kid’s Stuff, Texas Hold-em, Fishing)

7) A few things (Ski Trails, Calendars)

8) Sandhills Update

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1) RURAL ROOT THEATRE: Sunday Jan 19 & Weds Jan 22 @ 7

You can be part of the excitement; Auditions will be held for Things My Mother Taught Me on Sunday, January 19 and Wednesday January 22 at 7:00pm. The show will be presented April 30 to May 3 2014 and May 8-9 2014. Visit http://ruralroot.org/ for more information.

2) ROBBIE BURNS DAY: Friday Jan 24 @5:30

It’s the day for being Scottish so join the crowd at Legion 616 for a special Scottish TGIF.

3) VERA’S BIRTHDAY: Friday Jan 31 @ 5:30

Vera Barnes worked for decades to improve life for our veterans and this month she turns 100. Drop by Legion 616 to wish her happy birthday and enjoy a special Birthday TGIF.

4) CBBCA AGM & SANDHILLS UPDATE: Sunday Feb 2 @ 1:00

2014’s CBBCA Annual Meeting will elect a Board with many new faces who will see the creation of our new Leisure Centre and put in place plans for a whole range of new programs and services. The new board will be faced with rewarding, once in a life-time, opportunities. All community members are encouraged to come out and elect the people for this important mission. For more on the meeting, the Agenda, and to review the minutes of the 2013 AGM please click here.

5) SEN’S ARMY NIGHT @ the CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE: Thursday Feb 6 @ 7:30

A Sandhills fundraiser; You, me, and 148 friends for an epic hockey night out… and we still have about 25 tickets left. Just click “buy-on-line” at the top of this page.

6) WINTER CARNIVAL: Saturday Feb 8

9:00 AM Snow-pitch. Registration is $7 / player. Contact your summer league captains, call 832-4361, or email Heidi 
10:00 AM – 2 PM Kid’s Zone in the Multi-Purpose room with crafts, activities, and Little Ray’s Reptiles.
6:30 PM registration for Texas Hold-em Tournament in the Main Hall. Cards drop at 7pm.

Sunday Feb 9 @ 8am Fishing Tournament, $20, at the boat launch.

More details are available on the event page:

7) A FEW THINGS: Ski Club, Calendars

The weather has set back track-setting on the ski trails but the volunteers will be back out there again very soon. The trails and equipment are maintained by the CBBCA without any government subsidy; we rely on club memberships and volunteers to help off-set the costs. You can buy your club membership; Just click “buy-on-line” at the top of this page.

A few copies of the 2014 community photo calendar are still available; $10. Our sixth edition is filled with spectacular local scenery and a couple of interesting collages. Call 832-1225 or email  

8) SANDHILLS UPDATE:

The project hit important milestones in December and January. December saw another $31,000 contributed to Sandhills from donations, 60 membership renewals, and 17 five-year memberships.” The $31,000 turns into $62,000 in committed funds once matched by the City of Ottawa. This pushed the project to $1,112,000 in committed funds and cash transferred to the City reached $150,000. The design and engineering has been awarded and we expect board members and community program and service advocates to work with the architects throughout February. The outcome will be the end state design of the new Leisure Centre; renovating the assets we have with what we are building to create one new facility. The vision will be presented to the community in March with the final construction tender ready in May. A more detailed status, and our plan to have construction start this summer, will be presented at the CBBCA’s AGM on Sunday February 2nd. Remember; every dollar raised is matched by the city, donations receive a tax receipt that can get you a rebate of nearly 50%, and your money is held in trust until construction starts – its a money back guarantee. If you haven’t made your mark please do it soon.