Events

QTN Giveaway Day – July 3

UPDATE: Due to heavy rain forecasts throughout the weekend, we’ll be moving the QTN Giveaway Day to Saturday July 3rd (rain date Sunday July 4th). We hope this gives everyone some extra time to declutter their homes.

Time to get rid of your unwanted items and turn them into treasures! The QTN Giveaway Day will take place on Saturday July 3rd (rain date Sunday July 4th).

Start decluttering your home and then place your gently-used items at the curb in front of your house on QTN Giveaway Day. Be sure to place a sign marked with the word ‘FREE’ to make it clear that they are free for the taking.

QTN Giveaway Guidelines:

  • Place items at the curb in front of your home.
  • Place stickers or signs on the items with the word ‘FREE.’
  • Ensure any items that you do not want taken are kept away from items placed at the curb.
  • At the end of the day, bring any uncollected items back into your home. Consider donating them to a local charity.

Treasure Hunting Etiquette:

  • Respect other people’s property; don’t walk on people’s lawns or gardens.
  • Ensure you adhere to social distancing and follow Ottawa Public Health guidelines
  • Take only the items marked ‘FREE’ and placed at the curb.
  • Don’t leave previously picked up items on the curb at other people’s property.

Not going to be around but have items to give? 

QTN Community Plant Share

Sharing local plants with other QTN residents helps them and adds to the greening of our neighborhood. Local plants are also more likely to grow well.  Perennials that need splitting or trimming can be put into extra plastic pots, containers or bags, watered to settle, and then offered to others during our QTN Plant Share Event for the month of May.

Plant drives will occur during the weekends of May 8-9 & May 15-16. To respect the provincial lockdown, we encourage no contact sharing and suggest placing plants at the end of your driveway or lot with signage and/or post on the QTN Facebook page.

Please print the attached QTN sign

As you walk through the neighborhood, you may find other plants that you would like to have.  We all benefit from sharing plants and perhaps plant knowledge as well.

QTN will promote the event so residents know what is happening.  Plants that are not picked up or wanted can be disposed of in Green bins.

Some ideas for sharing include:

  • Echinacea or Purple Cone Flower
  • Rudebeckia
  • Iris
  • Phlox (many different varieties)
  • Spring Bulb splitting (Lily, Canna Lily, Hostas, Gladiolas)
  • Ground covers, such a periwinkle and thyme, and border plants
  • Strawberry plants
  • Raspberry stalks
  • Rhubarb

Our spring cleanup is scheduled for April 17 (postponed)

UPDATE: Our scheduled clean up is on hold until further notice, due to Ontario-wide shutdown. For more information please see the program’s website: Cleaning the Capital Program (City of Ottawa)

Until the current restrictions are lifted and we are able to host the cleanup we encourage you to safely pick up garbage while you are outside exercising. Thank you to everyone who is already doing this, we have received several compliments on your contributions. Stay safe and if you need anything please do not hesitate to reach out to us (qtncommunity@gmail.com)  or your neighbours (on the local Facebook group).

Come help clean up our neighbourhood!

Meet us at the Frank Ryan Park Field House on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM to get supplies and choose an area to clean. Latex gloves and garbage bags will be provided. In the event of rain, we will reschedule to Sunday, April 18, 2020.

If you plan on attending, we ask that you follow the City of Ottawa’s new guidelines due to COVID-19:

Please keep in mind that all participants must follow public health guidelines to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. This means your cleanup plan must be COVIDWISE (link is external) and include the following:

  • Keep a physical distance of at least two metres (six feet) from anyone who is not from your household
  • Wear a mask whenever physical distancing is not possible
  • Wash and/or sanitize your hands as early and as often as possible
  • If you are feeling unwell in any way, please stay home

See Ontario COVID-19 Response Framework (link is external) for more information.

Additional Information to keep QTN clean!