Societies in Ontario
Madawaska Valley Gardening Club
District 2
Now known as the Madawaska Valley Gardening Club, the first general meeting for the Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society was held in Combermere, Ontario on February 15, 1990.
· On August 22, 1990 the Honourable Davis Ramsey, Minister of Agriculture and Food, approved the incorporation of the Madawaska Valley Horticultural Society under the Agricultural and Horticultural Act.
· On September 15, 1990, Barbara Commandant, Charter President, received our Charter certificate.
· Our society's flower is lily-of-the-valley.
· We are a member of the Ontario Horticultural Association, created in 1906. The objective of the OHA is the advancement of all horticulture through the use of 19 individual districts throughout Ontario. We, as a society, are in District 2 and receive from OHA their quarterly newsletter, awards structure, and an opportunity to attend their annual convention. The OHA newsletters are printed in co-operation with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture.
On January 17, 2019, our membership voted to adopt a second name, the Madawaska Valley Gardening Club, while retaining our original charter name for legal purposes.
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Opeongo Seniors Centre
19 Stafford Street
Barry's Bay. Ontario K0J 1B0
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Our annual membership fee is only $15.
| Title | First/Last Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Colina Taylor | president@mvgardeningclub.ca | |
| Past President | Jeneene Brunton | ||
| 1st Vice President | Maryjka Mychajlowycz | ||
| 2nd Vice President | Ritsuko Honda | ||
| Treasurer | Connie Colton | ||
| Secretary | Liz Sidor | ||
| Web Administrator | Colina Taylor | Colina.presmvgc@gmail.com |
Check our Upcoming Events calendar below for 2024. If we need to change the schedule due to provincial requirements we will email all members.
Our meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month with a coffee and tea time social starting at 7:00pm (except for our July BBQ and December). Bring your monthly competition exhibits. Bring your enthusiasm. And please bring your indoor footwear when the weather is wet!
Becoming a member of the Madawaska Valley Gardening Club costs just $15 a year, and lets you participate not just in the meetings but also in all of our competitions, auctions, plant sales, barbeques and pot-lucks. You'll never find a better deal than this for having fun while learning tons.
To join, just bring your $15 to our next monthly meeting. Hope to see you there!
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual General Meeting | 21 Jan 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Information will be sent to members |
| Winter Sewing | 15 February 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Donna Marie Cybulskie |
| Starting Seeds | 21 March 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Stephanie Park and Georgie Van Hoof. How to be successful at starting your own seedlings. |
| Native Plant Gardening | 18 April 2024, 7.30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Trish Murphy, Beaux Arbres Native Plants. Why native plants are important and how to use them. |
| Edible Ecosystem Design | 16 May 2024, 7.30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Zach Loeks, Eco System Solution Institute. Innovative techniques to create edible perennial ecosystems. |
| Plant Sale | 18 May 2024, 9.00 am to noon | Combermere Craft Cabin Frontyard | Compost for sale $5.00 a bag. Donated by BEI. |
| Strawberry Social | 20 June 2024, 6:00 to 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Tickets are $5.00 each. |
| Nature and Garden Photography | 20 June 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Doug DeLaMatter. Doug will Share tricks of the trade to create memorable photos. |
| Garden Tour | 7 July 2024, 10 am - 4 pm. | Outdoors, various locations | Tour guides and maps are $5.00 per person. |
| Garden BBQ and Auction | 18 July 2024, 5:00pm | TBA | Location to be announces at the Strawberry Social |
| Growing Chrysanthemums and Dahlias | 15 August 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Lori Peplinski, Singing Meadows Farm. How to grow amazing Dahlias and mums. |
| Flower and Vegetable Show | 17 August 2024, | Royal Canadian Legion, Barry's Bay | Placement 8 -10 am. Judging 10 am - noon. Public viewing 1 - 3 pm. |
| Inez Boehme Dessert Tea | 17 August 2024, 1-3 pm. | Royal Canadian Legion, Barry's Bay | Open 1 - 3 pm. Proceeds from the tea used for bursaries awarded to students pursuing post graduate studies that support ecological care of the environment. |
| Barry's Bay Plant Sale | 14 Sept 2024, 9 am - noon | Zurakowski Park, Barry's Bay | Plants can be brought in the morning of the sale. Please label and price everything. |
| Invasive Plants | 19 September 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Connie Cull-Matthews. Connie will define what invasive species are and how they affect ecosystems. |
| Forest Ecology | 👀 17 October 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Virginia deCarle. We will learn the lands and water connect to the forests that keep us alive. |
| Seed Exchange | 👀 17 October 2024, 7 - 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Please bring your seeds to share, in small labeled packets. |
| Potluck Dinner | 21 November 2024, 6:00 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Please bring a food dish to share. |
| Elections | 21 November 2024, 7:00 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Bring food donations for the Food Bank. |
| Winter Decorations | 21 November 2024, 7:30 pm | Opeongo Seniors Centre | Pamela McNichol, Church Street Flowers. |
