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OTCA October 2020 Newsletter

posted Oct 8, 2020, 5:52 AM by bing wen

OTCA October 2020 Newsletter

COVID UPDATE

The new limit on the number of people allowed to attend an unmonitored social gathering or organized public event is:

  • 10 people at an indoor event or gathering (previous limit of 50); or
  • 25 people at an outdoor event or gathering (previous limit of 100).

Dear members, students and instructors:

OCDSB is focussing on a safe return to school for the students. For this reason CUS has not opened the booking software for renewals.  School facilities remain closed until the end of December 2020.

 

Since we announced at our last newsletter that we would not be able to resume in-class taichi practice Vinh Troung offered on-line taichi practice.  Vinh is sharing a free zoom session on every Monday from 9:30-10:30AM.  The first part (9:30AM-10AM) is general exercise, including tapping exercise and physical exercise.  The second part (10:05AM-10:30AM) is Gigong 1 and towel/rubber band exercise.  If interested, please contact Vinh at vtruong6846@gmail.com for details.

As you are aware, our AGM was not held during COVID shut-down.  Now that the Ontario State of Emergency has ended, we are obliged to hold the AGM no later than October 24th, 2020.  The new limits of 25 people at an outdoor gathering also means that we cannot have quorum at the AGM, however, you can vote by e-mail or send your vote with your proxy (Proxy form attached).  If you wish to have your name nominated for the Board, you may submit it to Pat Lam , the Secretary, at patlam5667@yahoo.ca

Election of nominees to Board for 2 year term- Amy Wong, Masako Lovatt, Bing Wen, Frank Lau, Jim Wong, Wendy Trudell, VACANCY – nomination?

Election of nominees to Board for  1 year term - Tracy Ng, Esther Yeung

 

The Financial Statement for the past year is attached for you to view.  Please direct all questions or concerns by Oct. 20, 2020 to Masako Lovatt, the Interim Treasurer, at  masako.lovatt@rogers.com

Vote for agreement – Please mark X in [    ]

[    ]   I  accept the Financial Statement for 2019-20.

[    ]   I  agree to not have an auditor. 

A virtual AGM, hosted by Amy Wong will be held using ZOOM, on (date), at (time).  Members are encouraged to join in or to send a proxy.  Please send all proxy forms to Amy Wong. If you wish to join the virtual AGM, please send the host your intentions at amy@ottawa-taichi.ca and she will send you an invitation with the link.

 

AGM attendance – Please mark X in [   ]

[    ] I wish to attend the virtual meeting.  Send me the link.

[    ] I wish to vote by proxy.

[    ] I do not wish to attend or vote. 

 

Stay safe.

OTCA Executives

 

 

 

| Attachments: AGM PROXY FORM.docx Annual General Meeting 2020.docx October newsletter.docx

OTCA's News - Online Taichi Practice/Class Opportunities

posted Sep 2, 2020, 1:29 PM by bing wen

Dear members and students,

Since we announced at our last newsletter that we will not be able to resume in-class taichi practice soon, Vinh Troung and James Tam have shared with us some on-line taichi practice/learning opportunities which you may be interested.

Many of you know Vinh, as he has been a member practice lead for many, many years.  Some of you even enjoy line dancing with him.  Vinh is sharing a free zoom session on every Monday from 9:30-10:30AM.  The first part (9:30AM-10AM) is general exercise, including tapping exercise and physical exercise.  The second part (10:05AM-10:30AM) is Gigong 1 and towel/rubber band exercise.  If interested, please contact Vinh at vtruong6846@gmail.com for details.

James Tam, our own teacher / TA in Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method also shared with us an exciting news that Master Chen Zhonghua, International Standard Bearer Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method, also the master of James Tam and John Dahms, offering everyone free zoom online 1-hour lessons with, for the full month of September 2020!  The are two sessions.  One session is at every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30AM EST.  The other session is at every Monday and Wednesday at 4PM EST.  For registration and further questions, please email Kelvin Ho at kelvin.ho@practicalmethod.ca.  

OTCA Executive


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致会员和学生：  


在我们在上一期学会简报发报中宣布太极会暂时无法恢复课堂上的太极拳练习后，Vinh Troung和James Tam与我们分享了一些您可能感兴趣的在线太极拳练习/学习机会。

你们当中许多人都认识Vinh，因为他已经多年带领会员练习太极气功及其它运动。 Vinh 会在每个星期一上年9:30-10:30AM分享免费 ZOOM 练习。第一部分（9:30 AM-10AM）是一般运动，包括拍打运动和体育锻炼。第二部分（10:05 AM-10:30AM）是气功1和毛巾/橡皮筋练习。如果有兴趣，请通过vtruong6846@gmail.com与Vinh联系以获取详细信息。

James Tam也与我们分享了一个振奋人心的消息。 。 。陈中华实用拳法全球直播教学。此乃为适用于2020年9月的整个月免费在线ZOOM1小时课程。陈中华师傅是James Tam和John Dahms的师傅。得到陈中华教授，实在是我们的荣幸。这课程有两个时段可选择。 1️⃣在每周二和周四上午9:30举行。 2️⃣在每周一和同三下午4时举行。有关注册和其他问题，请发送电子邮件给kelvin.ho@practicalmethod.ca。

OTCA Executive

OTCA's News (August 2020) // 渥太华太极拳学会简报（八月号）

posted Aug 24, 2020, 11:08 AM by bing wen

Dear members and students:

 

COVID-19 Updates

Masks to be worn in Public indoor spaces.

Indoor gatherings are limited to 50 persons.

Physical distancing and hand sanitization continues.

 

At this time OCDSB needs to ensure the safety of the users and staff of their schools and requires unencumbered time to prepare facilities for the start of the upcoming school year.  During this time, OTCA cannot book permits for the 2020-2021 school year.

Based on the above, OTCA executive has made a decision not to re-start OTCA activities and classes until January 2021.  Should the OCDSB decided not to rent their facilities for the coming school year, OTCA will suspend all activities and classes until September 2021.

 

Rest assured that OTCA is working behind the scenes to bring everyone back as soon and as safely as possible.  OTCA will continue with monthly updates and keep the membership informed.

 

During these COVID times many of you may feel lost without your Tai Chi friends.  OTCA encourages you to invite a few friends to go outdoors and practice Tai Chi together while the weather is warm and sunny.  Many of the public parks, such as Dow’s Lake/Commissioner’s Park, have lovely views, space to physically distance and sitting areas to rest.

 

OTCA Executive

 

 

致會員和學生：

COVID-19更新

 

在公共室內場所應戴口罩。

室內聚會最多可容納50人。

仍需繼續保持身體距離和勤洗手消毒。

 

我們舆渥太華卡爾頓區學區局 (OCDSB) 作出確認，為確保其學校用戶和教職員工的安全，並需要時間為下一個學年的開始準備設施。 在此期間，OTCA無法預訂2020-2021學年的場地許可證。

 

基於上述情況，OTCA已決定在2021年1月之前不會開辦OTCA活動和課程。如果OCDSB決定在下一學年不出租其設施，則OTCA將暫停所有活動和課程，直到2021年9月。

 

OTCA仍然進行規劃工作，希望盡快在安全情况下作出復課安排。  OTCA將繼續進行每月更新報告，向會員提供最新情況。

 

疫情期間，相信你們有些人掛念其他太極朋友。  OTCA鼓勵您在好天氣時邀請幾個朋友到戶外陽光下一起練習太極拳。 許多公園，例如（Dows Lake）/（Commissioners Park），都享有美麗的景色，廣闊的空間可以實行2米身體距離，以及多個地點可以坐下休息。

 

OTCA Executive

June Newsletter (Updated)

posted Jul 3, 2020, 10:39 AM by bing wen   [ updated Jul 3, 2020, 10:40 AM ]

Released by OTCA President Frank Lau

2020年6月

至學會會員和學生：

COVID-19更新

學校設施將關閉直至2020年8月31日。
社交聚會僅限於10人或以下。
社交圈可以增加到10人，並建議謹慎使用。
**關閉時間可能會延長**

感謝您讓OTCA知道您對下學年的打算。 根據收到的答复，OTCA已決定為我們的所有活動預訂一個站點–阿爾伯特街的Old Technical HS。


現在您已經知道了位置，如果您想改變自己的意圖，請讓會員協調員Jim Wong知道有關更改決定的信息。


以下是2020年6月13日之前收到的答复摘要。

楊式太極-中級  12
楊式太極-初級   3
陳式小架-中級   2
陳式小架-初級  2
陳式實用太極 -中級  3
陳式實用太極 -初級  3
吳式太極  4
孫式太極 –初級和中級 5
混元太極劍  5

學生總數  39


儘管安大略省已進入重新開放的第二階段，但仍有許多不確定因素。  OTCA不知道社交距離，洗手或戴口罩等政府健康指引將如何影響我們的太極拳活動。 由於這種不確定因素，你們中有些人可能尚未做出返回太極拳的決定。

OTCA繼續為會員提供預先註冊的機會。 請注意，每班最多可容納24名學生（開設課程至少需要6-8名學生）。  OTCA鼓勵會員通知學會其重返會員練習的意向。

OTCA希望能夠在政府許可室內舉行太極拳活動時，第一時間舉行開放日並繼續註冊。 這將會讓那些未決定的人有機會瀏覽各式學會所提供的太極班，並親自與大師/講師交談。

雖然渥市公園現已開放，但OTCA 將不會在Dow's Lake組織夏季太極練習。 在重新開放的第二階段，省級緊急命令仍然有效，禁止在當前家庭之外聚集10人以上。 這適用於所有公眾開放的戶外公園設施。 請注意保持2m距離，定期洗手和避免觸摸臉部的公共衛生安全措施。

安大略省現在允許一個社交圈最多10人（即密友）。 這與最多10人的社交聚會（有身體距離）不同。 這是安大略省政府網頁的鏈接，其中包含有關如何創建社交圈的信息：https：//www.ontario.ca/page/create-social-circle-during-covid-19。 您應該只參與一組社交圈。

OTCA希望每個人都身體健康，以及無論在家裡還是在其他地方繼續練習太極。


期望很快見到各位，

OTCA

June Newsletter

posted Jun 24, 2020, 2:18 PM by bing wen

Please click on the following link to open the newsletter.

| Attachments: June 2020.docx

CORONAVIRUS NEWS / 學會新聞 （COVID-19疫情）

posted Jun 14, 2020, 4:46 PM by bing wen

 

CORONAVIRUS NEWS

 

In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic OTCA Board of Directors have made the following decisions:

All OTCA activities will be postponed until further notice. 

 

Classes and practice have been cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year.

Annual BBQ has been cancelled.

Summer Practice has been postponed until further notice.

Annual General Meeting is also postponed until the fall.

 

 

 

學會新聞 （COVID-19疫情）

 

為了應對COVID-19疫情的新發展，OTCA董事會做出了以下決定：

 

所有OTCA活動將推遲到另行通知。

 

2019-2020學年的課程和練習已被取消。

年度燒烤已取消。

夏季練習已經推遲到另行通知。

年度股東大會也推遲到秋季。

 

CORONAVIRUS NEWS -- 學會新聞 (COVID-19疫情)

posted May 27, 2020, 5:04 AM by bing wen



CORONAVIRUS NEWS
In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic OTCA Board of Directors have made the following decisions:
All OTCA activities will be postponed until further notice.
- Classes and practice have been cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year.
- Annual BBQ has been cancelled.
- Summer Practice has been postponed until further notice.
- Annual General Meeting is also postponed until the fall.

學會新聞 (COVID-19疫情)

為了應對COVID-19疫情的新發展，OTCA董事會做出了以下決定：

所有OTCA活動將推遲到另行通知。

- 2019-2020學年的課程和練習已被取消。
- 年度燒烤已取消。
- 夏季練習已經推遲到另行通知。
- 年度股東大會也推遲到秋季。

| Attachments: OTCA newsletter to members COVID-19 update.pdf

FYI 渥太華中文學校通告 - OCLS Classes tentatively resume on May 9th

posted Apr 15, 2020, 6:04 AM by bing wen

Dear OCLS Parents, Teachers and Staff:                                                       15 April 2020

Hope you and your family enjoyed a safe and healthy Easter! COVID-19 has changed our daily routines drastically especially on the kids learning and parents work life. Thanks to technology which allows some of us working from home, and stay connected with friends and family.

Our last communications to you from March 14 has mentioned that classes will resume on April 18. But the latest update from the school board indicates that classes will tentatively resume on May 9 should the situation permit. 

Please visit these sites for updates (AHS) : https://sites.google.com/ocdsb.ca/adult-hs-iilp/home and (Cambridge) : https://sites.google.com/ocdsb.ca/cambridge-iilp-site/home.

In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact office@ocls-ottawa.ca.

Stay safe and enjoy the valuable moments with your family!

 

OCLS Office

 

渥太華中文學校  Ottawa Chinese Language School

 
613-563-3776  |  office@ocls-ottawa.ca
300 Rochester Street Ottawa K1R 7N4

Class Locations

posted Oct 12, 2019, 12:54 PM by bing wen

We have final confirmations of our class locations.

At the Colt Gym, 440 Albert Street:

9:30 - 11:30 am - Yang 85 (Beginner & Intermediate)
                            Practical Method (Beginner & Intermediate)
                            Wu 16

11:45 - 12:45  - Hun Yuan Open practice to all members

1:00 - 3:00 pm - Sun & Bak Gua
                           Competition style 42 steps

At the Adult High School - 9:30 - 11:30 am
Chen Small form (Beginner & Intermediate) - Cafeteria
Member Practice - Lower Foyer

What's New

posted Sep 23, 2019, 5:10 AM by bing wen

OTCA Library updated with Chantal's links to video resources from the Internet. Click on Library on the left and select Tai Chi Video List.

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