{"id":6112,"date":"2023-01-22T22:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T02:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2023-01-22T22:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T02:26:51","slug":"january-2023-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/january-2023-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2023 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now is a great time to learn about the salty-side of aquarium-keeping. We hope you can join us for the upcoming meeting, down by the bay!<br \/>\nOur speaker for the January meeting will be Christian, a long-standing OVAS member, who has been voted most likely to win an OVAS raffle price. He is experienced in both fresh and marine aquariums, sharing his success at our meetings and at local shops. He will be diving into introducing the marine aquarium hobby. There will also be an opportunity for questions and discussion.<\/p>\n<p>We will have some open vendor\u2019s tables for people (including you) who want to bring some stuff to sell, so bring some cash, just in case.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t forget that memberships are up for renewal, and we can do them at the meeting. However, if you are unable to attend the meeting, you can still renew online by going to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/about-ovas\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership page<\/a>. Previous memberships expired on September 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meeting Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Monday, January 30, 2023, 7:00pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hintonburg+Community+Centre\/@45.4038304,-75.7250252,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cce043c0f648ec9:0xb4abff85e5744c04!8m2!3d45.4035527!4d-75.7244994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hintonburg Community Centre<\/a><br \/>\n1064 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, ON<br \/>\n(Just a few minutes away from our previous location.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dates to remember:<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday, Feb 27th, 2023<br \/>\nMonday, Mar 27th<br \/>\nMonday, Apr 24th<br \/>\nMonday, May 29th<br \/>\nAlso, we will be holding a giant auction, date and location TBD.<br \/>\n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a FREE event sponsored by the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society. Anyone with an interest in aquariums and related hobbies is welcome to attend. OVAS presentations are a great place to meet other aquarium hobbyists, exchange ideas and learn more about fish and aquatic plant keeping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor<\/strong> discounts for members:<br \/>\nPonds &amp; Aquaria<br \/>\nBig Al&#8217;s *<br \/>\nCritter Jungle *<br \/>\nLa Niche &amp; Moi *<br \/>\n<strong>* 10% discount<\/strong> for aquarium-related goods and livestock. Please see the sponsor for restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy fish keeping!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/\">www.ovas.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovas_ca\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram @ovas_ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liam Epp (tanksalot360)<br \/>\nMembership Chair<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society&#8230; Now is a great time to learn about the salty-side of aquarium-keeping. We hope you can join us for the upcoming meeting, down by the bay! 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