{"id":7818,"date":"2026-04-25T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:02:40","slug":"april-27-2026-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/april-27-2026-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"April 27 2026 \u2013 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society…<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This is perfect pond weather!\u00a0 Whether you’re just guppy-tubbing or building your dream pond, it’s the perfect time to deepen and enhance your water gardening knowledge.\u00a0 Join us at this month\u2019s meeting featuring our local expert, Richard Inchley!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Presentation<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Originally from the UK, Richard Inchley studied fish farming, leading to a successful 35 year career in the water garden and landscape industry.\u00a0 Richard has also been a keen pond and aquarium hobbyist for over 40 years.<\/p>\n

Based in the Ottawa Valley, Richard Inchley Ponds & Aquaria<\/em><\/a><\/strong> is ideally located to supply the Ottawa region with water garden and landscape services.\u00a0 Ponds & Aquaria was established in 2002 and specializes in the construction and installation of water gardens and garden landscaping.\u00a0 Coupled with a strong desire for quality and value, the long term success of each project, whether for residential or commercial clients, is fully supported by comprehensive maintenance and service programs.\u00a0 Ponds & Aquaria commercial water plant nursery and pond fish distribution facility offers a complete range of water garden livestock for projects and service clientele.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Members\u2019 Corner<\/strong><\/h5>\n

All members are invited to showcase their aquarium related projects and discoveries at our meetings!\u00a0 You, or an executive member, can share your photos, videos, or other content of up to 5 minutes, at the beginning of our meetings.\u00a0 \u00a0Please talk to the exec about submitting your content.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OVAS Merchandise<\/strong><\/h5>\n

OVAS T-Shirts<\/strong> are now available! They are $25<\/strong>, and offered in sizes 2XL, XL, L, M, & S<\/strong>.\u00a0 Celebrate the club and fish-keeping.\u00a0 The shirt-back features a cool vintage motif, and the front features the OVAS logo, on blue.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Meeting Location<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Monday, April 27, 2026<\/strong>
\n7:00 PM<\/strong>
\nJ.A. Dulude Arena<\/a><\/strong>
\n941 Clyde Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2C 4B2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sponsor** special discount announcement!<\/p>\n

There will be door prizes!<\/p>\n

Members are encouraged to set up vendor tables<\/strong>, so bring some cash if looking to shop.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/h5>\n
Dates to Remember<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Monday, May 25 2026 @ 7 pm – Meeting, Elections & Aquascape Competition<\/p>\n

June 2026 (TBD) – Summer Event<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reminders<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u2022 Don\u2019t forget to start working on your entry to the\u00a0OVAS 2026\u00a0Small Aquascape Competition (ending May 25, 2026) – there are lots of PRIZES!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 If you’ve documented your fish breeding efforts or plant propagation this year and successfully rehomed offspring or plants through our auction or other in-person events, consider participating in our Breeders Award Program (BAP)<\/strong> or Aquatic Horticulture Award Program (AHAP)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Speak to an OVAS Executive member for more information!<\/p>\n

OVAS\u00a0memberships<\/strong> can be renewed for the\u00a02025-2026\u00a0season at our monthly meetings or\u00a0online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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. Bring your friends!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sponsors<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"Akua<\/a><\/td>\"AquaZen\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Big<\/a><\/td>\"Critter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"NorthFin\"<\/a><\/td>\"Ponds<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Seachem\"<\/a><\/td>\"Tropica\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

AquaZen, Big Al’s (Ottawa) and Critter Jungle offer a 10% discount for aquarium-related goods and livestock.\u00a0 Please see the sponsor for restrictions.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Happy fish-keeping!<\/strong>
\nwww.ovas.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow OVAS<\/strong>
\nfacebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/<\/a>
\ninstagram @ovas_ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Liam Epp (tanksalot360)
\nMembership Chair<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society… This is perfect pond weather!\u00a0 Whether you’re just guppy-tubbing or building your dream pond, it’s the perfect time to deepen and enhance your water gardening knowledge.\u00a0 Join us at this month\u2019s meeting featuring our local expert, Richard Inchley!   Presentation Originally from the UK, Richard Inchley […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4,5,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-general","category-meetings","category-speakers","post_format-post-format-aside"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7818"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7826,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818\/revisions\/7826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}