September 15, 2023  Five eager individuals from all walks of life, young and old, men and women, representing various cultures from around the world, came together and discovered - that there is no Lions Club in Ottawa West or Nepean!  Brainstorming, and with the guidance of the District Govenor, they built an alliance and came up with a name: Ottawa West and Nepean Lions and they incorporate.  But can they get approved?​

 

October 10, 2023  The District Govenor arranges to have the Provisional President and Secretary of this new found group of individuals meet with the Kanata-Hazeldean Lions Club, where they plead their case in order to obtain sponsorship and have Kanata-Hazeldean as their parent club.  As a request of this nature has never occured in the district to anyones recollection, there is a bombardment of questions.  The meeting ends, a decision has not been made, and five individuals are left sweating and twitching over the next few days.  Kanata-Hazeldean would like to ponder what they might be getting themselves into.​

 

October 18, 2023  The membership of Kanata-Hazeldean Lions vote to allow and to sponsor Ottawa West & Nepean Lions to become a club branch.  We're a Club! We're a Club!  Oh alright, we're a club branch.  One more hoop remains.  Formal application is put into Lions Club International for formal recognition.

 

​October 31, 2023  It's official!!!  LCI recognizes the Ottawa West & Nepean Lions Club . . . um, Branch.  Congrats to our founding members: Les Buckley, President; Kathleen Caught, Secretary; Barb Cook, Treasurer; Danny Caranza and Peter Rudin-Brown.  Special thanks must go out to Barry Chisholm, District Govenor; Helen Mason, President, Kanata-Hazeldean Lions, and Tom Feltmate, Secretary, Kanata-Hazeldean Lions, who were instrumental in getting this to fruition.  Many Thanks!