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ARK Otes: The Friends of Chippewa Park
ARK Otes: The Friends of Chippewa Park
Winter, 2009
P ARK N OTES
Annual General Message from the President
Meeting of Well, it’s that time of year again, time for the annual general
The Friends of meeting (please see left for information). There are new amend-
ments to vote on, and there will be 2-3 board positions up for re-
Chippewa Park newel, so be sure to come and vote on them as well. You may
also want to nominate someone for the opening positions. We
Please join us for The are always looking for and welcoming fresh input from our mem-
Friends of Chippewa Park’s bers!
General Meeting
Wednesday March 25th
The past year saw a lot of work done at the park. Some of
CAW Building it includes the finishing of the drainage and leveling/seeding of
112 West Gore St. the beach area. No contaminated creek water will be able to en-
7:00pm ter the bay, so we should not have any beach closures this year.
New amendments to vote The R.V. Park is nearing completion with full service camp sties
on, and elections to take and refurbished shower and change rooms being available by
place. mid June if all goes according to plan.
See you there!
There is more to report with this being presented at the
RENEW YOUR meeting. Please plan to attend and show your support for the
MEMBERSHIP!! park.
Remember Individual A family fun day is going to take place on June 28th spon-
Memberships are $10 a year sored by Bill Beavis and Family, so please mark this date on
and Family Memberships at your calendars as there will be lots going on that day (see spe-
$25 a year. cial Family Fun Day article later in this newsletter). There are
Please use the form on the many other really exciting events that we have planned so be
back page or call Bernice sure to keep your ear out.
Woods at 622-8300.
Hope you will all enjoy the wonderful changes that have
Stay in Touch been occurring here at Chippewa Park, and I look forward to
seeing everyone out at the Annual General Meeting!
Stay up to date with Chip-
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tos, learn the latest news!
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2009 Internship
Director of Marketing and Events
The Friends of Chippewa Park are pleased to announce their newest em-
ployee Kelsey Agnew as the Director of Marketing & Events. This year
TFOCP accessed the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund’s Youth Internship
and Co-Op Program. This program is designed to give young northerners
the opportunity to build skills in preparation for a rewarding and successful
future career. The NOHF’s investment in Northern Ontario’s youth helps
generate a skilled workforce and provides employment right here in the
North. A big thank you to the NOHF for such a wonderful opportunity.
Greetings everyone! I am very excited to have been hired on for the next year, and plan to work very
hard to ensure TFOCP continue to have a positive impact this summer. I started my one year contract
on February 2nd, 2009. Currently I am working on developing a business plan to gain operating con-
trol of the concession; finalizing and implementing the RV Park’s marketing plan; organizing a booth at
the 2009 Wedding Show and; applying for two summer student positions. Other major projects that I
will be working on include re-introducing last year’s Adopt an Animal campaign; the initial planning of
Chippewa Park’s 90th Birthday Party; lending support to this year’s Sunday in the Park’s and many
more.
Tell Me Your Stories!
As a new resident of Thunder Bay I would love for you to share any stories or memories you have of
Chippewa Park. Please email them to chippewapark@tbaytel.net or mail them to 307 Euclid Avenue
Suite 473, Thunder Bay, ON., P7E 6G6. We will publish them in future newsletters, post them to our
web site, chippewapark.ca and place them in a book of remembrances at the interpretive centre.
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Membership Benefits
Being a member to The Friends of Chippewa Park is a gratifying service—the money you con-
tribute goes into the overall success of Chippewa Park. In return we are able to host events
through out the summer and offer you and your family a chance to make memories. Tangibly,
you will be given: a membership card verifying your commitment; 10% off TFOCP merchandise
and; the opportunity to participate in the Good Life Program (see below)! To re-new your mem-
bership call Bernice at 622-8300. To become a first time member fill out the last page of the
newsletter!
Through the World Wildlife Fund, the Good Life Program gives us as members of TFOCP to
make “every hour earth hour”! Head to their website: http://thegoodlife.wwf.ca/Home.cfm to
sign up and at the bottom choose “Friends of Chippewa Park” as your group. Together we’ll
not only make a difference here at Chippewa Park but globally!
Being Green isn’t so hard when we’re working together :)
If you have any questions call or e-mail me, Kelsey, at 623-5111 or Chippewa@tbaytel.net.
The Beach is Done!
Thanks to a grant from the Ontario Great
Lakes Renewal Foundation along with a gener-
ous contribution of equipment from Bruno’s
Contracting and a group of dedicated volun-
teers we have completed all of the major
changes to the beach. This past fall we ex- Above and Below: Reconstruction of the beach.
tended the storm sewer to now capture all of Get prepared for endless swimming this summer!
the ditches flowing onto the beach. This
means that 100% of the runoff that used to en-
ter the swimming area is now diverted to the
north side of the rock dock. We removed the
toboggan slide hill and re-landscaped that
area. We also backfilled the remainder of the
beach, graded it, added topsoil and seeded
it. We expect the beach to be a sea of grass
once the park opens in May. We will be adding in a walking trail along the retaining wall in the
spring.
I’d like to send you my testimonial of my visits to the park over the years.
I love this park. I have camped here all my life as a child in the RV park and as an adult with
my kids in the rustic cabins and tent spots we have made so many memories over the years at
the park that we now come back each year for a week stay and lots of weekend visits. We are
also very happy about all the work being done and I am so excited to hear the old rustic cabins
are staying YAY!!! The animal park and rides are also an added bonus and a favorite of the
kids and they love the surprise ride and animal park tickets they receive when going to the
camp office to buy something keep that up!!! The view of Sleeping Giant is like no other and the
day camp spots have been home to many of our summer gatherings and birthday parties.
Keep up the good work and I cant wait for the 2009 season to start YAY CHIPPEWA PARK!!!
Buy a Board Campaign - $25/BOARD: For each board you will receive a charitable
tax receipt, a certificate suitable for framing & a small plaque mounted on an interior wall in the pavil-
ion under a heading indicating that these people are Friends of Chippewa Park and contributed to its
reconstruction. The name on the plaque will also be placed on our web site www.chippewapark.ca The
satisfaction of knowing that you helped restore this great park to its original glory.
Buy a Tree Campaign- $250/TREE: It started with Trees Thunder Bay and continues today. For $250
you can have a tree planted at Chippewa Park as part of our landscaping plan. To-date we have had
over 40 trees planted through the combined efforts of a number of organizations and volunteers.
Please fill in the attached form and mail it to The Friends of Chippewa Park, 307 Euclid Avenue
Suite 473, Thunder Bay, ON., P7E 6G6 along with a cheque made payable to The Friends of
Chippewa Park.
Please circle what your cheque is for: Membership Board Tree Donation
Please print the name or names as you wish to see them on the plaque. Keep in mind that the plaques
are small and that the more names (and therefore letters) to be put on the plaque the smaller the print-
ing will become. You may wish to add a saying before the name such as “In the Memory Of”, or a title
‘ride operator’ as a way of celebrating your personal link to the park.
No. Boards
Please feel free to use an additional piece of paper to order additional Boards. If you have any ques-
tions please call Bernice at 622-8300
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