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HER ALD
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Playgroup Starting Heron Park Annual
Again General Meeting
Starts October 16 **November 16**
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Apolydor Avenue Family Fun Fest
What is Neighbourhood
Watch?
Neighbourhood Watch is about maintaining a safe community
and protecting ourselves and our neighbours from falling victim to
criminal elements. Its aim is to get citizens involved in discouraging
and preventing crime at the local level. The ultimate success of
Neighbourhood Watch depends largely on communication between
area residents and the police - and more importantly, between residents
themselves.
I just happened to notice a stranger pull into my neighbour’s
driveway, when I knew that he and his wife were both away at
work. As soon as I lifted the curtain, the guy got right back into his
car and drove off. Possible a coincidence, but I noted his license
number - just in case.” Retiree, Alta Vista, Ottawa
The above information comes from the Ottawa Police Service’s
website. You can access the information about Neighbourhood Watch
by going to:
http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/crime_prevention/neighbourhood_
watch/index.cfm
 
We held a Neighbourhood Watch meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2009.
There were 7 people in attendance. Colin MacLean was selected chair
of the Heron Park North NW committee. He will also act as the liaison
between Heron Park North NW and the coordinator for Ottawa South
NW. We established guidelines for gathering contact information in a
database and how privacy could best be maintained.
 
Continued on page 4
AUTUMN 2009
Neighborhood
Watch Coming
We need you to sign a
Neighbourhood Watch form
Page 4
City launches Snow Go
programs
The City launched its Snow Go and Snow Go Assist programs today to
help seniors and people with disabilities secure reliable and affordable
services for clearing snow and ice from private driveways and walkways
this winter.
The Snow Go Program matches those in need with reliable snow and
ice clearing service providers. The Snow Go Assist Pilot Program offers
financial assistance to eligible, low-income seniors and people with
disabilities to pay for up to 50 percent, up to a seasonal maximum of $250,
towards snow and ice removal costs. Both programs, now in their third
year, are funded by the City of Ottawa and are co-ordinated by the Senior
Citizens Council (SCC) in co-operation with 10 community support
agencies throughout Ottawa.
“The Snow Go programs provide a critical service to people in need,” said
Mayor Larry O’Brien. “The City is proud to partner with the SCC and
community support agencies to better serve the needs of our seniors and
people with disabilities.”
“In Ottawa, we are committed to providing enhanced services to our
growing seniors population and persons with disabilities,” said Councillor
Maria McRae, Chair of the Transportation Committee. “The Snow Go
Program improves the mobility of seniors and persons with disabilities
during the winter months by providing them with a referral service where
they can access snow removal workers who have been pre-screened for
criminal reference checks and costs. Financial assistance is also available
to eligible participants through the Snow Go Assist Pilot Program.”
Continued on page 3
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COMMUNITY NEWS
President’s Report
FALL 2009
I hope all Heron Park residents and their families had a restful
summer break. As we begin Fall, members of HPCA are diligently
continuing their activities and we hope to once again meet new and
interested people who would like to participate in the events in and
around our community.
Over the summer months, our Play Structure Committee, led by
Committee Co-Chair Maritala Robinson, successfully gathered
additional support and a mountain of donations for a new play
structure in Heron Park. Through successful bottle drives, picnics,
a garage sale, a street party, and a raffle at Canadian Tire for a new
barbeque, we are that much closer to our goal, although we still have
a lot to accomplish in the coming year. A note of thanks goes out to
the Canadian Tire store at Heron and Bank streets for their donation
of a new barbeque. In addition, many thanks to all those residents
who willingly bought numerous tickets in support of this worthwhile
endeavour and to those who took time out of their summer vacations
to spend many days selling raffle tickets in front of the Canadian
Tire store.
As we move into cooler weather, I bring to your attention the HPCA
Annual General Meeting , scheduled for Monday, November 16th
at 7:00 p.m. at the Billingswood Manor at the corner of Ohio and
Bank Streets. I encourage those in Heron Park who would like to
get involved to come out and see what we have accomplished over
the past year and to apply for upcoming positions on our board. We
understand your time is limited and want to stress this is not a large
commitment with one HPCA meeting a month and participation
in activities that are of interest to you whenever you are available.
We’d also appreciate hearing from Heron Park residents who can
lend a hand occasionally at community events and activities.
Examples of our activities include helping to organize a Christmas
Craft Sale, participating in our annual winter carnival, joining as
a block captain as part of Neighbourhood Watch, writing articles
for the Heron Park Herald, tree planting, gardening, park cleanups,
helping out at a the youth Wednesday Night Program ... and much
more!
As always, please refer to our website for the latest information as to
what is going on in our neighbourhood at www.heronpark.ca. And,
please send an email to President@heronpark.ca should you have
any questions or concerns.
Heron Park Community Association
Executives
President: Kelly Thomas
(president@heronpark.ca)
Vice-president: James McLaren
Treasurer: Rosella MacNeil
Secretary: Eileen McGurrin
The Herald ‘Staff’
Editorial Board: Rosella MacNeil, Eileen McGurrin,
Kelly Thomas, Derek Gour
Advertising: Eileen McGurrin
(heraldads@heronpark.ca)
Layout: Derek Gour
(theherald@heronpark.ca)
Distribution: Judy Mordy (613-737-4196)
Rosella MacNeil (613-526-0062)
Contributors: Colin Mac Lean, Maritala Robinson,
Rosella MacNeil, Eileen McGurrin,
Kelly Thomas, Derek Gour
Opinions and information published in the Herald in letters, indi-
vidual columns and articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion
of this newspaper, its staff or the Heron Park Community Asso-
ciation president, its directors, or its members. Submissions are
edited for space, inappropriate content and language concerns.
Letters to the editor are always welcomed.
We welcome suggestions on what we can do better or things
you’d like to see. Send your comments and/or questions to:
theherald@heronpark.ca
or call the Community Centre at 613-247-8278 and leave a mes-
sage. We look forward to your insight.
Past copies of the Herald can be found on the web at:
http://heronpark.ca/herald Take a look!

Kelly Thomas Heron Park on the Internet

http://heronpark.ca
HPCA President
Stay up to date with what’s happening in Heron Park on
internet. Festivals, fundraisers, neighborhood news, meeting
announcements, minutes, and a dash of neighborhood history
can all be found on our web site.
For convenience and friendly neighbourhood service

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Open holidays If so, send a note to

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General grocery and household items
and get added to our distribution
Newspapers, milk, DVDs (only $1/night rental or $5/sale), list.
lottery tickets
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Community Policing
Our local community police centre is Ottawa South at 2870 Cedarwood
Drive, which is off Walkley Road east of the Jim Durrell Centre.
Guardian Medical Pharmacy
It’s all about your health
Constables Ken Ferguson andWalter Duhme are our officers.
Hany Komy - Pharmacy Manager
911 Life Threatening Emergency or Crime in Progress
Hours: 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday
613-230-6211 Other Emergencies
9am to 2 pm Saturday
613-230-6211 – 0 General Police Inquiries
Kilborn Medical Centre Tel: (613) 738-3384
613-230-6211 – ext. 7300 Call centre for crime reports (not for crimes
101-1385 Bank St. Fax: (613) 738-7151
in progress)
613-230-6211 – ext. 7001 Community Police Centre The closest Pharmacy to Billings Lodge
Constable Walter Duhme - duhmew@ottawapolice.ca
Constable Ken Ferguson- FergusonK@ottawapolice.ca
and Billingswood Manor
613-233-TIPS(8477) Crime Stoppers & Gun Crime Stoppers
311 By-Law, including pick up for syringes, crack pipes Free Delivery All drug plans
613-580-2424 ext.23653 Jean-Guy Albert for needles
613-760-8102 Firearms Task Force (e-mail: guns@ottawapolice.ca) Free Parking honoured
 
Remember to leave your front and back porch lights on at night
Snow Go - continued from page 1
Turn your front and back porch lights on every night at dusk and keep
them on till dawn. It’s been noted that crime - especially crimes of
opportunity - tends to decline in neighborhoods that are well lit. Turning The participating community support agencies are: Glebe Centre Inc.
on your porch lights is a simple way to increase your protection against (Abbotsford House), Olde Forge Community Resource Centre, Ottawa
property crimes. Besides giving your home greater protection, it also West Community Support, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre,
makes the street you live on feel safer to your neighbours who are out the Good Companions Seniors Centre, the Township of Osgoode Home
for a walk in the evening. And, of course, it communicates a higher Support Program, Eastern Ottawa Community Resources Centre, Rideau
level of caring for the neighborhood by residents. Make turning on Seniors Centre, Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (affiliated
these lights a part of your daily routine or by installing a timer you with Nepean Support Services), and Jewish Family Services.
automate this task.  “The Senior Citizens Council commends the City of Ottawa for supporting
  these programs designed to improve winter accessibility for seniors and
  people with disabilities,” said SCC past president Bill Logan. “Working
Cyclists and Motorists together with the local community support agencies, our dedicated staff
and volunteers will be ready to assist seniors and people with disabilities to
The Ottawa Police Service Neighborhood Officers, many of them on prepare for the winter season.”
bikes, conducted a week long enforcement campaign in the downtown
core targeting unsafe cycling as well as motorists who fail to share the To be matched with a snow removal provider or to apply for Snow Go Assist
road. Between July 27th and August 2nd, officers issued 331 tickets to Pilot Program funding, contact one of the participating community support
offending drivers and cyclists. The enforcement project was conducted agencies, or visit the Services for Seniors section on ottawa.ca or call
after several complaints were received regarding cyclists riding on 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
sidewalks and disobeying the rules of the road. The education and
enforcement campaign continued throughout the city during August.

HERON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATON

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date: Monday, November 16th

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Billingswood Manor retirement residence
1370 Bank St. (at Ohio) in the dining room
Bonus: refreshments will be served

Come to hear about:

Association Acti Community Issues
vities
h b o urh o o d Watch
Playstructure Fund eig
Heron Park N

Our AGM will be held in the dining room of the Billingswood Manor.
Please enter by the side entrance (on the east side of the building).

Invite your neighbours!

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COMMUNITY NEWS
Wednesday Night Program Neighbourhood Watch - Continued
From Page 1
Fall 2009 Report
 
On Saturday, July 11, in the midst of torrential rains, we canvassed for
by Colin MacLean
NW during the bottle drive fundraiser for the new play structure in
Heron Park. We had mixed results because of the weather, but were
Two summers of the Wednesday Night Program have passed. There
able to canvass Secord, Gilles, Clover, LaSalle, Apolydor, and most of
were fewer youth and teens than last summer, but many more
Richard. Support in the community is solid.
youngsters with their parents. We took August off because both John
 
and Colin were out of province.
In July, Colin met with the Ottawa South NW coordinator, Raphael
Ready. Colin and Mr. Ready scouted out possible locations for NW
Over the past couple of years we have acquired a decent collection
signs in Heron Park north. Pictures of those locations can be viewed on
of sports equipment. We now have soccer balls, basketballs, and
the HPCA website.
footballs. We also invested in a badminton and volleyball net with
 
a set of racquets, shuttlecocks, and volleyballs to go with it. In the
Mr. Ready advised us to focus on developing the NW organization in
future, we plan on purchasing some street hockey pads to replace a
a small geographic area. For residents interested in organizing NW in
couple of donated pairs that have seen better days.
Heron Park South (from Heron to Walkley), both Colin and Mr. Ready
will be happy to help facilitate those efforts.
With cooler weather approaching, the outdoor physical activity will
 
continue, but we will also be spending more time indoors on activities
If you have a NW form, please complete it with your contact information.
designed to improve logic, reading, and math skills. During the
Get in touch with Colin or your Block Captain to arrange to have it
summer, our use of the indoor space is limited because of the chlorine
picked up. If you would like to fill out a form, please contact Colin,
reservoir the lifeguards need for the wading pool. Fall and winter we
or your BC to get one. People who have already identified themselves
don’t have that concern.
as wanting to perform the roles of Block Captains are encouraged to
canvass their blocks to get their neighbours to complete the forms.
If you have kids and teens who have been coming out for the Wednesday
 
Night Program, please encourage them to bring their homework with
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 15. We will hold it
them. We can help them out with their schoolwork.
at the Heron Park Community Centre on Clover Street at 7 p.m.
 
Many thanks to the ongoing support of the HPCA, the City of Ottawa,
Colin MacLean can be reached at cmaclean_esl@yahoo.com or by
and friends and neighbours who have kindly donated food, supplies and
phoning 613-863-5101.
money. A very special thanks to the volunteers who give so generously
of their time. We couldn’t continue to succeed with the WNP without:
John, Diane and Marie-Rose MacFarlane. Bing Dang and Michaela
MacLean, Ricardo Roa, Manolo Vojvodic, Mika, Chris Kemp, Liz and Neighbourhood Watch
all those parents, children and teens who make Wednesday nights in Program
Heron Park such a worthwhile endeavour.
by Colin Mac Lean

Neighborhood Watch is an
organized network of neighbors
looking out for each other and
helping to deter crime in their
community.

With the support of 80% of the households in Heron Park, we

can get Neighbourhood Watch signs strategically placed in our
neighbourhood.

We need you to sign a Neighbourhood Watch form to show your

support.

For more information contact Colin MacLean at 613-863-5101 or

cmaclean_esl@yahoo.com

You can also visit:

http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/crime_prevention/neighbourhood_
watch/index.cfm
Kids petting a snake brought in by Ray’s Reptiles during a city-
sponsored party in Heron Park on August 8th.

Dates to Remember
Annual General Meeting Coffee with Clive:
November 16, 7 pm at Billingswood Manor (corner of Bank and The fourth Thursday of the month at The Clementine Towers from 9
Ohio) to 10 a.m.
Community Association Meeting: Deadline for input into the Winter edition of the Herald:
All are welcome. Upcoming meetings: December 7. Friday, December 4. If you you’d like to contribute an article or
photograph let us know (theherald@heronpark.ca)
(Our November Meeting will be part of the Annual General
Meeting)
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COMMUNITY NEWS
School Board
H1N1 Information and
Trustee Report Resources
Rob Campbell Since September 1, 2008 Ottawa has seen hundreds of
Budget Chair, Ottawa Carleton confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. The second wave of
District School Board H1N1 is expected this autumn. Symptoms of H1N1 flu are
similar to seasonal influenza (flu) including headache, chills
and cough followed by fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches
and fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat
irritation. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur in adults
Welcome Back!  
as well as in children. In more severe cases, or in people with
 
The start of a new school year is filled with possibility - my favourite chronic conditions, complications such as pneumonia may
time of year. Time too for Trustees roll up their sleeves again … develop. (Information from the Ontario Ministry of Health
  and Long Term Care website.)
The government will be coming out with new regulation for school
board governance. Many proposals I see as untroubling and indeed as For medical advice, see your doctor, or contact Telehealth
improving but some I see as ill thought out also. Parents and citizens
Ontario 1-866-797-0000.
generally should think carefully about what they expect from a school
board and whether provincial expectations make sense. 
  For additional information about influenza and the H1N1
Usually we start budget meetings in January for the next year but this variant, please click on the following links:
year we’re starting in October as there could be staffing cuts. The core
problem is unfunded labour costs at the OCDSB, in part legislated now Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care website:
by the province, and which may be near unique to our Board provincially.
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/
While the last couple of budgets have been relatively easy, this one will
not. 
  Health Canada’s influenza website:
We have started a review of elementary alternative programs, such http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/flu-
as Lady Evelyn. This could equally end in either the strengthening or grippe-eng.php
the disbanding of the program. It carries eventual accommodation and
strategic implications for the Board as well.
 
There will be a major public consultation on the ‘Schools of the Future’.
Do we want single or multi-program schools, smaller or larger schools,
intermediate schools or not, what services should be basic at every
school? The answers to these and other questions will inform future
accommodation planning.   
 
This year we debate changes to the transfer policy likely making it
David
somewhat harder to switch from designated schools. This has implications
for schools currently gaining or losing students and for both secondary
and elementary schools.
McGuinty
 
We will be reviewing gifted secondary education and most likely will
reduce the number of sites where it is offered to two or three max. This,
in order to have higher attendance numbers allowing for better course Member of Parliament—Ottawa South Député-Ottawa-Sud
selections for this group. My office provides information Mon bureau vous renseigne sur les services
  on the services offered by the offerts par le
Government of Canada, including: gouvernement du Canada, notamment:
We will also be making a decision on what east end high school to
i The Canada Pension Plan; i le Régime de pensions du Canada;
close, if any. One of the candidates could be Colonel By, our regional IB
i Old Age Security; i la Sécurité de la vieillesse;
programs centre (which would move under that scenario).  i Guaranteed Income Supplement; i le Supplément de revenu garanti;
  i Small Business Assistance; i les occasions d’affaires;
This year I want to see whether we can agree on more differentiated i Citizenship Inquiries; i les demandes de renseignements relatives à la
citoyenneté;
resourcing of need. Currently we are fairly indiscriminate with our i Canadian Passports;
i Immigration Matters; i le passport canadien;
resourcing. We also do not do as well on EQAO scores District-wide i les questions d’immigration;
i Grants & Funding;
as I believe we should be. We are definitely under the budget gun and i Students Loans; and i les options de financement;
therefore need to target resources leading to achievement as well.   i Taxation Issues. i les prêt aux étudiants; et
  i les questions sur l’impôt.
Finally, I’d like to thank all those community members who helped their If I can ever be of assistance to you, Si jamais je peux vous aider, n’hésitez pas à
school last year, be it on a School Council, coordinating or providing please contact my office. contacter mon bureau.

extra services or experiences to those at the school, helping out with

reading, on school trips or in other ways. All of this volunteerism can David McGuinty, M.P.
make a huge difference for students at a school.  Hard Work—Dedication—Public Service Travail acharné — Dévouement — Service à la population

  Constituency Office/ Tel/Tél: 990-8640

If you have a suggestion or a concern, or would like to be added to my e-newsletter list, Bureau de circonscription Fax/Télec: 990-2592
2141 chemin Thurston Drive, Unit 205 Email/Courriel:
then please contact me via rob@ocdsbzone9.ca or at 323-7803. Meeting and document
Ottawa (Ontario) McGuinty.D@parl.gc.ca
info available at www.ocdsb.ca K1G 6C9
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Fête Foraine pour
marquer la rentrée
scolaire à Lamoureux
Le Conseil d’école à l’école élémentaire
catholique Lamoureux – Centre
d’enseignement personnalisé a mis sur pied toute
une fête pour signaler le début des classes pour
l’année 2009-2010. Le terrain de l’école vibrait
avec la présence des plus de 500 personnes
(familles, élèves et équipe-école) qui ont choisi
de se déplacer, le vendredi, 18 septembre dernier. Sur les lieux, le Conseil
d’école avait invité plusieurs attractions pour divertir les gens. Une glissade
pneumatique géante, station de tatouage, du maquillage de visage ainsi
qu’une équipe dynamique de clown qui fabriquait des animaux avec des
ballons d’hélium. De plus, le service policier était présent avec leur kiosque
communautaire et les services d’incendie de la ville d’Ottawa étaient sur
place avec leur maison mobile pour informer la communauté de l’école des
dangers des incendies à la maison. La soirée s’est terminée avec le coucher
du soleil et ce fut un franc succès
Playgroup Starting
by Maritala Robinson
Usually at this time of year parents are anxious to find out what
playgroups are nearby.
You have one within walking distance!
Our possible start-up date for Playgroup will be every Friday from
9:15 -11:30 a.m. begining October 16th (Please contact Maritala
by email for the confirmed start-up date or refer to our website
www.heronpark.ca)
The Community Activity Centre at the park on Clover Ave. has a
small space in which we can play!
This neighbourhood playgroup is a co-operative playgroup.
Parents/caregivers take turns either leading a craft or circle time.
This year we are asking parents for a donation of $0.50 per visit
per adult to cover the cost of craft supplies, and improvements to
the space. Those interested in participating please email or call
Maritala at maritala@sympatico.ca or 613 316-3979.

Please recycle this newspaper (after

you’ve read it). Thank you!

Maaariritala
M
Robinson
Independent Sales Consultant
www.pamperedchef.biz/maritala
maritala@sympatico.ca
613-316-3979

Call for your Christmas ideas catalog

It’s never too late

to join the Heron
Park Community
Association!

A $5 membership fee
makes you part of the
team and helps make a
difference where you
live, in your community.

Please call Kelly at

613-862-6756
or email president@
heronpark.ca
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Playstructure
Fundraising
by Maritala Robinson Playground Fund-raising
As some of you may know we are well
underway in our efforts to bring our park on
Clover up to, and hopefully above, standard.
Event Calendar
The Heron Park Community has raised over
$4,000 in the past year through determined
ur empties for us!)
OCT 17th- Bottle Drive (keep all yo
effort. The City will allocate funds up to a
maximum $7,500.

Unfortunately, $11,500 does not go far

in purchasing and installing children’s NOV 30th - Final orders due for Mac
playground equipment. We still have work to Millan’s Cookie Dough and
do in achieving our goal of $23,000 by next Muffin Batter, Gourmet Desserts,
spring. Just think of what it costs to renovate
Gourmet Pizzas, Stix and
Dips, Peanut-Free line and SPECIA
your own kitchen or bathroom. We’re talking
about safe and fun play structures that will
L CHRISTMAS BAKING.
provide countless hours of fun for our kids for
years to come.

11 .0 0 -3 .0 0 - C H R IS T M A S B A ZA AR
We are asking you as a community to help raise NOV 14th ,
these funds. Your energy, help and ideas are all
welcome. Perhaps your business or workplace at the field house on Clover Ave
fo r No rw ex , Pa m pe re d C he f, Tu pperware,
can help with a donation.
Come out to shop G en tly -U sed Items
vo n, J ew el le ry , B ak in g &
Whether you contribute funds or your time in
organizing or attending a fundraising activity,
Usborne Books, A
please be part of our efforts. Whether you have
children or not, this is a project that improves
our area and benefits everyone in Heron Park. NOV 16th - Heron Park Community Association AGM
-
Maritala Robinson
maritala@sympatico.ca
Leo Derome
613 739-5687
7:00 PM - at Billingswood Manor on Ohio St.
Come and meet your neighbours involved in fund-rais
ing for the
new play structure. Find out what we are up to…

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT:

Heron Park Outdoor Rink Report
by Colin MacLean
The 2010 season is almost upon us. The boards
and lights are already up. Now we just have to
wait for Mother Nature to cooperate and provide
us with adequate snow-cover and enough days
and nights of minus-ten-degree weather to get
our rink base started. Over the past few years,
the rink has been ready by early January. This
has been primarily due to the herculean efforts
of our volunteers and paid staff.
We need volunteers and paid-staff for the
outdoor rink.
These are the positions and their respective
responsibilities:
Rink Attendant (minimum wage)
• opening and closing the rink
• supervising skaters
• filling in statistics sheets
• taking out and bringing in equipment
• scraping, shovelling and flooding the ice
• administering First Aid
• following and enforcing safety rules
Maritala Robinson - 613-316-3979 or
maritala@sympatico.ca
OR Leo Derome - 613-739-5687
AND CHECK OUT - http://heronpark.ca
Volunteer (undying gratitude, free food and
drink at an end-of-year party)
• helping with regular rink maintenance
• scraping, shovelling and flooding the ice
• coming to help shovel after a snowfall
• assisting with opening and closing
activities
• following safety rules
Shifts for the Attendants are usually from 5pm
to no later than 10pm on week nights (a little
later on Fridays). Saturdays there are two shifts.
The first goes from noon to 5pm and then from
5pm to no later than 10pm. Sundays we start at
noon and usually close before 7pm. Generally,
Attendants work 2 to 3 shifts a week. The more
reliable and hard-working the Attendants are,
the more shifts they get.
We can only offer minimum wages. Our
funding for the rink comes in a $4000
grant from the City of Ottawa to the Heron
Park Community Association. The HPCA
administers the funds to operate the rink. Any
remaining funds become operating revenue
for the HPCA’s many activities and programs
such as the Spring Plant Sale, Winter Carnival,
the Wednesday Night Program, and the Friday
Morning Playgroup (to name but a few).
Volunteers are always appreciated after a heavy
snowfall. If your laneway needs shovelling, so
does the rink. The rule of thumb; is come when
it stops snowing! Volunteers are also needed
weekdays, early in the day when Leo Derome
often does maintenance. He can be contacted
by phoning 613-739-5687. Volunteers are also
needed to help with the nightly maintenance
and on weekends. It is best to contact Colin
MacLean if you can volunteer between 9pm
and 10:00pm, or on weekends.
Volunteering can be a great way for teenagers
to get their mandatory 40 volunteer hours to
graduate from high school.
If interested in joining our staff, or
volunteering, please contact Colin
MacLean at 613-863-5101 or cmaclean_
esl@yahoo.com.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Tree Planting, Slope Sliding and Muck Raking
by Rosella Mac Neil
The tree planting we had planned for months was finally
scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd. We allowed five hours,
from 9 to 2, as we had to plant lots of young trees along the slope
from the western edge of Heron Park w-a-y down to the banks
of Sawmill Creek. When I arrived at 9, there was already a small
number of very organised “official” workers in the City crew, as
well as a dozen shovels, a wheelbarrow, gloves, and a few other
tools we’d need – and what looked like well over a hundred
small trees! There were alders, tamaracks, cedars, silver and red
maples, and willows for the very edge of the creek.

Within a short time, more workers had arrived, about 26 people

in all. Some could only stay for an hour or two but most worked
the whole morning. Along with the City people were several
Heron Parkers, volunteers from the Rideau Valley Conservation
group and another team of young people from Ottawa University.
muck.
The Ottawa U team accompanied Elizabeth Jamieson, a PhD
student, who organized the event as part of the City of Ottawa
By the time our work was done, the route we’d used through
TREE Program. Two youngsters, the daughter and son of a City
the morning was impossible; we removed the rope and found
worker, diligently carried pails of water from the creek to give
a stabler route back up to the top. With all those helping hands
the newly planted trees a better chance of surviving the fall and
– and feet, every tree was planted well before noon, so instead
winter. A round of applause to all the volunteers!
of taking a short lunch break, the crew went to O’Brien’s to sit
and talk while we inhaled our well deserved pizza. It felt great
A rope had been tied between two tall trees, one at the top of
to know that we had accomplished something that will make a
the steep slope and the other near the base, for us to hold onto
lasting difference to our neighbourhood waterway.
while we slithered down the very slippery slope. When we first
started digging holes for the trees, it wasn’t too difficult to get
When I got home that day, I knew I couldn’t walk into the house
a footing but as the thick, wet clay transformed our boots into
with my mud-caked footwear. I left my boots outside while I
clumsy, clumpy clogs, it was more and more difficult to stay
went in to get cleaned up. Since they were out of sight while I
upright. As more people tramped up and down the slope, it
was inside, I forgot about them. That’s not good. You know what
became so slippery that while it may not have been dangerous,
happens when clay dries? It hardens. That’s why people use it to
it certainly was challenging. And funny! We were all laughing
make bricks and pottery. Does anyone want some unique clay
at the awkwardness of our very solid feet in the very slithery
boots? Just call me.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Bottle Drive garners $600 Scouting Locations for
Neighbourhood Watch Signage
by Colin MacLean

Ottawa South Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator Raphael Ready

and Heron Park North Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator Colin
MacLean spend an August morning scouting out possible locations
for Neighbourhood Watch signage in Heron Park North.

Heather, Trey, Josh, Quinn and Jordan pose in back of Bottle Drive van.

It was a wet and wild, Saturday-morning Bottle Drive. We had a

full complement of volunteers. Given the soggy weather, we were
fortunate to complete Secord, Richard, Aldea, Clover, Gilles, Lasalle
and Apolydor. We had hoped to go as far as Ohio, but ended our efforts
after finishing Apolydor at around 2pm.

If you are still interested in having bottles collected, contact Colin at

cmaclean_esl@yahoo.com or phone him at 613-863-5101. If you have
returned your bottles and would like to donate to the Playstructure
Fund, contact Maritala.

Thanks for your ongoing support!

Co-Chairs Maritala Robinson and Leo Derome

HPCA Playstructure Fundraising Committee
Raphael Ready and Colin MacLean

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COMMUNITY SERVICES
Reaching out to those in
need
Somali Center for Family Services mission is to assist
refugees and immigrants, particulaly newcomers. Our goal
is to help individuals and their families with adaptation
and integration into our Canadian society. The center
has implemented a great Volunteer Program, funded by
Citizenship and Immigration Canada and it is organised
by the center’s Volunteer Coordinator in the settlement
department. This program is very important for the center and
to the members of our community. What makes a difference
in a newcomer’s life is when they know other people care.
That’s when the Volunteer Program becomes helpful and
useful.
The volunteer program’s goal is to relieve some of the stress
and challenges newcomers face whether they’re children,
adults or seniors. Participants are paired with volunteers
who help them smooth the progress of their journey into the
society.
Volunteers are the facilitators in the following programs:
One on One tutoring
Chat & social conversation group
Focus group
Homework Club at the Alta Vista Library
Canadian Citizenship preparation test
Driver Licence preparation test (G1)
Information on Job search/ resume building
Summer Youth English/French Tutoring session
March Break Class for youth
Companionship
These services are provided by volunteers: Teachers,
retired teachers, seniors, students, and parents, members of
the community, retired business citizens and even recent
immigrants.
Each potential candidate for a volunteer position is usually
screened, trained and provided with a volunteer guide.
Everyone contributes in a different way and all help is always
appreciated.
Together with the help of the center, volunteers and members
of the community, all newcomers will be well informed of
various services available to them, confident, driven and well
adjusted in our society.
For more information please contact:
Ikram Ahmed the Aberdeen pavilion and there isn’t new
Settlement Volunteer Coordinator usable park space as claimed.
Somali Center for Family Services fax: (613) 580-2527
1719 Bank Street, suite 200 Again to be blunt, the situation we are
Tel: (613) 526-2075 ext 231 Fax: (613) 526-2803 facing is that, without consideration of
Ikram@somalifamilyservices.org
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Dear Herald Readers
BRING ON THE LIONS
Bring on the lions.
Let them howl at the moon
with impotent meows.
Bring on the lions.
Let them chase and thunder
at our bows.
Bring on the lions,
and we will glide on by.
We will glide on by.
Our boats singing in the water.
We will glide on by
balanced between motes of sunlight
in perfect momentum.
- from Canal Seasons
Welcome to the Lansdowne Shopping
Centre
On September 2 the Lansdowne Live
tsunami arrived at Council and in the
media. We are into the aftershocks now.
Back on April 22, Council had stipulated
no housing and the scale of commercial
development to be in keeping with a
traditional Main Street in the sole source
deal. The big surprise was the revised
Lansdowne Live proposal had more
residential and even more commercial
space than before. The deal negotiated with
city staff went in the opposite direction
than Council had directed. It hadn’t gotten
better, it got worse.
We will have four hundred thousand
square feet of commercial retail, within a
few kilometres of other big retail like The
Train Yards on Industrial, Billings Bridge
on Bank and the Rideau Centre on Rideau.
Let me be crystal clear. This will kill Bank
Street. 400,000 square feet doesn’t fill up
with independent local shops. It fills up
with chains. Anybody remember what the
Rideau Centre did to Rideau Street and
Sparks?
In a nutshell, the new Lansdowne Live
proposal is a shopping mall with a sports
stadium attached. The amount of green
space added is negligible. Take out the
cement overflow parking which is coloured
green in the Lansdowne Live plan. (It’s
cement blocks with holes for grass which
the proponents assure us is fine for kids
to play soccer on – because kids can play
in parking lots.) Take out the city baseball
fields adjacent to the park which appear
as part of the Lansdowne Live proposal
because they are already there. Take out the
NCC landscaping which appears as part of
the Lansdowne Live project because it is
already there. Add in two new roadways,
one around the stadium and one around
any other options or having an open and
AUTUMN 2009
competitive process, the city is about to
hand over the largest park it owns to be
converted into a shopping mall.
The financing of this project is high
risk and creates a financial exposure for
the city that would be larger than any
of the other tax increases the mayor has
given us - bigger than the cost of any of
the previous capital projects he voted
for in annual budgets (like the Congress
Centre), bigger than the cost of the
disastrous transit strike, bigger than the
legal settlement for the cancelled light rail
project. A separate article will be required
to cover all the financial problems. I refer
you to the presentation that Dr. Ian Lee
of the Sprott School of Business and
economist Michael Tiger put together
which is available on my website (www.
clivedoucet.com) for details.
Not only is this sole source deal a very
bad business and ethical precedent but
if allowed to proceed it will wreck the
Glebe and Old Ottawa South as we know
them. These are two of Ottawa’s oldest
communities, which have grown to make
a success for small scale, vibrant, local
businesses. They have no capacity to
adapt to this scale of commercialism, in
terms of transportation, transit, business
or culture.
What began as an example of the wrong
way to tender large public projects has
become a nightmare. We need to wake
up. There’s no sense wasting tax dollars
to wreck any part of the city. This is not
a sound vision for the City. The stakes
are high because if this project gets the
green light, there will be no going back.
No one is going to tear down five story
buildings and 400,000 square feet of
retail. Lansdowne Park will exist only in
memory and the name.
There are alternatives which won’t
cost us hundreds of millions, which are
sustainable, which will beautify the city,
not impoverish it. Lester Johnson’s is
one of them. I encourage you to look at
his renderings (www.clivedoucet.com)
and request that your city council return
to an open, public competitive process to
determine the future of the park.
Check my website for the most current
news and more details on the fight to do
Lansdowne right: www.clivesdoucet.com.
The key date to watch for is November
12th when this will be at Council.
All the best,
Clive Doucet
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
tel.: (613) 580-2487
Clive.Doucet@ottawa.ca
www.clivedoucet.com
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Seniors and sustainable transportation: tips and issues
by Rosella Mac Neil
We all want the freedom of going where we
want, when we want. For seniors, the ability
to get out is vital, contributing to happiness,
independence, and well-being. Seniors also
have specific needs and issues when choosing
any method of transportation. The Canadian
climate adds the factor of weather to the
question of how best to get around safely.
 
Walking and taking public transportation offer
environmentally friendly ways to travel around
Ottawa. Both methods are economical too!
When seniors walk in winter, they are safer
when using one of the grippers that can be
worn over winter boots. These are inexpensive
(from $10 to around $30) and either feature
cleats to give traction on ice, or coils that offer
better footing as you walk. Take a look at what
is available at stores such as Canadian Tire or
Lee Valley Tools, and see which product is easy
for you to put on, take off, and comfortable to
wear. (Grippers should be removed when in
a mall or grocery store for best performance
and safety on indoor surfaces.) Don't forget to
allow extra time to cross the road, especially if
the weather is bad.
 
Now you have made it to the bus stop, and we
should consider how to make the ride a safe
and enjoyable one. Half of OC Transpo buses
and the O Train now offer access without steps.
Keep in mind that there is priority seating at the
front of the bus, and should you need assistance
on your trips, you can buy an "attendant pass"
to allow someone to accompany you. Seniors
65 and over qualify for a discounted monthly
bus pass.
 
Here are a few ideas for the ride. Have your bus
fare ready to avoid having to keep your balance
and look for change at the same time. Brace
yourself as the bus turns or brakes. Don't carry
so many packages that you cannot hang onto a
railing. When it's time to get on or off the bus,
don't try to beat the crowd. It's better to keep
your balance, of course, and nobody wants to
be in the doorway as the door closes. When
you enter or leave the bus, keep an eye on the
pavement for any hazard to your footing.
 
Perhaps you are an active senior who wants to
use a bicycle - another healthy, environmentally
friendly way to travel. Just keep in mind that
helmets are a must and that a light will allow
everyone to see you approaching. Recumbent
bikes, three wheeled bikes, and collapsible
bikes are just three possible models to choose
from if you choose this active way to get
around.
 
Sometimes, a car is the easiest way for a
senior to bring home a load of groceries or
travel a greater distance. Cars can be a great
convenience, but there are points that seniors
need to consider when driving. To drive as
ecologically responsibly as possible, try
sharing a ride with friends or family members
THE HERALD AUTUMN 2009
COLUMNS
who are also doing errands at the same location. pedestrians to see you. Carrying a flashlight is
Combine as many trips as possible. Make sure a good idea.
that your tires are inflated properly and that
your car is tuned up. Doing so helps to increase - If you know you can’t turn your head as much
your gas mileage, decreasing greenhouse gas as you used to when doing a shoulder check,
emissions. Ontario's required "Drive-Clean try leaning forward just a bit when you do it.
Tests" help to ensure that pollution is kept to That way, you can rotate your shoulders a bit
a minimum. Increasing your gas mileage is a to see farther back.
great way to save money while being kinder to
the environment. - I couldn’t find any info on a course on the web
site for the Canadian Automobile Association
As convenient as a car can seem, here are (CAA) but you could ask them directly: (613)
some points to keep in mind if you are 65 or 820-1890 or contactcaa@caaneo.on.ca; http://
over. Seniors are responsible and have good caaneo.ca for the Northeast Ontario region.
judgment, but as we age, certain factors can
make us prone to accidents. Vision problems - A local resource that does provide specialized
can make night driving or driving in bad training is Driver Competency Assessment:
weather more difficult, so you might want (613) 839-3003, or dca@dca.ca. They assess
to limit driving in these situations. Depth and train people who are:
perception can become a challenge; therefore, • Physically challenged drivers
it's a good idea to have regular vision tests. • Suffering from diminished capacities
  attributable to aging
To perform a safe shoulder check and to steer a • Developmentally challenged
car, mobility is important. Keeping active and • People with medical conditions
exercising help seniors retain the flexibility • Stroke victims
needed for driving safely. In addition, • Brain injured
medications can make driving hazardous, • Psychiatric patients
so be certain that yours are not causing • Suffering from trauma
drowsiness or lack of concentration. While
we're mentioning concentration, talking on a
cell phone while driving is a very bad idea. It's Volunteering
also important to be able to hear well enough
to detect an approaching emergency vehicle. If This is your chance to get
your family or your doctor is concerned about involved in your community!
your driving, it's worth taking those concerns
very seriously. Older drivers can suffer bad
injuries should they have an accident. 1) Volunteer with the Neighborhood
  Watch program in our area
If you want to brush up on your driving skills,
2) Help in a community preschooler
some organizations, such as the CAA, may
offer short courses for seniors to improve their play group
ability behind the wheel.
3) Serve food at community events
 
Sources: 4) Distribute the Heron Park Herald
• h t t p : / / s e n i o r l i v i n g . a b o u t . c o m / o d / (4 times/year)
travelsmart/a/publictransport.htm
• http://automedia.com/The_Dilemma_of_ 5) Write articles of interest to the
Older_Drivers/dsm20030901od/3 people in Heron Park. Do you have
• http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/
a hobby or an interest (gardening,
driver/senior/senior.pdf
• http://www.preventioninstitute.org/traffic_ books, arts, theatre, movies, pets)
aging.html and are you willing to contribute an
• http://www.apta.com/research/info/online/ article a few times a year?
aging_options.cfm
• http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/06jan/04.htm 6) Contribute photos of events in the
  community
Marilyn Blattel for Ecology Ottawa
  7) Help keep our parks clean and
Here is some additional information on this maintain flower beds.
subject.
8) Help organize next year’s
- The ice grippers mentioned in the article community garage sale
can also be found at some pharmacies. They
usually carry the coil type. If you’re interested in any of these
opportunities please call
- At night, wear light-colored or fluorescent Kelly Thomas at
clothing to make it easier for drivers and other
613-862-6756
AUTUMN 2009
City Beat
By James McLaren
Lansdowne Park  million a year in the cost of running the place.”
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve
probably heard of the “Lansdowne Live”
scheme for redeveloping Lansdowne Park.  stadium on its own.  By the way this is about
You may also be aware, as I’ve written about
the plan before, that I’m not in favour of
it.  For one thing, it is a back-room, behind-
closed-doors arrangement between a group of
developers, some city councilors, and some
city staff.  That does not seem so great to
me, especially when you consider that some
councilors accept campaign donations from
developers.  I’m not saying anyone’s doing
anything wrong; just that there’s a scent about
the whole thing that’s not appealing.  Secondly,
it is a bad deal for the city: it puts a shopping
mall and housing in an area that already has
a lot of shopping and suffers from perennial
gridlock.  It destroys green space (the “green
space” the plan talks about adding is really
porous concrete, not grass) and does nothing
to beautify the park other than improving
the stadium itself.  It also would cost the
city a lot of money: $129 million in stadium
improvements and parking plus giving away
about $50 million worth of land.  The city
would only get $20 million of this back, and
then only if the whole scheme makes a profit:
the developers would get all their money back
before the city sees a dime.
 
Proponents of the deal say “We’ll save $3.8
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or “It’s the only way to fix Lansdowne Park.”  Billings Bridge
Neither of these are true.  The cost of $3.8
million assumes the city fixes up Frank Clair
the same as the annual cost of borrowing the
$129 million that the city would spend in the
Lansdowne Live plan.  Plus the city would
lose all revenues from events like trade shows
and concerts:  “Lansdowne Live” would
take all this money.  Although Lansdowne
Park has suffered from 40 years of neglect,
fixing it isn’t rocket science – it just takes the
will to face some facts.  This is not the right
place for a stadium – the transit and parking
infrastructure is woefully inadequate and
always will be.  Far better to build a football
stadium somewhere there’s transit (Bayview
springs to mind) and tear Frank Clair Stadium
down.  Spruce up the spaces for conventions
and trade shows a bit and Lansdowne could be
making a profit, which could be used to green
and improve the rest of the park.  Maybe put
the new central branch of the Library there –
why buy expensive land downtown when you
already own a good spot?  If the “Lansdowne
Live” group wants to bring CFL football back
to Ottawa, let them build a new stadium in a
suitable spot, and let the franchise sink or swim
on its own merits, just as the Ottawa Senators
did.  Don’t expect the taxpayers to subsidize a
sports franchise: make no mistake, that’s what
this is really about.
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Billings Bridge (the bridge itself, not the mall)
is in pretty sorry shape and in need of major
reconstruction, which will probably happen in
the next two or three years.  This will involve
complete reconstruction of the bridge deck and
will cause significant traffic disruption while
the work is ongoing.   A problem with Billings
Bridge that readers may have experienced
is the lack of cycling lanes and the narrow
sidewalks causing anxiety while crossing on
two wheels or on foot.  Some cyclists have a
tendency to ride on the narrow sidewalk due
to the narrowness of the vehicle lanes thereby
causing trepidation for pedestrians.  Our
neighbours in Old Ottawa South have been
pushing for the addition of a separate cycling
lane and wider sidewalks.  I think this would be
a great idea, especially in view of the increase
in cycling in the city and the recent deadly
conflicts between cyclists and motorists.  The
bridge is a heritage structure and the general
shape must be preserved, but there could be
widening of the sidewalks outside the metal
girders that protrude from the deck.  Comments
on the bridge reconstruction can be sent to
John McGiffin, who is the Project Manager
with Infrastructure Services at the City Of
Ottawa. His e-mail address is john.mcgiffin@
ottawa.ca.
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Benedetto Tripodo
We say good-bye to a Heron Park neighbour of
over 35 years, Benedetto Tripodo. Benny and
Betty lived on Aldea Avenue until two years
ago, when they moved to a home that was
easier to maintain. They raised their family
here and were kind and helpful neighbours to
many of us. I remember my first contact with
the Tripodi’s the first year I lived here. I was
weeding dandelions from my front lawn using
a large screwdriver. I had a weeder somewhere
in the shed but the weeds were growing
quickly and I chose to attack them rather than
organise the garden tools. Focussing on the
task at hand, I was startled to see someone on
the lawn beside me, handing me a weeder and
saying simply, “This is good, use this one.” Not
knowing most of my neighbours yet, I had to
watch which house this kind neighbour walked
into, to be sure I returned it to the right place!
The obituary in the Ottawa Citizen says that his
grandchildren were the joys of his life. Those
PASSAGES
aren’t just nice words: I would see Benny out
Good-bye to Herald
in his driveway, in all kinds of weather, playing
ball with his grandson Matthew, who spent Volunteer
time with his grandparents before and after
school each day. Benita Kosabeck of Yarmouth Cres. in
Brookfield Gardens, now known as Heron Park
We want to express our condolences to Betty South, passed away on June 30 2009, after a
and to all Benny’s family. brief illness.
Rosella Mac Neil Benita and her family moved to Brookfield
Gardens in 1964. Benita attended HPCA
It is with great sadness that the family of meetings when able, she was also a volunteer
Benedetto Tripodo announce his peaceful delivering first the HPCA Newsletter then the
passing on August 15th, 2009. Herald Paper.
Born in San Fratello, Sicily on October 12th, She was a friendly, kind person who will
1932. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife be greatly missed by all her friends and
of 43 years, Bettina (Indiviglia), his loving neighbours.
daughter Niki and the joys of his life, his
beautiful grandchildren Matthew and Adriana. Our sincere sympathy is extended to her
Predeceased by his parents Nicola and husband and family.
Nicoletta, his siblings Salvatore, Serafina and
Francesco; and his brothers-in-law Giuseppe If you want to share news of the
Indiviglia, Luigi Cuffari. He will be fondly
passing of a Heron Park resident,
remembered by his sisters and brothers-in-
law, his many nieces and nephews, friends in please send your story to
Ottawa, Toronto, the U.S. and Italy. theherald@heronpark.ca

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SPORTS & LEISURE

Women’s Applewood Acres Bowling League

looking for new members for Sept to April season,
at the RA Centre, on Tuesdays from 1 - 3. Call  
Mary Flowers at 613-733-9301.
AUTUMN 2009
AT THE LIBRARY
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THE
ALTA VISTA LIBRARY
PROGRAMMES OFFERTS A LA
BIBLIOTHEQUE ALTA VISTA
 
 
PRE-SCHOOL/PRESCOLAIRE
 
Babytime
For babies and their parent or
caregiver with stories, rhymes,
songs and activities.  Ages 0-18
months.
Thursdays, September 24-October
29, November 12-December 17,
10:30 a.m. (30 min.)
 
Toddlertime
For toddlers and a parent or
caregiver with stories, rhymes,
songs and activities.  Ages 18-35
months.
Mondays, September 21-October 5,
October 19-October 26, November
9-December 14, 10:30 a.m. (45
min.)
 
Storytime
Stories and rhymes for young
children-parents and caregivers are
welcome to join.  Ages 3-6.
(Bilingual) Tuesdays, September
22-October 27, November 10-
December 15, 10:30 a.m. (45 min.)
Contes
Contes et rimes pour les enfants.  bears!
Parents et fournisseurs de soins
sont les bienvenus.  Pour les 3 à 6
ans.
(Bilingue) Les mardis, 22 septembre-
27 octobre, 10 novembre-15
décembre , 10 h 30 (45 min.)
 
BOOK CLUBS / CLUBS DE
LECTURE  peux apporter ton nounours préféré.  N.B.  Registration for fall  programs
 
Book clubs for children/Clubs de
lecture pour enfants
 
The Dawg Lounge! Woof!
Share your favorites and discover
books with our boys’ book club.  bedtime songs and stories for the
Ages 8-12.
Tuesdays, October 6, November
3rd, December 1st, 4:15 p.m. (45
min.)*
 
Un livre à partager
Club de lecture pour ceux qui aiment
lire. Pour les 8 à 12 ans.
Les lundis, 19 octobre, 16
novembre, 7 décembre, 16 h 15 (45
min.)*
 
Timbit Girls
An after-school book club for girls
who love to read.  Ages 8-12.
Mondays, October 26, November
23, December 14, 4:15 p.m. (45
min)* 
THE HERALD
Book club for teenagers
Mmm…Books!
Teens talk about their favourite
reading material with other book
lovers.  Ages 12-17.
Mondays, Sepember 28, October
26, November 30,  December 21,
6:30 p.m.  (1 hr.)*
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR
CHILDREN / PROGRAMMES
SPECIAUX POUR ENFANTS
 
Fall leaves fall!
Stories, videos and crafts.  Ages 4-8.
(Bilingual) Saturday, October 3rd, 2
p.m. (45 min.)*
Bonjour l’automne!
Contes, vidéos et bricolage.  Pour
les 4 à 8 ans.  stirred?  An afternoon of action and
(Bilingue) Samedi 3 octobre, 14 h
(45 min.)*  party.  Spy activities.  Movie TBD.
 
Haunted Halloween stories
Wear your Halloween costume and
come to the library to share your
scaries.  Family program.
Saturday, October 31, 2 p.m. (45
min.)*
 
Wow! Bears, little bears and teddy
Stories, videos and crafts.  You can
bring your favourite teddy bear! 
Ages 4-8.
(Bilingual) Saturday, November 14, 2
p.m. (45 min.)*
Ouah! Des ours, des oursons et des
nounours!
Contes, vidéos et bricolage.  Tu
Pour les 4 à 8 ans.  (45 min.)*
(Bilingue) Samedi 14 novembre, 14
h (45 min.)*
 
Pajama party!
Wear your pajamas and enjoy
whole family.  Family program.
Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 p.m.
(45 min.)*  the phone number of the Alta Vista
 
Family game day
Is the holiday craze getting to you?  2516, promenade Alta Vista, Ottawa
Bring the family to an afternoon of
fun games for all ages.  Participants
can bring a board game to play with
others.
Wednesday, December 30, 2 p.m. (1
hr.)*
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TEEN SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Game On!
Challenge your friends to get
gaming.  Compete on the Wii or
blast the X-Box for bragging rights. 
Ages 13 and up.
Mondays, October 5, November 9,
December 7, 6 p.m. (1.5 hr)*
Animanga A-go-go!
Candy sushi, cosplay, anime…what
more could a fan want?  Come,
hang out and let your inner otaku
out.  Ages 13 and up  Part of Teen
Read Week-Read Beyond Reality.
Cosplay welcome.
Saturday, October 17, 2 p.m. (2
hrs.)*
 
License to thrill
Does Bond leave you shaken and
intrigue await.  James Bond theme
 
Ages 14 and up.
Saturday, November 7, 2 p.m.  (2
hrs.)* 
 
HALLOWEEN CONTEST/
CONCOURS D’HALLOWEEN
 
The Great Pumpkin Contest
Guess the weight and win the
pumpkin!  Ages  4-12.
October 13-October 31.
 
Grand concours de citrouille
Devinez le poids de la citrouille et
gagnez-la!  Pour les 4 à 12 ans.
Du 13-31 octobre.
 
starts on September 16./ 
L’inscription pour les programmes
d’automne commence le 16
septembre./ Programs followed
by an * require registration. /
L’inscription est requise pour les
programmes suivis d’un *.  The
address of the Alta Vista Library is
2516 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa and
Library 613-737-2837./  L’adresse
de la bibliothèque Alta Vista est le
et son numéro de téléphone est le
613-737-2837.
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