Minutes from the dramatic and suspenseful meeting of the HPCA on December 8, 2009.
The City of Ottawa’s 13th annual 55 + Short Story Contest invites submissions of original, unpublished short stories or memoirs of 2000 words or less by Ottawa residents 55 years or older.
Eight entrants will be named to the 2010 Winners Circle, sharing recognition and prize money of $400. They will be recognized [...]
If you want a clear answer to this question - come and find out!
Be a part of the decision making process!
Be a community builder!
All Heron Parkers are encouraged to attend this week’s meeting on Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm in order to hear a proposed idea for our Community Park. We will hear from Bruce [...]
Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has recently been informed by Orgaworld Canada that their current Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval issued by the Ministry of the Environment for their composting facility does not include dog feces as an acceptable material.
The certificate does allow for the receipt and handling of other small pet feces, [...]
By James McLaren
As former Vice President, I am now President because Kelly Thomas has decided to resign. In an effort to avoid following the example of other vice presidents who took over, I will try not to act like a klutz or explode any atomic bombs. (If you don’t get that joke, go [...]
Minutes from the AGM held on November 16, 2009 at Billingswood Manor.
Please go to the following link and vote for the new playstructure.
http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf1607
If you each go to the following link and vote for us, we might get $50,000 for our new playstructure!
Please put the link on your facebook or twitter pages or send the link to your contacts.
You can vote once a [...]
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The H1N1 virus is back. The City of Ottawa has established vaccine clinics across the city. Follow the above link for the clinic closest to you.
For more information about the vaccine itself, follow this link:
http://ottawa.ca/residents/health/conditions/id_prevention/preventing_germs/vaccine_safety_en.html
The second wave of H1N1 has hit Ottawa. If you, or someone you know, has a cough and a fever, please assume you have been stricken with H1N1. If your symptoms become serious, especially if you have trouble breathing, go directly to an ER or visit your family doctor. Otherwise, treat it as you [...]
On Oct 19th, a small group of Heron Parkers met to discuss the possibility of organizing a community garden right here in our neighbourhood. We reviewed some of the steps involved in figuring out what makes a good garden site, securing permission to use the land, getting financial support, etc. We also talked [...]
