Have Your Say: Bank Street Community Design Plan Meeting
The first public open house for the Bank Street Community Design Plan is scheduled for:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church
2400 Alta Vista Drive
From 6pm to 9pm, with presentation at 7pm
The Study Area is a portion of Bank Street that extends from Riverside Drive to the CN rail line located south of Walkley Road. The Study Area affects three City Wards (Ward 16 – River, Ward 17 – Capital, and Ward 18 – Alta Vista) and includes the properties that abut either side of Bank Street and several properties near the Street that are zoned AM – Arterial Mainstreet
The goal of the study is to prepare a CDP for the portion of Bank Street mentioned above. The plan will provide a broad and integrated twenty-year vision and guide for the future of the area.
Visit www.ottawa.ca/bank for full details.
Heron Park Hackers seek to maintain unblemished record of NO WINS!!!
The 4th Annual Capital Ward Cup is being hosted by The Glebe this Sunday, January 30th at Mutchmor Rink near Corpus Christi Elementary School and Mutchmor Public School. The rink is in between 3rd and 4th avenues and west of Lyon Street.
The shinny competition begins at 9 a.m. and goes to 12 noon. The four teams competing for the trophy are:
Heron Park Hackers, Glebe Goal-Getters, Old Ottawa South Moose and Old Ottawa East Hosers.
Interested in representing the ‘hood?
Contact Colin MacLean at cmaclean_esl@yahoo.com or phone 613-863-5101.
Go Hackers!!!
Where is the blood and gore?
Heron Park Winter Carnival 2011
Saturday, February 5, 11:00 – 14:00
Mark your calendars: our winter carnival – complete with clown, face painting, lively games, lots of food and fun for all – is only two weeks away. Everyone is welcome, and we hope we’ll see many of you there.
In order to make it a really great event, we need a few people to do some prep work, and more people to lend a hand during the event. There’s plenty to do: set up things the night before; cook food; sell tickets for food, raffle prizes, HPCA memberships; organise kids’ games; clean up afterwards. You can also contribute by bringing baked goods for sale at the event.
Please contact James or Rosella and let us know what you’d like to do.
Heron Park Outdoor Rink
Heron Park Outdoor Rink is now open for the duration of the 2011 season.
Here is the weekly schedule (weather permitting):
- Monday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Tuesday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Thursday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Friday 5 to 9 p.m.
- Saturday Noon to 9 p.m.
- Sunday Noon to 6 p.m.
The City of Ottawa gives funding to the Heron Park Community Association to operate the outdoor rink. Any funding not spent on staffing, equipment and maintenance goes to the community for its programs. Paid staff receive minimum wage. We also rely on many volunteers.
Contact information for the Heron Park Outdoor Rink:
Colin MacLean-Rink Coordinator 613-863-5101
Leo DeRome-Master Ice Maker 613-739-5687
Grand Re-opening of Heron Park Playground
Come to the Grand Re-opening of Heron Park Playground
You are invited to a celebration for our new structures in Heron Park.
Enjoy the music, games, (free) food and good friends.
Sunday, September 19, from 12 noon to 6
Heron Park (Heron Road and Clover Street)
Everyone’s welcome!
Night on the Town–party at Heron Park Wading Pool!
Wednesday, July 27th* is the date for the special themed-event hosted by the wading pool staff.
Night on the Town is the theme. Dress up in your spiffiest threads to paint the town red…or simply enjoy some painting and other crafts at the wading pool.
Prizes for best costume. Games galore. Hotdogs and beverages for a nominal fee.
Come one! Come ALL!
*This event is the rain-date for the previously scheduled party on July 19th. The weather was untoward on the 19th.
Opening Day for Wading Pool!
Lisa (Supervising Lifeguard), Kyomi, Matthew and Carla. (Absent: Afsana)
Friday, July 2nd was Opening Day for the Heron Park Wading Pool. The pool will stay open (with extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays) until Friday, August 27th. Funded and staffed by the City of Ottawa, this year’s pool staff are:
- Lisa (Supervising Lifeguard)
- Kyomi
- Matthew
- Carla
- Afsana
Hours of Operation:
- Sunday–11am to 5pm
- Monday–11am to 6pm
- Tuesday–11am to 7pm
- Wednesday–11am to 6pm
- Thursday–11am to 7pm
- Friday–11am to 6pm
- Saturday–CLOSED
Pool Maintenance at Heron Park Wading Pool
There will be a variety of programs, activities and events for everyone to enjoy. Some of the highlights of the 2010 season are:
- VJPP–Volunteer Junior Parks Program
- Arts and Crafts
- Sports
- Occasional BBQs (hotdogs and beverages for a nominal fee)
- July 19th SPECIAL EVENT (theme to be decided)
The wading pool is a wonderful, well-used community resource. Enjoy!
Michaela and her cousins Viviane, Coby and Kevin enjoy opening day of the Heron Park Wading Pool.
Canadian Rivers Day Cleanup
The City Stream Watch program is holding a stream cleanup on Sawmill Creek in Ottawa on Saturday, June 12th to celebrate Canadian Rivers Day and to recognize the many community benefits of our lovely, local creeks and streams.
From its headwaters along Lester Road, Sawmill Creek flows north through the community of South Keys and along the heavily-urbanized Bank Street before joining the Rideau River at Billings Bridge. As an urban watershed, a lot of garbage tends to collect along the banks and in the stream itself which can harm the important fish and wildlife habitat along the creek.
We will meet at Heron Park and focus on different areas of the creek. Heron Park is located on Heron Road, east of the Airport Parkway and west of Bank Street. From Heron Road, turn north onto Clover Street. The community centre and park is on the left side of the street. We will park and meet there at 9 am.
We encourage you to bring drinking water and sun block. We will provide as many pairs of chest waders as we can, but please wear rubber boots or sturdy footwear. The Sawmill Creek Cleanup runs from 9 am to 12 pm.
To register or for more information, please contact Julia Sutton – City Stream Watch Coordinator at citystreamwatch@rvca.ca or 613-692-3571 x 1180.
Thanks to everyone who can spare a couple of hours to celebrate our amazing local rivers and streams.
One-day depot for household hazardous waste May 1
The City is proud to join forces with Natural Resources Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada to host a one-day mobile household hazardous waste collection depot on Saturday, May 1. The depot will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the federal government parking lot between 405 Rochester Street and 550 Booth Street, just south of the Queensway.
This depot provides a convenient way for you to help keep the environment free of hazardous household waste.
Residents are reminded that only household waste will be accepted (maximum 100 litres) at the depot. No commercial waste accepted. For a complete listing of acceptable household hazardous waste, visit the City’s website at ottawa.ca/hhw.
Avoid line-ups for the following product:
- Waste oil can be brought back to a “Take it Back!” Partner retailer; check the City’s Web site at ottawa.ca under Recycling and Garbage for a list of 100 retailers that take back oil.
Did you know you could return paint products and batteries to various Ottawa hardware retailers? Visit www.dowhatyoucan.ca for a location near you.
For more information visit the City’s Web site at ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
Alta Vista Public School Annual Spring Fair
When: Saturday May 1st, 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
Where: Alta Vista Public School 1329 Randall St. Ottawa
A great way to spend a Saturday: 4 hours of fun with variety for the whole family; support education at the same time! Come join us for our annual fundraising and community event.
Games, Cake and Cupcake Walk, Face Painting, Crafts, Silent Auction, Food, Plant sale, Bake sale, Used Book sale, White Elephant sale, Bouncy Castles and more. All are welcome, rain or shine! You don’t want to miss all this fun – or these bargains!
For more info contact Alta Vista Public School at 613-733-7124 or email AltaVistaSC@gmail.com
