There will be a spaghetti dinner at Trinity Church (480 Avalon Place) on Friday June 8th to raise funds for their mission to Swaziland this summer. Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 per child, and $25 per family; tax deductible donations will also be accepted.
For information please contact the church at: 613-731-8926 or email ottawatrinity@rogers.com
Start putting aside your “treasures” for Riverview Park’s annual community wide garage sale which will be held on Saturday June 2nd from 9 am to 2 pm (rain or shine) on lawns throughout our community. The community association will be advertising this event by putting up posters along the major roads in the area.
We are also joining forces with the Riverview Alternative School who are holding their fund raising BBQ, Bake Sale and Fun Day on the same day. If you would like to have your garage sale at the school (rather than on your lawn) you can rent a table for only $15. Tables are available on a first come, first serve basis and the proceeds support school programs. For school table information please call: 613-422-2674
More info: Riverview Park Garage Sale June 2nd 2012
Sponsored by the Riverview Park Community Association
Attention shoppers!
The residents of Abbey Road will be holding their annual garage sale on Saturday, June 9th from 8 am to 12 noon.
Village News Construction Update:
Found in Riverview Park: Girl’s sweater, black knit with purple, pink and white stripes, sequins, size M/7/8 – found by swings. To claim please contact Stefan Dubowski or Angela Graham: 613-216-4665.
The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft Centre at 1500 Alta Vista has been selected as one of the featured buildings for the 2012 edition of Doors Open Ottawa which takes place on June 2nd and 3rd from 10 am to 4 pm.
On the first weekend of June every year, Doors Open Ottawa unlocks over 100 of the area’s most architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings, many of which are not normally open to the public. For more information on Doors Open Ottawa: http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/Events/Ottawa.aspx
Great advice from Orrin Clayton:
Just thought that this information may be of use to you since our lawns have been torn up by the crows (and other creatures) digging for the grubs in our lawns.
There was an interview on CFRA this morning and the message was that application of the nematode to the lawn should occur only when the ground temperature exceeds +15C. In the mean time it appears that we will have to rake off the dead grass and reseed. The following may be of interest to you
http://www.markham.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7BF2C1A0-0DFE-45D4-82F0-8D21B40EAB12/0/nematode_facts09.pdf
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Claridge Homes is undertaking road work on Industrial Avenue and Neighbourhood Way to prepare for the construction of the new Riverstone Retirement Residence at 340 Industrial Ave in 2012. The project will include:
Industrial Ave, Alta Vista Dr. to Neighbourhood Way:
Neighborhood Way, Industrial Ave to Coronation Ave:
The above meets the conditions as set out in the approved site plan.
Councillor Peter Hume has advised the Riverview Park Community Association that the City of Ottawawill be issuing a RFP/Request for Price for Contractors to bid on taking down ash trees on private property. The plan is for the city to negotiate good prices which will be available to private citizens. This should provide some cost relief for those with ash trees in their back yards that have been affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. We will post an update and the city notice once the agreements are finalized.
During the Oct. 26thAGM a resident advised that there is an issue in our community regarding abandoned shopping carts. Councilor Hume’s office spoke to representatives from Walmart about this problem and was advised that they hired a contractor to sweep areas in Riverview Park for abandoned shopping carts on a regular basis. If residents notice any addition areas that need to be patrolled please contact Councilor Hume’s office and they will be in touch with Walmart.
At the October 26th RPCA AGM, David McGuinty, MP Ottawa South was asked a question by a resident in regards to the removal of the mail drop slot at Canada Post’s mail processing facility at 1424 Sandford Fleming Ave (near Alta Vista). In response to the question Mr. McGuinty’s office inquired with Canada Post about the closure, and were informed that it was due to maintenance and safety issues. It apparently did not always function the way it was supposed to, and the mail items landed directly onto a conveyor belt in the heart of the plant, hence the safety issue.
They were also informed that Canada Post is slated to implement a major “postal transformation” in 2012. They will be briefing Mr. McGuinty at some point in the New Year and they will update the RPCA community association of any developments. For resident’s information, post boxes are in place outside the Canada Post building on Sandford Fleming Avenue and the mail is retrieved from these boxes per the schedule posted on them.
On Thursday October 6th a group representing the community and the City met at Coronation Park with Pierre Molina of Falcon Environmental Services to explore options to address the problem of the excessively large crow roost in Riverview Park. Falcon Environmental Services is frequently called in to help disperse birds causing problems at airports and is familiar with the difficulties and health issues associated with mass congregations of crows.
Pierre suggested that a multi-faceted approach will be needed to encourage the current winter roost to move to a more environmentally acceptable area. The crows, which are a very intelligent bird, will need to be conditioned to find the residential areas less attractive and on-going measures will need to be in place to prevent their return. These measures will, apparently be quite expensive and will be very noisy for any residents who are living close to the roosts. The RPCA is eagerly awaiting Pierre’s report on possible actions which we could take and thank Councillor Hume for setting up the meeting.
Chris Mark, Chair, Parks and Recreation Committee, RPCA
Ottawa’s ash trees have been hit hard by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer beetle. The effects have become especially visible in the summer of 2011. The beetle has hit many areas in Ottawa including Riverview Park.
You can save your ash tree! Ash trees can be treated and saved with the federally-approved insecticide “TreeAzin”, developed by Natural Resources Canada and BioForest Technologies Inc. Contact an arborist trained in emerald ash borer beetle to arrange for treatment.
For the full article please click here -> How to Save Your Ash Tree
Claridge Homes has submitted a site plan proposal to build a five-story retirement residence on the property that provides approximately 124 units, 45 underground and 14 surface parking spaces. This building is similar to the Oak Park Retirement Residence on Valour Drive (in 2008 the property was re-zoned to accommodate a nine-story apartment building, however the applicant did not proceed with that plan).
Landscape plan click here to open -> Landscape Plan 340 Industrial (Neighbourhood Way)
Additional details can be obtained on the City of Ottawaweb site at: http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/appDetails.jsf?lang=en&appId=__67YCWO
There are many reasons to join your local community association. Your annual membership fee of $10 supports many community activities, such as the Balena and Dale parks ice rinks, the maintenance of facilities and green space, social and sporting events, the riverviewpark.ca website, advocacy on local planning and development issues, public safety and security awareness and much more. Please join us at our monthly meetings to find out what is happening in our own backyards. To qualify for membership, you’ll need to be at least 18 years old and reside within the RPCA boundaries as defined in our Constitution. Please fill out the membership form (click below to open the form in Word):
Riverview Park Community Association Membership Form
and mail it to us at:
RPCA Membership 1534 Weyburn Street Ottawa, K1G 0Y5
