MHBPNA Annual General Meeting Update

On October 4, 2014 we held our Annual General Meeting at the Breithaupt Centre and were very excited to see about 35 people in attendance. We had Lego for the kids, coffee and food for the older folks and lots of information about what has been happening in our community over the past year and what we would like to work on for the future.  We also elected a full slate of Executive Members.

We began with current board members giving an overview of the past year where we have been very successful in engaging government and citizens. 

We have followed the Weber Street Widening closely and successfully lobbied for a pedestrian-activated cross walk at Wilhelm. We found some problems with the train tracks next to Louisa and Weber and CN sent crews to repair the deficiencies within a couple of days. We had several people out for our Earth Day cleanup.

We led a successful Jane's Walk, where we celebrated the history of our neighbourhood, and held our 'second annual' bike tour of the area. We ran Lego programs at the Breithaupt Centre, a Much Music Dance Party and are involved in supporting the Spur Line Trail, fast tracking the Margaret Avenue Bridge and painting one of our intersections.

We would like to thank the Kitchener Optimists who have disbanded but who gave us their Abitibi paper collection bins. It took many phone calls and emails to sort all of that out, but we now receive over $1000 per year from those bins in the parking lot of the Breithaupt Centre, so please continue to drop off your paper!

Prior to the AGM we were also presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Guelph Street Garden because of our financial (and community) support. We have also supported a Lantern Walk last winter and a Bike Rodeo and street party on Dekay.


We appreciate that all four candidates for Councillor, Ward 10 attended and spoke about their background and platform (Adam Kochanski, Sarah Marsh, Gabrielle Korschewitz and James Howe). And Geoff Lorentz and Ken Seiling from the region also attended and Ken provided an update on Weber Street construction. 


Here is our new 2014-2015 executive:


Lane Burman: CoChair
Ted Parkinson: CoChair
Chris Dewar: Partnerships Director
Linda Vandenakker: Secretary
James Gaede: Communications Director
Trudy Beaulne: Treasurer
Dan Lackner: Special Events Director
Louis Burback: Member at Large
Graham Jackson: Program Director

We would like to thank everyone who came out to the meeting and all of you who follow our Blog and Facebook and participate in any of our activities. We look forward to an exciting year ahead!

Margaret Avenue Bridge Update (from the city of Kitchener)

Construction to start on Margaret Avenue Bridge

KITCHENER – Work to construct the new Margaret Avenue Bridge is set to begin Oct. 27, 2014.  Access to all local businesses will be maintained throughout the construction which is estimated to be complete by July 2015. Alliance Verdi Civil Inc. has been awarded the tender.

“We are pleased that construction of a replacement bridge is going to start soon,” said Steve Allen, manager, engineering design and approvals. “We recognize how important this bridge is to the neighbourhood, and we would like to thank the community for their patience."

In June 2013, a structural engineers’ report recommended the bridge be closed due to safety concerns and was subsequently removed after further structural analysis. In June 2014, staff provided options to council regarding the size of the new bridge after investigating what future needs might be required in light of the potential for enhanced rail service.  Council approved staff’s recommendation for a two-track bridge once GO Transit confirmed it would be sufficient for all current and future GO operations. 

More information about the Margaret Avenue Bridge replacement can be found at www.kitchener.ca/Margaretbridge. Updates will be made available on the webpage as construction progresses.

AGM on Saturday

Mt. Hope Breithaupt Park Neighbourhood Association

Annual General Meeting

Saturday October 4th

10:00am-12:00pm

Breithaupt Centre Room 207

AGENDA

Introduction of Current Board

MHBPNA Year in Review

Reports from Executive

Ward 10 Candidates Introductions

Constitution Amendments

Election of New Board

Discussion of Priorities for 2015

EVERYONE WELCOME

COME SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Have a coffee on us!

Delisle -- Peltz Road Construction Open House

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

ENGINEERING DIVISION
NOTICE OF 1st PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
ROAD RECONSTRUCTION

Delisle Avenue (Moore St. to Dekay St.) and
Peltz Avenue (Moore St. to Waterloo St.)

The City of Kitchener, Engineering Division, is proceeding with the reconstruction of Delisle Avenue and Peltz Avenue. The work includes the replacement of the underground sanitary sewer, storm sewer and watermain, as well as complete installation of new pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk. Construction is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about April 2015, with an anticipated completion date on or about August 2015.

All interested parties are invited to attend an Open House for this project to be held as follows:

Wednesday September 24, 2014

Learning Room – City Hall, 2nd Floor

200 King Street West, Kitchener

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

City of Kitchener staff will be present to answer your questions, and your comments will assist the Project Team in making decisions on this project. Information and plans will also be available for viewing after Wednesday September 24, 2014, at the Infrastructure Services Department, Engineering Division, City Hall, 200 King Street West, 9th Floor, Berlin Tower, Kitchener. If you are unable to attend the Open House and would like to make your views known, please address your comments to either person listed below.

Mr. Kevin Mick P. Eng.
Telephone: 519-741-2200 Ext. 7884
Fax: (519) 741-2230
E-Mail: kevin.mick@kitchener.ca

Infrastructure Services Dept., Engineering Division, 200 King Street West Berlin Tower, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 1118, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7

Ms. Amanda J. Froese P. Eng.
Telephone: (519) 623-1140
Fax: (519) 623-7334
E-Mail: amandaf@meritech.ca

Public Service Announcement: Word On The Street

This Saturday is going to be busy, busy, busy. On a personal note, we have friends who are coming to stay. But aside from that, Kitchener has Word on the Street AND there is Doors Open Waterloo Region going on as well. Oh yeah, and there is some kind of Faire in Waterloo park. Don't say you have nothing to do!

Here is the Word on the Street official press release from the City of Kitchener.

Word on the Street features stellar author line-up and new downtown partners

KITCHENER – Downtown Kitchener welcomes The Word On The Street!  Join us this Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a day jam-packed with author readings, poetry, author talks, playwrights, music and children's activities in a number of locations in downtown Kitchener. 

The Waterloo Region Record Stage will host some of the biggest names in Canadian literature all in one place. Book signings will follow each reading. This year’s headline is Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
one of Canada’s most successful and respected financial writers. She has authored several bestselling books, including the #1 bestseller Debt-Free Forever, Money-Smart Kids and It’s Your Money. She has doled out her no-nonsense approach to finance as host of the television shows, Money Moron, Princess and Till Debt Do Us Part.

The Kitchener Market will host author Joy McCarthy.  Joy is a holistic nutritionist, health and nutrition coach, and writer and recipe developer forJoyous Health, the popular health and recipe blog. Her own experience with hormonal imbalance led her to changing her diet, addressing her lifestyle and educating herself on an all-encompassing approach to health.

New this year is the Word on the Street Bites. Join us at participating coffee shops, restaurants and the Kitchener Market for a stellar line-up of authors, poets, meet & greets, bloggers, workshops and book signings. Have a bite to eat and experience the written word and downtown Kitchener in a whole new way!

This year the Kitchener Public Library will feature the OverDrive Digital Bookmobile. Hop aboard the 74-foot-long traveling exhibit, which has five separate spaces to showcase eBooks, audiobooks, a gadget gallery and more. Bring your devices!

And, of course, there is a lot to do for the kids! The Department of Canadian Heritage Kids Square on Civic Square will feature make-and-take crafts themed with featured books, face painting, music with Erick Traplin, comics and caricatures, take your photo with a princess and learn how to read braille with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). Drop by the Canadian Reading Rocks Stage and listen to some of Canada’s best loved children’s books read by local celebrities!

The Word on the Street is celebrated in five cities across Canada on the same day: Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Toronto, Halifax and Kitchener. Admission is free. For information on all programming and activities, please visit www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/kitchener.

Hockey Tournament -- Put together a team! TODAY!!!

Please read this poster from our friends at EAF. Click on image for larger size! Tournament is TODAY!

MHBPNA Fall Programs

Here are a list of the fall programs we are running at the Breithaupt Centre. They can be found on page 89 of the Kitchener Leisure Magazine which is delivered to your home and it is online here.

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