It has been a while since we published a newsletter and delivered it. In case you have forgotten, the last one has been uploaded to our website and can be located here:
https://sites.google.com/site/mhbpna/newsletters
This newsletter contains some information that is still relevant, including a schedule for the ongoing "Weber Street Widening" and what to expect this year.
We are working on a newsletter for the spring. Please let us know if you have any community events you would like advertised.
2/3/14
Let's Get Out and Slide Down a Hill!
This is an article from last year's Blog that is even more appropriate this year!
How great is it that we have a tobogganing hill in our
How great is it that we have a tobogganing hill in our
neighbourhood?
As the snow fell a few weeks ago, my daughter repeatedly whined, “When are we going dad?” She wanted to get to Hillside Park while the snow was still falling. It was her last day of Christmas Break.
I was meeting a friend and his daughter at Hillside Park at 11:30am. When we got there, it was pretty empty. Another family was there, that had come over from the University and Bridge neighbourhood, but that was it. As the day progressed the hill filled up.
There is nothing like getting outside when the snow covers the ground, and the temperatures hover around zero, and the gigantic snow flakes fall. The snow was slick and the hill smooth.
After about 5 runs (only one of which included me), our girls switched to snowman making. I found myself crawling around in the snow, pushing a huge snowball.
We did a couple more runs, then the girls were off to the playground in the park, and we talked to some of the other parents, and ran into another Neighbourhood association member.
If we get some more snow, head down to Hillside with the family. Talk to your neighbours on the hill. And enjoy a good old fashion Canadian tradition.
Some Hillside Park tips:
-Pay attention to the parking signs. Be courteous to the neighbours in the area.
-Wear a helmet. Not only the kids. Parents can be good role models to children by wearing helmets.
-When you get to the bottom of the hill, walk to either the left of the right. Don’t walk back up the middle of the hill. We watched countless kids get taken out who weren’t paying attention.
-The City lines the baseball fence with hay bales.
Lane Burman
2/2/14
Inclusion award from last year
Last year the MHBPNA included Extend-A-Family on our Jane's Walk and worked with them on a couple of other events as well. We were delighted to be given this award and look forward to engaging with them again this year.
1/29/14
Engage in a conversation about our community
1000 Conversations to Shape Our Future
Waterloo Region Community Gathering
Come help shape the future of your community.
This year you participated in a conversation about community as part of Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement’s 1000 Conversations to Shape Our Future campaign. We want to thank you for sharing with us, now it is our turn to share with you. We would like to invite you to a gathering we are hosting in collaboration with New Story Group, the Kitchener-Waterloo Social Planning Council, Festival of Neighbourhoods, Multicultural Cinema Club and the Abrahamic Peace Builders. This gathering will be a chance to connect with the many different people who have shared in this campaign, to hear the stories and insights that emerged and then together help shape a vision for community in Waterloo region.
Come join us to learn, have fun together and create a common vision for our community. A free lunch and child care is provided.
Date February 8th
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: K-W YWCA Mary’s Place Community Room 84 Frederick St, Kitchener
Please RSVP by February 5th. Register at http://whatcommunitymeans.
Questions? Contact: Derek Alton – Derek@tamarackcommunity.ca
1/14/14
Neighbourhood Mobilization Alliance Meeting, Wed, January 15
The next Neighbourhood Mobilization Alliance meeting is Wednesday,
January 15th at 7pm in the Conestoga Room of Kitchener City Hall.
Our last meeting, November 20th was not held due to lack of representation from the City. We will be discussing the items on the November 20th agenda on Wednesday evening.
We hope to see you on Wednesday
Our last meeting, November 20th was not held due to lack of representation from the City. We will be discussing the items on the November 20th agenda on Wednesday evening.
We hope to see you on Wednesday
1/10/14
Neighbourhood Association Meeting, Sat 11, !0 am
Come join us for our Neighbourhood Association Meeting, Sat 11, !0 am.
We will be in room 201 of the Breithaupt Centre. Executive members will be there and the public is always welcome.
We will be in room 201 of the Breithaupt Centre. Executive members will be there and the public is always welcome.
1/1/14
MHBPNA programming at Breithaupt Centre
In November of 2013 we announced several programs we were proposing to run at the Breithaupt Centre. The majority of the programs there are run by the City. If our neighbourhood association runs programs and profits from them, then we can use those funds and do other things for our community.
Due to low enrollment, only one program will be running in January:
CREATIVE LEGO BUILDING
4-6 Years Thu 5:30- 6:30 pm Jan 16 153509
Fee: $25.00 /8 wks
Play based free form LEGO building. Let your child's imagination build! 10 lbs of assorted LEGO and lots of kids.
There are still a few spots left in this program, so you can sign up in person at the Breithaupt Centre, or by entering "webreg kitchener" in Google or another search engine.
Due to low enrollment, only one program will be running in January:
CREATIVE LEGO BUILDING
4-6 Years Thu 5:30- 6:30 pm Jan 16 153509
Fee: $25.00 /8 wks
Play based free form LEGO building. Let your child's imagination build! 10 lbs of assorted LEGO and lots of kids.
There are still a few spots left in this program, so you can sign up in person at the Breithaupt Centre, or by entering "webreg kitchener" in Google or another search engine.
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