MANOTICK MESSENGER
The MessengerCOMMUNITY
Friday, December 22, 2017 Page 5
Strong community support makes Manotick a wonderful place to live Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Manotick and area residents! It has been a busy year for the Manotick Village and Community Association and we have been blessed with strong community support for our community events and efforts to make Manotick a wonderful place to live. Thank you to those who offered to help out with Shiverfest venues and events following the fire in the Arena kitchen last January and to the many volunteers who make our annual Soap Box Derby and Picnic a success. We also would like to thank the many local businesses who sponsor our activities so that we can offer them free for everyone, and the other key groups in the Village such as the Kiwanis, BIA, Lions and Legion who work with us on our events. And let us not forget all those individuals who volunteer to be on Boards and on the Task Force to revitalize Manotick’s core. Thank you to those who make Manotick a liveable, welcoming community. What lies ahead? Our Board has been developing some new ideas so watch this space for new initiatives in the New Year. We can already let you know about one new activity taking place
VILLAGE
VOICE by Grace Thrasher, President, Manotick Village and Community Association (MVCA)
in the New Year. Walkability study You may notice a few individuals walking around the downtown core with clipboard in hand in mid-January. They will be conducting a walkability study of the main street area of the village to assess how easy it is for people with mobility issues and parents with strollers and small children to walk easily around the core area. They will be using an assessment tool developed by the Council on Aging of Ottawa. Their results will be shared with the community and our Councillor for consideration and action when addressing sidewalk and roadway issues and safety. Anyone interested in participating, please contact the MVCA at president@ manotickvca.org as this will be the first of many assessments to come. Public Meeting on the proposed waste site The City hosted a public meeting on a zoning amendment for new proposed waste site at Mitch Owens and
Boundary Road. A very public skate at the Man- moval of sidewalks. engaged crowd of about otick Arena followed by After the last snowflake 125 attended to provide a magic show for the falls: feedback on the location kids at the Manotick Le• Sidewalks in the and its impact on home gion. We would like to downtown core: Within values and traffic. Tag- thank the Manotick Fire 6 hours gart has established a Department for help• Downtown residenprocess to mitigate any ing out with the bonfire tial sidewalks: Within 12 impact on home values each year and to the Ri- hours within a five mile radius deau Skating Club for • Residential sideof the site. For Manotick putting on the figure walks: Within 16 hours and the immediate area, skating show. A shout • Intersections and additional truck traffic out to the Messenger as pedestrian crossings: was a concern, particu- well for sponsoring the Within 16 hours larly with the size of the public skate so that it is • Bus stops: Within 24 trucks travelling to and free for everyone. The hours after clean up from the site. Taggart has full schedule is available If your sidewalk has indicated they are work- on our web site at www. not been cleared 72 ing to avoid the village manotickvca.org hours after the end of a and use the most effisnowfall, please call 3-1Snow removal on cient and direct route to 1. City sidewalks the waste site, likely on _Diversitea Ad 11/14/17 PM Page 1 City has estab- 2:59 rural truck roads. TheNov. 23The McLean Bridge reopens MVCA will continue to lished the following The work on McLean monitor progress on this guidelines for snow re- Bridge on the north ismatter. If the amendments are approved, the site is scheduled to be operational in 2021.
land is now complete and the Bridge has opened for two-way traffic, much to the relief of North Island residents and dog walkers. YOMA – Friday Night Drop In, 7-9:30 p.m. For youth age 12-17. For more information, visit yoma.ca, email us at youth.of.manotick@ gmail.com or call us at 613-296-1202. You can follow us on Facebook at Youth of Manotick Association – YOMA, or on Twitter @YouthOfManotick I welcome your comments. You can reach me at president@manotickvca.org .
Shiverfest 2018 One of the most popular events at Shiverfest is the annual chili cook-off Visit us at these set for Saturday, January 27 at the Manotick Legion. Now is the time to register! You can add Metcalfe Farmers’ Greely Community Centre – Dec. 16 your name to the list of Ottawa Farmers’ Lansdowne Park – Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 23 home cooks and chefs to EY Centre – Dec. 16 and 17 compete for the Golden Spoon award by sending an email to chili@manShop for DiversiTea at Osgoode Country Creations (Osgoode), otickvca.org. Hockey Team_Ad copy 12/15/17 7:55 PM Page 1 Pêches & Poivre (Almonte), Beyond the House (Russell), Foodland (Russell) We are also finalizing details for the Friday night kickoff with the Specializing in custom blended loose leaf tea. Over 60 Varieties! opening night bonfire Blended in Small Batches – Ensuring the Finest Quality! (featuring Live 88.5), Shop online at diversitea.ca Ottawa, Ont. 613.425.1301 figure skating show and
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