Mayor Shari Decter Hirst - 729-2202 - City of Brandon

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CONTACTS: Rod Sage, General Manager – 729-2247 Ian Broome, Director of Public Works – 729-2292 Perry Roque, Director Community Services – 729-2170 Tim Sanderson, Director of Transportation – 729-2130 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITY SERVICES ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Community Development Perry Roque attended the National Recreation Summit October 23 to 26, 2011. For three days, 200 respected leaders in Recreation Development, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy Analysis from across the country explored the challenges and opportunities facing recreation. Together, they began identifying the steps needed at the National, Provincial/Territorial and Municipal levels to deliver on recreation’s great potential to address some of the crucial issues of our day. During the two days, participants explored four key themes: • Confronting Canada’s public health crisis • Respecting nature and our environment • Building community • Contributing to public sector and social innovation. International Women’s Food & Craft Market The last International Women’s Food & Craft Market of the year takes place on Saturday, November 19th. Over the 2011 market series over 50 vendors have participated and there have been over 500 visits to the markets. In addition to the multicultural packaged food and handmade crafts that will be available for sale on the 19 th , visitors can enjoy a variety of entertainment throughout the afternoon. It’s the last chance this year to try and purchase a variety of ethnic foods and crafts. Don’t miss out on picking up some unique gifts and treats for the holidays. Vendors and community members are also coming together to raise funds for the family of Dyanny Nunez Bonilla, a young girl from Honduras who passed away recently in an unfortunate accident. The participating women and organizers believe that the market is an appropriate venue to organize and extend our support to the family during this challenging time. The market takes place on Saturday, November 19 th at Knox United Church from 1:00 – 4:00pm. Communities in Bloom Criteria Awards
The City of Brandon returned home from the 2011 Communities in Bloom National conference with some prestigious hardware in tow. Despite unprecedented spring flooding forcing the city to withdraw from competing in the five bloom competition category, the city competed in several of the individual criteria categories evaluated in the National Communities in Bloom program. In the Community of Gardeners category Brandon received honourary mention and placed within the top three finalists. This category demonstrates involvement from all stakeholders within the community along with the municipality’s participation and support. The City of Brandon was successful in its effort to meet the criteria with its Floral Displays. Evaluated in this category are the efforts made by the municipality, businesses, institutions and the residential sectors of the community to design, plan, execute and maintain floral displays of high quality standards. It was an honour for the City to receive such high-status recognition and be recipients of the Floral Design Outstanding Achievement Award, presented by the National Capital Commission. Volunteer Appreciation Event Wednesday, November 2 nd a Volunteer Appreciation Event was held to recognize those individuals who volunteer for various programs offered by the City. There are more than 350 dedicated volunteers, many of whom volunteer in more than one capacity, that work relentlessly helping to enhance the quality of life in our city. Although we respect and appreciate the work of these individuals on a continual basis, this event is a special opportunity to say thank you. SPORTSPLEX The following is a list of the number of individuals that were in the building in October: Number of Individuals in the Building Pool 1,676 Arena 957 Racquetball 38 Membership Swipes 1,292 Arena – does not include # of participants who were on the ice with arena rentals All eight candidates successfully completed the NLS Course in October. The Jingle Bell Arthritis Walk will be taking place on the track Sunday, November 6 th from 8:30 – 11:30 am.
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