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Page 8 The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR OCTOBER 2005 Play Structure Build Day is October 6 O T T A W A ’ S 2 1 s t vintage clothing sale Sunday, November 13, 2005 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa • Men’s and women’s clothing from the 1890s to 1970s • Accessories • Antique jewellery • Linens and lace • Collectibles Admission $7.00 Help the Ottawa Food Bank. Bring along a non-perishable food item or make a donation at the sale. Information: Penelope Whitmore (613) 730-8785 By Brendan McCoy At Brewer Park preparation has begun for the October 6 Build Day during which a new accessible play structure will be constructed. The first step was the removal in early September of the spring riders and the old wood play structure. The spring riders will be stored until they can be put back; the play structures will be taken apart and useable pieces recycled. The removal of the structure was followed by the removal of much of the sand. A gravel base was laid, and over that a concrete slab will be poured. Green rubberized panels will be glued to the concrete after the new play structure is installed. The remainder of the play area, including the existing small play structure, will have its sand replaced with wood fiber. In this wood fiber the spring riders will be reinstalled later this fall. Those interested in what the new play structure will look like can see a poster of it at the Firehall in the lobby or at the Sunnyside Library as you leave. Preparations for the Thursday October 6 Build Day should start early that week. A tractortrailer will be parked and used for storage, there will be at least one construction waist bin, there will be a large generator which will only be used on to build day and Oops! - Did we do that? the Canadian forces are providing a number of large tents. October 4 and 5 will see preparations at the park with smaller groups of volunteers. Over 100 volunteers are expected to converge on the park for the Thursday, October 6 Build Day. As well as constructing the play structure, volunteers are expected to build a number of picnic tables, and to do some painting on the asphalt. The painting will include a large world map and a number of children’s games such as hopscotch. The work will be an all day effort with food and drink provided for ECOS By Mike Lascelles ECOS Co-Chair The Environment Committee of Old Ottawa South, ECOS, is involved in three green projects. First, we are working with staff and students of the Environmental Science Institute at Carleton University, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources biologists, and City of Ottawa officials on plans to improve the fish habitat in Brewer Pond next year. We intend to stage an open house on these plans early in 2006 so that we can listen to your views and the volunteers. The project is a joint effort of seven area Rotary Clubs and KaBOOM, a not for profit playground building organization. There is still an opportunity to volunteer to work on the day itself. Anyone in the community who is interested in getting involved can contact Brendan McCoy, an OSCA Board member, who is the community representative on this project. He can be contacted at 730- 4979, or at brendan_mccoy@ hotmail.com . October 2005 Update preferences. Second, as part of the OSCA committee developing plans to renovate and green the Firehall, ECOS is promoting ways to make the building more energy efficient. Third, we continue to support Gary Lum and his Old Ottawa South Park Renewal Committee in their plans to do maintenance work and planting in Linda Thom and Windsor parks as well as along the river’s edge farther east. If you want to learn more about Gary’s plans for this fall and the spring of 2006, please read his article in this issue of OSCAR.
OCTOBER 2005 By James Hunter Have you wondered what organizations are involved in building the new wheelchair accessible play structure in Brewer Park? The new play structure is being implemented by a partnership of Home Depot, KaBOOM!, the Rotary Club and the City of Ottawa. It will be installed on Thursday October 6th. Local volunteers are encouraged to show up on that date to help install the structure. The Home Depot is the major sponsor. They provide funding and over 100 volunteers to install the structure. This will be the 32nd playground that The Home Depot and KaBOOM! have built together in Canada. Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! is a non-profit organization that’s vision is a playground within walking distance of every child in North America. KaBOOM! provides diverse groups of volunteers with a way to work towards a collective cause -- the well-being of children -- by completing a discrete product -- a playground or skatepark -- in a discrete time period -- one day -- to make an immediate and visible difference in their community. A pioneer in the field of social entrepreneurship, the majority of the $30 million KaBOOM! has raised has come from innovative partnerships with funding partners including the The Home Depot, Sprint, Stride Rite, Ben and Jerry’s Homemade, Snapple Beverages, Computer Associates, the Madison Square Garden Cheering for Children Foundation, and Fairytale The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR The Making of a Play Structure Community maintenance of the Rideau River Waterfront Brighton Beach to the Main Street Bridge By Gary Lum On October 15, OOS residents are asked to participate in furthering the plan for rene wal of parkland along the Rideau River. The initial plan as developed by Tracey Schwets, Forestry Services Program Coordinator for the City, in consultation with the Old Ottawa South Parks’ Renewal Committee (OOSPRC), is set out in “Vegetation Management Plan for Windsor Park and Linda Thom Park East”. Interested readers can view the plan at the Firehall, or on OSCA’s website under “Latest News” on the Home Page. The long term objective of the initiative is to nurture indigenous trees to eventually replace the invasive Manitoba maples that, at present, represent the majority of the foliage in the parks. The invasive trees will be gradually pruned to allow indigenous trees that will be planted to mature. A significant portion of the plan was accomplished last April when as many as 50 community volunteers, working with Doug Flowers, Tree Inspector for City of Ottawa, cleaned up the riverfront from Bank Street to the area just northeast of the Pump House. The Environmental Committee of Old Ottawa South (ECOS) provided financial support for the communication strategy, hot coffee and snacks. On October 15, volunteers will be pursuing the objectives in the “Vegetation Management Plan for the Brighton Beach Section” of the riverfront. This section runs from the northeastern corner of Windsor Park to Main Street. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Windsor Park Field House on Saturday, October 15 at 9 a.m. Please bring pruning tools. Gloves and boots are recommended. Notices will be posted throughout the Parks and neighborhood to remind people of the date. This fall’s initiative will be followed by a spring tree planting. Tracey Schwets estimated the number of small trees that could be replanted in Windsor Park in the areas that our group cleaned up last April. There is room for approximately 120 trees, among which will be red maples and red oaks. The spring tree planting will be a collaborative effort with the City of Ottawa joining forces with ECOS, OOSPRC and community volunteers. The date of the event will be communicated as the spring of 2006 approaches. Individuals interested in joining the October 15 cleanup can contact Gary Lum at 730-4383. Brownies. KaBOOM! has helped to create more than 850 new playgrounds and skateparks and renovated more than 1,300 playgrounds and two sports field complexes. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago, Atlanta, and Redwood City, California. Page 9 KaBOOM!! and The Home Depot announced this year that they will build or improve1000 play structures in 1000 days. The structure is being purchased from Playworld Systems of Pennsylvania. To find out more about kaboom, visit: http://www.kaboom.org/
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