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JUNE 2015 A Voice of Riverview Park VOL.7 NO.3 These boot are made for splashin’: Angelina Pascual-Meagher, age 2, designs her own Easter finery (See page 47 ) Photo credit: Alan Landsberg See page 8 for the Planning and Development column Page 2 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2015 The hunt is on Emma Beatrice Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor` Elizabeth Everyone checks Xavier Julia Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor Services Bio-Gel 60$ Business Hours: Solar-Gel 50$ Mon – Fri 10am - 8pm UV-Gel 30$ Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 10am - 5pm Porcelain 40$ Acrylic 35$ Pedicure 28$ Fresh Manicure 15$ Spring Colours Pedi-Mani 38$ are Manicure Shellac 30$ Here Shellac 20$ with over 150 colours to choose Polish Removal 7$ from Shellac Removal 5$ Nail Removal 15$ Body Waxing Paraffin 5 - 1571 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa 613-733-6657 JUNE 2015 Riverview Park Review Page 3 An Easter Bunny visit to Balena Park by Janice Dahms of excited children scrambled to Farm Boy at Trainyards, and our and Jennifer Blattman for bring- his past Easter weekend, find the eggs – the youngest get- City Councillor, Jean Cloutier ing this tradition to Riverview the Easter Bunny was very ting a bit of a head start. Families were appreciated. The partici- Park. busy hiding a few hundred socialized after the big event while pants thank Alison Klus-Palermo eggsT in the snow at Balena Park. enjoying hot drinks, treats, and a The second annual Easter Egg visit from a fire truck. Donations Hunt was held on a very cold but from the Elmvale Acres Loblaws, sunny Saturday morning. Dozens the Starbucks at Trainyards, the Wow!! I found some Aoife, Fia and Ziv Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Photo credit:Geoff Radnor Allie Annella Audrey, Arella, Carmen and Josie Photo credit:Tammie Winsor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor Photo credit:Tammie Winsor THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR 5 YEARS AT OUR BANK STREET LOCATION CHECK OUT OUR GLUTEN FREE / ORGANIC SECTION AND OUR FRESH DELI / HOT BUFFET COUNTER WITH 2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU 1255 BANK STREET (613) 288-2797 9am – 10pm : Monday –Sunday 1793 KILBORN AVE. (613) 422-6526 JUNE 2015 Riverview Park Review Page 5 Riverview Alternative School’s Grade 2’s Travel the World! by Bianca de Boer gage’ in the form of an activity book about Grade 1/2 Teacher the country to be visited. After filing onto Riverview...Then iverview Alternative School’s the ‘airplane’, rows of seats set up on the by Paul Walsh pital, which later was sold to the Grade 2 students are ‘travelling’ carpet, students enjoy a brief introduction his vertical aerial photo Federal Government! It was on the world! As part of the Ontario by the ‘flight attendant’ (teacher) and then of the entrance to River- the site of the present-day Alta RSocial Studies Curriculum, students are a very realistic airplane takeoff video. Our view Park, from Riverside Vista Towers. The parking lot of Drive,T was taken circa 1967. the Alta Vista Plaza had been the Mrs. Bianca and some of the Riverview Alternative School Grade 2’s showing off their map and postcards. Vertical aerial photograph of the entrance to Riverview Park learning about Global Communities by inflight video about the country of destin- The Alta Vista Plaza is visible garden for the Nuns living and virtually travelling the world from their ation is accompanied by a traditional cul- at the top-right of the photograph working at the Hospital. classrooms. tural food item. Food is a great educator! and had opened in the early 1950’s Rolland Avenue is visible, off A typical trip begins with students ar- The other large building, near Alta Vista Dr. and just below the riving at their ‘boarding gate’ where they’ll the shopping centre and to the obtain their passports and ‘carryon lug- Continued on page 28 lower left, was the Grey Nun Hos- Continued on page 23 Page 6 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2015 Board of Directors: Peter Bishop, Bill Fairbairn, Michelle McLellan, Rob Column Coordinator: Catina Noble Southcott Distribution Manager: Cheryl Khoury – [email protected] Editor: Carole Moult – [email protected] Cartoonist and Masthead Artist: Greg Money Advertising Manager: Carole Moult – [email protected] Bookkeeper: Anne Jackson Staff Writer and Editor Emeritus: Bill Fairbairn 613-737-3212 Printer: Performance Printing Layout and Design: François Allard e finally got rid of win- An earlier editorial highlighted the ter and we are already value of both Balena and Dale rinks. You could be the next planning for its return. They are true local gathering places Super Hero WBalena Park ice rink will again be for people of all ages, and can be a the focal point for the hockey family pastime during the long winter players and skaters of Riverview season- but they need our rink coor- Park. Making the most of this lo- dinators. cal landmark won’t happen on its Chris has told the City that he own. would help put a coordinator on the Those who love taking to the ice right ice path. He would help that should be aware that without a coor- person on setting up the hose, show dinator the rink won’t be much of a where the shovels are and tell why he success. The rink does not look after did this or that. Bruce Aho, long-time itself. Ask Chris Khoury who is retir- coordinator of the popular Dale Park ing after five years as rink coordinator. Rink is also offering his assistance to A job description to fill his skates someone new. After these initial start- as volunteer coordinator is outlined up suggestions a new coordinator in this June edition of the Riverview would be free to decide their own best Park Review. plan of supervision of field house and Last season 17 volunteers super- maintenance volunteers. The City vised the field house and kept the ice provides a free rink-making course for “hot” for skaters. Many of these same new coordinators. alone. In order to continue this suc- paper for further details . Who knows people have, over the years, written Chris noted that the rink is consis- cess a new coordinator is needed. If where the next Patrick Chan or Sid- wonderful stories of both our local tently enjoyed. Annual participation you can help, or know someone who ney Crosby will come from? 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