- * ÿ into Bridges Falling ,, , . NEW' Down Seek$IM- -j1 3 - in Federal Funds 1. t EDINBURGH - by Bruce Grant The Minto Bridges are falling down. To anyone who crosses them it is quite eveident that normal maintenance has been neglected NEWS for years. The real problem, however, is revealed only to those who venture under the biidges and ,. inspect the structure below the roadway level. Under the influence '. of water and salt, the structural members have rusted so badly that Monte Carlo Night March 11 they cannot be repaired and their Live1y:Event ForAllCommunity strength and safety cannot be , - * The National Capital corn- mission, owner of thk bridges is Plan attend the social event of to all residents of New Edinburgh to quite aware of the pFoblem and has the year and get a real return on so come along and bring your now allocated funds for your investment. The Parent friends and neighbours. There are restoration- The problem rests Advisory Committee and the 150 advance tickets now on sale then wiUl Beasury Board which I Beam joist with rust hole through web, one of many-. Community School Council will co- and there is no guarantee that be asked to release Ap to a host a Monte Carlo Night in the additional tickets will be available million dollars for the work. Our gym of Crichton St. School at the door. Member of Parliament, the begiming at On Satwdayy Entrance to the Monte Carlo Honourable J. R. Gauthier has March 11' A $2'00 per person ad- Night will be through the doors on to mission ticket buys you $5,000 with promised actively support it. which to start off the evening with the Dufferin Road side of the A million dollars is indeed a lot of additional money available at a school. Tickets may be purchased money to ask for. If it is turned from the School 749-7897, Andre down, the NCC will be forced to cost of $1.00 per $1,000. Kingsley 746-0540, Sally Hutchison make a hard decision whether the There be seven games of 749-0455, Sharon Staseson 7414407 public safety requires them to chance and two Black Jack tables dose and perhaps demolish the .along with a cash bar and an ex- or Sandra Ferguson 7468259. are to be replaced. Without doubt a major cause of the rusting must be the~~c'sexcessive use of salt, for the bridges receive a lot more salt than any of the approaching roads. The lock Parent Program The Mint0 ridges were erected Rusted diagonal brace below bridge. View from under the roadway. started in New Edinburgh in in 1900 and were intended to be part of of the processional route to Rideau built with considerable or- over the years, a much beloved September, 1977 and forms part Hall. Because of this, they were mmentation and a very successful venture ia; have become, landmark in the national capital. Ottawa. There are about 4,500 block parents in the Ottawa area - and the Central Committee hopes to attract another 1000 during 1978. Its aim is to have at least one block Playground Gets Spring Go-AheadL parent per block. Anyone over the age of 16; Block Parents symbol whether he-or she is working or home or does not want to be After several delays, the long A large climbing sbucture to skip and bounce W etc. home most of the day, is eligible to awaited playground development similar to the one on River Rd. will The smaller yard will contain disturbed. to be built in the yards at Crichton apply to become a block parent. Being a block parent requires be constructed in the west yard play equipment for younger bce the application has been St. School is finally ready-to-go in along with a landscaped grassy children. very little time and effort. the spring. approved and they have received The Nogram is very actively area and some hard surfaced area their sign, the block parents supported -by the Ottawa Police display it in a window, visible from Department, who feel that it does the skeet. The si@ is displayed serve as a deterrent for would-be whenever the block parent is at troublemakers. New Edinburgh Community Association home and available for any child Anyone interested in becoming a who needs help .and is removed block parent, please call Sally when the block parent is not at Hutchison 749-0455. --- /ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING v- ELECTION OF OFFICERS Date: Thursday, February 16, 1978 Place: MacKay United Church Hall Time: 7:30 p.m. YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT :;- -' >..$.. :,., ..,.,.. ~ewEdinburgh News Association CbnstitutionyStudied::: - .. I Community Association , I ? Propose Revisions For Corn in.g Year i Bob Knox by Frank Anglin Department of National Revenue former residents , who have tem- in order to be able to give receipts porarily left but who wish to keep ! , President, At the moment, the New Edin- for income tax purposes;the stated in touch by receiving our burgh. Community Association is objects in Article 4 might have to newspaper. -. I Community Assoc. i' operating uilder , a constitution be reexamined to conform with The procedure for.the election of i ddted in 1973; A fresh look at this the policies laid down by the the presiding officers of the 1 Executive constitutipm ; exposes a few department. A change here would association is not spelled out in omissions .that should be corrected be worthwhile. If we could give detail, but this could easily be done . PRESIDENT'S 1977-78 REPORT Y?<' - in the near f 'ture. Perhaps one of receipts 'for income tax purposes, by adding another article on i. for donations to the Association for elections. - .- the most-Jortant is the lack of 1. .. This year's Executive Committee was elected in qpril, 1977. Since that time we have been focussing .on anumber issues the equivalht French name in community activities, it would a@ We probably do not want to be of as an incentive for increased including : Article 2.' Article should in- too tied down to a detailed con- I clude - This Association shall be financial contributions. stitution, but the suggestions of- Ontario Municipal Board hearings on the Ottawa Carleton known as 'New Edinburgh Com- The requirments for mem- fered above should not cause Regional Plan particularly as it 'relates to the expansion of the munity Assmiation - Association bership are well defined, ' but problems. There will be copies of i r Hemlock-Beechwood throughway and the Vanier Arterial. We des Residents 'de New Edinburgh' perhaps we should consider adding the constitution available for in- 4 have joinecl-with three neighbouring communities to represent a ... as there are many French honorary and associate members. spection at our meeting. If you -.... unified position on these issues. In a general meeting in October speaking , residents in our com- The honorary .members could be have suggestions to make, they.can the community adopted a position to oppose expansion of both munity. prominent members of our com- be noted at the meeting or by ,--/>- these routes, with the caveat that if the connecting roads were If we .are to register with the munity while associate could be phoning Frank Anglin at 7414480. built then the community might have to accept an extension of the Vanier Arterial through the Stanley Avenue Park,. as an alternative to additional traffic passing through the community. ~rafficin the Community: During the year a special sub- Traffic, Bus Changes on Agenda committee was formed to examine ways and means of ensuring that the community is protected from through traffic. This activity is tied to a community study that has been delayed for two years now but it is becoming increasingly important to For Discussion at Ahnual Meeting develop substantive proposals that will prevent the community from becoming a part of the commuter traffic system. by gob Strachan Streets. The recornmehations will comparison with the popular No. 3 As New ,Edinburgh is not include a proposal that the cur- route. The Community Newspaper: This year three issues of New scheduled for a neighbourhood bings contain tree planters, The committee has received Edinburgh News have been published. Our aim has been to (traffic) study in the foreseeable -flowers and the 1ike:Irnplemen- approval from O.C. Transp, provide a regular community information organ. We have not future and as traffic flows continue tation this spring will depend upon subject to community consent, to succeeded but we feel it is very important that this effort should to increase on the Vanier Parkway P.E.C. approval and the city's alter the route of the No. 83 so that be continued by others in the future. and the Beechwood - Hemlock budget. It is expected that in- it would turn at Sussex and King - Corridor, the community's stallation would be on a trial basis Edward and proceed to the Vanier Modification of Community Association Procedures: We have executive committee has con- to be reviewed in the fall. Results Parkway via King Edward and St. taken a number of specific steps to provide morespportunities sidered various props als, subject of the presentation will be Patrick Streets. Link up would be for involvement by the community at large including : to community ratification, to limit presented at the Annual General coordinated with the No. 3 route at -holding at least one general meeting during the year fast moving, heavy traffic on Meeting, February 16. Crichton and Beechwood to . - providing each memkr of the Executive with a specific Crichton Street. - The executive committee has provide ease in transfer when -;?733=-4f--.--= c ,-2.