A New Playground for Hopewell Public School
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THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The Ottawa South Community Association Review l The Community Voice YEAR 43, No.8 SEPTEMBER 2015 A New Playground For Hopewell Public School Spectators watch construction of the new playground at Hopewell Public School. See story on page 2. PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sept. 1, 20:00 OSCA Online Program Registration - Preschool, Child & Youth Sept. 2, 20:00 OSCA Online Program Registration - Adult Sept. 9, 19:00 Launch of Blood Oath, by Don Cummer, Georgetown Sports Pub Sept. 9 to 13 House of PainT Festival, Dunbar Bridge Sept 12, 8:00-15:00 OOS Community Porch Sale Sept. 12 14:00 until Porch Sale E-Waste Drive to Support Sept. 13 16:00 Hopewell School Sept. 13, 14:00 Heritage Ottawa Walking Tour of OOS, Southminster United Sept. 15, 19:00 - 20:30 17th Scout Troop registration, Southminster United Sept. 17 First Annual Philip Clarke Golf Classic, Falcon Ridge Golf Club Sept. 19, 12:00 - 21:00 Annual Brighton Ave. Clambake at Old Brighton Beach Sept. 19, 19:30 Master Piano Recital Series: Chopin the Poet with Charles Richard-Hamelin, Southminster United Sept. 19 – 20, 10:00- Glebe Fine Art Show, Glebe Community 16:30 Centre Sept. 20, 13:00-16:00 Glebe House Tour & Tea Sept. 26 – 27, 10:00- QuiltCo Quilt show at the Glebe 16:00 Community Centre Sept. 27, 11:00-17:00 Old Ottawa South Studio Tour Sept. 27, 18:00 Set the Table dinner fundraiser, St. Margaret Mary Church To add events or see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca Next OSCAR Deadline: Friday, September 11 Page 2 THE OSCAR l SEPTEMBER 2015 Playground Revitalization at Hopewell Public School Construction of the new playground at Hopewell Public School. PHOTOS BY BRENDAN MCCOY By the Hopewell Yard tender preparations and consultations trees to replace large areas of existing the yard will serve as a more natural, Committee and Every with the school board that the school asphalt. These will be framed with shaded gathering area and dedicated hoped would lead to a 2015 summer a mixture of timber and boulders in outdoor classroom. A cedar hedge Leaf Counts fundraising construction. Local firm Munro and angled-shapes to allow for numerous will cover the chain link fence to committee. Scullion was awarded the contract seating and play “nooks”. Additional the west and three large trees will and began work on the yard at the trees will be planted in other areas provide shade. A low fence of either Thanks to the incredible generosity end of July. All fingers are crossed for a total of 12 new large trees and cedar or bamboo will separate the of Hopewell students, teachers, in the hope that the project will be another 12 or so smaller hedging area from the more active play parents and our surrounding completed before the start of the new trees and shrubs. A diversity of structure area. It will incorporate tree community, Hopewell School school year. Here is a sneak peak different species will be planted so stumps, logs and/or boulders and a surpassed its fundraising goal to of what we can all look forward to that we avoid future losses of trees to chalkboard. rebuild its primary yard, allowing the seeing eventually on the new yard. any species-specific diseases or pests. school board to initiate the process Sand-box of tendering the school’s yard plan. Two Tree Pods With New Trees New Play Structure Area and Play While sand is not considered an This news came as a great relief to Two large tree pods will be built Structure accessible surface, many requests all involved after a busy spring of and planted with a diversity of new A new large, timber/boulder- were made to keep a small area framed play structure area will available for sand play. We have replace the existing play areas. found a way to create a small, The area will be filled with wood triangular shaped area for sand play fiber surfacing to meet safety and in the northeast corner that respects accessibility requirements. In the accessibility requirements and the spring students voted on the maintenance concerns expressed by components they most hoped to see the board and staff. on their new play structure and their ideas were incorporated as much as The overall yard plan featured a FOCUSED. possible into the final design. The third and final phase of the project new yard will feature one large play which included improved steps to structure and a few smaller stand- the yard from Hopewell Avenue CONFIDENT. alone components. The structure and a proposed artificial turf field. features a natural theme with many Unfortunately, the costs for both SUCCESSFUL. unique components that children of these were extremely high, and will likely never have seen before on feedback suggested they were not other playgrounds. considered high priority. Pursuing Phase 3 is not an immediate goal Outdoor Classroom for the yard committee, but the An area in the northwest corner of committee will work with school council to identify areas of greatest need and concern for any future school property improvement projects. In the meantime the area that was proposed for the turf field The Every Leaf Counts campaign will be improved by enlarging it and extends its gratitude to the following painting lines to delineate a soccer businesses for donations made to the field. campaign since spring 2015 A special thank you to Principal Back to School @ DOUVRIS Gold Leaf >$2500 Lynn Watson, parents, teachers, City of Ottawa - Community Partnership the school board and the students Minor Capital Grant Program for their help and hard work over Old Ottawa South Community Association focus respect con+idence Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group the course of this year. And thank TD Friends of the Environment - National you most of all to everyone who Capital Chapter This year, give your child the , , and to donated time and funds, this project Get started today for only $19.95 Silver Leaf $1000-$2499 is an amazing example of what our succeed. We have programs for children ages 4 and up. Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds community can do. We all look Majesta Trees of Knowledge forward to seeing the new yard OTTAWA SOUTH ● 1270 BANK ST. Bronze Leaf $500-$999 project completed as soon as possible Councillor David Chernushenko and hope it brings years of enjoyment DOUVRIS.COM 613-234-5000 Stella Luna Gelato Café to everyone in our community. Southside Preschool THE OSCAR l SEPTEMBER 2015 Page 3 Porch Sale E-Waste Drive to Support Hopewell School By Caroline Coady don’t sell, please consider donating organized for the school by them to us at the end of the sale. HealthBridge, an Ottawa based It’s that time of year - we’re all We’ve made it easy! A clearly NGO. Proceeds of the collection will scouring our basements, garages, marked dumpster will be located near be shared equally between Hopewell kids’ rooms and attics for treasures the school (location being finalized) School Council and HealthBridge to sell at the Old Ottawa South Porch to collect your e-waste on Saturday, Sale. Sept. 12 starting a 2:00pm, until While sorting your finds into Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4:00pm. If you treasure and trash, please set aside are unable to bring your e-waste to any unwanted/obsolete electronics. the dumpster, contact mack.beach@ Or if you plan to put out some old gmail.com for pick-up. electronics at the porch sale, but they The e-waste collection is being .Accepted E-Waste: Audio/Visual Equipment Back-up batteries Cell Phones w/o battery HealthBridge works with partners world- Coaxial Cables Computers Computer Components wide to improve health and health equity Computer Mouse/Mice Copiers Digital Cameras through research, policy and action. 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