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DCA Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, 12Jun2013

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Place: Dunrobin Community Centre, 1151 Thomas Dolan Parkway

All are welcome to attend. Please contact Hardy Mahadeo to confirm the meeting time and location.

YOUTH CONNEXION UPDATE!

Youth Survey:

Calling all Rural Youth! Fill out a survey about your community and be entered to win a $50 VISA gift card; survey results will be compiled and sent to Mayor Watson.  Survey link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rural-suburban-youth

Youth Nights- Dunrobin CC

Ages 9-15 yrs $5 6:30-8:00pm

Pizza and a Movie

Friday April 26th

*We will be making pizza and watching a movie

Tie Dye

Friday May 24th

*Please bring your own article of clothing to tie dye and wear old clothes!

Fun in The Sun

Friday June 21

*Be prepared to play some games outside and cool down with a cool treat

Much Music Video Dance

Friday May 31st

Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre

Grades 5 to 8

7:30- 9:45pm

Tickets $10 in advance or $15 at the door

Standard First Aid, AED & Level ‘C’ CPR

Ages 15 & up

Cost: $60.00

West Carleton Community Complex

April 20-21 8:30-4:30pm

845134

Includes one and two rescuer adult, child and infant CPR and Automated External

Defibrillator training. Meets the requirements of First Aid Attendant under WSIB

legislation. Successful participants receive Standard First Aid Certificate valid for three years and CPR level ‘C’ and AED Certificate valid for one year.

If you have any questions please contact Youth Connexion at 613.580.2424 x 43307 or youthconnexion@ottawa.ca

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

West Carleton Families in the Country Kitchen

What - A cooking, nutrition and physical activity program for families (kids 8 and up, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles….)

When - Fridays from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. April 19 to May 31

Where - Kinburn Community Centre, 3045 Kinburn Side Road

Cost - $18 per family or pay what you can

To register, phone Gail at 613-839-3978 or online at thecarrolls@xplornet.com 

A fun program where you will learn how to choose recipes, prepare family meals and snacks, eat healthy without sacrificing taste, and save money.

March Rural Community Association

http://marchrural.ca/

City of Ottawa

1. Hockey Equipment Giveaway / Don d’équipement de hockey

City Wide Sports in partnership with Canadian Tire Jumpstart the ODHMA and the Ottawa Senators Foundation is giving away donated gently used hockey equipment to children who do not have the necessary equipment to play.

Do you know a child that would like to start playing hockey but needs some the equipment to get started?  Let them know about the Hockey Equipment Giveaway.

Gord MacGregor

City Wide Sports

613-580-2854

ottawa.ca/sports

2. Please stay off sports fields and ball diamonds

The City is asking residents to stay off sports fields and ball diamonds to allow the turf to grow for the upcoming season. 

Access to ball diamonds is not permitted prior to Wednesday, May 1.  Access to sports fields is not permitted prior to Wednesday, May 15.

Organizations with official City contracts can use the facilities, only on the dates specified in their contracts (weather permitting).

Thank you for helping to keep Ottawa’s fields in good condition.

Janis Phillips

Portfolio Manager/Gestionnaire de portefeuilles

City-Wide Allocations/Allocations à l'échelle de la ville

janis.phillips@ottawa.ca

613-580-2424 ext 41678

3. Spring/Summer Recreation Programs: 

Registration is now open for the City's spring and summer recreation programming.  Check out the thousands of classes the City of Ottawa has to offer in the 2013 Spring-Summer Recreation eGuide. The City provides an impressive selection of affordable programs for all ages – everything from swimming and fitness, to dance, martial arts and even dog training. There’s something for everyone!  Registration is now open for all programming Spring/Summer programming.  Information about classes can only be viewed online. Residents who do not have access to the internet at home or at work are encouraged to visit City recreation facilities or libraries with public internet access, or visit client service centres or recreation centres where customer service staff can help with registration.

4. Older Adult Activity Guide:

As part of the City of Ottawa's Older Adult Plan residents can pick up a printed copy of the Older Adult Activity Guide which lists information about programs and activities from Parks, Recreation and Culture, Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa Public Library. The Spring-Summer 2013 guide is available at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre (2500 Campeau Drive) as well as at all City recreation centres, client service centres and branches of the Ottawa Public Library.