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Our Annual Garden ContestOne thing that is noteworthy aboutalmost every property is that if there is
enough space for a lawn, there is more
growing there than just grass. People
want to have a mix of grass, bushes,
trees and flowers in their front yards.
For some residents, the additional
vegetation is very basic, but othersput many hours of work into what they
display to the community.
Each year, we honour these special
gardens by selecting those worthy of
greater attention. Our volunteer judges
will be out in July, and we will let youknow on Facebook, our blog and
this newsletter which gardens merit a
second look.
P r i n t e d i n c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h T h e C i t y o f K i t c h e n e r
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Successful
Community
Cleanup and
Family Fun DayIn April, ACNA held its annual community
cleanup day to remove litter from the
public areas in our neighbourhood. A
day later we partnered with the Coun-
try Hills Recreation Association for the
always enjoyable Family Fun Day at the
Community Center. We would like to
thank the following for the success of
these events:
• Our neighbours who cleaned up
litter, and those who volunteeredand donated to the Food Bank at
Family Fun Day
• Tim Horton’s for donating free coffee
at Family Fun Day, and (along with
Sobeys) thank you gifts for the
cleanup day
• The City of Kitchener for their
support of both events
ACNA Has A NewExecutive Team,But No President
ACNA held its Annual General Meeting in May and we have a new executive team
but no President. After 5 years as President, Graham Jeffery decided to step down
but remain active with ACNA. Nobody as yet has volunteered to replace him. But
our executive team is in place, and will decide how active we wish to be.
We are always looking for volunteers to participate in our neighbourhood-building
activities, and new volunteers are never pushed to take a senior role with the
organization, if they don’t want to.
The new executive team is:
• President: none volunteered
• Susan Bishop ( Vice President)
• Graham Jeffery (Secretary)
• Jeff McKinnon (Member at Large)
• Ann Whittle (Member at Large)
• Karen Van Sickle (Member at Large)
• Alexis Brenner (Member at Large)
All are welcome at our regular
meetings. After the summer break,
our first meetings are:• September 13th, 7:00 pm at Country Hills Community Center
• October 4th, 7:00 pm at Alpine Public School
• November 1st, 7:00 pm at Alpine Public School
Contact Graham Jeffery ([email protected] ) if you would like to know more
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The City of Kitchener is now developing
a Neighbourhood Strategy program
which is designed to “...help people
connect and work together to do great
things in their neighbourhoods.” This
program will make it easier for people
to take good neighbourhood-building
ideas from concept to reality.
For example, using a neighbourhood
strategy, a neighbourhood could have:
• more vibrant community
gathering spaces
• more relationships
between neighbours
• more people engaged in a positive
and proactive approach to
neighbourhood development
• more support for vital community
partners in the work they’re
already doing
• a greater sense of belonging to the
neighbourhood and to the City as
a whole
This program will coordinate all the
different elements of a neighbourhood,
including people, groups, places and
spaces. It will facilitate greater accessto resources and support at the
neighbourhood level and foster greater
collaboration among neighbours,
community partners and city programs
and services.
For example, under a Neighbourhood
Strategy program...
• Residents could be asked for their in-
put on their neighbourhood as a whole,
and on how we can work together to
make our neighbourhood better.
• Positive initiatives can be proactively
started for a neighbourhood, rather
than nobody taking any actionbeyond simply fixing problems.
• City and Region government red
tape can be reduced.
• People in neighbourhoods can
better know those who provide
City government services, making
it easier to get projects started
and completed.
The Neighbourhood Strategy project
team is a broad-ranging group of localvolunteers who are active in neigh-
bourhood associations and community
development, along with a number of
Kitchener city staff involved with neigh-
bourhood issues, Graham Jeffery of
ACNA is one of these volunteers on
the team.
The strategy is still being built, using one
of the largest community consultation
exercises ever done in Kitchener. This
summer, they will be going out to askpeople what they want to see in their
neighbourhood and how they would
like to work with the City to implement
it. To see how you can contribute your
ideas go to the City of Kitchener web-
site, click on “Living in Kitchener”, then
“Neighbourhoods”, then #lovemyhood.
We look forward to your ideas.
Neighbourhood Strategy
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SummerFireworks SafetyFor safety reasons, the City of
Kitchener regulates the use of
fireworks the general public can
set off. Here are the rules...
• Fireworks can only be set off on
Victoria Day and Canada Day and
the days immediately before and
after Victoria Day and Canada Day.
• Fireworks cannot be sold to anyone
under the age of 18.
• Firecrackers are different from fire-
works, are illegal and cannot be sold
or set off anywhere in Kitchener.
Fireworks must not be set off:
• On any city street or highway
• In any woodlot, public trail, or ballpark
• On any City of Kitchener parkland,
unless you have a permit to do so
• Within 25 feet - 8 metres - of any
building or structure
• In areas containing dead
undergrowth or trees.
Here’s some advice as well. When
setting off fireworks, always:
• Use fireworks outdoors only;
• Choose a clear, open area;
• Check wind direction and speed;
• Always have an adult present;
• Have water handy;
• Use eye protection and wear
non-flammable clothing;
• Read and follow label directions;
• Keep spectators at least 20 metres -
65 feet - from launch area;• Wait 30 minutes after display has
ended and dispose of fireworks
properly (soak in water then dispose
in trash bin).
Never:
• Experiment with homemade
fireworks;
• Give fireworks to small children;
• Light more than one firework at atime, or relight ‘’duds;’’
• Throw or point fireworks at
other people;
• Carry fireworks in your pocket;
• Shoot fireworks in metal or
glass containers.
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JENNY BOURKE—NEWSLETTER LAYOUT
GRAHAM JEFFERY—PRESIDENT OF ACNA
519-503-4795 ∙ [email protected]
What can you
do to be more
involved in yourneighbourhood?• Come out to our monthly meetings.
We enjoy getting together. We plan
events, discuss issues of concern,
exchange information.
• Tell us what you want in this news-
letter, suggest a topic, or write
something yourself; perhaps an
interesting story you want to share.• Pay a special tribute to a neighbour,
through the newsletter, blog or
Facebook page.
• Get involved in our events - like our
Earth Day Cleanup, or the events
we organize with the Country Hills
Recreation Association.
• Join our Facebook page and
contribute there.
• Help us deliver the newsletter. It’s avolunteer effort! Four times a year
and no more than a few dozen
copies for each person to deliver.
Garbage andRecycling Rules
Will ChangeIn March 2017, the rules for curbside
garbage pickup provided by the Region
of Waterloo will change. According to
the Region, this will help to:
• Preserve and protect our environment.
• Improve air quality.
• Reduce costs and save space in
the landfill.
• Encourage everyone to think about
the waste they generate, and to
manage it responsibly.
While the details of these changes will
be communicated closer to March,
here is some basic information. There
will be...
• Bi-weekly garbage collection: Four
garbage bag/containers (maximum
of 50 pounds or 23 kilograms each)
will be collected once every two
weeks. This is a reduction from the
current 10 bag/container weekly
limit. 86% of Waterloo Region
households only put out one or two
bags of garbage each week.
• A bag tag program to accommodate
garbage set-out beyond the fouritem limit. A garbage tag is a sticker
that will be needed on each bag or
container above the limit. It will likely
cost about $2 for each extra item.
The Region will offer an initial grace
period and provide a small supply of
free tags to help residents get used
to the program changes. More infor-
mation about how to purchase tags
will be available closer to the launch
of the program.
• An exemption program for specialcircumstances, like for those homes
with significant amounts of
medical waste.
• Bi-weekly collection of appliances
and bulky items. Three items will be
collected once every two weeks.
• Unlimited weekly blue box and green
bin collection.
• Bi-weekly yard waste collection (April
to November).• “Double-up” days around the holidays,
allowing people to put out more
garbage without having to buy tags.