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ACNA NEWSLETTER JUNE 2010
contact: Colleen Coulson, tel: 519-749-1424 colleencoulson@msn.com http://alpine-cna.blogspot.com
Alpine Community
Alpine Community Neighbourhood Association - Who Are We?
Neighbourhood
If you are new to the neighbourhood, you may not know about us. We are the neighbourhood
associationAssociation
for this area. Our boundaries are Block Line Road, Homer Watson Blvd, Strasburg
Road and Ottawa Street. Anybody who lives within these boundaries is welcome to join. We hold
monthly meetings during the school year on the 1st Tuesday of each month. These meetings are
held at Alpine School library from 7 pm to 9 pm. We want to work together to protect and ensure a
better social, economic and business climate in the neighbourhood. A neighbourhood association
like ours may produce a neighbourhood newsletter, organize events/picnics/recreation activities,
clean up a neighbourhood park or focus on problems in the neighbourhood.
For further information, contact Colleen Coulson at 519-749-1424.
“Bloomin” Alpine
This year committee volunteers will scope out the neighborhood for
the best front lawn garden, the winner will be determined sometime
in mid summer. The winner will be recognized in the fall newsletter
and in the ACNA blog.
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Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro
519-745-4771 ext.284
You must call the above three numbers before you start your project. During busy times of the year, you
should allow a minimum three (3) weeks notice. Remember, most homeowner projects are completed in
the spring and summer. Good planning will call for both locates as part of your design planning rather
than after you have received your building permit.
Environmental Column
We have decided that we would dedicate a part of our newsletter to news and/or updates on how to im-
prove our environment. If you have an article you would like to send to us, please email us at
colleencoulson@msn.com.
For waste management information about recycling in our area, call 519-883-5100.
(This number is on your recycle boxes)
For any City of Kitchener bylaw information you require, call 519-741-2330.
Police: 519-653-7700
By Law: 519-741-2330
ACNA is on Facebook. Look for our group under the name “Alpine Community Neighbourhood Asso-
ciation” and join up. The group page will provide notification of upcoming events and provide a link to
our blog, where you can learn more about ACNA and our neighbourhood.
Hi! My name is Ray MacBride. I’m what you may consider a newcomer to Kitchener, immigrating out
of Bramalea of 30 years. We, my wife and I saved and always dreamed of our own little bungalow.
5 ½ years ago, we performed a miracle with the help of God, by moving here. Some years before I had
an accident which left me 46% handicapped, limiting my abilities to do many things I enjoyed. My wife
only got to enjoy 3 ½ years due to four bouts with cancer. On December 15, 2007, she won the battle
and went to heaven. No more chemo or severe pain. In these past years living in Alpine Village we
found another miracle, our neighbours! They have and still do anything and everything without asking;
snow removal, repairs, lawn cutting when my body can’t due to crippling back pain. Just some are Jim,
Ted, Pat, Ray, Ed, Joyce and Guy, plus their wives. Kitchener may not realize the loving compassionate
type of it’s citizens but I do and am so grateful to each and everyone of them. I don’t know if this letter
will reach a spot in your newsletter, but upon others reading it they may be moved to create miracles
also.
Good
Neigh
Thank you for your time… bour
Corne
Sincerely Ray Mac Bride r
66 Geneva Cr.
Alpine Village
P.S. – Joyce even makes cookies and mouth watering muffins as well as an odd meal. Now that is above
and beyond.
Alpine Community Neighbourhood Association Newsletter June 2010 Page 4 of 6
Alpine Community
Neighbourhood Contact: Colleen Coulson, tel: 519-749-1424 colleencoulson@msn.com
Association
McLennan Park Construction Speeds Up
Up until recently, plans for McLennan Park construction stretched out to 2015. The Waterloo Region
Record reports on Saturday that construction will be sped up now that additional money has been pro-
vided by the Ontario and Federal Governments. 90% of the work to be done will be completed by the
end of 2010. The recently completed Bike Park at McLennan Park is already seen as a success and is
already attracting bike riders from beyond the Waterloo Region.
The public will continue to be consulted on our feedback as the development of the park proceeds.
BIKER’S CODE
1. Dates & times – The Bike Park area may only be used between:
- May 1st to August 31st – 8:00 am and 8:00 pm daily and
- September 1st to October 31st – 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
2. Do not use the Bike Park where weather and lighting conditions may affect the safe use of the
Bike Park.
3. Age restrictions – Children younger than 6 years of age may not use the Bike Park and children
6-12 years of age must be under the constant supervision of an adult.
4. Safety first – Ride within your limits.
5. All riders must wear appropriate bike helmets. Other protective gear is highly
recommended.
6. You must have sufficient physical dexterity, ability and knowledge to ride safely.
7. Remain under control and proceed in such a manner that you can stop or avoid other people
and/or obstacles.
8. Do not stop where you will block a trail or where you are not visible from above.
9. Do not ride if your ability is impaired through the use of drugs and/or alcohol.
10. Willful damage to or unauthorized modification of course features is prohibited.
11. Bicycles only – No motorized or motor assisted vehicles allowed.
12. Bike facilities shall only be used by bike riders. Non-riders shall stay off all trails and courses.
13. No animals allowed in the Bike Park area.
14. Any person that has been banned from the Bike Park area shall not enter or remain in the area.
The City of Kitchener has a bylaw governing fences on residential properties, which
should be carefully reviewed by anyone thinking of building a fence. If a fence is found
to be noncompliant with the bylaw, you may have to make modifications to the fence,
possibly to the point of removing it. You may also be fined up to $5,000.
A Kitchener city brochure that outlines many of the rules in the bylaw can be found online at
http://www.kitchener.ca/pdf/fence_brochure.pdf. You may also need to call the city’s zoning division at 519-741-
2317 to ensure your planned fence is compliant to your property.
Here are some of the basic requirements to consider for residential property fences:
- Fences can be a maximum of 0.9 metres (3 ft.) high in the front yard, and 2.4 metres (8 ft.) high in the side and
rear yards.
- Fences cannot be built on City property. Homeowners should consult their property survey to determine how far
in from the curb the “lot line” - the boundary between City and Homeowner property - is placed. The City may
own some landscaped area between the lot line and the sidewalk.
- Owners of corner lots have additional regulations to consider. They can erect fences, 1.82 metres (6 ft.) high, to
2.4 metres (8 ft.) high, along the side of their lot where there is a street. The side lot fences must be set back by
a minimum distance from the lot line, depending on the height of the fence. Fences along the front of the lot are
still restricted to 0.9 metres (3 ft.). The placement of fences on corner lots is also affected by requirements for
driver visibility at the street corner and from driveways.
- All outdoor swimming pools, of any age, must be securely enclosed by a wall or fence. Detailed rules for these
enclosures can be found in the brochure.
- Barbed wire fences are prohibited on residential properties.