Community Notices

Ward 1 Community Garden - "Learning Shed" Design Competition

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or try the Facebook page, here.

A summary of the competition:

As the numbers of neighbourhood gardens grow in the City of Greater Sudbury, so does the interest in community, learning and sustainability.  The Delki Dozzi Community Garden, established in 2010, was designed to engage residents of all ages and abilities in learning about productive and innovative garden processes; and to be accessible and visually interesting.  Containing elements such as elevated garden beds, a sunflower labyrinth and a sophisticated water catchment system, the Delki Dozzi Community Garden has grown into an element of immense pride for residents of Ward 1 of the City of Sudbury; a ward more often known for its industry than horticulture.

The Garden, now in its third stage of development, is in need of a storage shed.   Erecting a simple structure in what has already proved to be an innovative venture would be less than adequate and would not reflect the garden’s mandate.  The committee leading the garden’s development is seeking entrants to propose design ideas for a shed that is not only functional, but also educates those using and visiting the site about various gardening, watering, and sustainability techniques.  This “Learning Garden Shed�� must be accessible making it available to people of all abilities.  Lastly, design proposals for the Learning Shed are encouraged to make use of both recycled materials and locally-found materials. 

Creativity is absolutely encouraged.

Kate

2012 Pond Hockey Festival On The Rock at Science North

February 3-4-5 2012 weekend

-           9 Qualified First Aid volunteers needed for a few hour shifts.

-         Also, more volunteers needed: scorekeepers, referees, ice maintenance, general maintenance, set-up.

Register now and have the best time with your friends or new friends! Check out the site for more info.

Contact: Barbara Nott at 705-626-7437 or http://www.pondhockeyontherock.ca/volunteers.htm or volunteers@pondhockeyontherock.ca

Jim Fortin, Curator, Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums

Feb. 2: 1pm at Parkside Centre For Life- �An Imaginary Streetcar Ride Through Sudbury��Sudbury history along the electronic streetcar route. For details, call Parkside centre 705-673-6227

Feb. 14: 7:30pm in Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Room, Naughton Community Centre- �Sudbury Prospectors�. For details, call Ruth Debicki 705-522-5140

ATTENTION ALL BOATERS AGES 8 AND OVER
Get your card!

February 15, 2012
6:00pm-10:00pm
St Benedict High School
2993 Algonquin Sudbury, ON
Sudbury Ontario
$60.00 + HST
 
 
Includes a new manual ($25 value),  a lesson, the test and the Pleasure Craft Operator card. Good for life

Call 1-866-688-2628
-or 705-525-4999

http://www.boaterexam.com

Attention Teenagers!!!!
Would you like to learn First Aid?
Saturday March 3rd, 2012
8:30am-4:00pm
St Francis Elementary School
691 Lilac
Sudbury, ON
 
This unique course been specially designed for teenagers who would like to learn life-saving skills for personal or workplace related reasons. This is a superb course for those who participate in or referee sports, want to be a camp counsellor or life-guard or want to be prepared for future job placements. The course will cover CPR for adults, infants and children, an introduction to automated external defibrillation, choking, emergency scene management, bleeding, shock, unconsciousness, rescue breathing and other first aid situations that are likely to be encountered by teens. Fun and informative, this course will provide excellent preparation for a teen encountering an emergency situation. Everyone gets a Student manual; everyone that passes the class gets a certificate.
 
Ages 14-18
Cost $75.00
 
Call Brigitte to register today, limited seats
705-525-4999

Brigitte Labby
 
Courses year round in Sudbury and area!

All boat operators in Canada must NOW have the Card or they risk expensive fines. The Card is good-for-life and is recognized across Canada and the US

http://classroom.boaterexam.com/Ontario/Sudbury


 

Star / NLife - 4 x 122

 

Register Now: Seminars on Infrastructure Ontario's (IO) Loan Expansion and the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) Free ONN Seminar: Infrastructure Ontario's Loan Program 101  Thinking of capital investments for new construction, facility expansion and/or renovation?  This seminar is for you! Agencies and organizations funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) and Ministry of Social Services (MCSS) or receiving settlement funding may be eligible. Sports and recreation facilities, community health centres, Aboriginal Health Access Centres and addiction services may also be eligible.  Find out how the expanded Infrastructure Ontario (IO) loan program to new segments of the nonprofit sector may benefit your organization's capital needs.  Learn about eligibility criteria and loan terms and conditions; how you apply; the approval process; and, other issues specific to your interests.  Ask questions directly to IO officials and Account Managers.  You may even find other agencies and organizations to partner with among seminar attendees. This seminar will be presented by the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) in collaboration with the United Way of Toronto (UWT) and Infrastructure Ontario (IO). For more information on the Loan Program, please visit the IO website at www.infrastructureontario.ca/What-We-Do/Loans/ Date: January 19, 9:30am-11:30am Cost: Free Location: CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst, 3rd Floor, Meeting Room #4 (The Pink Room) Register here back to top   ONN Webinar: Understanding the New Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is due to be proclaimed in the fall of 2012. Many organizations however, will have great difficulty using the Act and face the risk of it destabilizing the governance mechanisms of their organizations. ONN submitted its proposed amendments along with a letter to the Minister of Consumer Relations requesting a meeting to discuss the Act.    In the meantime, ONN is holding a webinar on the ONCA to help you better understand the basic features of the Act, and how it will affect your organization, both with and without our proposed amendments. These sessions will provide you with a sufficient overview to begin transition planning.   This webinar series will be hosted by the ONN and presented by ONN Policy Advisor, Lynn Eakin. This information is best suited for Executive Directors, Board Presidents, Treasurers and Secretaries but all are welcome to join. Spaces will be limited.    Dates January 24 - 12pm-1:30 February 13  - 12pm-1:30 March 12 � 12pm-1:30   Cost    $60 - General  $30 - ONN Supporters (Become an ONN Supporter)     Presentation Reviews   "Presenter [Lynn Eakin] was well versed in the topic. Able to put forth changes in a way everyone was able to understand."   "Interesting information - thought provoking discussion on implications."   "It offered a critical review of problematic aspects of the new legislation that impacts our organization's work." back to top

Traffic delays on Regional Road 55 Dec. 9th
 
The City of Greater Sudbury would like to inform residents of a film shoot that is taking place on Friday, December 9. Motorists are being asked to expect traffic delays on Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Regional Road 55 between Graham Road and McCharles Lake Road.
 
Helicopters will also be used in the area to shoot overhead footage and will be using Centennial Park to land in between takes.
 
We thank you for your patience.

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Media Contact:

Kelli Sheppard, Corporate Communications,
City of Greater Sudbury, 705-674-4455, ext. 4618
Facebook: www.facebook.com/greatersudbury
Twitter: @greatersudbury

LIVING WITH OUR LAKES POETRY CONTEST

Submissions of up to six poems are welcomed to the �Living With Our Lakes Poetry Contest.� Poems should be on the importance in our lives of the over 300 Greater Sudbury lakes: their beauty; their place in the larger ecological picture of the intertwined lives of people, animals, fish, birds and plants; and our challenge to safeguard their water quality.

The winning poem will be framed and put on display at the Vale Living with Lakes Centre and on its website. A selection of the best poems will be published in an anthology by Scrivener Press.

Poems should be typed and double-spaced, with the author�s name, address and phone number on each numbered page.

The contest will be judged by Sudbury�s first Poet Laureate, Roger Nash.

Deadline for submissions is February 29 2012. 

Please send submissions to:

Living with Lakes Poetry Contest,

Vale Living with Lakes Centre,

Laurentian University,

Ramsey Lake Road,

Sudbury, ON.,

P3E 2C6.

Volunteer Service Awards

Hi folks,

This is a reminder that nominations for the Volunteer Service Awards are now managed on an on-going basis.  This means that you can nominate your volunteers at any time during the year.  However, nominations close on January 25^th of each year.  Nominations received after that date will be included in the ceremony for the next year, so it is very important to make sure that you complete your nominations for 2012 no later than January 25^th, 2012.  Nominations received avec that date will be included in the 2013 ceremonies.  There are no exceptions to this rule.

GET THE WORD OUT!  I encourage you to share this information with groups that work with volunteers.  Think of the many hats that you wear.  Think of the many groups that work in your community.  Share this information with them.  If a group works with volunteers, they can nominate some of them once a year!!!

Only organizations can enter nominations for the Volunteer Service Awards. Any organization that has been providing service for five years or more can nominate up to seven volunteers. Nominations are eligible from organizations such as:

�         Not-for-profit and non-profit organizations and associations

�         Co-operatives

�         Boards and commissions

�         Businesses

�         Government ministries that recruit volunteers

�         Arts, educational and correctional institutions and schools

�         Municipalities

�         Long-term care homes and hospitals

Here is the link to the website: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citizenship/honours/vsa.shtml

Merci/Thank You
Anita Brunet-Lamarche
Regional Advisor/Conseill�re r�gionale 
Ministry of Tourism and Culture/Minist�re du Tourisme et de la Culture
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration/Minist�re des Affaires civiques et de l'Immigration
Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport/Minist�re de la Promotion de la sant� et du Sport

199, rue Larch Street, # 401
Sudbury (ON) P3E 5P9
T�l.: (705) 564-3176 or/ou 1-800-461-4004
Fax/T�l�copieur: (705) 564-3043
E-mail/Courriel: anita.brunetlamarche@ontario.ca

www.citizenship.gov.on.ca.  www.culture.gov.on.ca  www.mhp.gov.on.ca

Lost Dog Found at Nurse Practitioner Clinic Dec. 1st!

Do you know who belongs to this dog found at the NP Clinic this morning ?

Please contact Sharon Vukoja at 705-692-1667 x 415  if you do !

News Release
 
Dr. David Schindler to Speak at Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance�s Blue Green Algae Information Night � December 7th  - 7 PM  Vale Cavern at Science North
 
The Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance is very pleased to announce that fresh water scientist Dr. David W. Schindler, the Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology at the University of Alberta, will be the key note speaker at their Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) Information night to be held December 7, 2011 at 7 pm in the Vale Cavern in Science North. In addition, Laurentian University professor Dr. Charles Ramcharan, will present his research findings on Ramsey Lake and phosphate readings and Mr. Allan McDougal from the Sudbury District Health Unit will speak to the role of the Sudbury & District Health Unit regarding Blue Green Algae.
The focus for the evening will be to educate city residents, particularly waterfront homeowners about cyanobacteria, commonly known as Blue Green Algae. A question and answer period will follow the presentations. This year was a particularly bad year in Sudbury as nine lakes fell to cyanobacteria blooms, almost a third of all the lakes in the province who experienced these blooms.
 
 The Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance is very pleased to have Dr. Schindler accept our invitation to speak at this year�s event. Dr. Schindler is the scientist credited with making the breakthrough discovery as to the primary cause of cyanobacteria blooms, which is now widely recognized to be phosphates. Dr. Schindler has done exemplary work in Northern Ontario, including the Experimental Lakes Region which he founded north of Thunder Bay, in which many ground breaking experiments were conducted over a nineteen year period. Dr. Schindler said Sudbury caught his attention recently when he heard of our recent city wide ban on lawn fertilizers that contain phosphates. This phosphate bylaw was presented to council by the GSWA this past summer.
 
The event is free and open to the public.
 
We thank the Wallace family, Long Lake Stewardship and several city councillors for supporting the event.
 
Stephen Butcher
Chair
Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance

The Human League's Fill 'er Up Campaign needs Volunteers!

The Human League is looking for volunteers who can work for 3 hours (pick a day) the week of December 5-9th, 2011. We have the local Esso stations sponsoring the Human League's Fill 'er Up campaign. Volunteers will pump gas, clean windshields, etc., for Esso customers, and in return, Esso will donate $.01/litre sold that week. Needing volunteers for 3 hour shifts, starting at 7 a.m., till 6 p.m.  Contact the Human League if you'd like to help, or if you are a teen who needs community service hours! 705-670-8633

 

Dana Marshall
Executive Director

The Human League
471 Ontario St.
Sudbury, On
P3E 4K4

(P) 705-670-8633
(C) 705-929-5148
(F) 705-670-8674
Toll Free: 1-866-291-1101

Activities for Everyone

�Organized by Bethel Baptist Church, Whitefish

Sonshine Club: for children ages 5 to 12; at the Den-Lou Playground; every second Thursday at 6:30 pm; one-hour program of fun games, Bible story and refreshments.

Den-Lou Youth Group: for teens; at the Den-Lou Playground; every Friday at 7:00 pm

Christmas Concert: Sun. Dec. 18 at 6:30 pm; at Bethel Baptist Church (97 St. Pothier Road, Whitefish); drama, carols and goody bags for the children

Contact Pastor Rob Weatherby at (705) 866-0847 for more details on any of the above.

2011 �Pulling For The Cure�

�Raises over $18,500!

The �Pulling for the Cure� fundraiser was launched in 2006 by the Walden Slo-Pitch League after a player was diagnosed with breast cancer.  A Tug-of-War Competition is now held each year as a show of support for all who have or are struggling with breast cancer.

This year�s competition took place during the 5^th Annual Fall Fair at the Anderson Farm Museum.  The new location attracted many supporters and onlookers. 

The winning team for six consecutive years was Jackson�s Auto.

A feature match was held between the Greater Sudbury Fire Department and the Greater Sudbury Police Department- setting the event up for a grudge match in 2012. 

The event was hosted by Q92�s Terry and Mel -who have been staunch supporters of Pulling for the Cure.  Many local business and organizations support the Tug-of-War fundraiser each and every year.

This year�s tug surpassed the Walden ladies goal and raised over $18,500.00 giving the fundraiser a six-year total of over $81,900- which has been donated to the Northern Cancer Foundation, Breast Cancer Research.

The success of �Pulling for the Cure� is because of the women who play ball in the Walden Slo-Pitch League- who are a well organized group who together have done something wonderful for their community.       

Walden Sno Runners Newsletter Oct 2011 pdf

"Sharing the Vision" Global Service Action Campaign

Somewhere in the world, a person goes blind every five seconds, and your efforts can help to stop this trend. During October 2011, Lions have an opportunity to show the strength and impact of our global network through participation in a special service action campaign, "Sharing the Vision."

On Wednesday Oct 5th at 1;30pm Brian Todd from Todd Optical and the Walden Lions Club were at Ecole St. Paul, Lively presenting to the students how the Lions International Foundation helps people in underprivileged countries,"lead the fight against blindness" month. We help raise awareness of the importance of healthy connection with World Sight Day October 9th. Here is an example; Look at those three pictures and see what a pair of glasses can do for this young girl.

With the help of Ecole St. Paul, Lively Principal Charles de la Riva we organize projects to make a difference in our community � by helping those who live with blindness and visual impairment. Ecole St Paul with the help of Principal Charles de la Riva and the Walden Lions will be part of the global service action campaign - by collecting eye glasses for the "Sharing the Vision" .
Lions Motto " We Serve"

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as:

Project Coordinator

3 year contract @ $45,000/year

To coordinate the implementation of a collaborative multi-service facility called the N.O.A.H Neighbourhood Resource Centre. It is comprised of a supportive family of neighbours, community and social service agencies to create a healthy and safe community in the Donovan/Flour Mill and Louis Street areas of Greater Sudbury while working with the direction of an Advisory Board.

This position will require competencies and experience in building and maintaining effective community partnerships.

Duties

�         Negotiate a Memorandum of Partnership between the Centre and each partner and participating agency

�         In-take, assessment and referral.

�         Outreach to the Flour Mill/Donovan, Louis St. community

�         Promotion of Centre services

�         Outreach to the Greater Sudbury family of agencies and services

�         Schedule service representatives to optimize coverage in the community

�         Adhere to policies outlined by the Board

�         Co-ordinate child-care needs of community members availing themselves of Centre services

�         Develop and maintain a website and social marketing for the Centre via internet

�         Co-operate and collaborate with the initiative's evaluator

Qualifications

�         Minimum Social Service Worker Diploma

�         Proven capacity to establish and maintain excellent rapport with diverse individuals and organizations

�         Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills

�         Ability to inspire teamwork, guide co-workers, and acknowledge the capacities of others

�         Competencies in monitoring and controlling project time, costs and technical performance

�         Capacity to develop priorities, manage diverse tasks and meet deadlines.

Administered by Better Beginnings Better Futures

Closing date for applications:  October 18, 2011.  If interested send applications by e-mail to betterb@isys.ca or drop off resume addressed to:

Carole Dodge, Executive Director

Better Beginnings Better Futures

450 Morin Avenue

Sudbury, Ontario  P3C 5H6

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Career and Job Opportunities at the City
http://www.greatersudbury.ca/cms/index.cfm?app=div_humanresources&lang=en&currID=1188&parID=1187

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