COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS:
The Westview Heights Community Association hosts several events throughout
the year including Bingos, Fun Days, and Sports Tournaments. The funds
raised go toward sponsoring programs such as Citizen Patrol, Activities
for our Children and Youth as well as helping our Community School, Caroline
Robins, to make Westview a wonderful Community to live in!
NOTICE: Your 2005 - 2006 memberships expired August 31st, 2006.
This year we sold almost 200 memberships. Thank you to everyone!
The sales of these memberships help us cover our $1700 Annual Insurance
which we must purchase. Starting September 1st please support your community
and purchase a new Community membership for $10.00. Call Stefanie at 242-6822
to purchase a 2006 - 2007 Membership.
WHCA Annual Fall Turkey and Ham
BINGO UPDATE
On November 24th we held a Bingo, Toy Auction and Bake Swap in the
Caroline Robins School Gym. We had a great turnout of approximately 120
Bingo players!
We also held a Silent Toy Auction, and all toys sold.
As well, we held a Bake Swap, which was a great success! About 12 people
brought 3 dozen of 1 kind of baking. At the end of the night they picked
up their containers with a lovely assortment of yummy Christmas treats.
Congratulations to the $89.50 winner of the 50/50 draw!
Congratulations to the winners of the $132.00 Blackout Bingo 50/50 draw!
Congratulations to the lucky winners of our raffle prizes!
Westvoew Membership Holders Draw:
DVD Player
Raffle Prizes:
Blender/Drink Maker
Movie Rental/Popcorn Pack
Movie Rental/Popcorn Pack
Christmas Wreath
DVD Player
Christmas Decorations
$25.00 Superstore Shopping Card
Raffle Prizes Donated by Businesses
Massage Gift Certificate by Wickstrom Massage
Massage Gift Certificate by Wickstrom Massage
U-groom Pet Groom Certificate by Pet-i-coat Junction
Gift Certificate by .49cent Video
Thank you to Robins Donuts for providing the donuts for our concession.
We would also like to thank Wickstrom Massage, Pet-i-coat Junction and
.49cent Video for providing raffle prizes.
Thank you to the graduates
of the Saskatchewan Safety Council Babysitting Course for providing free
babysitting at the Bingo. As you can see, the kids were a little restless
near the end, but the Babysitters did a great job taking care of and playing
with the little ones while the parents enjoyed a fun night of Bingo! Thanks
Babysitters! If you are in need of a babysitter, please see our list
of graduates.
Thank you to JDC Enterprises for providing T-shirts for the Executive
Committee, they look great!
Marian (President)
Agnes (Member at Large)
Ilse (Secretary) and Baby!
Michelle (Soccer Coordinator)
Wayne (Citizen Patrol Coordinator)
Everyone had a great time, we look forward to our next Bingo in Spring,
2007
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Caroline Robins Community School
Families to the Enchanted Forest
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Departure from Caroline Robins Community School
Once again the "Families tot he Enchanted Forest" is being sponsored
by the SaskTel Pioneers. They are graciously providing a FREE
opportunity to the families of Westview Caroline Robins School and Westview
Heights Community to tour the Enchanted Forest at the Saskatoon Forestry
Park and Zoo!
Please arrive at the school no later than 7:20 pm
Due to limited seating, 50 people in total will be registered on a first
come, first serve basis. If you are interested please complete a registration
form at the school.
Caroline Robins Parent Council
The Parent Council will be holding a raffle in the months of November
and December to raise money for a stacking washer and dry for the Nutrition
Room.
Prizes: 1st: Propane BBQ / 2nd: DVD Player / 3rd: Mini Meat Package
All students in Preschool - Grade Eight will be sent home with a booklet
of tickets to try and sell. If parents would like more booklets,
they will be made available. For students who sell and entire book of tickets,
their name will be entered into a draw for prizes. Draws will be made on
Dec. 14th.
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WHCA 2006 AGM
On October 18, 2006 the Westview Heights Community Association held
its Annual General Meeting. Myles Heidt (Ward 4 City Councilor) led an
open discussion on West-side developments and Brian Bentley, General Manager
of Fire & Protective Services answered questions about the proposed
new Fire Hall on Ave W and 33rd St.
Members of the Executive Committee each presented a yearly report
and then elections were held for vacant Executive positions.
Thank you!
The Westview Heights Community Association would like to thank those who
have volunteered on the Executive Committee in the past, and welcome our
new Executive Members:
Marian, President
Melissa, Treasurer
Ilse, Secretary
Stefanie, Membership Coordinator
Michelle, Soccer Coordinator
Terri, Social Coordinator
Rhonda, Member at Large
Brian, Member at Large
Linda N. Member at Large
Agnes, Member at Large
We would also like to thank Anita for volunteering for Newsletter
Circulation and Trish for volunteering to deliver newsletters to Hampton
Village. Please see pour "About
Us" page for a list of all WHCA Executive Members. |
CITY OF SASKATOON PUBLIC NOTICES:
WINTER HOURS AT THE LANDFILL
Mid-October to mid-April: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Landfill is open
seven days a week, including holidays; closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day,
and New Year's Day.
In addition to waste materials, residents may also drop off their recycling
at the Landfill. The Landfill accepts paper, yard waste, car batteries,
propane tanks and much more. For more information on recycling options,
visit www.saskatoon.ca and look under “R” for recycling.
INDOOR RINKS NOW OPEN
For hours of operation and skating times visit our Sports
Page or the City
of Saskatoon web site (click on 'R" for "rinks").
REMINDER
Garbage pickup is once every two weeks from November to March.
Blairmore (West Sector) Integrated Site
City Council has approved the concept plan for the West Sector Multi-District
Park/School Site.
A public information meeting will be held to update area residents on
the status of the various projects for this area. At the public information
meeting, the City will be able to go into more detail as to what the facility
might look like when it is finished. Please check back for a confirmed
date and time.
The integrated site will include the Saskatoon Public School Division
Tommy Douglas Collegiate, the Saskatoon Catholic Schools Bethlehem High
School, and a civic leisure and recreation facility.
The multi-district park program components will include sports fields,
pathways, open green space, and a future skateboard park.
The leisure and recreation facility components for the site will include
a gymnasium, multipurpose room, fitness/weight room, childminding room,
cafeteria/servery, commons area, and a 50-meter competitive pool and a
leisure/warm up pool.
The Library Board has also confirmed their intent to build a regional
library on this site albeit at some unspecified date into the future.
The Tommy Douglas Collegiate and Bethlehem High School detailed design
is well under way and plans are to begin construction on the site in 2006
with both schools planned to open in September 2007.
City Council has also approved the design and construction timeframe
for civic component of this project, which will occur in two phases.
Phase 1 will include a gymnasium, weight room, commons area, childminding
area, change room, and administrative services.
Phase 2 of the project will include the remainder of fitness/weight
room, 50 metre competitive pool and leisure/warm-up pool, multipurpose
room, connecting corridor between schools, remaining change rooms, and
café/servery area.
Phase I will proceed with design in 2005 and construction in 2006/2007
and phase 2 will proceed with the design in 2006, construction in 2007,
and opening in 2008. The following schematic drawing will give you some
idea how the new facility might look when the entire project is completed
(click to enlarge).
More information about this development can be found on the City
of Saskatoon's West
Sector development info page.
WESTVIEW HEIGHTS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION:
~ Support the Westview Heights Community ~
Our community publishes and delivers a monthly newsletter from
September to June. Advertising in our newsletters is a great way to promote
your Business/Services while supporting Westview Heights and our Programs
for Children, Youth and adults in our community.
Our newsletter is delivered to 1350 Saskatoon households. All
advertisers have their ad displayed on the "Links" page on our web site
at no cost. Visit our "Links" page to view our recent
newsletter advertisers.
Newsletter Advertising Rates:
The deadline for submissions is the second Friday of each month.
Reduced rates for 3, 5 and 10 month commitments are available.
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Ad Size
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| Business Card |
$25.00
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| 1/4 page |
$35.00
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| 1/3 page |
$45.00
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| 1/2 page |
$60.00
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| Full page |
$100.00
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Reminder:
Our next newsletter will be issued in December, 2006.
Deadline for submissions is November 27th, 2006.
Advertise On Our Web Site
Advertising space is available at the left of every page of our web
site.
If you would like to advertise in our Newsletter or on our web
site, please call Shannon at 384-5504 for more information.
ARCHIVED NEWS, NOTICES AND EVENTS:
We had an
awesome turnout at the Sept. 5th
Registration Night/Fall Family BBQ!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR LUCKY WINNERS
1st Prize: BBQ Margaret McLachlan
2nd Prize: Smart-Start fitness kit Dolores Caithcart
3rd Prize: Free Indoor Program Jeanine Dice
Westview Heights 2005 Annual General Meeting
Our AGM will was held Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Caroline Robins
Community School.
Prior to the AGM, the Executive Committee hosted an appreciation
supper for Westview volunteers. Thank you to A Touch of Ukraine for providing
the delicious cabbage rolls, perogies, chicken and meatballs!
Thank you to Myles Heidt (Ward 4 Councilor) who spoke on issues
of concern or interest to resident of Westview Heights, including
information on the City's West Sector Development and the new Blairmore
Project.
Thank you to Constable Kerry Ruddick for a very informative presentation
on Crystal Meth and its existence in Saskatoon.
Thank you to Brad Babyak (City Liaison) and to Lyn Carduner (Caroline
Robins School Principal) for your presentations.
Three draws for $100.00 were made at our AGM. Please check back
for the winners' names.
Elections for Executive positions were held and we would like
to announce that Corinne Mathews is now the Westview Heights Community
Association President.
Join the Westview Heights
Community Association Executive!
A number of Executive positions need to be filled in order to
allow Community programs and Events to continue!
Becoming part of the Executive Committee is a great way to meet
new people while contributing to what events and programs take place in
your community!
You do not have to have experience to volunteer for Executive
positions. Other Executive members will help you to learn your new role
and offer assistance in any way they can! Visit our "About Us" page for
more information on how
to join the WHCA Executive!
Annual Soccer Tournament/Fun Day in the Park
Our annual fun day was held on June 18, 2005 and although we had
a lot of rain the day before and the fields were quite wet, the weather
was wonderful and we had a large turnout. The children enjoyed carnival
games and our concession was very popular.
Many Thanks to our Sponsors: Canada Bread, SaskTel, The Farm and Garden
Centre, Westview Foods, Ruckers, Fun Factory, TJ's Pizza and Burger King.
Selkirk Crescent Block Party
A big Thank You and round of applause to Wendy and Dave Weigel for
organizing the recent annual block party. They spent many hours getting
permits, supplies, etc. Wendy sautéed a big pot full of onions and
Dave made some delicious sauerkraut for the dogs and burgers. There was
free popcorn and drinks for the kids.
Thank you to the ladies who brought goodies for dessert. Thank
you to Michelle for filling balloons with water for the kids who attended.
A large number of block residents missed a good time and good
food. This is an excellent opportunity to meet other block residents and
in recent years we have had a large turn over of block residents. The event
is “non-profit” with sale of dogs and burgers expected to pay other expenses.
We hope the event can continue annually but for that we need more support
and attendance. See you next year!
Jacob Berg
Block Resident
Westview Star
| Our Karaoke singing competition was a great success! People of all
ages from all over Saskatchewan performed each Friday night last winter
from January to April. On April 29th, our Mayor Don Atchison was in attendance
as our Westview Star was chosen, Kailey Hudon!
Read
more about our Westview Star
Competition... |
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Annual Fall "Turkey" Bingo
Our community bingo was held on Nov 25th 2005. Thank you to everyone
for your attendance and support! A special thank you to Chelsea,
Rochelle, Mirandan, Monika, Jenna, Kim, Amanda, Jordan, Blaze, Jeret, Kody
and Dalton in helping the association out with the setting up of tables/chairs,
selling of raffle tickets and cleaning up. As well to the many other people
that helped us set up and clean up that night. Thanks to Leah for being
our bingo caller for the evening. Thanks to Sonya Omani who is an
Avon distributor in Westview for supplying us with a couple gift baskets
for our raffle table and also for staying afterwards with her kids to help
clean up. Thank you to Caroline Robins for supplying us with the
fabulous students and donating 4 hams. To the students and staff
of Caroline Robins, your continued support in our projects does not go
unrecognized. All of you truly made the executive jobs that much more manageable.
Our turkey and ham winners for the evening are as follows: Garth Helgeson,
Jackie Pederson, Melinda Brown, Irma Sandin, Carmel Heidt, Charlene Neault,
Breanna Helgeson, Brittany Miller, Irma Sandin, Kyle Kincade, Cornie Braun
Blackout winner: Marge Kowalchuk The membership card holder winner
of a DVD Player was Sonya Omani and family Raffle Table prizes consisted
of: Lotto Board, Candles, goodies baskets, girl prize, boy prize,avon
baskets. The winners of these were: Annalee Heilman, Lyssa
Martin, Jeremy Haichert, Garth Helgeson, Taylor Stevens, Emilee McLean,
Donna Penner, Colleen Haichert, Katherine Pain, Dave Rempel. Congratulations
to all of you and all the best throughout this festive season. A detailed
financial report will be outlined in the next newsletter. Profits from
these bingos help us with our high priced insurance, uniforms, new equipment,
programs, lighting and a list of other items... With the resignation
of our social coordinator, we are in need of finding someone who would
be interested in taking care of the concession at the next bingo.
Please help us out and give Corinne a call to find out how a couple hours
can help us out in continuing with bingos in the future.
Public Consultation: ...reduce the risk of future flooding
In October, 2005 the City of Saskatoon held public meetings to give citizens
general home flood proofing tips and give information about what the City
has planned to reduce flooding in the future.
The presentation was part of the City's review of its Sewer Policy and
Bylaw, which began in July 2004.
On June 29, Saskatoon experienced a severe rainstorm that flooded many
homes and businesses. The City of Saskatoon is working to develop both
short and long-term programs to reduce the risk of flooding.
If you would like more information regarding the City's Sewer Policy
and Bylaw call 975-2454 or visit the City's Basement
Flooding info page.
