Photos Tree Planting 2010
We Did It!
Good Morning Newcastle neighbours
more photos coming ...
All the trees are in, hot dogs are eaten, and just a bit of cleaning up to do. Looking out at all of the volunteers planting trees on Saturday made me beam with pride. It just goes to show you all that working together is the only way to get things done. The list of people that made this vision come true is long and I will make an attempt to recognize just a few of the many that helped. First Chris Sholberg (City Planner) helped with pictures of Vancouver Avenue. With his help we moved onto the next phase.
Next we applied for a social grant and received one thousand dollars from John Horn (Social Planner). With help from Alan Kemp (Parks and Recreation) the volunteers purchased and planted the first six red oaks on the 200 block of Vancouver Avenue a year and a half ago.
All seemed lost with respect to the rest of the trees for Vancouver Avenue and the project seemed to be put on the back burner. Then along came Alan Kemp with the news that we would receive nineteen more trees to finish off our project. Thank you Alan for persevering and going the extra mile for our neighbourhood!
With the help of many the holes were dug in preparation for the big day. The soil arrived and also the trees. Then with the help of Lone Pine and over forty neighbourhood volunteers we got the job done in record time. With his many jobs as adviser and traffic control Alan kept us all safe. Thank you to Gord and David from the SECA for the hand and also to Joy from BHNA for the special hand. Thank you Newcastle neighbours for all your hard work and great spirits during the day.
Last of all I thank Lee-Anne (the best partner a guy could hope to have) for standing by my side. You were my sounding board, my adviser, and general get the job done sort of person. Thank you again.
PS: You wouldn’t be reading on this site without all the hard work of our website master Ria!
Warren Jaques, President NNA
Come Together
Good Morning Newcastle Neighbours
The time is closing in on the Vancouver Avenue tree planting. The action starts at 9:00 AM on Saturday March 20 2010. This will be a perfect time to show our community pride. This will also be a great chance to meet more of our neighbours. From the look of the weather forecast we are looking at a good day. Will make this post very short as I have many jobs to get done. Come one come all. See you on Saturday.
Warren Jaques President NNA
Trees Trees Trees
Planting Red Oaks on Vancouver Avenue, November 2008
Good Morning Newcastle Neighbours
It is with great excitment that I let you all know that twenty trees are to be planted on Vancouver Avenue. This project started over two years ago. The first phase of the plan began with six red oaks planted on the 200 block of Vancouver Avenue. This happened in October of 2008. A grant for one thousand dollars was received and along with help from the city and neighbourhood volunteers the first phase was successfully completed. Now we move into the second phase with the arrival of the twenty trees. Four red oaks will be planted on the 100 block of Vancouver, eight red maples on the 300 block Vancouver, with three weeping cherries across the street, and five red oaks planted on the 400 block of Vancouver. We are looking at the weekend of March 20, 2010 for the planting. This is the first day of Spring and fits in with our community plan of the “greening” of Vancouver Avenue. This will be a very busy weekend so lots of volunteer planters will be needed. We will keep you posted as to the details. All of this would not have happened without the help of our many dedicated neighbours. Also at this time, a great big thank you to a couple of city employees who took our vision and ran with it, Chris Sholberg and Alan Kemp a very special thank you!
Warren Jaques NNA President
Urban Design Charrette Update
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Good Day Newcastle Neighbours
First of all I apologize for lack of postings lately. Been under the weather but now I am back on track. Last week-end neighbours from Newcastle, Brechin, and Stewart Stakeholders gave of their own time to participate in the design process. Designers from Vancouver were there to guide us through the whole event. A whole new insight was brought to us all. This was a mapping of the entire neighbourhood. The results of the workshop will be put together and offered at the next public workshop. Stay tuned for time and date. Prior to the charrette the three groups comprising our neighbourhood plan did a presentation for the visiting designers and city staff. Click the image to view this presentation. That’s all for now.
Warren Jaques NNA President
