the st. george newsletteron june 23, the residents of the st. george gathered once more in the foyer...
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President’s Corner by Jean-Claude Bernais ([email protected])
160 George Street JULY 2010 Ottawa, On K1N 9M2
The St. George Newsletter
Changes continue to be the theme for the year 2010 at the
St.George. As announced in previous communications,
another change, and not the least, is that Val Roca
responsible for the management of our property for
approximately 20 years has terminated its contract. We
must thank Simon Proulx who has directed that company
for most of that period and Lal Daswani and Caroline
Proulx, now at the helm, as well as their staff.
We welcome the representatives of Axia Property Management who will
take over the management of our building and our personnel, particularly
Andrée Ball, general manager, directly responsible and Sawn Paul, vice
president of the company. Ms Ball can be reached by phone at (613) 738-
9700, ext. 125, by fax at (613)738-0070 or by e-mail at:
Projects are continuing at the St. George, some almost permanently
ongoing,such as the renovation and maintenance of the elevators. Others,
such as the replacement of the waterproofing membrane of the outdoor
terraces on the 2nd and3rd floors will soon begin.
In response to questions received from many of you, yes, the emblematic
St.George waterfall will be running again, before the end of the summer.
Waterproofing difficulties and meticulous research, to ensure adequate
repairs, have caused delays, but it should be back in operation soon.
President’s corner 1
Management corner 1
Dr. Loyer Award 2
Summer party 2
New BBQ 3
Kindness Meters 3
Bikers 3
CPR/AED 4
Clothing Drive 4
Market Management 4
King Edward Task Force 5
Our Advertisers 5
Photo Gallery 6
Inside this Issue
J.C. Bernais
Management Corner by Andrée Ball
Axia Property Management Inc. would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Directors for their confidence in our firm and we look forward to working with all members of the Corporation over the years to come.
Mrs. Andrée Ball has been designated as the Property Manager for your Condominium. Andrée has over seven years of experience in the condo-minium industry. You can reach her directly at 738-9700 ext. 125 or via e-mail at [email protected] Andrée will be responsible for the day to day affairs for your property and will work in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
If your call is urgent and requires immediate attention Mrs. Alicia Fergu-son will be pleased to help you with any concern you may have. Alicia is responsible for all administrative aspects of your Condominium in conjunc-tion with Andrée and the Board of Directors. She can be reached at exten-sion 128 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Members of the Board
President: Jean-Claude Bernais
613-562-2293
Gordon Diamond 613-562-2487
Storm MacGregor 613-562-9154
Robert Marcus 613-562-3188
Debby Hessel 613-562-2150
Pam Rosengren 613-562-3909
Christina Lewis 613-241-1690
Axia Property Management)
Mrs. Andrée Ball 613-738-9700x125
Security Office: 613-241-7664
Webmaster: Colin J. Churcher
Editor: Irene Diamond
Translation: Carmen Forget
Advertising sales
Carrol Ann MacGregor
St. George website:
www.stgeorge.incanada.net
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On June 23, the residents of the St. George gathered once more in the foyer of the condominium to cele-brate the beginning of summer. Indeed the “Summer Party” was a great success. Food and drink were plentiful. Responding to the Social Committee’s indi-vidual invitation, a number of new residents came to meet their neighbours.
All residents, off site owners and the individual com-mercial agencies of the St. George had been invited as usual.
The President brought greetings and a vote of appreciation for the committee members’ hard work for this occasion. Pat Hurley led the team while Gilles Latrémouille did his best as our “trusted bartender”. The “door” prize was won by Mr. Lionel Kirby.
The next event will take place with a tree decoration session at the end of November followed by the Christmas party, early in December.
We encourage everyone to join in and make the St. George a great community.
Dr. Marie des Anges Loyer, one of our residents and
frequent volunteer, has been awarded the
prestigious R.D. DeFries Award by the Canadian
Public Health Association at a ceremony in Toronto.
This honour is awarded annually in the form of a
medal and citation for outstanding contributions in
the field of public health.
Dr. Loyer has an extensive list of professional
achievements: a BSN from Ottawa University, a
Masters degree in Public Health from Columbia University, a Masters and
PhD from the Faculty of Education, University
of Ottawa, and has completed post doctoral studies at the University of St. Louis, Missouri.
St. George resident honoured!
St. George Summer Party by Marie Loyer
Dr. Neudorf Dr. Loyer Minister of Health
Ms. L. Aglukkaq
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HAVE YOU TRIED OUR NEW BARBECUE?
Pictured here are Lorne Richardson and Storm MacGregor testing our new Webber Stainless Steel barbeque. Thanks to both of them for re-searching the best models and prices and for assembling the selected unit (with no bolts or washers left over!).
The old barbeque, which is showing some wear, has been retained as a backup for those occasions when more than one chef wants to demonstrate his or her culinary prowess at the same time.
In the spirit of mutual enjoyment of our common facilities please observe the following rules:
BBQ
Before use: You must book a time with Security
After use: Clean the BBQ and turn
PATIO
Your own beach towel must be used when sunbathing
Return cushions after use
POOL
Shower before entry
Shallow diving only
KINDNESS METERS HELPING TO MOVE HOMELESS
by Gordon Diamond
You may have noticed the orange Kindness Meters around the Market and might
have wondered where the donated money goes. The St. George is a member of
the Downtown Ottawa Coalition for a Safe Community, which partners with the City
of Ottawa to collect the money people give to the Kindness Meters instead of to
panhandlers.
The Coalition then pays for the moving expenses of shelter clients when they move
into their own apartments across the city, providing a much more stable environ-
ment and hope for a better life. We get a double bang for our buck by paying
Rideau Street Youth Enterprises to do the moves. Your condominium is engaged in
the community and making a difference.
BUCK NAKED BIKERS IN THE BYWARD EXPOSED
On Saturday 12 June at about 3:10 pm, if you who were out and about the Mar-ket, you could not have helped butt no-
tice a parade of naked bicyclers
flashing by in the altogether. It turns out this has become an annual event and as you can see from the two expo-sures which we could print, an activity open to all shapes and sizes. Life is nev-er dull in the ByWard Market!
( Spot the St. George resident?)
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CPR / AED ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION TRAINING by Gord Diamond
On June, 21 resident and staff volunteers underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (CPR / AED) re-fresher training conducted by the Professional Paramedics of Ottawa. Four others have either qualified at work or will take the courses offered elsewhere in the City.
If you have a medical emergency, be sure to unlock your door, call 911 and St. George Se-curity. The latter will PA these volunteer emer-gency medical responders to come to your as-sistance. And the paramedics are stationed only minutes away in the market area.
THANK YOU ST. GEORGE RESIDENTS
THE SPRING USED CLOTHING DRIVE BIGGER &
BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
This year’s Spring Used Clothing and Household Goods Drive was an unqualified success.
Thanks to the many residents who contributed 100 bags of items weighing some 800 pounds that were picked up by the Ca-nadian Diabetes Association. They sell these to Value Village to fund their many programs.
Welcome back to a new Market Season! Ambassadors are now patrolling the market, providing assistance to visitors and vendors. Markets Management staff would like to take this opportunity to remind residents that if you have any concerns, please inform one of our staff.
Markets Management staff looks forward to serving you throughout the 2010 Market Season.
Markets Management Office Hours of Operation:
May 1 to September 30 Sunday to Wednesday 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday to Saturday 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
William St Pedestrian Area Now Open The trial period for the William St Pedestrian Project is now in effect and is now available as an additional space for street performers to showcase their talent. Please be aware that the street is open to delivery vehicles daily between 6 to 10 a.m., with the turn over to a pedestrian friendly area beginning shortly after 10 a.m., therefore the space will only be available to street performers as of 10 a.m.
York Street East Compression
Market Management will re-introduce a compression process for York East for 2010. This will provide an improved layout, which will create a better shopping experience.
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King Edward Task Force Needs Volunteers by Bill Campbell
Help the community reclaim King Edward Avenue from the dangerous trucks that have been an eyesore for decades. So far the King Edward Task Force has stopped STO buses from idling on our streets, got speed limits lowered, helped to put an air quality monitor at the Andrew Fleck Child Care, represented our community on the interprovincial bridge study to get the trucks out of the downtown core, and engaged public and elected officials with vigils, demonstrations, letters and media stories to get its message across.
The King Edward Task Force is led by Marc Aubin at 613-290-6593, e-mail [email protected]. The Task Force website is www.kingedwardavenue.com . Marc is looking for help from people with energy and skills to work on activities such as special projects, writing letters, taking photos, fundraising, organizing meetings, rallies and events, and contributing their ideas.
It is an election year and it is important to attract attention and help from the politicians. If you want to help make a difference in our community get in touch with Marc to see how you can help. If you don’t have time to get involved then ask Marc to include you on his e -mail dis-tribution list to stay abreast of the latest news and issues.
Bill Campbell The St. George Representative on the King Edward Task Force
[email protected] Ph 613-241-2459
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