Current Projects

Trash n' Treasure Garage Sale

City maps will be provided to anybody who wants to have a map with a page indicating the locations of each of the local garage sale. We also hope to have the location page available online for people to download. Possibly the Pennyworth would be able to put a page in their publication the Thursday prior containing the map with all the locations on it.

We are discussing having a sign made to lead people to a specific location (possibly the info centre? or a parking lot?) in order to get more information and pick up a map. Perhaps setting up a small trailer as our own information booth. Balloons will also be given out to participating garage sale hosts so that every garage sale registered with the city wide garage sale is easily identifiable. These balloons will be available at Healthy Habits.


Hedge Pledge

We are currently working on developing our "Hedge Pledge".
The Hedge Pledge is designed to raise funds in order to purchase suitable plants and shrubs that will be planted behind the billboards as you come into town. These plants have been designated by a local nursery as being suitable to grow in that location. We have received a "bare bones" cost on these plants. We have also been granted a tag day from the city and will be out collecting donations in about 6 (QF, Liquore Store, Buy Low, Safeway, Fairway, Zellers, Adelaide Mall, Canadian Tire, Shoppers, Extra Foods) locations around town on May 8th and 9th. Young Life members will be manning these stations, and will be receiving a portion of the proceeds for their time. We hope to have a card table at each station with some sort of signage promoting the site we are improving, as well as Young Life.

If you or anyone you know is interested in donating or volunteering your time please post here and someone will contact you, or post on the forum under the thread "Meeting Reminder". A group email will be provided soon.


Updates: Setting up a "fake" tree planting to get some publicity through shaw cable for our Hedge Pledge.

Putting in garage sale ads (hopefully free) in all the major newspapers reaching communities within good driving distance.

Hoping to go to motels to see if we can get a special rate for out of towners? - Also talking to artisans/retailers about setting up an area so they can sell their wares (if they dont have a retail location).

Back at Blogging!

So we're now located in a room that has internet access and can hopefully continue to keep you guys up to date with what we are discussing.

Thank you for your patience as we work out the kinks with our location!

Meeting dates have changed!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that meetings have been changed to the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 7pm. You are all welcome to join us at the Navy League hall on Cedarwood.

Meeting #2 - January 29th 2009

Just getting started! Bear with us as we get our stuff in order and the ideas start flowing. It looks like we're starting with the presentation on alternate transportation.

I will be uploading the entire presentation as supplied to me later so everyone can see exactly what we heard at the meeting.

And so....

And so history was made (I believe..someone correct me if I am wrong!).
What history? a meeting about ideas for the Valley? pffftttttt...been many of those!
No. The history set was a 'grass-roots' meeting, not arranged by any political group, PR company hired by Chamber, Business, Council etc.
Oh! and lets not forget...the first ever live blogging event in the Valley!

Ok, so some details;

18 Residents from all walks attended 'in person'.
4 Residents and non-residents actively participated in the live blogging
179 Viewing - who knows who they were - viewed the blog while the live blogging was taking place.

PARIC Meeting Part 1

Bear with me as this is all new to me! Basically I'm going to outline the important points the best I can with as much detail possible in ONE large post. After the meeting I'll narrow it down into a few individual posts - that way people can comment on individual issues after the meeting. This will be the easiest and less messy way to get through this for this initial meeting. Hopefully this is "acceptable" to those of you tuned in :)

Live Blogging Tonight!

The meeting location is right beside the Circle Dairy at 10th & Cedarwood.
See you all there Thursday (15th of Jan.) at 6:30ish (pm).Looking forward to watching the live blogging here tonight!
(I'm actually attending another meeting at the same time as attending your meeting here! LOVE IT!)
Good Luck & HAVE FUN!