Health Canada advises caution when selling or buying products at garage sales. See the websites : http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2012/2012_72-eng.php; http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/garage-eng.php; http://hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/house-domes/used-usages/index-eng.php

Santé Canada recommande d’être vigilant lors de l’achat ou de la vente de produits dans une vente de garage. Voir les sites web : http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2012/2012_72-fra.php; http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/garage-fra.php; http://hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/house-domes/used-usages/index-fra.php

Notice of Public Meeting: The City wishes to engage the public in a discussion about the possibility of regulating the location of outdoor wood burning boilers through the Zoning By-law.

Avis de réunion publique: La Ville souhaite engager une discussion avec la population sur la possibilité de réglementer l’emplacement des appareils de chauffage au bois extérieurs au moyen du Règlement de zonage.

Notice of Public Meeting                Zoning By-Law

As part of its strategic planning exercise, the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre’s objective is to gain a better knowledge of the needs of the community regarding its social and community services. The public is invited to fill a short questionnaire in support of this approach. Those who fill out the questionnaire are eligible to win one of two gift certificates valued at $100 from Sobeys grocery store.

The public has to fill out the questionnaire online at http://app.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/axion2/croc/langeng/ <http://app.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/axion2/croc/langeng/>  before May 25 to be eligible for the draw, which will be held on June 15, 2012.

Due to lack of volunteers and management availability, at its April meeting, the Vars Community Association decided to put a proposal for a community farmers market on hold.  The proposal will be reviewed again this fall. Until then, residents are invited to submit their comments and possibly their names as volunteers to info@vars.ca.

Mr. Gregg Chamberlain, reporter from the local paper The News, attended the meeting and wrote the attached article on the matter:  Vars Farmers Market

Ouverture d’une garderie préscolaire à l’École Saint-Guillaume dès septembre 2012

 Garderie préscolaire 2012

7th ANNUAL INFANT INFORMATION DAY

South Fallingbrook Community Centre 998 Valin St., Orléans

Saturday June 2nd, 2012 10:00 am to 4:00pm

Meet over 50 exhibitors from the City of Ottawa, and other local service providers and businesses. Come and see what Ottawa has to offer babies newborn to 18 months old, from health care to recreation. Participate in a variety of seminars such as Child Care, Infant Massage, Kindermusik ®, Baby Sign Language, and lots more. Breastfeeding, diaper change and snack areas, gift bags and door prizes. All free of charge! Website link: www.ottawamommyclub.ca

For more information, please call 613-824-0633 ext. 221 or email lyne.proulx@ottawa.ca

Community Baseball Tournament / Tournoi de Balle communautaire: May 25-26 / 25-26 mai (info: Natalie 613-835-9434)

Exterior Kid’s Soccer (June registrations) / Soccer extérieur pour les jeunes (inscription en juin) : (info: Josée 613-835-1551)

To join the Club / Pour se joindre au Club (info: Sylvie 613-835-4251)

We are please to announce that the City of Ottawa has approved funding for a potential community garden to be located on the City’s vacant lot located on Centre Street in the heart of our village. While details of the land and funding agreements are still to be completed, the VCA will start planning the management of this community poject in the weeks to come. Should you be interested in participating in the elaboration of this project or  wish to add your name to the list of potential growers, just send us a note at info@vars.ca.

Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que la Ville d’Ottawa a approuvé une subvention pour la possibilité de créer un jardin communautaire à être localisé sur le terrain vacant de la Ville situé sur la rue Centre, au coeur de notre village. Bien que les détails des accords du terrain et de la subvention sont toujours à être complétés, l’ACV commencera à planifier la gestion de ce projet communautaire dans les prochaines semaines. Si vous êtes intéressé à participer dans l’élaboration de ce projet ou souhaitez ajouter votre nom à la liste de cultivateurs potentiels, simplement nous envoyer une note à info@vars.ca.

FYI, the following is the proposed agenda for the next Vars Community Association meeting planned for May 17, 2012.

Pour votre information, voici l’ordre du jour proposé pour la prochaine réunion de l’Association communautaire de Vars prévue pour le 17 mai 2012.

VCA meeting agenda, May 17