Leslie invited some of her clients out to a fun curling day at the Burlington Curling Club. Elaine Gowman, Client Care Manager for Team Bullock, provided instruction with her husband, Doug. Here's some pictures of the activity.
Left: Larry Crandall, Patsy Graham receive instruction from Elaine Gowman while Carmella Fragomeni and Izzy Graham listened to Doug Gowman.
Carmella, Izzy and Doug Candice watches Patsy getting ready to throw her stone.
Candice, Heather, Larry, Patsy, Elaine, Izzy. Izzy: This is harder than it looks!
After the curling in the lounge. A good day!
APRIL 16, 2012
East Plains United Church, located at 375 Plains Rd. East, Burlington, ON, L7T 2C7 will be the site of Earth Day activities. Sponsored by the Aldershot Lions Club and the Aldershot BIA, please meet on the boulevard of East Plains Church at 10 AM SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2012. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided. Refreshments will be served. The event will end at noon. I hope to see you there.
It's EARTH HOUR on SATURDAY MARCH 31 beginning at 8 PM. Remember to "switch off' all electronics, unplug from the grid and enjoy one hour of quiet time. How lucky we are to enjoy the City of Burlington as the second best place to live in Canada. We often take for granted that when we flip the light switch, we will have unlimited light; where electrical appliances are the norm in everyday life. Take some time with your family to enjoy EARTH HOUR.
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation YARD SALE FOR THE CURE is taking place on May 26, 2012 beginning at 5:30 AM till noon. The sale takes place at 241 and 242 Plains Rd East as well as the Holy Rosary School parking lot and the adjacent field to the east. ...
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation YARD SALE FOR THE CURE is taking place on May 26, 2012 beginning at 5:30 AM till noon. The sale takes place at 241 and 242 Plains Rd East as well as the Holy Rosary School parking lot and the adjacent field to the east. Donations for the sale are being accepted in mid-April. PODS will again be dropping off a unit for storage of items prior to the sale. If you have any questions, call my office manager, Elaine Gowman at 905-633-4621. See you bright and early on May 26th.
Zoning You’ve likely heard of Zoning By-laws. In the US, they’re called zoning “ordinance’s”. Zoning By-laws are the teeth that give force to a municipality’s land use plans. For most people buying a new home, Zoning holds little relevance. However, for those who are expanding their ...
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Zoning
You’ve likely heard of Zoning By-laws. In the US, they’re called zoning “ordinance’s”. Zoning By-laws are the teeth that give force to a municipality’s land use plans.
For most people buying a new home, Zoning holds little relevance. However, for those who are expanding their home, or building a new one, Zoning is something that they likely will learn very well.
Zoning By-law’s are restrictive tools rather than permissive tools – meaning that they tend to tell you what you can’t do rather than what you can do. As their name implies, they divide land into various zones, each defined by its category of land use – residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, green spaces, or a mix of each – and sets out what specific land uses are permitted – I.e. single family homes vs. apartment, eat-in restaurants vs. take-out restaurants or drive-thru’s, etc.
Zoning influences the pattern of lots by setting their maximum size and minimum frontage. These two factors play a major role in defining the character of any particular neighbourhood. For those of you who may not have noticed it before, walk down any residential street and observe how the width and size of lot determines the neighbourhood’s nature and how it feels. Beyond this, Zoning tends to focus on regulating the shape and mass of buildings on each lot. It defines a ‘building envelope’ – a n imaginary box that buildings must be built within – by establishing minimum setbacks for all buildings from each lot line, and a maximum height. It sets out how large a building can be within the envelope by limiting its density – i.e. how many sq ft of floor area. This is usually measured as a ratio of the lot area. It limits how large the ground floor of each building may be by stating the maximum area it may cover. Among other things, Zoning also sets out other standards like how much parking, and landscaping required and where it much goes.
While Zoning is designed to accomplish many things, its fundamental goal is to ensure the compatibility of land use in a neighbourhood. Every municipality has a land use plan and policies with guide development. If you are planning an addition or a total re-use of your land, your first stop needs to be at the Zoning department of your local City Hall.
Here's Patsy Graham's (Leslie's assistant) latest project on her new house:
Things to consider when you opt out of hiring a painter Approaching the FIFTH month of painting in our brand new "blended families" home. Construction started in February and I'm sitting here realizing there are probably still ...
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Here's Patsy Graham's (Leslie's assistant) latest project on her new house:
Things to consider when you opt out of hiring a painter
Approaching the FIFTH month of painting in our brand new "blended families" home. Construction started in February and I'm sitting here realizing there are probably still over 1000 nail holes I still need to fill in and sand. REMEMBER: All rough edges and trim MUST be sanded. Majority needs to be caulked.
EVERY surface needs to be painted, once with primer and possibly three coats of paint. When your hands are red and raw, and your back is so sore you can't stand straight reconsider the painter! ....and then there is the outside. HELP!
-Patsy
Every year for the past 5 years, we’ve hosted a yard Sale for the Cure, to benefit breast Cancer research. We raised $15,527 in one day!!! It’s grown from a small sale in my front lawn, as I emptied some of my own personal junk, to the most recent sale, ...
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Every year for the past 5 years, we’ve hosted a yard Sale for the Cure, to benefit breast Cancer research. We raised $15,527 in one day!!! It’s grown from a small sale in my front lawn, as I emptied some of my own personal junk, to the most recent sale, which was held on 3 different sites around my home. It’s a massive amount of work, with a great return of dollars, which go directly to the Breast Cancer Foundation. The planning begins at least 6 months before the date (on the last Saturday of May).
What struck me this year, was the generous outpouring of community involvement. We’ve always had a core group of friends and neighbours, who have always helped out in whatever sort of fundraising any of us are involved in. However, this past year saw large change in the sort of volunteers who helped out. The Aldershot Lions club supplied us with their local talent. They’ve given us an invaluable amount of time in sorting, organizing and pricing all of the items as the donations rolled in. Their time and labour were invaluable during the set up on Friday night and during the sale itself on the Saturday. The Lions club is always about helping out their community and they certainly did their fair share during the yard sale.
Beyond the Lions club, we had absolute strangers calling us to ask if they can help out at the sale. From young to old, we had in excess of 50 individual people help us out! Everyone has their own reason for helping out. Several teenagers came in order to get their mandatory volunteer hours completed. Some college and university kids came out to assist us as part of their programs (ie. event planning and police services). One woman called because she is a volunteer at our local hospital and her volunteer hours were recently cut back. She simply wanted to do something more for her community. We had volunteers who had lost a friend or family member to this terrible disease and wanted to help raise money for a cure.
The caliber of product donated was also higher than we’ve seen in the past. We had lots of new merchandise donated, as well as lots of large furniture and household goods. All of this helped tremendously towards our goal. We even had several companies ‘sponsor’ the event. All in all, it made for a tremendous day. Burlington is rated as the third best city to live in, in Canada. However, in my eyes, Burlington is the best place in Canada to live in, due to its sense of community and giving. Thank you Burlington!
The downtown area of Burlington was originally a land grant given to Joseph Brant by which king? How large was the grant?
The grant was presented to the Mohawk war chief for his services during the American Revolutionary War by George III. It consisted of 1,380 hectares (3,450 acres) on the lakeshore overlooking Lake Geneva (Hamilton Harbour), Lake Ontario and the Beach Strip. The tract of land became know as Brant's Block.
