Planning Team Minutes of June 8th, 2015
“Not about us, without us”
Date June 8th, 2015 6:30-8:30 pm
St. Helen’s Centre @ McQuesten
785 Britannia Ave
Mission: “To improve the quality of life for those of us living in the
McQuesten Neighbourhood.”
Vision: We, the residents of McQuesten, are proud of and engaged in our
Community. We believe in the assets and strengths of the people, who live,
Work and play in our neighbourhood. Through building strong
Relationships, we work together to ensure our neighbourhood remains a
Safe and healthy place where everybody has equal access to supports,
Opportunities, employment, food and the things that help us live a happy
Life.
Five Core Values
Respect
Inclusiveness
Stewardship
Caring
Asset based on strengths of this community
Present: Laura, Adam, Jaclyn, Nicole, Angus, Amanda, Jason, Aileen, Laura, Sylvia, Tracy, Monika, Wayne, Cathy, Diane, Rose, Casey, Melissa, Heidi, Kelly, Marlena, Angela, Mila
Regrets: Deb, Pat, Jesse, Theresa, Donnie, Beth, Brent, Rachel
Minutes from May 11th: Jaclyn 1st, and Amanda 2nd, all in favour
Caring Committee – Aileen
Card sent to Sam & Chris Prosser for their loss
Card sent to Joan who is moving away
Urban Farms – Adam
Made a report to the committee
Approved for construction
Will be ready in 2016 for farming
Proposals are going out to construction companies
Children Garden – Cathy and Marlena
Working on garden in Oriole Crescent going to Saturday with a core group
They are looking to expand their core group
Looking for funds to have a BBQ to get more people out
They would like to have the BBQ on July 6th or 7th
They are going to connect with Laura for a small grant. All approved.
SPRC – Laura
Are now located at 350 King St. E. at First Place
Tomorrow is the tour for Tamarack there will be a group at McQuesten at 3 and 5
Seniors will be playing cards when they come
NLI – Jaclyn & Melissa
Have graduated from the program and are excited to get the program up and running in September
MCYU – Monika
This is their last weekend here to do workshops
Had a couple of kids from the neighbourhood show up
Will be coming back in July with an update
Expected 100 people but 50 showed up
They made the news
Sprouts Camp – Kelly
Running a summer camp program for McQuesten and work with the Victory Gardens
Kids in neighbourhood can come to farm for 2 weeks in July and 4 weeks in August from 9 – 4
They have 120 spots for the summer for only $10.00
In July they are going to do a Farmers Market here from 10 – 12
Wants to build a relationship with HSR so they can get out to Organic Farms and parents can attend too
McMaster – Angela
From Crunch
Looks into urban neighbourhoods
Working with NA Strategy
How effective is it, and is it making a change
Did a survey of 296 residents in 2013-2014
Had more females then males
Results mirror what is in the McQuesten Neighbourhood Action Plan
Information from the booklet can be found on the McQuesten webpage
Block Party – Casey
Will start planning the Block Party now
Casey, Melissa, Jaclyn, Laura, and the party planners will be helping
McQuesten Opportunities Creators – Nicole
Completed 200 Surveys for J4J
They are in the final phase now have to analyze data
Swag items are all in
Received a Laidlaw grant for $6000.00
Hired a videographer
There was not a lot of teens at the Spring Crawl but they had lots of people at Celebration Day
Three new people joined their group
Using social media and grabbing followers on Facebook and Twitter
HPS – Tracy
There has been no traffic complaints in this neighbourhood
There is street robberies and pellet gun issues
Only hearing about drugs in the apartment buildings
Welcome any information and you can stay anonymous
The Bridge – Wayne
They help offenders who get out of jail in getting back into neighbourhoods
They are usually starting over with nothing
Bridge House is on Barton Street and has 6 people at a time
They need funds
Raising money by doing a WingFest on August 5th from 4 -8
Tickets in advance are $12 and are $15 at the door
You get 8 wings for the price of a ticket, dessert, live entertainment, and they have judging for the best wings
If you know any eateries that will participate you can email Casey to get information
They need volunteers
OEYC
Free BBQ on June 18th from 10 – 2
They are closed on the 18th
Communal Garden Beds– Kelly
There are still 3 community gardens beds available for $15.00
