Country Roads Community Health Centre has been working hard to get people in Westport and Rideau lakes to complete the “Be Well” survey. To date, they have over 200 responses but would really like 500 or more. The survey, funded by Trillium, is time limited and closes November 1st.
As you can see from the Calgary summary attached to the link, results allow for a variety of opportunities to plan and communicate. High response numbers will make the results much more relevant and useful. Please help us get stronger data and complete the survey.
At long last, the sidewalk on the west side of Church St near Bedford St will be replaced. The work includes the area from the Home Hardware driveway right to the corner. Plans are for the work to be completed over three days and is expected to begin next week.
Requests for proposals for the demolition of the tennis court and shuffleboard in Lockwood Park and for the construction of a pathway around the park were decided last week. These two projects will begin in the near future and will be completed before the end of the calendar year. Funds to pay for these improvements were raised through a grant from Lockwood Foundation and the generosity of Village residents, for which we are very thankful. Just a reminder that no tax dollars are being used for the park renewal.
If you were not fortunate enough to be at Shillington Park on July 16 when Fanny gave her speech on growing up in North Crosby, then you missed a poignant, yet very funny story telling. Fanny – you are one in a million!
With Frances’ permission, I have printed it for your pleasure.
If you need to contact someone outside of regular business hours for an emergency in the Village – i.e. water pipe break, alarm sounding, pls feel free to call me at home – 613-273-9195 or text/email me at rjones@villageofwestport.ca.
I received this email last week and checked that I could post it. Thank you to everyone who works so hard and makes our village the friendliest place to visit (and live!). Job well done!!
p.s. The bike repair kit Ruth mentions was donated by Rick Bonner and is on the Information Centre.
On Sep 6, 2016, at 1:40 PM, Ruth Bonk <rbonk@hotmail.ca> wrote:
Hello Robin;
My name is Ruth Bonk and I am the touring events director for the Ottawa Bicycle Club.
We held our very first club touring event in Westport in May this year. We stayed at the Cove Inn. The feedback we have received from that event has been very positive and I want to share it with you.
Our riders found the area roads and drivers lovely and bicycle friendly. We have received comments on how nice it was that you visited and welcomed the group in person. There were remarks about how clean the tourist office and public washrooms are. We have even received a picture of the bicycle maintenance tool kit at your municipal office.
Thank you for your welcome and bicycle friendly environment.
We hope to add the Westport tour to our roster of annual touring events.
Robin, The Mayor 
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