The Fitzroy Peeper

1. April 2011 The newsletter of the Fitzroy Harbour Community Association FHCA est. 1976 www.fitzroyharbour.com Volume xiii – Issue IV Fitzroy Harbour Community Association Annual General Meeting Tuesday April 5 at6:30pm. Pub night to follow with food and the Sens vs Flyers on the big screen. FHCA Executive and volunteer positions available. Find out about 2010 successes and 2011 plans. Bring your ideas - come see what the community has to offer! This month’s Peeper, brought to you by: B&T Landscaping 613-623-2228 - www.btlandscaping.vpweb.com Fitzroy Ladies Softball seeks players The Fitzroy Ladies Softball League is looking for players who would like to come out on a Thursday and play softball.  No experience necessary.  If interested please contact Wendy Mayhew 613-623-0673  or at kevwen@sympatico.ca by April 11th. Fitzroy Harbour Easter Event Children 11 and under, plan to come out to the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre on Sunday April 17th from 1:30-4pm. What to bring? 1. About 8 HARD BOILED eggs per child 2. About 4 UNCOOKED eggs per child (please label as RAW) 3. Easter egg basket for treats 4. Extra crayons and markers (some provided) 5. Onion skins, if you have them (dry yellow outer part for dying the eggs, yellow is better than red) 6. Extra pair of shoes/boots – we may be ‘muckin’ about if the weather tells us so, so bring an extra pair of shoes for inside 7. Warm clothes/Cool clothes – be prepared! If the weather permits, we’ll be doing the hunt outside In order to plan for this event, please let us know how many kids will be attending! Please call or email: Astrid Neuland, 613.622.0055 or astrid.perry@sympatico.ca. If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact Astrid. (Note that parents are asked to stay at this event with their children.) FOUND – one “Blue Tooth” device A “BlueTooth” device was found on the road here in the village and we would like to get it back to the owner. If you are the owner, contact Syd at 613-623-4151. The Fitzroy Peeper Ecumenical Service Sunday April 17 - St. George's Anglican, Fitzroy Harbour, 5 pm. Ecumenical Service during Holy Week  'Symbols of the Passion‘ Sponsored by the Roman Catholic, United and Anglican Congregations. All in the community are welcome to attend. Includes ‘Poverty’ Supper of soup and bread with free will donation to the West Carleton Food Bank Library Nook From the Ottawa Public Library – Fitzroy Harbour branch Energy costs getting you down? Enter the Kill-a-Watt Contest and reward yourself with the chance to win a book to kick back and relax with! Borrower a “Kill-a-Watt Meter,” plug your appliances into it and the meter will indicate the energy consumption of that particular item. Enter your name into the weekly draw to win a book! Norma’s Poem – Double Shot! Fitzroy Harbour’s poet laureate Norma Dixon has a double helping of poetry this month for March and April. March has dawned  Oh..'The Ides of March" as Shakespeare said will once again raise its ugly head still through great greens shall pop their dead like smiling chutes this artist sad: amongst St. Patrick's shamrock theme our blessed spring remembering God's great earth is with us, we may not know how? but all Irish Eyes are Smiling now. April and EastertimeSpring is on its way againa wonder to beholdcrocus spreading out amidst the rainwe see the touch of goldwhile apple blossoms pop their weary eyesa photographer's delightunearthing panoramic scenesApril is spring : morning, noon and nightwith wide-brimmed hats down New York streetsladies puddle their way once againIt's Easter: It asks us to share Jesus' crossreflecting on his woeful painand this reach out to one nd allso Easter's everlasting meaningwithin our Christian spirits shall remain. Well Water Testing from the City of Ottawa Drop off at the Harbour Store on Tuesday, May 10thfrom 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. IMPORTANT: Water samples must be collected in Ministry of Health sample bottles and returned by the collection date, within 24-hours of the sample being taken. For more information contact Kim Ou, Public Health Nurse at 613-580-6744, ext. 26234 or Kim.Ou@ottawa.ca. This service is offered by Ottawa Public Health, Health Hazard Prevention and Management Program and community partners. Visit our website: www.fitzroyharbour.com Harbour Days 2011 will be held June 29 to July 2 Mark your calendars! Email thepeeper@fitzroyharbour.com or call 613-623-8867 to get in the next edition Interested in booking the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre for an event? Call the FHCA at 613-623-5241 or email hallrental@fitzroyharbour.com for rates and available dates

2. Summer Employment at the Community Centre Attention Students: Are you interested in working at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre this summer? The FHCA offers summer employment opportunities to local youth for outside grounds work, canteen duties and our summer day camp. Please send a letter indicating your interest, which job you are applying for, and a brief summary of your experience to: FHCA, Attn: President, 100 Clifford Campbell St., Fitzroy Harbour ON K0A 1X0. Recommended minimum ages are 12 for canteen duty and 14 for outside work and the day camp. Thanks for the help! The FHCA would like to thank Russ Shulist and Ray Vander Ploeg for their help with installing the new floor in the Seniors Room at the Community Centre. Men’s Fastball League seeks players The Fitzroy Harbour Men’s Fastball League is a recreational league open to all skill levels. Games are once a week from May to August on Wednesdays at the Community Centre. New players welcome – please contact Brendan Coker at 613-229-6838 to register or for more information. Fitzroy Adult Soccer Registration The Fitzroy Harbour Soccer Club is starting its 25th season of offering adult recreational soccer to West Carleton and surrounding areas. For 2011 the club will have 7 adult teams in the Ottawa Carleton Soccer League. This includes a Women’s Recreational team, 3 Men’s Recreational teams, 2 Old-timer teams (+35) and for the first time, a Masters team (+50). Although some of the teams are fully subscribed, there still remain many openings for players wishing to participate. In particular the club is seeking players for its Division 4 Men’s recreational team that plays its games on Tuesdays and for both the Old-timer and Masters teams that will play on Friday evenings. The Masters team may be of particular interest to those that have played in the past but found competing against 35 year olds overly challenging. To be eligible for this team, players must have turned 50 prior to Jan 1st 2011. Women’s and Men’s recreational divisions have no age restriction other than having turned 18 prior to the start of the year. The club continues to play all its home games at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre, which boasts one of the best playing surfaces in the city. Away games can be played anywhere in the region depending on the composition of the division in which the team plays. Membership has no residency restrictions; in fact last season’s teams were comprised of players from across Ottawa’s west end and also included players from both Lanark and Renfrew counties. Regardless of previous playing experience the club will welcome all new members. Membership fees remain amongst the lowest in the league. Regular members will pay $170.00 and full-time students $140.00. Old-timer and Masters practices are held Tuesday evenings at the Kinburn Community Centre where all 3 teams practice together. Registration and contacts for more information can be found on the club’s web site, www.fitzroysoccer.com Information from Penny’s Fudge Factory Fudge Factory to be open in April Penny’s Fudge Factory will be open during the weekends of April 9th & 10th and 16th & 17th and 22nd , 23rd & 24th , from 12 noon to 4pm for those days for those wishing to purchase their Easter Fudge Bunnies directly from the Factory. Employment for Summer Student If you are interested in working part time in the rural tourism retail industry, Penny’s Fudge Factory is looking for you. The position(s) requires the applicants to have strong people oriented skills and confidence in one’s abilities. A majority of the work is on weekends, and includes a variety of tasks, from serving customers one on one to assisting in candy production and store maintenance. Please contact Judy Gravel personally at 613-623-7679 and leave your contact information so that she can call on you. • City of Ottawa Youth Connexion Programs • Open Gym • Ages 6-12 - $38.50 - April 6th- May 18th - 6-7pm • St Michael’s School Gym – Fitzroy Harbour • Barcode 653863 - Must Register by April 1st •  MUCH MUSIC VIDEO DANCE! • Friday April 29th 7:30-9:30pm - Grades 5 to 8 • Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre • Tickets $10 in advance or $15 at the door • Local youth from the Youth Connexion program will be doing a bottle drive Sunday April 17th, to help raise money for the Much Music Dance. If you are not going to be home but have bottles you would like to donate please leave them on your step and they will be picked up. • Youth Night • Tuesday April 19th - 6:30-8pm - $5 •  Looking for more information or to register contact Sarah at 613-580-2424x43307 or sarah.hanniman@ottawa.ca. Try out Yoga! The City of Ottawa is offering 3 spring Yoga classes at the Fitzroy Harbour CC so sign up for all three or just stop by and try a class. Drop in Rate $10 per class.Cash or cheques can be made out to the “City of Ottawa”. Yoga 7pm-8:30pm - April 4– April 18th $29.00 - Barcode – 649604 City of Ottawa – Village Planning Workshop Are you interested in the future of Fitzroy Harbour? Attend the upcoming City of Ottawa workshop to hear more about the Village Review project and ask questions of city staff about what the project means for the future of our village. The workshop will include a presentation about the Official Plan Rural Land Use Review by City staff, small group discussions focused on Fitzroy Harbour and a Q&A period. For more information, visit www.ottawa.ca/ruralreview. Saturday, April 2, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the West Carleton Community Complex. The Quyon Ferry opens April 1st