Subject: Next Family Dance Jan 17
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 11:44:26 -0500
From: Leonore Evans <leonoreevans1@gmail.com>

Hello everyone,

The next Family Dance is on Saturday January 17th from 330-5pm. As always, the dances are held at the Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre on Richmond Rd. They are geared towards children 3+, always have live music and a caller.

Please bring a pair of indoor shoes, a water bottle and your biggest smile.

Follow this link for more information: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/view/?familydance

Or this link to the Family Dance page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/739247376164452/

Feel free to invite friends and neighbours. Hope to see you on the dance floor,
Leo

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What is a family dance you ask??? It’s a community dance specifically geared towards kids and the adults that they bring. It’s about parents/adults dancing with kids in a fun, lively, and guided atmosphere! There is always fantastic LIVE celtic/quebecois music and all the dances are taught by a caller.

Family dances are for ALL ages! The dances are geared towards ages 3 and up although younger ones can definitely join in and wee wee ones can participate in backpacks or slings. 🙂

Do we need any experience? NO WAY! While folks who have danced before will have a blast, parents and kids with no dance experience can easily do these dances and have a great time too! Remember, you’re supported by the caller, the dances are easy to follow, and they are focused on fun! This is a great way to get your body moving to fantastic rhythms and feel connections in ways we don’t always get in our daily lives.

Tips for coming out???

1. Bring indoor shoes
2. Adults, be ready to dance with the kids you bring, AND…
3. Everyone, be ready for a great time!

How does this differ from our contra dances??? Contra dances fall under the larger category of traditional dance along with the family dances with the music also being jigs and reels. However, in a contra dance, you dance with one partner for 8-10 minutes. Every 30 seconds or so of that dance, you repeat a set of moves that the caller has taught you, each time with a new set of neighbours. Usually, kids start dancing contra around ages 8 or so but we’ve seen kids catch on as young as 5 or 6. Kids are welcome at our contra dances (free under 16) as long as there’s some supervision by parents.

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Details:

Dates: 4 dances this season! Nov 15, Jan 17, Feb 21, and Apr 18
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Cost: Free for all kids … $10 for everyone over 16 yrs
Location: In Westboro at the Churchill Recreation Centre – 345 Richmond Road, Ottawa. Enter through the main door on the side of the building.
Parking: There’s a parking lot – come get a free parking pass from the front desk. If full, there is street parking just north of the hall.
Bus: #2 stops RIGHT outside the dance hall.

From: Cheryl Parrott <cheryl.vance@sympatico.ca>
Date: 12 November 2014 10:03
Subject: 2nd Walkability Audit

2nd Walkability Audit, Scott and Albert Streets

Please contact Cheryl Parrot: cheryl.vance@sympatico.ca

We have a 2nd Walkability Audit scheduled for Monday Nov. 24 of Scott & Albert Streets – Rain or shine or dark. We’ll have a staggered start time between 3 and 4:15 p.m. so that anyone who wants to can complete their audit route before it gets too dark. It takes about an hour. So once there are 2 or 3 people they can set off on one of the sections

In June we worked with the Council on Aging on a Walkability Audit of Scott/Albert Streets. This was the first of a 3 season pedestrian walking audit of the same route looking at safety and the feel of our sidewalks. The 2nd Audit is slated for Monday Nov. 24.

We will again divide into 2 parts – half meeting at Tom Brown Arena ( to do Scott) and half meeting at Good Companions (to do Albert). If the section of Albert that is under construction is still not passable we can do the northern MUP on that side. The audit will have about 6 sections (depending on the numbers of people) – 3 on the Albert St. side and 3 on the Scott St. side.

The first audit resulted in a number of Sidewalk Hazards being reported to the City. I have not seen any of them fixed in the Scott St. section. This audit will re-look at those hazards.
Dianne Breton – the lead on this, is inviting someone from City Public Works to come on the walk as well as the present Councillors and the Councillors elect.

Please let me know if you are able and willing to come, about what time and which section you will do (Scott or Albert). If you came last time – doing the same section again would be helpful. Please pass on to any others who might be interested. Please bring a flashlight to help the one recording the audit findings.

Cheryl
cheryl.vance@sympatico.ca

This is an update to the previous post.

From: Cheryl Parrott <cheryl.vance@sympatico.ca>
Date: 22 April 2014 15:27
Subject: Pathway Safety Audit Apr 22 7:15pm meet at 170 Booth

We still need a few more volunteers to help with a Safety Audit of the Multi-Use Pathways on the north side of Scott and Albert streets and the proposed new multi-use pathway on the north side of Bayview Transitway Station – that will go through the Bayview Yards.

This audit is being done with the Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments. (see attached).

The Pedestrian & Cycling Safety Audit done by RTG last year has still not been released despite repeated request. We do not know who did it, when or what criteria were used.

So we will do our own audits. The first is this safety audit.

Date: Thur Apr 24 – rain or shine
Time: 7:15pm to get instructions and audit forms
Audit start: about 8pm– when it is dark
7:15pm Meeting at 170 Booth ( at Albert) basement meeting room CCOC building.

This audit needs to be done in the dark. So it will start about 8pm. We will split into groups – 1 person will be the recorder. Please bring flashlights so the recorder can see what they are writing.

Group 1 – will look at the area for the proposed path from Bayview ( north of Scott)
Group 2 – will look at the area for the proposed path from the O-Train
Group 3 – will look at the multi-use path on the north side of Scott from Bayview to Holland
Group 4 – will look at the multi-use path on the north side of Albert from Bayview to Empress

If we have enough people we can split the area for group 3 & 4 into an A & B – so the walk is not so long.

Attached is information from WISE on criteria and the checklist.

Please let me know if you are coming if you have not already let me know.

Cheryl
cell 613-620-9453

Sorry if you get this more than once.

WISE Safety Audit Evaluation Criteria.pdf
WISE Community Safety Checklist 2011.pdf
WISEIFSE2014 Community Safety Audits Info Sheet.pdf

Subject: Fwd: Pathway Safety Audit Apr 24
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:22:30 -0400
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

I suggest that we post this request and poster on our web site. Many years ago I was involved in helping to make arrangements and review the report for a safety audit that was done for Tunney’s Pasture. A safety audit creates a rational basis for highlighting and correcting problems.

Heather

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From: Cheryl Parrott <cheryl.vance@sympatico.ca>
Date: 15 April 2014 17:55
Subject: Pathway Safety Audit Apr 24

We need volunteers to help with a Safety Audit of the Multi-Use Pathways on the north side of Scott and Albert streets and the proposed new multi-use pathway on the north side of Bayview Transitway Station – that will go through the Bayview Yards.

This audit is being done with the Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments. (see attached).

The Pedestrian & Cycling Safety Audit done by RTG last year has still not been released despite repeated request. We do not know who did it, when or what criteria were used. So we will do our own audits. The first is this safety audit.

So I am looking for at least 12 women to help with this audit. Men are welcome too but we particularly want women. There will be a fair amount of walking for some of the areas.

Date: Thur Apr 24 – rain or shine
Time: 7:15pm to get instructions and audit forms
Audit start: about 8pm– when it is dark
7:15pm Meeting Place for instructions: to be determined.

This audit needs to be done in the dark. So it will start about 8pm. We will split into groups of 3 – 1 person will be the recorder. Please bring flashlights so the recorder can see what they are writing.

Group 1 – will look at the area for the proposed path from Bayview ( north of Scott)
Group 2 – will look at the area for the proposed path from the O-Train
Group 3 – will look at the multi-use path on the north side of Scott from Bayview to Holland
Group 4 – will look at the multi-use path on the north side of Albert from Bayview to Empress

If we have enough people we can split the area for group 3 & 4 into an A & B – so the walk is not so long.

I will send the info and evaluation criteria out once I know who is able to help.

Please reply if you are able to come and help.

Cheryl

Sorry if you get this more than once.

WISEIFSE2014 Community Safety Audits Info Sheet.pdf