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28 mai / May 28
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Twenty-five years of great baseball!
The past and current presidents of the Aylmer Baseball Association with Mayor Marc Bureau (light coloured T-shirt) during the Aylmer Baseball Association’s 25th birthday bash, May 24 at Aydelu Park. During the festivities, past and current presidents were honoured, as was this year’s Novice Player of the Year, Joshua Hachey; Mayor Bureau threw the first pitch at the start of the first game.
The presidents include Larry MacNamara, Peter Routliffe, Colin Clarke, Bob MacMillan, Richard Inglis, Albert Daoust, Michel Matte, Michel Larocque (Philippe), Denis Foran, president of Aydelu, Marc Therrien, Basil Alexander and Ralph Armstrong, plus Hervé Lavallée of Tim Hortons.
Photo: Julie Murray
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Bravo madame la ministre !
On nous apprend ce matin que la ministre des affaires municipales Nathalie Normandeau, a renversé une décision d’une partie du conseil municipal de Gatineau, qui aurait fait fi des recommandations de leurs fonctionnaires en autorisant un promoteur à construire 200 nouvelles maisons près de l’aéroport de Gatineau. Heureusement, la ministre Normandeau a opposé son véto parce que cette décision du conseil municipal favorisait l’étalement urbain. Bravo madame la mi- nistre ! Et merci d’avoir rappelé à l’ordre certains de nos élus qui de toute évidence, ne semblent pas être conscients des coûts associés à la banlieue.
Je tiens aussi à féliciter les conseillères et les conseillers qui ont eu la sagesse, et la lucidité de s’opposer à ce projet de bungalows.
Bernard O’Bready
Secteur Aylmer
Feux aux coins de Victor Beaudry et du chemin d’Aylmer
En automne, dans un de vos articles vous avez mentionné que la construction des feux devait commencer avant l’hiver 2007, foi de M. Alain Riel. Que se passe-t-il? Nous sommes au mois de juin bientôt, et rien ne se passe!
M. Riel, quand les travaux vont-ils commencer?
Pourquoi n’avons-nous pas de nouvelles à ce sujet par le Bulletin d’Aylmer? Suite au prochain numéro, ou dans une ou deux autres années? Combien d’accidents doivent être comptabilisés avant que la ville se réveille?
Le parc en face de la piscine est-il plus urgent que la vie des gens du secteur?
Yvon Prigent
Aylmer
Soyez bien vu !
Le 400e de la Nouvelle-France, du 20 au 24 juin soyez bien vu!
L’Outaouais en fête invite les résidants de la rue Principale et des rues voisines du parc des Cèdres à fleurir et pavoiser leur maison, leur commerce, les corniches, les lucarnes, les balcons, les fenêtres, les boîtes à fleurs aux couleurs des grandes célébrations : le bleu et le blanc.
De plus, nous invitons les établissements commerciaux et professionnels à mettre sur pied des activités spéciales dans leurs commerces ou sur leurs terrasses pour souligner les grandes festi- vités marquant le 400e anniversaire de la Nouvelle-France : costumes, animations musicales et artistiques, kiosques extérieurs, etc.
Le 400e de la Nouvelle-France, L’Outaouais en fête et la fête nationale ont besoin de votre participation.
On peut gagner des prix!
Jean-Paul Perreault
L’Outaouais en fête
Aylmer
“Un jardin aux milles trésors”
J’ai reçu une notice dernièrement de la garderie que mes enfants fréquentent pour nous informer des activités à venir. La semaine prochaine, du 25-31 mai, le thème est “Un jardin aux milles trésors” - cette semaine a pour but de souligner et reconnaitre l’importance du travail des éducatrices dans l’éducation de nos jeunes enfants dans un service de garde. Je ne suis pas certaine si ceci se célebrera dans toutes les garderies de la région mais je sais que La Garderie des Petits Créatifs le fera. Mon mari et moi avons énormément de respect pour le travail que font nos éducatrices, que ce soit en milieu familial ou en centre, et elles méritent toutes les reconnaissances possibles.
J’aime bien lire le Bulletin d’Aylmer à chaque semaine pour me garder au courant de ce qui se passe dans ma communauté. Je serais bien contente de voir reconnaitre les éducatrices qui prennent si bien soin de nos jeunes enfants.
Mélanie Bérubé-Denison
Aylmer
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Open letter on Helenore Street
Once again the nice weather is upon us, and once again the unsafe drivers are speeding up and down my street, Helenore.
The question then is, once again, will my patient appeal to city council for traffic calming measures, fall on deaf ears, as it did last year? I suspect so, but, please, pleasantly surprise me. Don’t bother calling with excuses or results from a study of another part of the city. I am aware of the traffic situation in my neighbourhood.
Looking forward to action - not just words.
Nevin Orange
Aylmer
Fires in the fields
Two weeks ago, four boys from Symmes High School were walking in the bushes after school on their way to Tim Hortons when they came across two kids who had just set a fire and were running away from it. At this point the fire was about three feet in diametre. Brandon MacDonald, Matt Laporte, Duncan Brady, and Tyler Findlay began to put out the fire out with their shirts, school bags and by stomping on it. Matt Laporte ran back to the school to get a fire extinguisher and called the fire department Brandon and the two other boys continued to put out the fire; by the time the fire was out it had grown to the size of three parked cars. These boys were very lucky to only have the hair on their legs singed and not to have been burnt as the flames were as high as their knees and their clothes could have caught fire. By the time Matt ran back to the site of the fire, it was out; they used the fire extinguisher to ensure it was out. By this time the firefighters had arrived and they verified that the fire had indeed been put out.
Shame on those who set the fire in the first place and for having endangered the lives of our sons, endangered our properties and the natural habitat of the bush.
Kudos to the boys for their bravery in putting out the fire, the savvy to get a fire extinguisher and call the fire department, and also to the firefighters for their quick response.
Carol Lynch MacDonald
Aylmer
Are your kids fulfilling their school duties?
I would like to share with all of you something that I’m passionate about: our children. Why? Because I think we are ignoring a big and growing problem. Children today have no sense of how hard and cruel life can be. They are clueless. They lack direction, responsibility, maturity, and compassion. My son’s teacher told me that half of the kids in his class (high school) don’t do their homework, book reports, etc. I was stunned
I said ,“what do you do?”…. “What can I do …They get an E”. That’s insane!
So let me see…Children have to go to school and with those marks they fail and fail again until they are too old to be in high school, then out you go …What can they do? Do they know? Are they aware of the consequences of having no education? They will no doubt struggle, and it won’t be long until they are 30 with two kids of their own and trying to make it right, by then the task will be overwhelming, not to say unrealistic. They will be discouraged and bitter. What quality life will their children have? Are the parents willing to pay (if they can) for the rest of their lives?
Our children are our responsibility to the end. It’s our job to give them the tools to make it. We are more experienced then they are, so we have to let them know how hard it is, how everything is so expensive. They don’t need expensive clothes, paint guns, scooters and money in their pockets. When I see children smoking, I wonder who pays for their cigarettes since they are to young to work. They need structure and discipline to be happy.
It is time to wake up and finish what we started. It’s not the children’s fault; they are a reflection of us. Make your children complete and happy. Give them what they are entitled to have, a chance at happiness and fulfillment, an education. And an education starts with homework.
Julie Paquette
Aylmer
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