KEY ISSUES
DISCUSSED AT 2 OCT 2006 MEETING

ATTENDEES

• Fred MacLennan, President
• Art Miskew, Vice-President (absent)
• Alan Asselstine, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director
• Shelley Parlow, Director
• John Sankey, Director
• Pat Murphy, Councillor's Office
• Maria McRae, City councillor (City website - email at maria.mcrae@ottawa.ca).

ACTION ITEMS

Motions:

To pay $20 to ncf.ca to renew our account. Moved by John Sankey; seconded by Alan Asselstine. Carried.

To invite Rod Bryden to our Annual General Meeting, 6 Nov 2006 at 19:30. Moved by Alan Asselstine, seconded by Shelley Parlow. Carried.

Key Issues:

The following summarizes the issues presented at the 2 Oct 2006 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. City councillor, Maria McRae gave an oral report on the following:
• She sent a letter to seniors asking their opinion of expanding the Com-munity Centre. She will follow up with a meeting.
• OC Transpo will introduce the Transit Smart Card in 2008 as a convenient way of buying services http://ottawa.ca/residents/lrt/ns_line/council_reports/reportjun23_en.shtml.
• The City is developing a pilot program to provide snow removal services for needy seniors. The program is a fee-for-service with a volunteer com-ponent and various organizations providing the service. Community groups will be contracted to provide the service similar to the way the out-door ice-rinks are maintained.
• While commenting on a stabbing on a bus, the Police Chief assured the public that there will be incidents but the data shows that we live in a safe city.
• The City will once again hold a Short Story Contest for residents 55 and older. See http://ottawa.ca/city_services/culture/arts/book_awards/other_literary_en.html.

Call Maria's office at 560-1223 to get involved or for more information.

2. Issues discussed:  /\

Fred McLennan started the discussion about the Hunt Club website: http://hunt-club.ncf.ca/

Alan Asselstine described the pathways along the constructed wetlands. He provided copies of maps and described how the wetlands would connect to the new train station at South Keys.

3. Next HCCO meeting:  /\
• (Annual General Meeting) To be held Mon 6 Nov 2006 at 7:30pm at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy.
4. For more information, call FredMcLennan at 521-0682 or email huntclub@niva.com.