Sunday Roundup: Flashing Red Lights and the LCA Newsletter!
September 7, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Community News
My flyer delivery guy is back from summer vacation, which means flyer service is intermittent at our house. We cancelled the Leader Post several years back but still end up on the ‘no flyer’ list. Oh well — the Sun arrived so there’s a bit to report…
Queen City Marathon Wrap Up
Did you all get out to watch the marathon today? Great fun! I always get a kick out of watching people I know run by, although it still hasn’t inspired me to run a single kilometer, let alone 42.
Congratulations to Lakeview residents Grant Van Eaton and Jennifer Taylor for adding another 42km to their running resumes. We also heard young Lakeviewvian Jesse Van Eaton completed the 3km race for kids. Well done!
Were there other Lakeview folk in the race today? I’ll bet there were. Give them a shout out in the comments!
The LCA Newsletter has Arrived!
There it is! Five nice tight green pages nestled between the London Drugs and PGX vitamin flyer — the Fall 2008 LCA Newsletter. Honestly, the majority of the program information is the same as came out in the South Zone newsletter last week, but we wanted to make sure the word got out to the 3,275 households who aren’t coming to the website yet that we’re meeting Monday, registration night is Tuesday, and we really need some help.
But you know all that, because you are faithful website subscribers! So why haven’t you called?
Stop Already! Or it Will Cost You. Might Kill Me Too.
After we got buzzed by another car at the Regina Avenue & Coronation Street crosswalk, I was intrigued to read the “Ask the Police” column in the Sun.
The question was whether, when a driver approaches those flashing red lights and there’s no pedestrian in sight, or the pedestrian has cleared the roadway, does the driver still need to stop?
Surprisingly, the answer is YES! STOP! You have to come to a complete, absolute, sitting still STOP!
Now if you stop, and the pedestrian has cleared the roadway, you can proceed from your stopped position. That seems fair, doesn’t it?
Failure to stop is worth a $230 fine, so please. Just. Stop.
Better Yet, Take the Bus. For Free!
If you are a student or academic type, or work at Research Park, be sure to check out the new Express Routes to the University of Regina and SIAST. Regina Transit is offering free fares on the express routes all this week (September 8-12) So step on up!
Headline of the Week: “It’s time to think about potatoes”
May as well think of potatoes. Whenever I think about this election my hives start flaring up.
Check out Winona Senner’s article on page 30 of the Sun to find out why she’s having trouble sleeping.
Bonus for Reading to the End
Ready? 113 across is “Canasta”
Photo Credit: Conform
LCA Weekend Edition: Films, Fundraisers and a Race
September 5, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Community News
Queen City Marathon is Sunday!
One last reminder before I head outside to start chalking up the street — the Queen City Marathon comes through Lakeview on Sunday morning. Pour a coffee, head outside and cheer on the runners!
Home Economics For Living Fundraiser
The Regina Home Economics for Living Project (HELP) is an extremely useful and worthwhile organization. They help people who are struggling to get by, by teaching basic cooking, shopping and home management skills. They are holding a fundraiser dinner at Melrose Place on Wednesday September 10 at 6PM. Tickets are available from Carol Brouhers, the interim Executive Director. 347-7877.
Davin Home Tour
Ever wonder what some of those big old homes in the Crescents looked like on the inside? Now you can find out! Davin School is organizing home tours as a fundraiser on Saturday, September 13. Contact Cheryl Rego at davintour@gmail.com for ticket information, or head over to Crocus and Ivy on Hill Avenue.
Community Forum on Healthy Communities, Sustainable Transportation
With gas prices spiraling out of control, the fine folks who organize Transport 2000 are more needed than ever. They are holding a Community Forum on Prairie Rail and Healthy Communities on Saturday, September 13, 2:30PM at Knox Metropolitan Church, 2340 Victoria Avenue.
Rod Haugerud, mayor of Craik will speak. Mr. Haugerud is part of a company working to buy the rail line between Davidson and Regina as a step towards freight and passenger service between Regina and Saskatoon.
Dan Beveridge will lead a workshop on “Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation: Problems and Possibilities”
If you get there early, check out the Transport 2000 Annual General Meeting at 2:00PM.
For more information, contact Catherine at 569-7699
Films by Alexandre Trudeau at the RPL Film Theatre
In preparation for two talks by Alexandre Trudeau on September 17 (for the Regina Public Library and Big Brothers), the Friends of Regina Public Library are pleased to present the FILMS of Alexandre Sacha Trudeau on Monday Sept 8th, at 7 pm, at the RPL Film Theatre. Admission is free.
The RPL Film Theatre will show two of his films, Embedded in Iraq and The Fence.
In 2003 Mr. Trudeau slipped into Baghdad shortly before U.S.- led invasion. For six weeks during the bombing campaign he lived with an Iraqi family to tell the story from their perspective. This culminated in the 60-minute documentary film for the CTV program W5, Embedded in Iraq. From there he continued to produce films about controversial topics, including The Fence (2004) a documentary that shed light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where he spent a summer with families on opposing sides of the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank.
Photo Credits: shawnson and rachaelvoorhees.
