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H.R.M. District 3 Councillor’s
Communiqué
May 2009 - Issue # 138
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Emergency
Preparedness (EP) Week is May 3rd - 9th. Everyone
should be prepared and able to take care of
themselves for a 72 hour period from any potential
harm caused by a significant weather event or
incident.
The Eastern Shore area from Cole Harbour to Ship
Harbour has established a local Joint Emergency
Management Team (ES-JEM) to prepare our communities.
ES-JEM motto is "Organizing to Respond". On Saturday
morning, May 9th, 10 AM - 1 PM, the third annual
‘JEM Jamboree' - a parade display of the ES-JEM
partners - will be at the Porters Lake Atlantic
Superstore parking lot. Their plan is to continue
its efforts in promoting EP- emergency preparedness,
training, and community readiness to any local
emergency. Volunteers are needed ! Please call
ES-JEM at
827-5414. There are many web-sites with great
information about EP:
http://www.GetPrepared.ca
www.publicsafety.gc.ca
www.gov.ns.ca/emo
www.halifax.ca/emo
www.redcross.ca
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INPUT ON ARENA EXPANSIONS
Each of the
arenas in Musquodoboit Harbour and Cole Harbour are
seeking public input and participation with their
respective expansion planning exercises. What
services would you like to see offered at each of
these facilities ?
For the Eastern Shore Arena, contact Christine
Deleseleuc 889-2790 or
esaec@live.ca .
For Cole Harbour Place, contact Cathy Burgess
464-5120 or
cburgess@coleharbourplace.com
Please be on the look out for more information on
future public meetings and open-houses to garner
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COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARDS
The Southeastern
Community Health Board (SECHB) that serves the
communities of Cole Harbour, Westphal, Lake Loon,
Cherry Brook, Lake Major, East Preston, North
Preston, Lawrencetown, and Mineville are looking for
volunteers to serve on their Board. They are also
seeking applications for their next round of
community development funds. Both application
deadlines are May 11th. If applying for project
funding, please contact the SECHB Coordinator - Anna
Jacobs at 460-6888 or
anna.jacobs@cdha.nshealth.ca to discuss your
project idea before receiving an application form.
The Eastern
Shore - Musquodoboit CHB serves the communities of
Lake Echo, Porters Lake, Three Fathom Harbour,
Seaforth, the Chezzetcooks, Conrod Settlement, Gaetz
Brook and further east and into the valley. They too
are seeking volunteers to serve on their board.
Please contact Cathy Leslie for the Eastern
Shore-Musquodoboit CHB at 889-4118 or
cathy.leslie@cdha.nshealth.ca |
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BIKE WEEK : MAY 29th - JUNE 7th
Bike Week is a
celebration of all forms of cycling in HRM, and
provides lots of unique opportunities for residents
to get out for a spin. There will be plenty of
events organized by local individuals, groups and by
HRM to encourage bicycling for recreation,
transportation and sport. Participating in any of
these events is on a voluntary basis. For more
details on Bike Week events, go to:
www.halifax.ca/bikeweek
and for more general information about cycling
throughout HRM :
www.halifax.ca/cycling/index.html
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SWIMMING POOLS & FENCING
Residents putting
in either an above ground or in-ground swimming pool
on their property are required to obtain a permit.
To obtain a permit, details of locating the swimming
pool, fencing and security must be identified. The
permit fee to install a pool is based on $5.50 per
$1,000 of the estimated value of the project with a
minimum $25 fee.
A swimming pool is defined in HRM By-law S-700 :
www.halifax.ca/legislation/Bylaws/HRM/bls700.pdf
as an artificial body of water outside a building,
excluding ponds, having more than 100 square feet of
surface area that is designed or intended to be used
for swimming purposes and contains or is capable of
containing a water depth of more than 24 inches.
This by-law applies to all swimming pools which have
a diameter of 11 feet or more and are capable of
containing water to a depth of 2 feet or more. All
swimming pools shall be completely enclosed with a 5
foot high fence. That fencing shall be constructed
in such a way that it does not facilitate climbing.
Therefore having no openings between its rails
greater than 4 inches. Security requires gates that
are self-closing and self-latching.
For more info, go to:
www.halifax.ca/planning/documents/Pools.pdf
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Sincerely,
Councillor David Hendsbee
H.R.M. DISTRICT 3 COUNCILLOR
PRESTON/LAWRENCETOWN/CHEZZETCOOK
1 Chamberlain Drive,
Westphal, NS, B2Z 1B1
829-2465 ( Home Office )
483-0705 ( Cell )
490-4050 ( Hfx. City Hall
) 829-3620 ( Fax )
david@hendsbee.ns.ca &
hendsbd@halifax.ca
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