Fox Point Community Centre Open House

The Fox Point Community Centre is a little more than a year old but it's come a long way and is providing a valuable service to the area.  At their open house Saturday, October 13th, they showed off some of their accomplishments such as the fitness centre which has treadmills, an elliptical trainer, weight machines, free weights and there's a personal trainer available.

Amy Delorey and I in the fitness centre.  

Amy Delorey is the "go-to" person you'll find at the centre five days a week.  The centre also has a toy library and a community room which is available for rent for a small fee. There are children's programs too.  This past summer those programs included Positive Publishing and Messy science.  The kids learned how to make a volcano and geysers, as well as play doh.

5 year old Kaylee Tufts learns about volcanoes from Dakota Inglis, a volunteer at the centre.

The geyser demonstration shows that a mixture of soda pop and mints can go a long way!

The centre is now offering after school programs.  For more information on the community centre their web site is: www.hhellps.com or call 858-3440.

Thanksgiving Open House at Aspotogan Heritage Trust

Things were busy at the Aspotogan Heritage Trust Open House in Hubbards on Saturday, October 6th. The Heritage Trust is so important to the Aspotogan community. It fosters and supports community groups and community projects by providing finances and know-how. Suzanne Brown is the 'Community Navigator' for the Trust. If you have a specific issue or concern she can point you to the right department or agency to deal with it. Community Wheels is another one of the initiatives the Trust has helped get on the road. The service is available to people of all ages and allows those without a car to be able to get to appointments and other places they need to go.

Jeff Hirsch with his daughters Grace and Robyn try to find just the right pumpkin for the holiday.

Hubbards resident Hilda Duncan and I celebrating the day.

Sandra Meister, Community Wheels coordinator and Osborne MacDow, one of the drivers, in front of their newest set of wheels.