Alpine Community Neighbourhood Newsletter
Spring 2018
Welcome
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2018. It became
clear at our last meeting that we need to focus on our
community.
Our vision is to enhance Alpine Park, making it a place
neighbours can get together. We hope to accomplish
this by updating our park to include a community garden
and skating rink. We hope to add picnic tables, benches
and perhaps a bar-be-cue. The current park equipment
is not scheduled for an update for about 10 years.
EARTH DAY CLEAN UP SATURDAY
APRIL 21
Earth Day is an event observed annually on April 22 to
demonstrate and promote environmental awareness.
On April 21st, ACNA in cooperation with the City of
Kitchener will undertake a community clean up. We will
meet in the Parking lot of Alpine Public School and begin
cleaning up the area including the woods in Alpine Park.
This is an all ages event but children and youth must be
accompanied by an adult.
Our Facebook Page
We have an active Facebook page managed by Jeff
McKinnon. On this page you will find current news
that applies to our community such as snow days,
roundabout items, ion updates and much more.
You can view and add comments or non-
commercial items.
Did you know:
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a danger year
round!
CO facts and tips:
 Exposure to CO can cause flu-like
symptoms such as headaches, nausea and
drowsiness as well as confusion, loss of
consciousness or death.
 Install and maintain CO alarms inside your
home to provide early warning of CO
poisoning. It is recommended to place
alarms on every level.
 Never run fueled engines or motors
indoors.
 Ensure all fireplaces, furnaces and chimneys
are cleaned annually.
 If your CO alarm sounds, get everyone out of
the house immediately. Call 911 from outside
the home. Do not reenter your home.
Our Association 2. Add eggs, vanilla and pinch of salt. Mix well.
3. Fill tart shells with filling.
We meet at Alpine School library the first Tuesday
4. Bake 400F for 15-20 minutes.
of each month or as needed. Currently we have
5. Filling should be lightly browned and still
five active members. Our meetings are also
bubbling.
attended by Ward 6 Councillor Paul Singh and
liaison from the City of Kitchener. 6. Let tarts cool in pan for about 10 minutes,
then transfer to rack to cool completely.
We are in need of members, so please consider
joining our association.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER

TARTS

INGREDIENTS
 12 Tart Shells
Butter Tart Filling
 1 cup butter chilled and cut into pieces
 1/2 cup soft butter
 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
 1/2 cup corn syrup golden
 2 eggs slightly beaten
 1 tsp vanilla
 pinch of salt

Butter Tart Filling

1. In large bowl, mix together butter, brown
sugar and corn syrup. Stir until butter is
creamed and sugar is dissolved.
 Alpine - Active Lively Playground
Inclusive of Needs of Everyone

Kudos to the Alpine Community Neighbourhood Association - a group of people working together to
make the Alpine community a great place to live. Along with a student council representative, I just
attended their monthly meeting and came away inspired! Alpine PS shares the same goal of
wanting ours to be an awesome, inclusive and engaging community.

We have an ambitious idea at the school which we think the entire community will benefit from and
be excited about and are grateful to the Alpine Community Neighbourhood Association for allowing
us to share this message with you.

Alpine Public School currently has a lovely playground. There is an adjacent baseball field (on city
property) used by the community. On school property, community neighbors enjoy two soccer fields,
basketball hoops, a tarmac for practicing cycling skills, a creative playground for ages 5-12,
benches, a table, rocks and a sand pit. We have beautiful trees to provide shade. We are grateful
for all that we have!

However, our great idea is to make our playground more inclusive for school, family and
community use and to complement and revitalize the existing features by reinstalling a creative
playground for children aged 2-5 years old. Right now they are left out! We want our playground to
be a community hub for neighbours to meet, connect and build stronger community ties. We want
our school playground to be well used and much loved both by students during school hours and by
the broader school community after hours.

This is a big dream for a small school but we are determined to be excellent community citizens!

The good news - Alpine School Council has currently raised almost $20000 towards our very
ambitious goal of $45000. We are applying for the City of Kitchener Neighbourhood Matching Grant.

How can you help?

 Send a message of support to rita givlin@wrdsb.ca, @alpwrdsb via twitter, or to Alpine
School Council on Facebook sharing how you/the community will benefit.
 Join Alpine PS School Council at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25th. This will also be our
community open house where we will ask the community to help us select the final
playground design!
 Donations are gratefully accepted at alp.wrdsb.ca - just click on the Donate Online button
and add Alpine Playground to the link .
• :, Share any great ideas for how this space can further benefit the Alpine Community - we
would love to hear your ideas!

Sincerely,

Ms Givlin (Principal) on behalf of Alpine School Council and Alpine Student Council