Posted in Artbins, tagged Artbins, Neighbours of Nob Hill on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, we told you about the bold and daring Art Bins that had made it safely across Nicol Street to take up watch around Victoria Road. Well, well, now we’re discoving that they are stud-ly as well..:)
Lookie here, sprouting up in Nob Hill…a couple of real beauts….!
How sweet it is.
Welcome on board, Nob Hillers. We neighbours might just be able to start a movement…if we haven’t already….:)
Posted in Events, tagged Dufferin Lodge, Nanaimo Neighbourhood Network, Neighbours of Nob Hill on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we found out that Dufferin Lodge nursing home had no entertainment on Christmas Day, we figured that we had “nowhere to go but up.” So a small group went up from the South End, joined by Karen Hovestad and daughter Angie from the Nanaimo Neighbourhood Network and Barbara Henoch and daughter Clare from the Neighbours of Nob Hill. About 17 people sang, told stories and delivered jokes.
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus? Crisp Cringle!
What do you call a bunch of grand masters of chess bragging about their games in a hotel lobby? Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!
Pat Squire from the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive dropped off stuffed toys, which were received with great delight by many of the 100 residents.
Special thanks to guitarist Sydney Robertson, pianist Michaela Chan, emcee Maggie Wouterloot and Nico, our jokester and official “little drummer boy”.
Posted in Building Developments, Deverill Park, News Release, tagged Deverill Park, Donations, Gyro Club, Neighbours of Nob Hill on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
CMC Engineering has received preliminary approval from the city for its five-storey condominium project, The Aurora, at 119 Haliburton St. Construction could begin after Christmas. The project, originally planned as a 24 unit building, was presented at a SECA meeting last fall as 30 units, and now adjusted to 35 units. You can read the Nanaimo Daily News articles by clicking on these links:
Condos could revitalize Haliburton Street
Tapping potential of south end has started
The washrooms in Deverill Park are lonely, now that all the playground equipment has been removed. The new equipment is here and should be in place this fall.
The Gyro Club has generously donated $10,000 toward park development. A huge THANK-YOU from all of us in the South End!
The Neighbours of Nob Hill installed their new playground equipment this past weekend, with 35 people showing up to help. Well done!
Posted in Community Coming Together, Events, Monthly Meetings, News Release, Uncategorized, untagged, tagged Balmoral, Litter Pickup, Meeting, Miners Heritage Picnic, Neighbours of Nob Hill on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to the first edition of SECA Newsletter. We hope to keep you informed of news and events of importance to folks living in Nanaimo’s South End. Newsletters will be published on a monthly basis, with up-dates and informational postings as needed.
WHAT’S UP AT THE NEXT SECA MEETING
1. Christina Martens from the Canadian Mental Health Association will give us an update on their purchase of the Balmoral Hotel, including the progress and the planned use of the building. Come and get a better understanding of the adjusted plan.
2. Then we’ll “turn the tables” and get YOUR input and ideas on some of the projects that are either underway or planned as part of the South End’s improvement efforts.
Wednesday Sept 3 @ 7 PM. Princess Royal School. Irwin @ Farquhar
WHAT’S UP THIS MONTH
Perhaps a little short notice, but on Saturday August 30, there’s an old-fashioned painting bee at Fernville House, the heritage house now sitting at the corner of Irwin and Milton. Sydney and her family have put a lot of time and energy into the South End, and now they need our help. Bring painting tools and come any time between 10 and 6 PM. If you can help out, call Barbara Densmore at 740.0123 by Thursday evening so she can make food arrangements. If you’d like to know more about the project check out
http://nanaimo.shawtv.com/ then click on the Our Shows tab near the top of the page – then click the Hidden Heroes logo– and select Sydney Robertson from the list of stories.
UPDATE: What fun that was! 34 people showed up over the day to help out. Sydney and the girls laid down the rules, the first one being 1. Our motto is “perfection”...”Better than it was!”
Click on this link to see photos.
Want a photo of yourself? If you aren’t computer savvy enough to download copies from Picasa, just e-mail Sydney… fernville@telus.net and she can send the pics to you. Or leave a comment below, and we can look after from here if she’s up to her armpits in drywall mud….:)
Thanks to Bill Robinson for featuring the Painting Bee in his Hidden Heroes column in the Harbour City Star…what a great article! Sorry, it’s not on-line, so we can’t provide a link.
We’ll be resuming our monthly mini-litter pick ups in September. Always the last Saturday of the month, pencil in September 27 on your calendar. Meet at the MGM Restaurant for breakfast/coffee at 9:00 AM, then fan out with a partner to clean up for an hour. By 11:00, you’re on your way, and you’ve been able to meet your neighbours, help the community and do bend-over exercises at the same time..:)
If you missed the Miners Heritage Photo Display at the Miners Picnic, you can see it at the Labour Day Picnic held 11AM to 3PM at Transfer Beach, Ladysmith on Monday September 1.
If you’re feeling the slightest bit handy, the Neighbours of Nob Hill need some help with the assembly of the new playground equipment going into Nob Hill Park on the weekend of September 20 & 21. For further information call Barbara Henoch at 591.2444; she will be happy to provide details around what to bring and exactly when to meet.
