Parking lot fill dumping

The construction crew has been dumping their fill onto Edgecombe's property to the East, covering part of the stone wall.  Concerns have been raised about whether they have permission, whether the City has given a permit for this, whether there has been any environmental check of the fill for contamination with PCBs etc, and whether there has been any planning for when the fill slumps further down with runoff, etc.  After some residents complained, they have stopped dumping there today.  City Works Dept has been asked about it.  The construction has also destroyed much of what was left of the shed.

Blue Moon Pottery

Isabella St. John at Blue Moon would like everyone to know she is celebrating every Saturday from now to Christmas.  She says" I'll have mulled cider and cookies on Saturdays as well as a Christmas decoration demo."

Parking Lot construction this week

Rick Heistinger advises:

Hi,

Pouring concrete for west walls and culvert inlet area starting around 8:30AM tomorrow morning, Dec. 5th

Rick

Parking lot construction this week

Rick Heistinger advises:

Will be pouring concrete in East foundation area Tuesday and Wall West hopefully Thursday.

[HERE]SAY project going up Wednesday

Many of you were kind enough this summer to talk to OBNA researchers Annie McEwan and Lisa Wilson, as they recorded your thoughts & memories for an Outer Battery booklet and also for a HereSay project. The booklet is still in the editing phase and should be out before Christmas.  In the meantime, the [HERE]SAY project is launching this week.

Here's the background: [HERE]SAY is a collection of local stories that people can hear over the phone.  It's a project that Dale Jarvis & Chris Brookes originally created along Water Street in 2009.  Now they're adding an Outer Battery extension.  As of today, you'll see some small new signs along Outer Battery Road.  Each sign tells walkers that they can dial a phone number on their cellphone and hear a story about the spot where they’re standing.   The Outer Battery voices currently are Florence Sweetapple, Isabella St. John, Carl & Charlie Pearcey, Jack Wells, Frank Maher, Paul Critch and Jake Nicoll.  You can try it out by dialing 726-9000 and punching codes between 200 and 206.  Or you can check out the website at www.heresay.ca.
There will be a celebratory public launch of the Outer Battery [HERE]SAY on Wednesday November 23rd at the Crows Nest Club (east side War Memorial steps) from 5.30-7.30pm.  Dale & Chris will be introducing the project and raising a toast to everyone whose voices are heard in it.  There'll be some Outer Battery music by Christina Smith and Frank Maher, and maybe others.  Everyone is invited, so please come on Wednesday if you can.  Dale & Chris would love to see you.

Parking lot construction this week

Rick Heistinger, the manager of the HyTek Construction parking lot job, would like residents to be aware of their following schedule for this week Nov 20-25:

Our wish list for this week is as follows.

Monday, may open up another small section of street for culvert, but will not be closing road...this may not happen til Tues, wed or Thurs...fall back scope of work not priority.

Wednesday Morning, pouring middle wall section concrete.

Thursday Morning, Pouring east end foundation.

Friday Morning, Pouring west end walls.

This is approx, and numerous variables may change current plans plus or minus a day.

Thanks for your help and cooperation to all residence in area, we're on the home stretch now.

Rick

Battery booklet coming in November

Many of us met Lisa Wilson and Annie McEwen this summer as they took photographs and interviewed us about Outer Battery history and memories.  They have been editing the material and laying out design for a printed booklet and audio CD, tentatively titled "Out to the Battery".  It should be printed in 3 weeks, so there can be a proper launch for it before end of November.  There will be enough printed so that every resident can have a copy.
As well, the HereSay project (www.heresay.ca) has agreed to place 8-10 signs along Outer Battery Road, prompting walkers to use their cellphones to listen to some Outer Battery voices.  For this, Annie has made a selection from  the various stories for which people gave their permission.
Check out their fieldwork blog on the SUMMER PROJECT tab above.