La Croisée Community Association
For neighbours in the La Croisée Community of Gatineau, Québec
Prior to our park renovation in 2016, most neighbors agreed that our community storage shed will allow us to….
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Thank you, neighbours!
On June 9th, the weather was perfect for neighbours to gather in our 5th annual Community Bike and Neighbours Day in Parc de la Croisee. It was a great day for family fun and neighbours to relax and catch up with one another. And like all our community events, it was simply born by ideas supported by neighbours and volunteers.
Our community offers thanks to many generous and encouraging local sponsors and supporters for this event: City of Gatineau, Velo-Service, Mobi-O, Gatineau Police Department, Boston Pizza, Bicyclettes de Hull, Cosmic Adventures, Provigo Grocery (école culinaire), The General Store, Nectar des dieux and Head to Toe Massage.
Thanks, once again, to Joseph Mouaikel (nieghbour) and Moe Atallah (Ottawa guest) who offered and prepared wonderful food at our event.
Our community also greatly appreciated the visits by our special guests, Mr. Greg Fergus (Federal Liberal MP), Mr. André Fortin and family (Quebec Liberal MNA and Minister of Transport) and our local City of Gatineau Councillor, Mr. Mike Duggan.
A special thanks also goes to Velo-Service and the Gatineau Police Department for their street safety support and education initiatives with children regarding bicycle safety and maintenance.
Thanks, once again, to Angela Hager (Co-ordinator) and Melanie Brassard (Street Representative) who led coordination of this event, along with Community Association planning, advertising, and material support.
Thank you, also, to all the volunteers who contributed to this event in so many ways. In particular, Jean-Philippe Richard (Association Treasurer), Lyne Forget-Lanthier, Mary Saghbini, Chad Butler, Joelle Cleroux, Emma Orawiec, Gaston Gagnon, Raymond Gagné, Tania Lambert, Jamie Hager, Halina Hager, Kevin Turcotte, Josee Sisson, Amelia (and Amelia’s friend), Amelie Brassard, Gaston Gagnon, and Tracy McCulloch. (There may be others who have volunteered spontaneously at the event – if your name is missing, please let us know.)
The favourite salad recipe:
On Saturday June 17th, despite the non perfect weather, neighbours gathered together in Parc la Croisée to express their community spirit at this year’s annual Neighbours Day event.
Young and old alike, gathered in the park to fraternize with old friends, make new ones, enjoy music, games, a good BBQ and more! It was an afternoon of fun, laughter, and comradeship.
A special thank you to Joseph Mouaikel, a resident of the community of La Croisée, and Moe Atallah who offered and prepared wonderful food at our event.
In addition, many thanks to all the volunteers who made this event possible: Anna McGuire, Louis Martinet, Charles Martinet, Angela and Warren Hager, Halina, Jamie and Jack Hagar, Josée Sisson, Lisa Sattler, Allana Hayes, Sean Stevenson, Lyne Forget-Lanthier, Sylvie Lefebvre, Mike Girouard and Ronan Bosch.
After having to postpone due to bad weather, many neighbours, friends, and organisations came together for our 4th Annual Community Bike Day on Saturday May 20th.
This year, more organisations joined our event but once again, Velo-Service provided guidance on bicycle maintenance. The Gatineau Police Bike Patrol division provided lessons on riding safety while the Director of Mobio-O, Jean-Maxime Lemerise, was present and offered his support. Our event was also registered with United Nations Global Road Safety Week– 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland who provided a lot of information on shared, global initiatives about road safety.
Road safety, managing speed in our neighbourhood, bicycle maintenance, safety and fun, – all together- made this a great day in the park. And like all our community events, it was simply born by the flow of ideas supported by neighbours and volunteers.
Our community offers thanks to many generous and encouraging local sponsors and supporters for this event: Velo-Service, Gatineau Police Department, Pro-Cycle Bicyclette, Mobi-O, Provigo, IGA, The General Store and the City of Gatineau.
Special thanks go to Melanie Brassard (Street Representative) and Annic McGuire (Planning Director) who led coordination of this event. …and to our Community Association for planning, advertising, and material support.
Thank you, also, to all the volunteers who contributed to this event in a variety of ways: set-up, registration, music, food and road safety for bicycles. In particular, Angela Hagar, Chad Butler, Cristi Parapalita, Gilles Gougeon, Joelle Cleroux, Gaston Gagnon, Louisa Olvera, Lise Boileau, Anne Martinet, Louis Martinet, Dina Exantus, Gaston Gagnon, Lyne Forget-Lanthier and Tracy McCulloch.
A special thanks also goes to Velo-Service and the Gatineau Police Department for their education initiatives with children regarding bicycle safety and maintenance.
And most of all, thanks to all our neighbours and friends who simply came out and had fun together.
