Rotary Club of BathurstCongratulations to this year’s recipients:
$500 BHS Rotary Scholarship: Michaela Arseneau
$500 ESN Rotary Scholarship: Lian Killeran
$500 “Morley Foran” Rotary Scholarship: Joanie Kennah
On June 26thBathurst Rotary, Youth Centre volunteers and volunteers, planted the Bathurst Rotary Community Garden at Coronation Park
On June 24th, Bathurst Rotarians’ and Youth Centre Volunteers got
the Rotary Community Garden under way with the placement of twenty
planters at Coronation Park! Planting to take place Friday June 26th
weather permitting.
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Gary Winsor, Bathurst Rotarian getting set to start filling in garden boxes for Bathurst Community Garden
Can You Dig It?
Yvon, NDP MP for the riding of Acadie-Bathurst, prior to his retirement, gave the Bathurst Rotary Club a brief review of his career. At various times in his career as MP, amongst other roles, he was NDP Whip, the NDP Official Languages Critic and the NDP Employment Insurance Critic. Yvon stated that his role in Parliament was to serve his constituents, the residents of the riding of Acadie-Bathurst. His approach seemed to have worked as he was first elected to Parliament in 1997 with 40% of the vote and steadily increased his majority to 69.7% at the most recent election. Yvon was quite proud of one of his most recent political achievements, the salvation of the Montreal to Halifax Via Rail passenger train service. He saw this as the salvation of one of the three pillars of local economic development and sustainability; infrastructure, railway and regional airport.
Yvon Godin shown with Rotary Treasurer Irenée Robichaud
The Community Garden on Parkside Drive is well underway and a group of Rotarians along with Women’s Outreach Group members and others will be working Wednesday morning to start filling the boxes to be used for the Community Garden.
Guest Speaker Melissa Simone with Lloyd Boudreau
Bathurst Youth Center will partner with Bathurst Rotary for a Community Garden
We now have approval from the city and we are in the site preparation phase. Kenny’s Trucking will be leveling out the site any day now. The raised boxes and growing soil will be delivered very shortly. We’re on full speed ahead to catch the growing season
Jennifer Henry, Chairperson 2015 Annual Campaign, Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation and Guy-Laine Legacé, Special Events Officer, Vitalité Health Network, Zone 6
Jennifer and Guy-Laine discussed the 2015 Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation campaign to raise $300,000 and, the continued support provided by the Rotary Club of Bathurst. This year’s campaign is focused on raising funds for heart disease and stroke programs/diagnostic equipment. Specific items are the Tele Stroke Program: $25,000, an Ultrasound unit: $185,000 and two treadmills for stress testing: $45,000 each.
Bernard Cormier shown with Guestspeakers Guylaine and Jennifer
Ron Toivanen with Guestspeaker Lynn Arsenault, VP Customer Service, NB Power
She spoke about the challenges and changes NB Power is looking at to improve Customer Service
Lynn discussed NB Power’s current challenges and future vision. She started off by mentioning that June is electricity month. The main challenge that NB Power faces is the daily Two Peak Challenge of early morning and early evening peak load demands. With Siemens, they are investigating a smart grid approach by use of smart meters to reduce peak load demands. Amongst other programs, she mentioned were the LED program and Energy Vampires. Also noted NB Power has to make a decision on the Mactaquac Dam. http://www.mactaquac.ca/
In addition, Lynn mentioned that Efficiency NB became part of NB Power as of 1 April. http://smarthabits.ca/. Another tidbit that she shared was that tropical storm Arthur was the worst storm in its history to affect the NB Power distribution system.