Meadowgreen CA Rink Now Open

The Meadowgreen Community Association rink opened to the public over the Christmas Break. The rink is supervised and the Play unit is available to warm-up on Sundays 1:30 to 4:30; Tuesday and Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30. Other days the rink is available to Community members to skate until 10 p.m.(lights are out then).

Please note there are NO STICKS allowed on the small rink. There are no sticks allowed on the fenced rink during the Supervised skates as well.

If you require more information regarding rink operations contact Alfred Bobier or Peter Kozakavich.

Meadowgreen Association Meeting - Dec. 15, 2009

A number of initiatives were the result of the Meadowgreen Community Association meeting on December 15, 2009. The Executive chose three types of signs to pursue to find the right sign for Meadowgreen. The sign will say "Meadowgreen Welcomes You!"
The sign(s) location is to determined - 22nd & Witney; west of Witney by the trees (west of the recycle bin) and Ave W near the apartment buildings are all locations to be explored. There was some thought to the new Circle Drive and whether a sign should be on the outside of Meadowgreen.

A monument/marker is to be put in the Old W.P.Bate location - the now called Dutchak Park on Ottawa Avenue and 19th Street. Bricks have been saved from the old school. One type of marker -that perhaps might work - is like the Leif Erickson Park (Ave P and 23rd Street.


A community gathering will be held in May - likely the last week in May. A safety fair will be held in the gym.

Rink Weather
It is time to get the Meadowgreen CA Rink up and going - now that the weather has turned cold. Check back for information on when the rink is ready for skating.

Letter to Editor - published Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Dec. 11, 2009

Saskatoon Breast better than Nest
The recent SP editorial on the new art gallery and Gerry Klein’s column on group homes described city councillors as standing clear-eyed and valiant against an ill-informed and emotional electorate.

What was most interesting was to have councillors gush like children who had just seen new puppies as they described their visit to the Eagle’s Nest group home. Swept up in emotion, they went on “objectively” to allow the homes to expand the number of spaces.

The one benefit from this public review of the Eagle’s Nest program is that it sets a price on motherhood. The cost per bed at the homes is just over $300 a day. In the absence of adequate parental care from conception to maturity, the societal cost is $9,000 monthly per child.

We have mothers poisoning infants in their wombs with nicotine, alcohol and illicit drugs daily. We have families neglecting, abusing, demeaning, and dehumanizing their growing children until these kids are devoid of emotion. The physically and mentally disabled child then becomes a public charge, and a thriving industry is developed to house this growing population.

To opt to have children in our society is virtually to take a vow of poverty, and in the desperation of poverty, bad things happen, especially to children.

The answer isn’t to be found in more Eagle’s Nests, but at the mothers’ breast. Let’s begin to pay mothers somewhat in proportion to the demonstrated value of the work they do in bringing the next generation to healthy maturity.
Gordon Wensley

MCA Newsletter Advertising and Submission Deadline

Recently the Meadowgreen Association has decided to put advertising in the Community Newsletter. This is a new venture for us and we are excited. If you are a resident of Meadowgreen and would like to advertise in your community newsletter the cost is
$25.00 per issue for business card size advertisement

If you have any questions or would like to submit an ad please email me at bradpetersca@gmail.com

Submission deadline is Friday Janaury 8, 2010

City Council approves increase to Group Home

Meadowgreen Community Association attended City Council November 30 to speak against the expansion to the Eagle Nest Group Home. Council Lorje, representing Ward 2, spoke in favour of the expansion and also voted in favour of increasing the number of Residents from 5 to 8. Councillors Heidt and Paulson abstained from the vote. Councillor Dubois was not present.

MCA goes to City Council regarding Eagle Nest Group Home

Members of the Meadowgreen Community Association will be appearing before City Council on Monday November 30th regarding Eagle Nest Group Home located on the corner of Witney and 18th Street. The duplex is presently home to 5 youth-at-risk for an approximate assessment period of one year. The youth will then be moved to another facilty.

Residents who have concerns about the proposed expansion of the group home from 5 to 8 residents should come to City Council Monday evening at 7 p.m. If you wish to write a letter it should be received by the City Clerk's office by 10 a.m. To send a letter go to www.saskatoon.ca on the left look at City Council and select send a letter to City Council.

SCAN Meeting Results

Approximately 25 community members attended the SCAN meeting held at W.P.Bate School on November 3, 2009. Attendees learned that SCAN deals with three main areas: drug dealing, prostitution and gangs. The Unit tends to do a lot of surveillance work thus people who are affected by any one of these areas should see a lot of coming and going from a house or apartment building. The results of their investigations is usually the eviction of the individual or individuals.

If you have noticed any unusual amounts of traffic to a house near you please phone 1-866-51-safer. This phone number goes to Regina but you will be phoned back by the Saskatoon Unit.

Please note that SCAN does not deal with "party" houses or neighbors causing issues if it doesn't fall into their three areas (prostitution, drugs and gangs).

If you would like to discuss an issue please contact Wayne Miners, Community Watch Director at 978-4658.