Meadowgreen Sign -22nd St & Witney Avenue

We need your input! Meadowgreen Community Association is trying to decide which sign best represents our community. There are three choices all of the unique and would really let people know that Meadowgreen is a great place to be. Check out the signs at www.meadowgreencommunity.wikispaces.com and come back and vote for your favourite sign.

December happenings

The Meadowgreen CA Executive met December 14th and a few items were moved forward. There will be a Meadowgreen Open House on February 1 st, 2011 to discuss the three different sign proposals for the corner of Witney Avenue and 22nd Street. Stay tuned the signs are all very unique and it will be interesting to hear people's perspectives on which sign would be the sign to represent our community.

Outdoor soccer registration will take place in February stay tuned for more details.

The Meadowgreen Community Fair will be held on May 31st, 2011. If you are a Meadowgreen resident and would like to be involved in the planning or you would like to volunteer that day please contact Pat at 382-6514.

The Meadowgreen CA Rink is open and extremely busy. This is a reminder to all users to keep the hockey rink gate shut when people are playing hockey. There are no sticks allowed on the rink outside the hockey rink - it is for skating only.

The Meadowgreen newsletter will be published mid-January so tuned for more information. The next Community Association meeting will be January 11th, 2011 NOT January 18th as previously stated. The public is invited to come and listen. If you have a Meadowgreen issue that you wish discussed please contact Pat (382-6514) to get on the agenda.

Have a safe and happy Christmas!

November Executive Meeting

The Meadowgreen Community Association Executive met this evening and widdled the list of potential signs for the corner of Witney Avenue and 22nd Street down to three potential signs. The three signs will be available for viewing at the next CA meeting on December 14th. After that meeting more information will be forthcoming as to how the Executive plans to proceed with public input into the sign process and a major fund raising initiative for the sign.

At the same time, the Executive is looking further into a commemmorative marker for the old site of W.P. Bate school. The saved bricks from the demolished school have been located and the Executive will look for the old school marker to see if it can be incorporated in the commemmorative marker in the now called "Dutchak Park". More details will be coming.

As the weather continues to be cold the Meadowgreen Community Association rink may be available for skating in early December. Stay tuned here for when it will be available for public skating and supervised skating hours.

The next MCA newsletter will be out in January if you have information for the newsletter please contact Brad Peters, Newsletter editor.

MCA October Director's Meeting

The Executive met on October 25th to discuss the plans for the new term. The main goal is to move forward on the "Meadowgreen Welcomes You" sign for the corner of 22nd Street and Witney Ave. Hopefully at the November meeting a short list of potential signs will be created. As well, the Executive hopes to put up a commemorative plaque at the old W.P. Bate School site on Ottawa Ave. Bricks were saved from the demolished school and it is hoped that they will be used in this project.

The Executive will endeavor to operate the rink this winter and it is hoping to find a sponsor to help defray the costs since the City of Saskatoon's grant of $1000. does not cover the cost of running the rink.

Monthly Community Association Meetings

The Meadowgreen Community Association meets normally on the third Tuesday of every month in the community room at W.P. Bate School on 18th Street. Residents of Meadowgreen are welcome to attend the meetings and will be asked for general comments at the end of the meeting's agenda. If community members wish to bring an item to the attention of the Executive please contact the President before the monthly meeting and the item will be put on the agenda.

The Executive meeting in October is moved to Monday, October 25th and the November meeting will be on the third Tuesday - November 16th.

There are still two executive positions open - Seniors Coordinator and Newsletter Distribution. If you wish to volunteer or want more information please contact Pat at 382-6514.

Annual General Meeting

The Meadowgreen Community Association was held on October 5, 2010 at W.P. Bate School in the Community Room. The Directors presented reports as to the Association's accomplishments last year. The Meadowgreen Constitution was revised as presented and then elections took place. The Executive for 2010-1011 is President - Pat Tymchatyn; Vice-President - Gordon Wensley; Civics Director - Peter Kozakavich; Treasurer - Vicki Roy; Secretary - Diane Fisher; Newsletter Editor - Brad Peters; Housing Coordinator - Jerry Bartzen; Program Coordinator - Yvonne Boehr; Community Watch - Bob Roy; Rink Coorinator - Alfred Bobier. The positions of Seniors Coordinator and Newsletter Distribution remain vacant.

Issues noted at the meeting included keeping the stroll away from Meadowgreen, community notification of Director's meetings, and housing issues. The Executive was thanked for their work.

Peter Pond Park gets a new Play Structure

After months of waiting for the new play structure in Peter Pond Park, between Winnipeg and Ottawa 200 block south, the structure was finally constructed in the last days of August. Meadowgreen Community Association thanks the City of Saskatoon for adding four swings for everyone to use plus the two toddler swings. The children will love the whale waiting for them to ride as it was an instant hit with the children from four to ten who tried it out last Sunday!

The new play structure has two tiers for different abilities and includes two slides, a small rock climbing experience and a fireman's pole. I am sure everyone who uses the new structure will be pleased with the unit. As one resident said to, "This is the best Peter Pond has ever been and I grew up here!" So come out and try the new play structure.