[Type a quote from the document

 

The Community Coalition United for the Protection of 

Children and Youth (CCUPCY) id organizing a Pai nt the Town Clean (Graffiti

removal) on Saturday, June 16, 2012. Volunteers will gather at the Boys and

Girls Club at 10:00AM to be assigned sites to paint over. We should be done by

noon for a BBQ at the Boys and Girls Club.

Fix up the Park - Picton Parkette - Thursday June 14 from 10 AM - 5 PM

Free Art classes are starting Thursday evenings at 6 PM - Boys & Girls Club

Room 221. Call Eugene at 767-7827 for more info;

Free traditional beading classes are starting Wednesdays at 6 PM. Call Loriat 577-9036 for more information

Planning is afoot for a celebration with a barbeque and music – 

Watch for posters in the area!

What to do if you

find a Needle? 

Do not try to put the cap

back on the needle. Do notsnap, break or bend anypart of the needle.

Pick the needle upcarefully. Use tongs,

needle-nosed pliers or agloved hand.

Put the needle in a hardplastic container (peanut

butter, pop, water). Seal ittightly and label it‘Needle’. Do not use a

glass container as it could

break.

Call Superior Points at

625-8831 or 625-7996to pick up the needle(s). 

Join in!

The next Community

Action Group 

Meeting will be held

on June 21st at 3 PM

in the Alpha Court

office on the second

floor of the Boys and

Girls Club building.

You are welcome and

encouraged to attend.

A Parenting Program

will be offered by

Serena Essex from the

Thunder Bay Indian

Friendship Centre.

The program will be

offered in Room 221

at the Boys

and Girls Club

building. Contact

Serena for more

details @ 345-5840

ext 222.

On May 31, our newly formed Community Action Group held a neighborhood clean-up and

BarBQ in the Windsor/Picton/Bloucher area.

With the help of Eco Superior, Alpha Court, The Boys and Girls Club, the Multicultural

 Youth Council, Eat Local Pizza, and Katimavik, it was a great success.

Our volunteers completely covered this neighborhood and ended up with four half-ton truck

loads of garbage going to the dump. Spirits were high and the neighborhood starting feeling

a bit of community pride.

The one sad note is that these wonderful young volunteers with Katimavik will be the last

time youth from across Canada will come to our fair city and contribute their time and good

will for three months. This due to the Harper Government cancelling the program.

Our Community Action Group had the great pleasure of working with two groups of 

Katimavik volunteers over the last six months and we have been thrilled by their

enthusiasm, dedication and hard work. Their final efforts in our community will be to fix up

the Picton Parkette on June 14 followed by a fun evening for neighborhood kids at the Boys

and Girls Club.

We are truly sorry to see them go and saddened by Harper’s cancelation of this very

worthwhile and cost efficient program. We wish all the Katimavik volunteers the very best

and a very BIG THANK YOU! 

Steve Mantis and Alana King

Co-chairs, Community Action Group

The Thunder Bay Police Service offer

crime mapping as a way to share whatis happening in our neighbourhood.

Over the past thirty days there havebeen several weapons offenses thatTBPS officers have responded to on

Picton Avenue. Those are the greymarkers on the map.

On June 3 2012 there was a sexualassault reported on Blucher Avenue.

As well there have been several breakins, and thefts, the ‘B’ and ‘T’

markers.

The light blue markers are for multiple

offenses.

Keeping our neighbourhood safemeans working with the Thunder BayPolice Service and Crimestoppers.

Thunder Bay Police Service 684-1200.Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers

1-800-222-TIPS or 623-TIPS

The Crime Map can be accessed online at netnewsledger.com/crime-mapping/ 

Knowing what is going on helps you and your family stay safer.Remember as the warmer weather starts, it is important to keep yourdoors locked, and to keep an eye out in the neighbourhood for

suspicious activity.

Crime Map for our neighbourhood May 10 -June 10 2012 

Thanks to all our sponsors and helpersThanks to Munzeroy Neeking

for his cooking skills at our

barbecue!

 

 

Over the past several months,

as the Community Action

Group has got rolling, there

have been numerous

meetings, and several very

positive efforts at community

engagement.

The key to having a better

neighbourhood is, after all in

your hands.

Working with Katimavik 

volunteers the entire

neighbourhood has been

surveyed, gathering your

input on what is needed.

The Thunder Bay Northstars

Hockey Team helped sponsor

that effort providing free

Northstars playoff tickets to

interested people who helped

by filling in surveys.

It is your ideas for programs,

and activities that are coming

forward into our

neighbourhood with a goal of 

making the area a safer, more

fun and better place. 

Alpha Court Day Centre

was officially opened

November 17th, 2011.

The Centre was

implemented in

response to the need

and high demand for

affordable, quality

services and programs

for adults with mental

illness and/or addiction.

The Alpha Court Day

Centre holds a wide

range of recreational,

creative, and

educational programs

from Arts and Crafts,

Aboriginal Beading, to

Boxing and Weight 

Training to Addiction

Education.

We’ve seen a great 

response from the

community, and hope to

continue to provide

these services for many

years to come.

If you or someone you

know may suffer from a

mental illness and/or

addiction, we welcome

you to call Jesse James

@ 683-7729 for more

information on how to

be referred into

programs. The services

are free, and referrals

are confidential.

KEEPING OUR

EYE ON IT 

Mission

Statement and

Vision: 

Mission

Statement: To live

in a happy, healthy,

safe, and

connected

community, in the

Blucher, Picton,

Windsor

neighborhood.

Vision: Increase

community pride

and involvement,

and promote the

holistic health of

our residents, in a

safe neighborhood,

with positive

opportunities.

At the May 31st  Community

Clean up and barbeque, the

Regional Multicultural Youth

Council helped with the

Barbeque, and with music.

Several people commented

that it was such fun that it 

needs to become a more

regular event. Planning is

underway for more events like

that .

The Regional Multicultural

Youth Council is currently

working out of Dennis

Franklin Cromarty School

and on Saturday Nights from

seven to nine there is an

opportunity for fun!

Call 622-4666 for more

information or to get 

involved! 

What was also

exciting was to

see so many of 

the young people

in the area

helping to clean

up the area.

Part of the solution for youth

in the area is having positive

activities to participate in.

Fortunately, there are lots of 

choices.

The Boys and Girls Club offers

a number of programs, and

also is a great community

asset that you can use.

As well, there are

opportunities for

you to get 

involved and start 

things right in the

neighbourhood!

Contact Steve Mantis or Alana

King. Steve can be reached at 

smantis@tbaytel.net  

and Alana can be reached at 

alaina136@yahoo.com. 

You can also join our

Facebook Group Just search

on Facebook for Picton

Blutcher Windsor

Neighbourhood!

 

The Key to having

a better

neighbourhood is

in your hands!

Over the course of the summer

months, you might often hear your

kids share with your “I’m bored!” 

Usually that means there just isn’t 

anything interesting that kids want 

to do at that moment. Some ideas

over the summer

Hide and seek, freeze-tag, hopscotch, road hockey, or touch

football — none of these things are any less fun now than

they were when we were kids. Encourage your children to

play outside, and teach them all the games you can think of or

find on the Internet. If you do this, you probably won't hear

the bored complaint so much, and if you do, you can always

send them outside to find their own solution to the problem.

Over the summer, often you might have last minuteguests, or you don’t have a lot of time to sweat it out

in the kitchen, here is a recipe from FoodlandOntario that is fast to make. These skewers tasteamazing and require minimal work. Tandoori paste

is available at most grocery stores, but in a pinchany Indian paste can be used. The skewers areexcellent with basmati rice as well.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes; Marinating Time: 30

minutes; Cooking Time: 10 minutes -- Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1/4 cup (50 mL) plain yogurt 

4 tsp (20 mL) bottled tandoori paste

1 lemon

1 lb (500 g) boneless skinless Ontario

Chicken Breasts or Thighs

3 firm but ripe Ontario Peaches or Nectarines

1 tsp (5 mL) olive oil

3 tbsp (45 mL) finely chopped fresh

coriander

Salt 

4 small naan bread (optional)

Raita (homemade or store bought), optional

Preparation Instructions: In medium

bowl, whisk together yogurt, with

tandoori paste and 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon

juice. Cut chicken into bite-size chunks;

add to yogurt mixture and stir.

Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, for 30

minutes or covered overnight.

Cut unpeeled peaches into 4 wedges each. In

bowl, toss together peaches, 1 tsp (5 mL)

lemon juice, oil and 2 tbsp (25 mL) of the

coriander. Thread chicken onto 4 skewers;

thread peaches onto remaining skewers.

Sprinkle both with salt to taste. Place

chicken on greased grill over medium heat;

grill, turning occasionally for 7 minutes. Add

peach skewers; grill until juices run clear

when chicken is pierced and peaches are

warm, 2 to 4 minutes. During last minute of 

cooking, grill naan if using. To serve, topeach naan with 1 peach skewer, 1 chicken

skewer and dollop of raita. Sprinkle with

remaining coriander. 

Tip: To prevent peaches from spinning

when grilling, thread skewer through top

and bottom of each wedge.

Teenagers having fun! If your teens are

busy, they are less likely to get intotrouble. Here, the Regional MulticulturalYouth Council enjoy a night of music

and a bonfire. And of course fun! Formore information contact RMYC at 622-

4666!