Inside this issue:

New Town Hall 2

Erica Pardy 2

SW Moores Park 3

Email listing 3

This and That 3

Fall Registration 4

Upcoming Events 4

Lion’s Playground

and Andrew J. Gal-

way playground

had new equip-

ment installed this

summer. While

weather hampered

the installation,

children were fi-

nally able to enjoy

the new structures

in August. It is the

Council’s hope to

continue to upgrade

equipment on a

regular basis, piece

by piece.

Playgrounds

Summer had a

very slow start but

closed on a high

note. We are at

the half way mark

in our term as

Town Council and

are very pleased

that progress is

being made on

many projects.

The Construction

of the new recrea-

tion complex is

well underway.

We have received a

$1,000,000.00 con-

tribution from

ACOA to help off-

set the cost of the

new centre.

Paving has begun

in and around the

Town. Water

Street repaving

has begun with

some preparatory

work and will be

complete by the

middle of October.

The paving on

side roads has be-

gun and will soon

be complete. Har-

bour Grace is hav-

ing a great year

for new construc-

tion, there have

been 18 permits

issued for new

homes. We would

like to thank Roger

Pike who has do-

nated new story

boards for the area

near the Kearney

Tourist Chalet.

The new Southside

well should be com-

plete before the end

of October.

As of September 18,

2015 the amend-

ment to the Town

Plan and subse-

quent map have

been registered

with the province.

Fall 2015

Mayor and Councillors Message Tow n o f Ha r b our

G r a c e

September 2015

Volume 2, Issue 3

Mayor

Terry Barnes

Deputy Mayor

Sonia Williams

Councillors

Hayward Blake

Pat Haire

Tony McCarthy

Gord Stone

Kathy Tetford

The Kearney Tourist Chalet

saw nearly 5000 visitors this

summer even though the

weather did not cooperate, peo-

ple love the history and beauty

of Newfoundland. Visitors

came from all over Canada and

the United States and as far

away as Italy.

tise. Erika’s desire to keep

Harbour Grace’s history

alive and to bring new busi-

ness to the area is very evi-

dent when speaking to this

friendly, positive thinking

individual. Erika welcomes

conversation and communi-

cation whenever possible &

she encourages you to con-

tact her any time.

Erika comes to us

from St. John’s hav-

ing spent the last

couple of years

there. Before that

she was experiencing

life abroad, spending

time in the UK, USA

and Ontario. She

was born in Goose

Bay but spent her

youth growing up

on Fogo Island and

Twillingate. Her

job as Economic

Development Offi-

cer will allow her to

exercise her people

loving skills as well

as her savvy busi-

n e s s e x p e r -

We are still compiling emails

from residents in an effort to

get information out to everyone

as quickly and efficiently as

possible. Please email the of-

fice at thg@nf.sympatico.ca

with THG Email Listing in

the subject line if you would

like to be a part of this service.

We are very

happy to fi-

nally be in our

new home on

112 Water

Street. This

move makes our office more

accessible to all of our resi-

dents with a wheelchair ramp

at the front entrance and coun-

cil chambers on the main level.

We will be upgrading our pay-

ment options by adding In-

terac and Visa payment op-

tions. We

want to be

as flexible

as possible

for our resi-

dents.

Council meetings will re-

sume to the twice monthly

format for Fall and Winter.

Starting mid October Mayor

Barnes will be in the office

on Wednesday afternoons

from 12:00pm-4:00pm.

New Town Hall

Meet Erika Pardy, Our new Economic Development Officer

Email Listing

Fall 2015 Page 2

Summer Students

The Town along with vari-

ous volunteer organizations

were very fortunate to be

able to secure government

grants used to employ more

than 20 students over the

summer. We wish them all

the best with their studies

in September.

Tourism

Tax Reminder

Council has adopted a pol-

icy whereby half of the cur-

rent year taxes be paid by

June 30, 2015 and the re-

mainder by December 1,

2015.

Please make arrangements

for all current and any out-

standing taxes as soon as

possible.

Ride was co hosted by Car-

bonear and Harbour Grace,

the amazing

show was

p e r f o r m e d

for a sold out

a u d i e n c e .

The Annual

Wooden Boat

Conference

was in town

and hosted three days of

workshops, information ses-

sions and fun activities.

Summer 2015 kicked off with

a very successful celebration

of Canada Day. The Civic

Events Committee hosted

hundreds of people for a fun

filled day. The 153rd running

of the Harbour Grace Regatta

was another success. Crews

from all over descended on

Lady Lake for an exciting day

of races, games and lots of de-

licious food. The CBN Bull-

dogs Baseball Club hosted the

2nd Annual Bulldogs Classic

tourney in Harbour Grace,

Upper Island Cove and Span-

iard’s Bay. The CBN Minor

Soccer Association hosted

three Provincial Mega Tour-

naments in Harbour Grace

over the summer. The U14

Female, U16 Female and U16

Male tournaments were

played between Harbour

Grace and Carbonear with

some of the U16 Male games

in Harbour Grace being tele-

vised. The RCMP Musical

Report illegal dumping - call

NL Crime Stoppers 1-800-

222-TIPS (8477)

It is very important to have

your civic number on your

house, emergency responders

use it along with the Town.

Waste Recovery Facility

Tues & Thurs, 12pm-4pm

Saturdays 9am-5pm.

Frozen water lines are a fre-

quent problem for residents in

the winter months. Please re-

member that this is the re-

sponsibility of the home owner,

if you are concerned about wa-

ter lines freezing, leave water

running slowly to reduce the

risk. The Town will not dig up

water lines during the winter

months.

The S.W. Moores Memorial

Park Committee has worked

very hard over the summer to

beautify the park. This com-

mittee is run by volunteers

and we appreciate all of their

hard work. Please help keep

it looking its’ finest by report-

ing any vandalism. The pic-

ture shown was

taken by Photogra-

pher Philip Rossiter

and will be part of

the new correspon-

dence for the Park

Committee.

Summer Events

This and That

S.W. Moores Memorial Park

Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 3

Please do not place garbage

boxes too close to the edge of

the street, extra space is re-

quired for snow clearing.

Please refrain from parking on

the streets during heavy snow

and snow clearing hours.

Reminder: The cut off for New

Water/Sewer installations is

October 31, 2015.

Upcoming Events

September 24-27 - Trinity

Conception Agriculture & Home

Crafts Fair

November 5 - Bonfire Night

November 11 - Remembrance

Day Parade and Service.

December - HGVFB Annual

Santa Claus Parade

December - Annual Tree

Lighting

January 1st - Sparkle Parade

Groups and Organizations are welcome to con-

tact us by email or phone to have events added to

the Town’s webpage and/or social media sites.

It’s a great way to keep our community informed

about exciting things happening in Harbour

Grace and the Trinity Conception Region.

112 Water Street

PO Box 310

Harbour Grace NL

A0A 2M0

Phone: 709-596-3631

Fax: 709-596-1991

E-mail: THG@nf.sympatico.ca

Tow n o f Ha r b our G r a c e

hrgrace.ca Fall Registration

Fall is back to school time as well as registration

for after school activities:

CeeBees Minor Hockey Association

http://goceebeesgo.weebly.com/

CBN Figure Skating Club http://cbnskatingclub.com/

Carbonear Pool http://carbonear.ca/recreation/pool.htm

Guides https://www.girlguides.ca/web/ or contact Joan Short

Poseidon Swim Club https://www.facebook.com/Poseidon-

Swim-Club

Social Media

Town of Harbour Grace

@HarbourGrace1