Biologist to Determine When We Lose Kalso Street Poplars

A pair of northern flickers playing near a crows nest in the Notre Dame poplars As we noted in our post yesterday, Notre Dame is about to start construction on McCarthy Stadium. They plan to begin with "tree work" this week, raising concerns about what this might mean for the Lombardy poplars and any birds … Continue reading Biologist to Determine When We Lose Kalso Street Poplars

Frontline Cheer-Kalso Street Style!

Most nights at 7:00, the corner of Kaslo and Napier is pretty lively. Neighbours of all ages gather (physically distant of course) to salute our front line workers. They're there to help local musician Boomdaddy with his tribute song "Front Line Cheer"! Here's his YouTube video, complete with firefighters from our local hall....https://youtu.be/sltbuFoKXBM Come by … Continue reading Frontline Cheer-Kalso Street Style!

Notre Dame Student Has a Better Plan for Campus

Student Life Centre Proposed "The Observer" is the new student newspaper at Notre Dame Regional Secondary. The front page of the latest issue (November), features a story noting neighbourhood objections to McCarthy Stadium while proposing an alternative vision for the school's longstanding "dirt hill". The writer argues for a more inclusive "state of the art … Continue reading Notre Dame Student Has a Better Plan for Campus

Notre Dame-City Says Yes To Stadium

Minds Made Up Already The Permit Development Board has approved Notre Dame's application for McCarthy Stadium. The Board accepted the staff report without changes - only suggesting the school try to use the best materials for the new artificial turf field. There was a good turnout to the Board meeting - extra chairs needed to … Continue reading Notre Dame-City Says Yes To Stadium

McCARTHY STADIUM WILL BE RENTED

City Report Confirms School Will Rent McCarthy Stadium And Recommends Approval of the Development Application In their report to the Development Permit Board, City staff recommend it approve Notre Dame’s application for a destination sports facility. This includes allowing the private school to rent the stadium to sports organizations and other groups. Notre Dame Neighbours … Continue reading McCARTHY STADIUM WILL BE RENTED