DECEMBER  2011

Friday, December 2 – 8:00 – Decorating arena for Town Appreciation evening; 6:00 – Town Appreciation event

Saturday, December 3 – All day from 9:00 am – Attending special Christmas events in the Downtown Core; 7:30 pm – Attending Mississippi Mudds’ performance of Alice in Wonderland, Town Hall

Sunday, December 4 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 1:00 pm  – Host at Feel the Warmth Mitten Project, Moore House; 3:00 pm – Participating in Sister City meeting

Monday, December 5 – 11:00 am – Visiting Carambeck School to thank students of Mrs. Cory Scott for designing Christmas cards

Tuesday, December 6 – 7:00 pm Attending Council Committee meetings where the 2012 budget will be presented

Wednesday, December 7 – 3:00 pm – Attending Lanark County Official Plan meeting, Perth; 5:00 pm – Attending County Council committee meetings

Thursday, December 8 – 5:30 pm – Attending daughter, Sarah’s, presentation of her White Coat, Queen’s University, Kingston

Friday, December 9 – 12 noon – Staff luncheon at Town Hall; 6:00 pm – Attending Silver Blades’ Dinner and Dance, Legion

Saturday, December 10 – 9:00 am – volunteering at Salvation Army Kettle Campaign at Steve’s Independent

Sunday, December 11 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 4:30 pm – Attending Jazz Vespers service at St James Church

Monday, December 12 – 12 noon – Attending Christmas lunch at St James Gate Pub

Tuesday, December 13 – 11:00 am – Inaugural meeting of 2012 Lanark County Council; 7:00 pm – Council meeting delivering Speech re Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2012, followed by committee meeting

Sunday, December 18 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 4:00 pm – Attending Carleton Place Canoe Club Awards banquet

Tuesday, December 20 – 7:00 pm – Final Council committee meetings of 2011

Wednesday, December 21 – am – Assisting with Christmas Basket gift wrapping

Thursday, December 22 – am – Assisting with Christmas Basket packing

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

NOVEMBER, 2011

Tuesday, November 1 – 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, November 2 – 1:00 pm – Meeting with Mississippi Mills officials; 3:00 pm – Lanark County Official Plan meeting, Perth; 5:00 pm – Lanark County Council Committee meetings

Thursday, November 3 – 8:30 am – Council/Staff Visioning session, Town Hall; 12:00 – Attending retried teachers’ luncheon; 3:00 pm – Meeting with Mills Community Support executive

Friday, November 4 – 8:30 am– Touring of Carleton Place Town Hall with Perth Councillor;11:00 am – meeting with CPDM Hospital officials

Saturday, November 5 – 8:30 am – Lanark County Council Budget meeting, Perth; 11:30 – Attending St Andrew’s Bazaar; 12:30 – Speaking at Women’s Fair, Arena; 5:00 pm – attending Veterans’ Dinner at Branch 192, Royal Canadian Legion

Sunday, November 6 – 3:00 pm – Modelling in Fashion Show at Mahogany Spa, fundraiser for CPDM Hospital

Tuesday, November 8 – 8:30 am – Tourism Board meeting; 11:30 am – Interview on Lake88 Radio Station, Perth; 1:00 pm – Shopping in downtown stores at annual pre-Christmas Open Houses; 3:00 pm – Meeting re Lang-term care facility; 4:00 pm – Community Development Committee meeting; 7:00 pm – Council Meeting followed by Committee meetings

Wednesday, November 9 – 2:00 pm – Lanark County Official Plan meeting, Perth; 5:00 pm – Lanark County Council Committee meetings, Perth

Thursday, November 10 – 12:00 – Tour of McArthur Island Power site

Friday, November 11 – 10:30 am – Participating in Remembrance Day services at Cenotaph, followed by luncheon at Branch 192, Royal Canadian Legion

Saturday, November 12 – 9:30 am – Volunteering at St James Snowflake Bazaar and squeezing in a visit to St Mary’s Bazaar

Sunday, November 13 – 10:00 – Attending service at St James Anglican Church

Tuesday, November 15 – 3:00 pm – Attending Citizen of the Year Committee meeting; 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, November 16 – 9:00 am – Industrial visit to Rose Integration, Bates Drive; 2:00 pm – Lanark County Official Plan meeting, followed by Special County Council meeting, Perth

Thursday, November 17 – 3:00 pm – Town Hall Auditorium Committee meeting

Friday, November 18 – 10:30 am – Volunteering with Carleton Place in Bloom Committee decorating Moore House and Horse Trough

Sunday, November 20 – 10:00 – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 1:00 pm – Attending a 50^th Anniversary celebration

Monday, November 21 – 6:30 pm – Attending Carleton Place in Bloom Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 22 – 7:00 pm – Council Meeting followed by Committee meetings

Thursday, November 24 – 7:00 pm – Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society Board meeting, Museum

Friday, November 25 – 6:00 pm – Attending Lanark County Warden’s banquet, Carleton Place Canoe Club

Saturday, November 26 – 5:00 pm – Carleton Place Santa Claus Parade; 6:30 pm – Attending St James Advent Dinner

Sunday, November 27 – 10:00 – Attending service at St James Anglican Church

Tuesday, November 29 – 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, November 30 – 12:00 – Special ‘Thank You, Staff’ luncheon, Town Hall; 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings, Perth

OCTOBER, 2011

Please note that Wendy is in her Town Hall office most days from 9:00 – 4:00 unless otherwise noted; however, a phone call ahead will ensure that she can meet with you – 257-6206

• If you would like to arrange a Meet and Greet with Wendy and friends and neighbours, she will be glad to take part – just give her a call to make arrangements.

Saturday, October 1 – 9:00 a.m. – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market; 7:00 p.m. – Attending Harvest Labyrinth Walk

Sunday, October 2 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 2:00 p.m. – Attending farewell reception for Len and Reva Dolgoy, Almonte; 4:30 p.m. – Attending Jazz Vespers service at St James Anglican Church

Monday, October 3 – 2:00 p.m. – Judging Talent Show at Waterside Retirement Home

Tuesday, October 4 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, October 5 – 5:00 p.m. – County Council Committee meetings, Perth

Thursday, October 6 – Provincial Election Day!; 8:30 – noon – Participating in Joint Annual Emergency Exercise; Late evening – Commenting on election results on Lake 88

Friday, October 7 – 9:00 a.m. – Accessioning Committee Meeting at the Museum

Saturday, October 8 – 9:00 a.m. – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

Sunday, October 9 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St James Anglican Church

Monday, October 10 – Celebrating Thanksgiving with Family!

Tuesday, October 11 – 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting followed by Committee meeting

Monday, October 17 – 10:00 a.m. – Communications meeting; 6:30 p.m. – Carleton Place in Bloom Committee meeting

Tuesday, October 18 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings

Thursday, October 20 – 12:00 noon – Visit to Elizabeth Court

Friday, October 21 – Time TBA – Attending Mississippi Mudds Youth performance of Macbeth

Saturday, October 22 – 8:00 a.m. – Attending People First Garage Sale, Lighthouse Church; 9:00 a.m. – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

Sunday, October 23 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 2:00 p.m. – Participating in Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Beckwith Trail; 7:00 p.m. – Attending Country Harvest Music Show at the Arena

Monday, October 24 – 2:00 p.m. – Meeting with Mississippi Mayor John Levi; 4:00 p.m. – Downtown Revitalization Committee meeting with representatives from OMAFRA

Tuesday, October 25 – 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting followed by Committee meeting

Wednesday, October 26 – 10:00 a.m. – Lanark County Police Services Board meeting in Lanark; 5:00 p.m. – County Council meetings in Perth

Saturday, October 29 – 10:00 a.m. – IODE Craft Fair at Arena; 7:00 p.m. – Participating in Maskeraide Parade in Downtown, preceded by Haunted  (Moore) House visit

Sunday, October 30 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St James Anglican Church; 6:30 p.m. – Up Close and personal with Murray McLauchlan at Moore House followed by concert at Town Hall

Monday, October 31 – Happy Hallowe’en!

SEPTEMBER, 2011

Saturday, September 3 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

Sunday, September 4 – 10:00 am – Attending the service at St James Anglican Church

Tuesday, September 6 – 9:00 am – Annual ‘To Hell With the Bell’ retired teachers’ brunch in Lanark; 4:00 pm –Community Development Committee Meeting at Town Hall; 7:00 pm – Carleton Place Council Committee meetings at Town Hall

Wednesday, September 7 – 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings

Thursday, September 8 – 6:00 pm – Joint Community Restructuring meeting in Beckwith Township Hall

Saturday, September 10 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market; 9:00 am – Speaking at the kick-off of the Brett Pearson run for your life Charity Run/Walk at CPHS; 10:00 am – Lanark County Strategic Planning Committee meeting in Perth; Afternoon – Viewing the Dragon Boat races at Riverside Park; 6:00 pm – Attending the OWFC annual Steak Out dinner

Sunday, September 11 – 10:00 am – Attending the service at St James Anglican Church

Tuesday, September 13 – 8:30 am – Tourism Committee meeting; 7:00 pm – Carleton Place Council and Committee meetings

Wednesday, September 14 – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Attending Ontario East Municipal Conference – Kingston; 7:00 pm – Speaking engagement with Zion Memorial United Church Women’s Group

Thursday, September 15 – 11:30 – Speaking engagement with the Retired Teachers’ Association; 2:30 pm – Attending Ontario East Municipal Conference – Kingston

Saturday, September 17 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market, judging the Chili Cook-off Competition, and participating in Carleton Place in Bloom’s booth; 6:00 pm – Attending the Sister City/Carleton Place King’s Tailgate Party at the Arena followed by dropping the puck at the first 2011-2012 season game

Sunday, September 18 – 10:00 am – Attending the service at St James Anglican Church

Monday, September 19 – 6:30 pm – Carleton Place in Bloom Committee meeting

Tuesday, September 20 – 7:00 pm – Carleton Place Council Committee meetings

Wednesday, September 21 – 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings in Perth

Thursday, September 22 – 7:00 pm – Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society Board meeting

Friday, September 23 – Morning and/or afternoon – decorating at Town Hall for Sister City Gala Ball

Saturday, September 24 – Morning – Planting the Carleton Place in Bloom Garden of Hope bulbs in Riverside Park; 11:00 am – Lanark County United Way Kick off at Carleton Place High School; 6:00 – Attending the Sister City Annual Gala Ball – ‘Hurrah for Hollywood!’ at the Town Hall

Sunday, September 25 – 10:00 am – Attending the service at St James Anglican Church

Monday, September 26 – 4:00 pm – Police Services Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 28 – 10:30 – Guided Tour of Town Hall for a Seniors Group; 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings in Perth

Thursday, September 29 – All day – Emergency Preparedness Exercise

AUGUST 2011

** Please note that Wendy will be in the office at the Town Hall most days during the summer; however, a phone call ahead will ensure that she can meet with you – 613-257-6206 or 6202.

Plan to attend the FREE Showcase Series with your family every Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Train Station.  Food and warm-up acts start at 6:00.

Tuesday, August 2 – 5:00 pm – Meeting with Board of Education Trustee, Anne McRae

Wednesday, August 3 – 10:00 am – Touring building for possible Youth Centre location; 5:00 pm – County Council meetings in Perth

Friday, August 5 – 5:00 pm – Attending Warden’s Golf Tournament banquet in Perth

Saturday, August 6 – 9:00 am – Shopping at Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

Sunday, August 7 – 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Tuesday, August 9 – 8:00 am – Tourism Board meeting at Town Hall; 7:00 pm – Sister City Committee meeting, Tilly’s Smokehouse

Thursday, August 18 – 9:00 am – Accessioning Committee meeting at Heritage Museum; 6:00 pm – Attending BBQ to welcome 4-H Club visitors from Alberta

Friday, August 19 – 6:00 pm – Hosting annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ for Museum volunteers

Saturday, August 20 – 9:00 am – Shopping at Carleton Place Farmers’ Market; from 10:30 am – Attending Lanark County Plowing Match in Montague Twp

Sunday, August 21- 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Sunday to Wednesday, August 24 – Attending AMO Conference in London, Ontario

Saturday, August 27 – 9:00 am – Shopping at Carleton Place Farmers’ Market; 10:00 – 4:00 – Attending Zion-Memorial Old-Fashioned Fair and judging pies and preserves

Sunday, August 28 – 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:00 pm – Attending Sister City Committee meeting

Wednesday, August 31 – 5:00 pm – County Council meetings in Perth

JULY 2011

Please note that Wendy will be in her office at the Town Hall most days, but on a reduced summer schedule.  Please call ahead if you wish to meet with her.

If you would like to arrange a daytime or evening Meet and Greet with a group of your neighbours, friends, or club to chat with Wendy about Carleton Place issues, please call 613-257-6206 to set up a time.

Friday, July 1 – 12:00 noon – Celebrating Canada Day at Riverside Park; 2:00 – Victory Tree Ceremony at Riverside Park

Saturday, July 2 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market at the Woolgrowers Property

Sunday, July 3 – 9:00 – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Wednesday, July 6 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Attending the Summer Showcase series at the Train Station

Thursday, July 7 – 9:00 am – Council meeting at the Town Hall

Friday, July 8 – 7:00 – Attending the Vernissage at Brushstrokes

Saturday, July 9 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market at the Woolgrowers Property; 1:30 – 3:00 pm – Volunteering at the annual Museum Strawberry Social and community Band Concert

Sunday, July 10 – 9:00 – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; late morning – watching the Graham Beasley Triathalon at Town Hallhoc

Tuesday, July 12 – 7:00 pm – Attending the Canada Homestay International event at  CPHS

Wednesday, July 13 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Attending the Summer Showcase series at the Train Station

Saturday, July 16 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market at the Woolgrowers Property

Sunday, July 17 – 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Thursday, July 21 – 4:00 p.m. – Celebrating 5^th Anniversary of People First at Branch 192, Royal Canadian Legion

Saturday, July 23 – Morning – Shopping at the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market at the Woolgrowers Property; 6:00 pm – Attending Plowman’s Dinner in Lanark

Sunday, July 24 – 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Tuesday, July 26 – 7:00 pm – Committee and Council meetings at Town Hall

Saturday, July 30 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Volunteering at the Bridge Street Bazaar

Sunday, July 31 – 9:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

MAY 2011

Wendy’s office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 to 4:00, Wednesdays 9:00 – 12:00, unless noted below.  Other times by chance or appointment.  Please call 613-257-6206 for an appointment.

Other events added as they are announced.

Sunday, May 1 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 5:00 pm – Attending Jazz Vespers at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, May 2 – 8:30 – 11:30 – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum (formerly Victoria School Museum)

Tuesday, May 3 – 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings

Wednesday, May 4 – 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings, Perth

Thursday, May 5 – 7:00 pm – Attending Upper Canada District School Board’s Director of Education’s speech, Almonte District High School

Friday, May 6 – 10:30 am – Speaking at Mental Health Week Rally, Notre Dame High School; 2:00 pm – Attending launch of 211 System, Smiths Falls

Saturday, May 7 – 11:00 am – Joining in the celebration of Giant Tiger’s 50^th Anniversary, Carleton Place Giant Tiger, McNeely and Coleman Streets

Sunday, May 8 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, May 9 – 8:30 – 11:30 – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum (formerly Victoria School Museum); 6:30 pm – Attending ‘Taste of the Valley’ – Civitan Club, Almonte

Tuesday, May 10 – 9:00 am  – Visiting Youth Parole Office; 1:00 pm – Visiting Woolgrowers of Canada Offices; 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings

Wednesday, May 11 – 12:00 – 1:00 – VIP Fundraiser at Carleton Place McDonalds, Walmart on McNeely Avenue; 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings, Perth

Thursday, May 12 – 6:00 pm – Attending Volunteer Dinner and AGM for Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society

Saturday, May 14 – Attending Carleton Place Farmers’ Market opening day, Woolgrowers’

Sunday, May 15 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, May 16 – 8:30 – 11:30 – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum (formerly Victoria School Museum); 4:00 pm – Attending Police Services Board meeting; 6:30 pm – Attending Carleton Place in Bloom Committee meeting

Tuesday, May 17 – 7:00 pm – Council Committee meetings

Thursday, May 19 – 12:30 – Speaking at Waterside Retirement Community

Saturday, May 21 – Attending Carleton Place Farmers’ Market opening day, Woolgrowers’

Sunday, May 22 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, May 23 – 8:30 – 11:30 – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum (formerly Victoria School Museum)

Tuesday, May 24 – 2:00 – Attending course on Drinking Water Standards of Care, Smiths Falls; 5:30 pm – Attending Welcome to Queen’s University Student Physicians, Moore House, followed by dinner at Ballygiblins Restaurant

Wednesday, May 25 – 5:00 pm – County Council Committee meetings, Perth

Thursday, May 26 – 3:00 pm – Attending Emergency Management meeting, Town Hall

Saturday, May 28 – Attending Carleton Place Farmers’ Market opening day, Woolgrowers’ property

1:00 pm – Participating in the Sister City Committee’s annual Wine’d Around Downtown event

Sunday, May 29 – 10:00 am – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

APRIL 2011

Friday, April 1 – 10:00 a.m. – Potting up canna lily tubers to kick off the annual town beautification program

Saturday, April 2 – 9:45 – 1:15 – Representing Carleton Place at the Travel and Vacation Show, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa

Sunday, April 3 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:00 p.m. – Modeling in CPDMH Auxiliary Fashion Show fundraiser, Mississippi Golf Course

Monday, April 4 – 9:00 – noon – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, April 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, April 6 – 7:30 a.m. – Attending Bravo Breakfast in Smiths Falls honouring students from Carleton Place separate schools; 5:00 p.m. – Attending County Council Committee Meetings, Perth

Saturday, April 9 – 1:00 p.m. – Representing Carleton Place at Vimy Ridge Day at Cenotaph in Memorial Park

Sunday, April 10 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, April 11 – 9:00 – noon – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, April 12 – 7:00 p.m. – Council and Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, April 13 – 5:00 p.m. – Attending County Council Committee Meetings, Perth

Saturday, April 16 – 8:00 p.m. – Attending Suitcase Social at Curling Club, preceded by dropping in at a fundraiser at Almonte Legion

Sunday, April 17 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending Palm Sunday service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, April 18 – 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Volunteering at Victoria School Museum; 10:00 – noon – Working with Council Team for Pitch-In Clean-up; 4:00 p.m. – Attending Police Services Board Meeting; 6:30 p.m. – Attending Carleton Place in Bloom Committee meeting

Tuesday, April 19 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, April 20 – 5:00 p.m. – Attending special County Council Committee meeting, Perth; 7:00 p.m. – Attending presentation to Perth Historical Society re Sister City program

Thursday, April 21 – 9:00 a.m. – Attending heritage fair at Calvary Christian Academy; 7:00 p.m. – Attending joint meeting with Beckwith Township

Friday, April 22 – Attending Good Friday service at St. James Anglican Church

Sunday, April 24 – 10: a.m. Attending Easter Sunday service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, April 25 – 9:00 – noon – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, April 26 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, April 27 – 7:00 p.m. – County Council meeting, Perth

Thursday, April 28 – 7:00 p.m. – Attending Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society meeting

MARCH 2011

Tuesday, March 1 – Attending OGRA/ROMA Conference in Toronto; Council meeting cancelled

Wednesday, March 2 – Attending OGRA/ROMA Conference in Toronto

Thursday, March 3 – 7:00 p.m. – Attending UCDSB Director’s Annual Report meeting in Almonte

Friday, March 4 – 7:30 p.m. – Attending Mississippi Mudds Youth production of Into the Woods in the Town Hall

Sunday, March 6 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, March 7 – 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, March 8 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, March 9 – 8:30 – 4:30 – Attending Basic Emergency Management Training course in Perth; 5:00 – County Council meetings, Perth

Thursday, March 10 – 7:30 a.m. – Attending Bravo Breakfast for Catholic School Board Students; 5:00 p.m. – County Council Budget meeting

Sunday, March 13 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:30 p.m. – Attending Sister City Committee meeting

Monday, March 14 – Full day Economic Development Planning meeting, Town Hall; 4:00 p.m. – Police Services Board meeting, Town Hall

Tuesday, March 15 – 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting, followed by Committee meeting

Wednesday, March 16 – 5:00 p.m. – County Council Budget meeting

Friday, March 18 – Attending Municipal Communications workshop in Kingston

Sunday, March 20 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, March 21 – 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, March 22 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, March 23 – 8:30 – 4:30 – Attending Basic Emergency Management Training course in Perth

Thursday, March 24 – 3:00 p.m. – Emergency Measures Meeting, Town Hall; 7:00 p.m. – Attending Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society meeting

Sunday, March 27 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:30 p.m. – Attending Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign Kick-off, Branch 193, Royal Canadian Legion

Monday, March 28 – 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, March 29 – Council Meeting followed by Council Committee meeting

FEBRUARY  2011

Please note that Wendy will be in her office at the Town Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to noon and 1:00 to 3:00, and Wednesdays from 9:00 to noon, other times by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call 613-257-6206 or email, wleblanc@carletonplace.ca.

Tuesday, February 1 – 7:00 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Council meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, February 2 – 3:00 p.m. – Greeting Torch for Life Run in front of Town Hall; 5:00 p.m. – Committee meetings at Lanark County Council

Saturday, February 5 – 2:00 p.m. – Attending celebration of 80^th Anniversary of Branch 192, Royal Canadian Legion

Sunday, February 6 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, February 7 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum (formerly Victoria School Museum)

Tuesday, February 8 – 1:00 – Speaking about Bullying to students at Caldwell Street Public School; 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting followed by Committee meeting, Town Hall

Friday, February 11 – 9:00 – 1:00 – Attending Lanark County Drug Strategy meeting at Beckwith Hall

Saturday, February 12 – 1:00 p.m. – Attending Re-opening Ceremony at Carleton Place Pool

Sunday, February 13 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, February 14 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

Tuesday, February 15 – 7:00 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Council meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, February 16 – 7:00 p.m. – Attending Arts Carleton Place meeting, Moore House

Sunday, February 20 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, February 21 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum; 7:00 – Carleton Place in Bloom Committee meeting

Wednesday, February 23 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending joint Police Services Board meeting at Beckwith Township Hall

Thursday, February 24 – 7:00 p.m. – Attending Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical    Society meeting

Saturday, February 26 – 11:00 a.m. – Bowling for Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Sunday, February 27 – 8:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, February 28 to Wednesday, March 2 – Attending ORGA/ROMA Conference in Toronto

JANUARY 2011

Saturday, January 1 – 1:00 p.m. – Council Levee at the Arena; 4:30 p.m. – attending the 50^th Wedding Anniversary of Jim and Eleanor Antonakos and presenting a Town plaque

Sunday, January 2 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, January 3 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, January 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Friday and Saturday, January 7 and 8 – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – attending Effective Council Training sessions in Kingston delivered by the Associations of Municipalities of Ontario

Sunday, January 9 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, January 10 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, January 11 – 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, January 12 – 5:00 p.m. – County Council Committee Meetings, Perth

Sunday, January 16 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, January 17 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum; 7:00 p.m. – Communities in Bloom meeting

Tuesday, January 18 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, January 12 – 10:00 am – Joint Cost Sharing Meeting, Beckwith; Upon arrival – Suicide prevention meeting, Perth; 5:00 p.m. – County Council Committee Meetings, Perth

Sunday, January 23 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, January 24 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, January 25 – 9:00 a.m. (all day) – attending Essentials of Municipal Fire Protection Course – Perth; 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, January 26 – 7:00 p.m. – County Council Meeting, Perth

Thursday, January 27 – 7:00 p.m. – Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society meeting

Sunday, January 30 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, January 31 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum; 5:45 p.m. – Speaking at the Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills Rotary Club dinner

DECEMBER, 2010

Wednesday, December 1 – Official first day of the 122^nd Council of the Town of Carleton Place; 6:00 pm – Attending the annual Horticultural Society Pot Luck dinner

Friday, December 3 – Attending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Head of Council course held in North Bay

Saturday, December 4 – 10:00 – 4:00 pm – Holiday Shopping at the Train Station Information Centre, sponsored by Arts Carleton Place and the Chamber of Commerce

Sunday, December 5 – 10:00 am – Attending Advent 2 Service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, December 6 – 9:00 am – Volunteering at the Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, December 7 – 7:00 pm – Swearing-in ceremony for the 122^nd Council, Town Hall Auditorium, followed by reception.  All are welcome.

Wednesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 9 – 9:00 – 4:00 – Participating in Orientation Sessions for members of the 122^nd Council and Staff, Town Hall

Thursday, December 9 – 8:00 pm – Attending ‘Nunsense’ by the Mississippi Mudds at the Town Hall

Friday, December 10 – 6:30 pm – Attending the annual Volunteer Appreciation dinner at the Arena

Sunday, December 12 – 10:00 am – Attending Advent 3 Service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:00 pm Emceeing the performance of The Town Singers concert, Hallelujah and Holly, at St. Andrew’s  Presbyterian Church; Attending the annual pot-luck dinner for the Sister City Committee

Monday, December 13 – 9:00 am – Volunteering at the Victoria School Museum; 6:00 pm – Attending Land O’ Lakes Shrine Club President’s Reception

Tuesday, December 14 – 11:00 am – Attending Inaugural Meeting of County Council in Perth

7:00 pm – First meeting of the 122^nd Council; delivering Inaugural Address.  All are welcome.

Wednesday, December 15 – 5:00 pm – Attending orientation session for new County Council members in Perth, followed by Council meeting

Thursday, December 16 – 12:00 – Attending Annual Public Library Volunteer luncheon; 1:30 – Volunteering at the Christmas Basket packing at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall

Friday, December 17 – 9:00 am – Volunteering at the Christmas Basket packing at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall

Saturday, December 18 – Time TBA – Volunteering for Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign at the LCBO;  help your Council continue to raise more funds than Perth and Smiths Falls Councils!

Monday, December 20 – 9:00 am – Volunteering at the Victoria School Museum

Friday, December 24 – 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm – Attending Christmas Eve services at St. James Anglican Church

Saturday, December 25 – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all residents of Carleton Place!

NOVEMBER, 2010

• Weeks of Monday, November 1 and Monday, November 8 – Meetings with newly elected Council
• Every Thursday in November – Attending special pre-Christmas shopping event in our historic downtown district (see EMC for details)

Monday, November 1 – 9: 00 a.m. – Volunteer at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, November 2 – 10:00 a.m. – Shopping at Nancy’s Impressions, Graham’s Shoes, Remembrance Gift Shop, Wisteria and Ballygiblin’s Restaurant (event continues until 10 pm);  4:00 p.m. – Attending Source Water Protection Public Meeting at Arena (continues until 8:00 pm); 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee Meetings at Town Hall

Wednesday, November 3 – 7:00 p.m. – Urban Forest/River Corridor Committee meeting at Public Library

Saturday, November 6 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending Women’s Fair at the Arena and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Bazaar

Sunday, November 7 – 10:00 a.m. Attending service at St. James Anglican Church; 2:00 p.m. – Attending Larry Gray’s speaking engagement “The Lost Generation of Soldiers of WW1” at the North Lanark Regional Museum, Appleton; 7:00 p.m. – Attending Concert “Musical Memories of the War Years” by The Mississippi Muddsingers at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, November 8 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, November 9 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Thursday, November 11 – 10:30 a.m. – Attending Remembrance Day Service at newly rededicated cenotaph in Memorial Park followed by reception at Branch 192, Royal Canadian Legion

Saturday, November 13 – 10:00 a.m. – Volunteering at St. James Christmas Bazaar and attending St. Mary’s Christmas Bazaar

Sunday, November 14 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Sunday, November 21 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, November 22 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

Tuesday, November 23 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Saturday, November 27 -  p.m. – Attending annual Santa Claus Parade; 7:00 p.m. – Attending annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital

Sunday, November 28 – 10:00 a.m. – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, November 29 – 9:00 a.m. – Volunteering at Victoria School Museum

OCTOBER, 2010

Daily

• Wendy and her team will be visiting homes door-to-door in neighbourhoods all over our community.

Friday, October 1 – Campaigning in Mississippi Quays area; 6 p.m. – Thirsty Moose – Dinner and planning session for Student Exchange from Comrie, Scotland

Saturday, October 2 – 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Hosting Communities in Bloom booth at the Farmers’ Market Fall Festival; 12:40 – Cenotaph Re-dedication Ceremony at Memorial Park;  9:00 p.m. – Hockey Kick-Off Dance at the Arena

Sunday, October 3 – 10:00 a.m. – Church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, October 4 – 7:30 p.m. – Meet and Greet (private home, by invitation only)

Tuesday, October 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee Meetings, Town Hall

Wednesday, October 6 – 8:30 a.m. – Meet and Greet (by invitation only)

Wednesday October 6 – 7:30 p.m. – Community Meet and Greet at St. James Parish Hall, Edmund and Bell Streets.  EVERYONE WELCOME – BRING A FRIEND OR NEWCOMER TO TOWN

Saturday, October 9 – 9:00 a.m. – Shopping at Farmers’ Market

Sunday, October 10 – 10:00 a.m. – Church service at St. James Anglican Church

Monday, October 11 – Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Tuesday, October 12 – 7:30 a.m. – Meet and Greet (by invitation only); 7:00 p.m. – Council meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, October 13 – 6:00 p.m. at the Arena – ALL CANDIDATES NIGHT

Saturday, October 16 – First Advanced Poll  10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Arena

Sunday, October 17 – Church service at St. James Anglican Church

Tuesday, October 19 – Noon – Speaking with Miss Carson’s Civics class at CPHS; 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Election Information Event at Viva Waterside; 7:00 p.m. – Council Committee meetings at Town Hall

Wednesday, October 20 – Second Advanced Poll  10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Arena

Sunday, October 24 – 10:00 a.m. – Church service at St. James Anglican Church; 7:00 p.m. – Country Harvest Music Show at the Arena

Monday, October 25 – ELECTION DAY 2010

SEPTEMBER, 2010

Weekly

• Continuing to write the Carleton Place in Bloom Yard of the Week feature in The Canadian Gazette newspaper
• Meet Wendy at the Farmers’ Market every Saturday morning
• Volunteering at Victoria School Museum Monday mornings and other days when possible

Daily

• Door-to-door campaigning throughout the community

Wednesday, September 1 – 3:30 pm – Sister City Committee meeting;  7:00 pm – Carleton Place Horticultural Society meeting

Sunday, September 5 – 10:00 am – Church at St. James Anglican; 1:00 – 4:00 pm – Volunteer tour guide at Victoria School Museum display

Tuesday, September 7 – 7:00 pm – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Wednesday, September 8 – 10:30 – Leading a tour of seniors from Manotick through the Victoria School Museum display; 7:00 pm – Carleton Place Public Library Board meeting

Friday, September 10 – 10:00 am – Setting up display for Sounds of Downtown

Saturday, September 11 – See you at the Dragon Boat Festival at Carleton Place Canoe Club; 6:30 pm – attending Sounds of Downtown presented by Arts Carleton Place

Sunday, September 12 – 10:00 am – Church at St. James Anglican

Monday, September 13 – 11:15 – Canadian Golf Club – taking part in annual Chamber of Commerce Golf  Tournament on RBC team

Tuesday, September 14 – 7:00 – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Thursday, September 16 and Friday, September 17 – attending annual Ontario East Municipalities Conference in Kingston

Saturday, September 18 – Hosting Carleton Place in Bloom booth at the Farmers’ Market; 12:30 – Steps Against Breast Cancer walk

Sunday, September 19 – 8:00 am – Church at St. James Anglican

Monday, September 20 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm – Meet and Greet event (invitation only)

Tuesday, September 21 – 7:00 – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Wednesday, September 22 – Maple Leaf Day – events to be announced by Urban Forest/River Corridor Committee; 7:00 – Urban Forest/River Corridor meeting

Thursday, September 23 – 2:00 pm – Waterside Retirement Community Apple-Baking Competition judge; 6:30 pm – annual Take Back the Night March, starting at Town Hall; 7:00 pm – meeting of the Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society

Saturday, September 25 – setting up, then attending the Annual Sister City Fundraising Gala

Sunday, September 26 – 10:00 am – Church at St. James Anglican

Tuesday, September 28 – 7:00 – Council Meeting at Town Hall

Wednesday, September 29 – 2:00 pm – Meet and Greet Event (invitation only)

AUGUST, 2010

Weekly

• Continuing to write the Carleton Place in Bloom Yard of the Week feature in The Canadian Gazette newspaper
• Shopping at the Farmers’ Market every Saturday morning
• Volunteering at Victoria School Museum Monday mornings and other days when possible

August 1 – 9:00 – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

August 7 – 10:00 – Attending events at Zion Memorial Olde Thyme Fair, and assisting at the Victoria School Museum booth

August 8 – 9:00 – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

August 9 – 6:00 – Carleton Place Canoe Club – Trillium Grant & Pep Rally & BBQ; 7:00 – Arts Carleton Place meeting

August 10 – 7:00 – Meet and Greet Event (invitation only)

August 11 – 7:00 – Meet and Greet Event (invitation only)

August 12 – 6:00 – 6^th Annual Museum Volunteer Appreciation BBQ hosted by Wendy and Frank in their garden

August 15 – 10:00 – Attending service at St. James Anglican Church

August 15 – Celebrating our wedding anniversary

August 17 – 7:00 – Meet and Greet Event (invitation only)

August 19 – Leaving for ten day trip to Scotland as part of the Sister City Committee visit and Student Exchange with Comrie, Scotland

JULY, 2010

July 1 – From 12 noon – Canada Day at Riverside Park

July 4 – 9:00 am – Church at St. James

July 5 – 7:00 pm – Arts Carleton Place meeting at the Old Train Station

July 8 – 11:00 – 1:00 – Opening of the Victory Gardens at Waterside Retirement Home

July 10 – 1:30 – 3:00 – Strawberry Social and Carleton Place and District Community Band Concert, Victoria School Museum Gardens

July 11 – 9:00 am – Church at St. James; From 12 noon – Annual Tattoo at Carleton Place Legion

July 17 – 3:00 pm – Wedding of our daughter, Sarah, to Colin Davies, St. James Church

July 20 – Time TBA – Council meeting

July 25 – 9:00 am – Church at St. James

July 31 – Bridge Street Bazaar – at the Sister City Committee and the Carleton Place in Bloom booths

JUNE, 2010

June 1 – 7:00 pm – Physical Environment and Planning and Protection Committees of Council meeting

June 2 – 9:45 – Leading tour of town with group from National Art Gallery of Canada

June 5 – 8:00 am – Coordinating the Downtown Planting

June 6 – 10:00 – Church at St. James;  1:00 – Review of the troops at Sea Cadet Drill Hall

June 8 – 7:00 pm – Council and Committee meetings

June 12 – 10:00 am – 2 pm Lambs Down Festival – booth for CP in Bloom Committee; 2:30 pm – Ribbon cutting at Beckwith Park soccer/football field

June 13 – 10:00 am – Church at St James;  1:00 pm – 20^th Anniversary Celebrations at Elizabeth Court;  3:00 pm – Sister City Committee meeting

June 14 – 4:00 pm – Public meeting at Town Hall re MVC offices at Roy Brown Park

June 15 – 7:00 pm – Standing Committees of Council meeting

June 19 – 8:00 am – Grand Opening Carleton Place Farmers’ Market;  all day – Eastern Ontario Firefighters Association Games at Riverside Park with evening dance at the Arena

June 20 – 10:00 am – Church at St. James

June 21 – 6:00 pm – Hospital Foundation Golf and Dinner Fundraiser

June 22 – 7:00 pm – Final Council meeting before summer break

June 23 – 7:00 pm – Urban Forest/River Corridor Committee meeting

June 24 – Time TBA – Open House for Environmental Assessment for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants upgrades at Town Hall

June 24 – 7:00 pm – Campaign Kick-off at Carleton Place Curling Rink

June 26 – Carleton Place Farmers’ Market;  Motorcycle Event on Bridge Street;  7:30 pm – Summer Solstice Labyrinth Event at Victoria School Museum

June 27 – 10:00 am – Church at St. James;  Car Show in Riverside Park

June 28 – 7:00 pm – Carleton Place and Beckwith Historical Society meeting, Victoria School Museum