The Hume Blog is Moving!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, loyal readers, please take note: the Hume Blog has moved over to its permanent home on the brand-new peterhume.ca website!

Now all of the Hume communications will be easily accessible from one central location on the new Hume site. Social media like Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook will continue as always.

We look forward to seeing your comments and views on the new Hume Blog!

Scrapbook Page: Alta Vista CA Picnic

COUNCILLOR HUME ATTENDS THE AVCA PICNIC

The Billings Estate Museum

This past Sunday, June 10^th, Councillor Hume and his team helped out at the annual fun-filled AVCA Picnic at the Billings Estate. The picnic is a community tradition, offering horse & wagon rides, bouncy castles, Ray's Reptiles, face painting, and even free Timbits and coffee supplied by Rogers. The Fiddleheads music group played under the big white tent, and Enbridge Gas helped to prepare tons of fantatic jumbo hotdogs.

The Hume Team was there with some great summer swag: the groovy new Hume water bottles, and plantable seed cards that sprout into wildflowers. Kids loved the magic of the seed paper, and all ages were delighted with their swanky new water bottles. Councillor Hume walked around the picnic and chatted with locals; he even brought Mayor Watson along for the chat.

With the exception of eating way too many sno-cones, the Hume Team had a great day. Peter is a long-time supporter of the AVCA picnic, and this year was happy to provide brand new signage for the association. All-in-all, it was a great day of music, munchies, and family time!

Let's look at some photos!

The Hume Tent, with drinking water and swag!

Volunteers at the Enbridge Gas BBQ making great hotdogs.

Horse and wagon rides were popular!

Firefighters were on site; we gave them waterbottles and lots of thanks!

Tiny people were everywhere, and they loved the seed-growing cards!

A young AVCA volunteers serves the Mayor and Councillor sno-cones.

Peter with his wife and daughter.

Mayor Watson picks up a waterbottle at the Hume Tent.

Those fiddlers went all day long!

Trash 2 Cash: the Grand Finale Scrapbook

TRASH 2 CASH COMES TO A CLOSE, AND WE HAVE A WINNER!

Chris and Erin with Councillor Hume

This Sunday, we wrapped up the Trash 2 Cash challenge. After five weeks, about 700 submitted photos, and the same number of completed surveys, we have concluded the challenge and named a winner.

Congratulations to Chris O'Donnell and Erin van Schaayk of Vincent Street for their win of $1000 towards their property taxes, and a year's supply of CompostGenie!

The grand finale event was fun in the sun. We had a great turnout and some great goodies for the attendees! CompostGenie was on site, offering info and samples of their product for all who wanted some; Orgaworld provided two heaping complimentary piles of compost for all residents to use; and the Hume Team brought nifty water bottles along with some other swag for everyone to enjoy.

It was great for Councillor Hume and the whole Hume Team to shake hands and meet so many of the Trash 2 Cash challengers. After weeks of looking through their photos, many faces had become quite familiar. Even Templeton and Axeminster were present!

Councillor Hume shared a few words, thanking the residents for their participation and their enthusiasm towards the project. It was a great success, and the support from each resident who participated was wonderful. The next step will be gathering some of our challengers in November for some helpful advice for all our other residents who will be starting biweekly garbage pickup in the fall.

The comment we heard the most at the finale was, "This challenge was so much easier than I'd thought it would be." This sentiment, shared by so many, gives us great encouragement for how well all our residents will fare with the changes this autumn.

Once more, a great big thank you to the households and families who participated in the Trash 2 Cash challenge. Each one of you made it a success. Be proud of your commitment, your stamina, and your courage in looking a bit odd as you stood on your driveways and took photos of your garbage while your neighbours looked on in confusion. Way to go!

Thanks to CompostGenie for being such great supporters of the T2C challenge!

Our thanks again to Orgaworld for the great heaps of compost!

Councillor Hume chatting with residents by the Kilborn Allotment Gardens.

Scrapbook Page: Spring things

Peter has had a busy spring so far! Here's a few photos of what your councillor (and your chair of Planning Committee) has been up to:

The St Patrick's Intermediate School Glee Club came to sing O Canada for City Council.

They did their school proud!

To warm up, the girls performed 'Fame' at the Councillor's request.
Wish we had a photo of the dance moves he broke out!

Peter co-hosted the 2012 Planning Summit: a day full of discussion and new ideas.

Talking in a media scrum at the Summit.

Breakout groups were established for questions and brainstorming.

Peter participated as part of the panel for the day.

Attendees discussed matters like transit and building height.

Peter brought the City's Olympic flag to be signed by students at Featherston Public.

Peter explains that the flag will be delivered to our athletes in the Olympic village.

Peter helps the students find a space for their words of encouragement.

Stay tuned for more photos! The spring is still young!

Scrapbook Page: Peter Out & About

Peter gets around! Here are some shots from the office album from recent weeks. Are there places you'd like to see Peter? Specific events or sights in Alta Vista ward that shouldn't be missed? Comment below!

The Do It For Darren Lunch

Peter with his peers at the DIFD lunch.

Peter purchases a swanky toque!

 The Do It For Daron lunch: a great opportunity to raise awareness and funds for youth mental health outreach.


















The ward tour: Peter took new staff members on a tour of Alta Vista.

Peter at the Trainyards Starbucks,
treating staff to a cuppa Joe.

The Hume Team inspecting the Alta Vista corridor.

A quick stop for snacks at Three Sisters Bakery!

Peter was recently a guest on Talk Ottawa, chatting about Community Design Plans.

Peter stopped in to the new CE Centre for the official opening...

It's been a busy start to the year. Stay tuned for more scrapbook pages in the future!