The Oak Park Retirement Community, 2 Valour Drive, has featured concerts and, just recently, an Art Exhibit. Anyone interested in finding out more about the facility is invited to tour the residence and enjoy a complimentary lunch.

Contact 613-260-7144 for more information. 

Faircrest Heights: The Dark Side

What do modern clothing designers, buyers and retailers seem to have in common with Henry Ford, who died in 1947? The colour black, it seems.

In his autobiography, My Life and Work, the American automotive pioneer said of his iconic Model T that “any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” If pedestrians in Faircrest Heights and much of the rest of the city are any indicator, it’s the preferred colour for modern clothiers!

That may be stretching it a bit, but a walk through most department stores’ clothing sections, both men’s and women’s, is a walk on the dark side: lots of dark blues, greens and the like as well as the ubiquitous black.

More worrisome is the walk on the dark side that involves parts of our community, most notably those few streets where residents voted years ago to eschew streetlights. Pedestrians dressed entirely in black or some other dull colour tend to be all but invisible at night, even more so when they inexplicably walk with their backs to the traffic.

It’s no stretch to suggest that they are accidents waiting to happen, even if a car is being driven slowly. So, next time you are out for an evening ambulation, opt for something light-coloured and, even better, something with reflective tape. If that’s not an option, head over to the nearest pet supply store and buy one of those flashing LED units made for dog collars.

For pedestrians and motorists alike, that can turn a potentially stressful situation into a walk on the bright side!

Ken Pole

Smyth Road - No pain, no gain

The pain is that Smyth is going to be resurfaced starting April 26th with all that means in terms of traffic and inconvenience. The gain is that we can bid farewell to all those potholes and bumps - for a while. The projected completion date is July 30th

Faircrest Heights is a good place to live - let’s keep it that way

New Play Structure at Billings

The City has replaced the ageing play structure in the Park on Billings Avenue with a more
modern one. The pressure treated wood has gone and the structure is surrounded with wood chips
instead of sand. John Murphy Park is scheduled to be upgraded next year.

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