Town News

Roddickton-Bide Arm Kids Summer Recreation Program and
Swimming Lessons

Registration will take place at the Green Moose Interpretation Centre for both on:
Thursday, July 2 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm

Kids Summer Recreation Program
Age: Children going to Kindergarten in September up to age of 12 years old.
Kindergarten children must be accompany by an adult.
Start Date: Tuesday, July 7
End Date: Friday, Aug 14
Cost: $ 20 per Child
Location: Gerry Byrne Room
Children will be involved in active activities held outside when possible.

Swimming Lessons (Space is limited, based on first registered)
The Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm is please to offer Red Cross Swimming Lessons.
Lessons offered this summer:
Tots to Level 10 ($ 25 for first child and $ 15 for additional siblings plus
swimming pool fee of $3.00 per lesson attended.
Booklets of 8 tickets can be purchased at the pool for $20.00
which can be used in place of the $ 3.00 fee.)
Bronze Medallion ($150.00)
Bronze Cross ($150.00)
Bronze Cross and Medallion will be a weekend for each.
Tentative Start Date: Wednesday, July 8
Number of lessons: 8 to 12

Cost: All fees are non-refundable.

It is with reluctance that Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm announces the cancellation of the planned Moose Festival for this summer due to the lack of volunteers. The festival will be attempted again next year hopefully with many people coming forward to help.

DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL & INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
INVITATION TO TENDER

Tenders will be received up to the dates & times indicated below for the following projects:

A/PROJECT #MA9363 – Lift Station Upgrades, Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm, NL
PURCHASE PRICE: $45.20 CLOSING DATE: June 25th, 2015 @ 2:00 PM

Electronic specifications may be obtained by e-mailing a request to janiceshulba@gov.nl.ca, stephenslaney@gov.nl.ca or upon receipt of the purchase price indicated above, (NON REFUNDABLE, HST INCLUDED) specifications may be purchased from Tendering & Contracts, Ground Floor, East Block, Confederation Building, P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL. A1B 4J6, Ph# 709-729-3786, Fax # 709-729-6729, & viewed at the office of the NL Construction Assoc. Tenders addressed to the Deputy Minister of Municipal & Intergovernmental Affairs must be delivered to Tendering & Contracts at the address above & be submitted on forms provided & in sealed envelopes clearly marked as to the contents. Tenders will be opened immediately after the tender closing time. The Department does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

Please note that all current construction & service contract tender notices are also available on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador web site at www.tw.gov.nl.ca/tenderingandcontracts.

Honourable Keith Hutchings
Minister
Municipal & Intergovernmental Affairs
And Registrar General

Employment Opportunity

Job Creation Partnership (JCP)
Labourers
Temporary Position
22 Weeks – Approximate Start Date: June 29, 2015

Applications are being invited from qualified individuals for six (6) Labourers under JCP.

Individuals will be involved in renovating the swimming pool. All duties involve physical labour, including but not limited to carpentry work.

Successful applicants must meet the following qualifications:
• be able to work independently and follow instructions
• capable of working in adverse weather conditions
• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident legally entitled to work in Canada;
• are unemployed
• have a current claim for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits or had an unemployment benefit period that ended within the 36 months (3 years) prior to date of requesting assistance.

Please apply in confidence to the attention of the undersigned in person, by mail, email or fax. Resumes must be received by 4:00 p.m., June 12, 2014. Applications received after that time or date may not be considered.

Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm
Attn: Paula Snook-Randell
P.O. Box 10
81 Major’s Street
Roddickton, NL
A0K 4P0
Email: roddickton@nf.aibn.com
Fax: (709) 457-2663

The next regular meeting is schedule for May 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Green Moose Interpretation.

To request a certificate from the Town for any resident(s) celebrating an anniversary (50+), birthday (80+) or retirement please call the Town office at 457-2413.

The Roddickton-Bide Arm Harbour Authority will be having a meeting on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 pm. If are interested in becoming a member, you are invited to attend this meeting at the Gerry Byrne Room.

http://www.norpenservices.ca/pdf/22/Calendar%20sub%202.pdf

Message received from Hydro.

POWER INTERRUPTION ANNOUNCEMENT

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro wishes to advise its customers in all communities on the Great Northern Peninsula on the West Side from Caster River South to Eddies Cove East and on the East Side all customers from Main Brook to Englee

that there will be a power interruption on:

Wednesday. April 8, 2015 from      1 2:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

The reason for the interruption is to: Complete critical maintenance to the Transmission System.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro apologizes for any inconvenience that this outage may cause its customers.

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