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waATERLOO MEMORIAL Recreation Complex Recreation 101 Father David Bauer Drive Complex N2J 4A8 SWIM LESSONS ... REGISTER NOW! Registration Materials for Summer Swim Lessons are NOW availâ€" Able at the Swimplex Reception Desk. Registration is onâ€"going throughout the summer! Choose from daily sessions, once a week or twice a week. We offer lessons for all ages and all abilities. Reception & Registration Hours; Monday to Sunday 8:30 am to 8 pm. Hours vary durâ€" ing holidays and special events. Public Swims: Monday through Friday 1:30 to Spm and 6 to 7:30 pm Saturdays and Sundays 2 â€" 7 pm GET YOUR SEASON PASS â€" ONLY $50.00 for a child/adult!!! Regular Admission: Child/Adult $2.50 _ Family $6.00 (4 max.) **($1 extra for each additional family member) The City _ of _ Waterloo _ invites _ interested _ Design/Build Contractors/Consortiums to submit letters of interest for the rehabilitaâ€" tion of the northern branch of Clair Creek (approximate length 300 m). Clair Creek is a tributary of Laurel Creek and the north branch flows in an easterly direction through the northwest corner of the City between Wilmot Line and Erbsville Road. Letters should be forwarded to the City of Waterloo Service Centre no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2001. All submissions should include a general profile of the consortium, key staff, relevant experience and past record of successfully completed "rebabilitated channel projects." as well as portray a good understanding of forest and creek ecology and morphology. Prequalified applicants will be notified and further supplied with a Request for Proposal. Scope of Work This project involves the design/rehabilitation of a naturalized channel using "bioengineering techniques." preparation of engineering drawings, approvals from the City, Ministry and Conservation Authority and conâ€" struction of the same this year. In particular, the following items are to be included in the scope of the project: * Bank stabilization/restoration and erosion control measures; * flood control measures: + Water quality and quantity parameters (i.e. construction measures to improve temperature and turbidity concerns). * Aquatic habitat improvement in the form of grade control, stream bed reâ€"surfacing, stream bed remediation, debris and tree removal, stream reâ€"alignment, floodplain reâ€"grading, reâ€"vegetation, riffle and pool sequencing, stream bank regrading and creation of buffer zones. Letters of Interest should be submitted to: The City of Waterloo 265 Lexington Court Waterloo, Oniario N2J 4A8 Attention: Len Fay and Katharina Walton 885â€"4530 150 Lincoln Rd. Waterloo (across fl'!)lsl the Waterloo WMCA) i 0 0 ter ITYaOF W Preâ€"qualification of Design/Build Contractors or Consortiums Clair Creek North Rehabilitation Project REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST MoOSES SPRINGER OUTDOOR POOL! COOL OFF AT SWIMPLEX 886â€"3844 COMMUNITY INFORMATION 886â€"1550 Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, and branches. Of concern is yard wasté that is dumped on City Property including in parkland, creeks and on roadways. Yard waste that is placed on streets can block storm sewers, be ultimately deposited into our creeks, or potentially cause localized flooding. Yard waste dumped in forests and parks can hinder vegetative understory development and disrupt our maintenance efforts. Improper yard waste disposal contributes to higher maintenance costs, environmental degradation, poor water quality and erosion of stream banks. To dispose of: Grass Clippings (not pickedâ€"up at the curb) a. keep them on your lawn b. compost them on your property c. deliver to the Waterloo Landfill Site at 925 Erb St. W., Waterloo Leaves, branches and other yard waste: a. leave them where they fall b. compost them on your property c. deliver to the curb for Regional Yard Waste Pickâ€"Up (biâ€"weekly on your regular garbage day from Aprilâ€"Nov.) . Pick up your ftee copy of Garbage, Recycling, Large Item and Yard Waste Collection in City of Waterloo 2001 Brochure at City Hall or the Waterloo Service Centre or download it from the website listed below. For more information contact the Region of Waterloo Waste Management Division at 883â€"5100, www.region. waterloo.on.ca/waste. If you have yard waste dumping concern on City property please contact: Anna Marie Cipriani, B.E.S. Environmental Enforcement Officer City of Waterloo 519â€"886â€"2310 ext. 251 FRONT YARD COMPETITION â€" Waterloo Mail Carriers have almost completed their selections for the front yard competition. Nominees will be notified by letter the week of July 16. Judges will be heading out to select 2" runnerâ€"up; 1" runnerâ€" up and a Ward Winner between July 20 and 27. ECOFRIENDLY GARDEN COMPETITION â€" Residents are asked to nominate these particular front yards themselves. You may nominate your own or your neighbour‘s front yard. There should be plantings and other features to attract butterflies, other insects and birds to the garden. The plantings should be well adapted to the site and reqqire little to no water, mowing or chemicals. Nominations close tomorrow (July 12). Last call for nominations NOTICE TO RESIDENTS ABOUT YARD WASTE DISPOSAL www.city.waterlo0.on.ca acipriani@city.waterloo.on.ca Waterloo Communities in Bloom