Milton Community Hall

Update from Miltonvale Park and Milton Community Hall -February 14, 2022

DUE TO THE WEATHER THE HALL IS CLOSED MONDAY, FEB 14.

Coffee Club will return at the Milton Community Hall on Monday and Fridays at 10 a.m beginning February 14. Vax pass required. Currently masks are required until you are actively eating or drinking. Admission by donation of coin or treats.

The next 50-50 Draw will take place on Tuesday, Feb 15 at the Annual Meeting of the Milton Community Hall.Tickets are $3 or 2/$5 and can be purchased at the hall or by e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.

Yoga/Mindful Movement with Leone - Mat yoga Tues at 9 a.m. and chair yoga Tues at 10:30 and Thurs at 9:00 a.m. Classes are taking place at the hall, and Leone is also streaming them on Zoom.  Sign up for the chair yoga or get the latest updates and the Zoom link here.  The cost per class is $5.

Monday and Friday Exercise classes return to the Milton Community Hall at 9 a.m. beginning Feb. 14. Classes are $5. Michele Gallant is also offering these classes on Zoom. Email her for the link, if you would like to join virtually.  magallant58@gmail.com

Tai chi begins Monday, February 14 -Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. for a six-week session. Class size is limited but there is space for one more resident. Cost is $25/resident. Register with miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com  or 902-566-3154.

There is also one more spot in the basic drawing class that started this past week. Classes will be on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. with Nancy Hooper. Cost is $20 for 6 classes. Non residents -$25. All supplies are provided.  Space is limited and preference will be given to Miltonvale Park residents aged 55+. Register with miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com  or 902-566-3154.

The Municipality has six pairs of adult snowshoes (and poles) available for residents to borrow - There are 3 pairs of 25” (120-200 lbs) and 3 pairs of 30” (170-250 lbs) snowshoes. Contact the council office (902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com) to arrange to borrow a pair for a day or two. These were funded by the PEI Seniors Secretariat, so priority is for people who are 55+.

The hall has crokinole, cribbage boards, books (and sometimes puzzles), and ukuleles that can also be lent out to Miltonvale Park residents to help pass the time this winter. Call or email the hall to arrange a time to pick items up (though you can pop in anytime the hall is open to catch books -although it is best to avoid the 20 minutes before any event starts). For your convenience, I am at the hall today (Saturday) if you want snowshoes for the weekend. the hall calendar is online.

The annual meeting for the Milton Community Hall is taking place on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:30.  Online access will also be available, if requested. All adult residents of Miltonvale Park are members of Milton Community Hall, Inc.  The meeting will include reports, financial reports, voting on constitutional changes, and elections for board members.  Would you be interested in joining the non-profit board that runs the hall? To learn more about serving on the board or to RSVP for the meeting contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154. Information for the meeting is available here. 

The February Municipal Council meeting is taking place on its regular 3rd Wednesday of the month, Feb 16, at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP to the Council office if you would like to attend, either virtually or in-person. 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Municipalities are no longer required to hold annual meetings. Instead, they must hold an annual budget meeting at least two weeks before the budget is passed by Council. Miltonvale Park will be holding the annual budget meeting on Wednesday, Feb 23. At 7:30 p.m. The storm date is Tuesday, March 1. Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090 by Wednesday noon. Online access can be arranged. The draft budget and supporting documents will be posted on miltonvalepark.com after the Feb. 16th Council meeting. If you have suggestions for municipal events, programs or purchases, please contact the Council office, ASAP.

The Milton Community Hall has been approved to participate in a Red Cross “Stop the Spread” rapid screening test program. The tests are now available for participants/volunteers at events and activities at the hall. They are optional. As the hall must report (anonymously) the results of the tests, they must be done at the hall. The Red Cross requires that they only be used for people who are 18+, have no symptoms and have not been identified as close contacts. People swab their own noses, then usually return swabs to a hall volunteer for the rest of the testing process. The program requires that the hall report the numbers of tests and positive and negative results (no names) to Red Cross regularly and they have given us a waiver form for people to consent to report data to the Canadian Red Cross and to ensure they have consent to use the data to fulfill its obligations to Health Canada.  There is also a video (no sound) that shows the testing procedure.  The rapid tests should help to give everyone a bit more comfort attending events/activities. The tests are not mandatory, but given the high transmissibility of Omicron, we hope being able to be tested will help to keep everyone safer. It will allow those who may be contagious to learn that before symptoms appear, so can reduce the chances of infecting others. Anyone who tests a presumptive positive is asked to be tested at the Provincial PCR testing site to confirm results, and let the hall know the results of that testing, so it can be reported to Red Cross.
If anyone might be interested in volunteering to assist with the testing and record keeping during the half hour (approximately) before events, please contact the hall at 902-566-3154. Training and PPE will be provided.

The hall also received a limited number of rapid tests which can be used off-site, for all-ages, and do not require reporting of results. Contact the hall if you might need a rapid test from this batch (eg. Youth, housebound person…)

Also – the Municipality is updating its Emergency Management Plan -and would like to include the names and phone numbers of residents who might be willing to assist in an emergency situation (if available). If you have specialized equipment or skills that could be helpful in an emergency -such as snowmobiles, ATV, medical training, fluency in other languages, portable generator… please let the Council office know. As well, if anyone is interested in being on the Emergency management committee, please let Shari know.

Reminder, vax passes are required for all activities at the Milton Community Hall, and people with any Covid-19 symptoms should not enter the hall.

Also – if residents are reminded that if you are registering your children for extracurricular events and activities that there is a Child Bursary Program which will reimburse up to $75/child per year (April 1-March 31). If you are not sure if you have already received the bursary this year, check the list of recipients here. The application form for the bursary and the rebates for low flow replacement toilets  or showerheads rebate or HE washer rebate is also there.

Also, usually this is the week we make the blankets for Family Violence Prevention Week, but this important week has been moved to the spring, so blanket making will also happen in May.

Happy Valentines!