Author: Tony Hallihan
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What are mosses?
Moss is a staple of our west coast temporal rain Forest climate. In the spring its growth explodes and shows up everywhere, soon to mostly disappear in the summer heat. Moss is not a fungus, it is a bryophyte and a keystone genus greatly benefiting habitat restoration and reforestation. Mosses collect many air pollutants and…
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Rat Poison(s)
Like almost anything on the internet; the topic of Rat Poison is anything but simple. Much anecdotal information gets spread around and leads to misinformation, albeit well meaning, it is still many times poor, misleading or just outdated. Ultimately, do your own research from trusted sources, I have tried to link some pertinent citations, but…
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Cleaning up Dog Feces
This year there has been a growth in the sad practice of dog owners not picking up after their dogs or even worse throwing bags of feces into the drains, gardens and bushes. Besides being a shameful act it causes a fair amount of grief to the park maintenance crew as well as the poor…
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Emergency Preparedness Workshop
Saturday April 29th at Club House: 2 to 4 pm Emergency Preparedness Workshop presented by Langford’s Emergency Social Services Team Join us to learn or review how we can be ready to deal with different possible situations. For example: – home hazards – personal emergency go kit – pet care – fires & earthquake (self &…
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Stop Work Order
April 11 2017 This is a work in progress and subject to Clarification and edits. Our facebook page mentioned STOP WORK ORDER signs posted in the park and asked for feedback as to why they were there. There was not much information as to what the SWO said so I went out looking for one…
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We are on facebook
We are now on Facebook Search for us as V9B4H2 on Facebook or try https://www.facebook.com/groups/701597303343490/
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Mayor Stewart Young in the Park
From your Hidden Valley Park Committee July 2016 “Follow-up Newsletter” Pizza meet and greet. This Tuesday, 5:30 PM July 19 at the clubhouse Mayor Stewart Young Langford Mayor Stewert Young has agreed to come and meet us to talk about some of his history here in the park as well as his views on the…
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Invasive Plants in the Park
On a recent park stroll on the hill to Evergreen Terrace I noticed a rather pretty red flower, that I thought was a bit out of place, When I took a closer look at the surrounding flora. I saw that most of the lushness was mostly due to invasive plant species. Scotch Broom, Himalayan Blackberry,…
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News copy from Word doc
Hello everyone. Well, this is the week in which the Residential Tenancy Branch decides how to move forward with the owner’s request for a 7.6% pad rent increase for 2015. Your park committee has been working actively and diligently to fulfil every requirement presented us by both the lawyer and the RTB. Together with the…