October 2018
COMMUNITY NEWS
RenfrewCollingwoodCommunityNews.com
Three cheers for community volunteer Carla Nissen by Paul Reid
Our community is so lucky to have its volunteers. Our spotlight falls this time on Carla Nissen, who recently came to the rescue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News. As you know, we are celebrating our 20th year this year, and a couple of months ago we had a small celebration to mark the occassion. One of the things that happened at that time was that an old stack of hardcopies of the RCC News was brought back to light, having been hiding in a storage locker for nearly a decade. The old issues really became a hit — people were leafing through them, reminiscing about the stories going back over 20 years. (Our 20 years did not include the precursor “newsletters,” but those were there, too.) And now, thanks in full to the generosity and hard work of our wonderful volunteer, Carla Nissen, all of those old issues have been scanned, rotated, edited and transported into a digital format to be enjoyed by all for years to come. Until now, these hardcopies for the most part, were the only surviving copies of each issue. Soon, these digital copies will be uploaded to our website to join the more recent issues.
Carla Nissen is someone who just loves to give back to her community. She recently helped the RCC News to scan years of old issues, soon to be available on our website. Photos by Paul Reid
RCC News 20 years:
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Theatre revitalization Page 3
Eating Out in RC: Zorro’s Pizza Page 5
You may recognize Carla. She has been a friendly face at our local Safeway for the past 17 years. She has also lived in our community for the past 11 years. She has always been interested in giving back.
Nutrition on a budget Page 10
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Fall garden tips
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