Potluck party 2025: Food, fun and sun

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On a perfectly pleasant mid-July afternoon, several dozen members of Copperstone’s community gathered for the second annual potluck party in the Heritage courtyard. An array of dishes was on hand, everything from classics like hot dogs and burgers, to rice, ambrosia salad and watermelon cookies (and actual watermelon, too).

Thanks to council for organizing and for the four council members who were available to attend (summer is always tricky with vacations). And a big thanks to the owners and tenants who came and provided goodies, games and conversation.

I am amazed at how few faces I managed to get in this shot.

No Caller ID issue with enterphone (and possible workaround)

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UPDATE: Verified that the workaround worked for me. I am trying to verify if it has worked for anyone else.

The enterphone/intercom is experiencing an issue now where owners and tenants answering a buzzer are getting a “No Caller ID” message on their phones and are unable to buzz people in.

While this is being investigated, a workaround that fixed the issue for me was to add the enterphone phone number as a contact on my phone (I have an iPhone). I haven’t confirmed if the same number is used for every building, but for 244 the following number works: 778-397-0265

I’ll update this post if I confirm it also works for buildings 240 and 248.

Goodbye, Tidy Bin, we hardly knew ye!

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The Tidy Bin arrived on July 18th and was picked up and hauled away today, July 21st.

It looks empty, but…

On Saturday, July 19th, council members Jeff and Ben (along with assists from a few others) spent a large part of the day breaking items down and compacting everything to fit in more tightly. This made it easier for people to add more items and it also meant that we never needed a second bin, which is kind of amazing if you remember bins of the past.

When picking up the bin, the Tidy Bin guy apparently remarked that he had never seen a bin so neatly arranged before. A big thanks to the council members for getting the bin and then making sure it was handled so efficiently.

The following shot was taken on Sunday around 3:30 p.m., still showing plenty of room to spare.

Brunette Avenue clean-up, Part 2

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On June 12 I cleaned up along the fence on Brunette Avenue after the landscaping company cut down the wild grass growing there: The unexpectedly long cigarette butt patrol

Today, just over a month later, I returned and this time everything I picked up fit into a single bucket–definitely less, but still a fair bit of stuff. I hope by cleaning it up, it discourages at least some people from littering there.

I’ve highlighted the area I checked below. This is city property, but it sits right next to the Copperstone easement.

Click for larger image (screenshot from Microsoft Maps)

The haul this time:

Also in the bucket: Multiple cups from Tim’s, the preffered fast food of litterers, apparently.