Welcome package

Here are some tips and FAQs to help make this home a better place to live J Treat this building like your own, treat others with respect and this will be the best place you’ve ever lived J

Address:

The mailing address is:

15-21 St-Joseph Boulevard

Gatineau, Quebec

J8Y 3V7

Yong’s Cell: 819-328-6868

• Welcome to 15-21 St-Joseph and thanks for calling it home.

• Please contact HydroQuebec to open a hydro account to ensure the continuous supply of electricity to your apartment. Here is the online account application:

https://transaction.hydroquebec.com/lsw/ca/clientele/nc/accueil.jsp?langue=en

Tele: 1 888 385-7252

• If you are new to Quebec province, you may need to change your provincial medical insurance card or driver’s license. Here are the links:

Assurance maladie

http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.shtml

Assurance automobile

http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca/

House by-laws (applies to both tenant & guests):

· Share the responsibilities to keep the common area clean and neat

· No illegal drugs or illegal activities

· No smoking inside the property

· No hosting of parties of any kind

· No willful or negligent damaging of the house or attach or modify existing house (e.g. change of locks). If modification is necessary (e.g. painting), please advise landlord and get permission.

· Do not interfere with the lawful right, privilege, interest, reasonable enjoyment or impair the safety of another person in the building

· Do not use the unit in a manner that is inconsistent with its use as residential premises

· No adjustment of household appliances (i.e. thermostat / fridge / water heater..etc), please advise landlord if you have concerns

• Collection: Garbage is collected every other week on Friday

• Location: Two big garbage bins (green) are at the back of the building beside the parking lot.

• Important: Place all garbage in the large garbage bins. They will be placed beside St-Joseph on Thursday evening.

• Recycling: Blue recycling bins are collected on an alternate week schedule, every Friday
• Location: Two big recycling bins (blue) are at the back of the building beside the parking lot with green garbage bins.

• Important: Place all recycling in the bins according to the instruction on the bins by 4pm on Thursday to ensure they are collected on Friday.

• What are recyclables and non-recyclables: http://www.gatineau.ca/page.asp?p=environnement/matieres_residuelles/recyclage/matieres_acceptees_refusees

• Compost Bio-bin: Brown bio-bin is collected every Friday.
• Location: One bio-bin (brown) is at the back of the building beside the parking lot with green garbage bins and blue recycling bins.

• Important: Please follow city’s instruction above. Please do not put plastic bags in the Bio-bin. Place all compostable materials in the Bio-bin by 4pm on Thursday to ensure they are collected on Friday.

• Location: Coin-operated laundry room is located at the back of the building, entering code: 1523

• Supplies: Bring your own laundry detergent, fabric softener.

• Time: Please do not use the laundry room after 10:00pm to ensure a quiet environment in the building.

• Mailbox: Each apartment has its own mail box and mailing address. The mailing address is:

(Your Name)

(apt#)

St-Joseph Boulevard

Gatineau Quebec

J8Y 3V7

• Bus stops at the door (Bus 36,37) or in 1 minute walk (Bus 22, 29, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, 59)
• 1 minute walk to Park des Chars de Combats
• 2 minute walk to Gatineau Park
• 5 minutes walk to University of Quebec in Outaouais (l'UQO)
• 10 minutes walk to Portage Complex
• 10 minutes bus to Parliament and Rideau Centre (Bus 36, 37, 22, 29, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, 59)
• 10 minutes bus to University of Ottawa (Bus 36, 37, 22, 29, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, 59)
• 30 minute bus to Algonqun College (Bus 45 transfer to Bus 95)
• 40 minutes buses to Carleton University (Bus 36, 37, 22, 29, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, 59 transfer to Bus 4 )

Groceries Stores:

• There are groceries store and depenneurs around this building on the St-Joseph and Alexandre-Tache street.

Malls:

• Rideau Centre (15 minute bus ride)
• Les Galerie de Hull in walking distance on the same street north
• Village Place Cartier in walking distance on the same street north

Restaurants:

• There are small restaurants minutes walk from this building north on St-Joseph Boulevard.