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SUMMITTHE OFFICIAL HIGHLAND PARK & HIGHWOOD COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

HIGHLAND HIGHWOODDELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,200 HOUSEHOLDS JANUARY 2020

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Highland Park Community AssociationOffice: 403-276-6969BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Elise BiecheVice President Anne NaumannTreasurer Jill KowalchukSecretary Jeanne KimberDirector Kathy KoehlerDirector Gary KoehlerDirector Mark Ryall Director Greg MillerDirector Rosalind KohutDirector Dave JohnsonDirector Tony UfkesDirector Donna MarzolfDirector Darrell NowosadDirector Leisa Northcott

COMMUNITY CONTACTSWebsite www.highlandparkcommunity.caFacility Rental & Management Carolyn Bergen, 403-276-6969 [email protected] Editor [email protected] Food Box Mitch 403-903-2769Development Review Jeanne Kimber [email protected]’ Luncheon Rosalind Kohut, 587-349-0870Neighbourhood Jennifer Dimarzo, 403-476-7295of Promise Contact [email protected] Police Service Cst. Michelle Jansen, District 3, [email protected]; 403-651-9797Bylaw Infractions Call 311, or complete form online at: www.calgary.ca/311onlineWard 4 Councillor Sean Chu, 403-268-3727 [email protected] [email protected]

HIGHLAND PARK HALL RENTAL RATESPhone: 403-276-6969www.highlandparkcommunity.caWe welcome rental enquiries for our facilities. We offer a choice in hall size, a kitchen with an updated stainless steel appliances, a portable bar, a projector, sound system, a pull down screen for sharing pictures of those special moments, and loads of tables and chairs.

Rental Rates:Main Hall – 210 person capacity$550/day or $55/hour; $500 damage deposit

North Hall – 60 person capacity$400/day or $44/hour; $400 damage deposit

Lower Main Hall – 2500 sq. ft.Ideal for recreation, rehearsals or children’s programs and parties - $25/hour

Lower North Hall – 60 person capacity Ideal for small meetings and children’s parties - $25/hr

There is a once per year 25% discount for HPCA area residents with a current membership.

ALL RENTALS ARE SUBJECT TO GST

Every 2nd Tuesday 1pm-4pm

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Struggling to make ends meet?BowWest connects you to resources:

Food, clothing, shelter, transportation, counselling, no or low cost recreation.

403-703-0140

BowWest Community Resource Centre regrets to an-nounce that the food market, usually held every second Thursday at the Highland Park Community Association, must be temporarily discontinued. Please watch for up-dates regarding a re-start of the food market in High-land Park on your community association Facebook page and newsletter. You may also contact BowWest at 403-703-0140.

HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY

$6.00 person for HPCA members$10.00/person for non-members of HPCA

January 21 Starts at 12pm Main Hall

HIGHLAND PARKHALL SCHEDULE JANUARY 2020

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-MH 6pm-9:30pm Bunbukan Karate

-LNH 12pm-4pm Arabic & Islamic Classes-MH 1pm-3pm Private Event-MH 4pm-7pm Private Event-MHB 5:30pm-7:30pm Calgary Algerian Society

-MH/NH/MHB 7am-1pm Liberty Assembly-NH 5:30pm-7:30pm Science of Spirituality

-NH 1pm-4pm Bow West-MH 7pm-10pm Forge Martial Arts

-MH 7pm-9pm Forge Martial Arts

-MH/MHB 6pm-10pm Liberty Assembly

-MH/NH 5pm-8:30pm MJP Irish Dance

-LNH 12pm-4pm Arabic & Islamic Classes-MHB 5:30pm-7:30pm Calgary Algerian Society-NH 12pm-5pm Private Event

New Year’s Day -MH/MHB 6pm-10pm Liberty Assembly



-MH 7pm-9pm Forge Martial Arts


-LNH 12pm-4pm Arabic & Islamic Classes-MHB 5:30pm-7:30pm Calgary Algerian Society

-MH/NH/MHB 7am-1pm Liberty Assembly-NH 5:30pm-7:30pm Science of Spirituality


-MH/NH/MHB 7am-1pm Liberty Assembly-MH 2:30-4:30pm Forge Martial Arts-NH 5:30pm-7:30pm Science of Spirituality


-MH 12pm Seniors Lunch-NH 1pm-4pm Bow West*Good Food Box Order 6pm-7:30pm-NH 7pm-9:30pm CaRWA-MH 7pm-9pm Forge Martial Arts


-NH 7pm-8pm Private Booking-MH 7pm-9pm Forge Martial Arts


-MH (all day) Forge-LNH 12pm-4pm Arabic & Islamic Classes-MHB 5:30pm-7:30pm Calgary Algerian Society

-MH/NH/MHB 7am-1pm Liberty Assembly-MH 1:30pm-5pm Private Rental




-NH 1pm-4pm Bow West*Good Food Box Pickup 6pm-7:30pm-MH 7pm-9pm Forge Martial Arts


4 J A N U A RY 2020 I Ca l l 403-720-0762 fo r adver t i s ing oppor tun i t ies

HIGHLAND PARK VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESTo volunteer for any of the opportunities below, please contact HPCA’s Volunteer Coordinator, Anne, at [email protected].

Good Food Box Program 2020: we are looking for a new volunteer to staff a table at our hall 2 days a month to accept orders and monitor pick-up of Good Food Boxes at our hall for this program for our community.

•Volunteerhours:4 per month (2 days per month X 1.5 hours each + estimate of 1 additional hour). This posi-tion could potentially be shared with someone else.•Duties include:staffing a table in the lobby of HPCA

Hall, recording the name and contact information of people ordering boxes, accepting payment for the boxes, tallying order totals and submitting the total to the Good Food Box program organizers, delivering or-der payments received to the HPCA office, sending out reminder texts about order and pick up dates to our short list of people who may want to or who did order a box that month, staffing a table in the lobby of HPCA Hall to ensure the correct boxes are picked up by those who ordered them.•Volunteer dates required: The order and delivery

dates for Highland Park are set by the Good Food Box program. Times are 6 pm to 7:30 pm on both the order date and delivery date. The delivery date is always 10 days after the order date. There are no order or delivery dates in the summer. Dates set for HPCA’s Good Food Box program for 2020 are below:

Buchanan Skating Week January 27 to 31: we are looking for community volunteers who are willing to help make and serve hot chocolate and store-bought

cookies to the students, at the end of their skating sessions, 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Ex-act dates and times will be confirmed with Buchanan School, but we estimate volunteers will be needed for at least 3 of the 5 days that week.

•Volunteer hours: Times will be confirmed with Bu-chanan School, but estimated that 1 to 2 volunteers are needed for each of four time blocks: 10 am to 11 am; 11 am to 12 pm; 1:30 to 2:30 pm; and 2:45 to 3:45 pm.•Duties involve:boiling kettles of water, making hot

chocolate with boiled water and hot chocolate pow-der, setting up a table inside the main hall at the east door to put the hot chocolate, cups, and cookies on, adding marshmallows to hot chocolate cups as need-ed (not everyone wants them), letting a teacher out-side know when the hot chocolate is ready, wiping up any spills on the floor or table, and at the end of the day washing the hot chocolate dispenser and any measuring and stirring spoons, wiping down the table and putting it away.

Order Date Delivery Date

Tuesday January 21 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday January 30

Tuesday February 25 (4th Tuesday) Thursday March 5

Tuesday March 17 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday March 26

Tuesday April 21 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday April 30

Tuesday May 19 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday May 28

Tuesday June 9 (2nd Tuesday) Thursday June 18

Tuesday September 15 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday September 24

Tuesday October 13 (2nd Tuesday) Thursday October 22

Tuesday November 17 (3rd Tuesday) Thursday November 26


HIGHLAND PARK UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________ Postal Code: _______________

Phone: ___________________________________Email Address: ______________________________________

Highland Park Community AssociationMEMBERSHIP FORM

Fees: Families - $20 • Individuals aged 18 to 64 - $10 • Individual seniors (age 65 & over) - $5Associate members (non-residents) - $10

Memberships good for one year from date of purchase

Please make cheques payable to: Highland Park Community Association

Please mail cheque and this form to:

Highland Community Association, 3716 – 2nd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2K 0Y4

*memberships also available for purchase online at highlandparkcommunity.ca

For more information about anything below, please contact Carolyn, our Hall Manager at [email protected] or 403-276-6969. To volunteer for an event, please contact Anne at [email protected].

For more information about anything below, please contact Caro-lyn, our Hall Manager at [email protected] or 403-276-6969. To volunteer for an event, please contact Anne at [email protected].

Ongoing: If you haven’t done so already, you should ask to be put onto our community email list, so you get occasional up-dates on things that happen between newsletters. You’ll also get reminders about upcoming community events (who doesn’t need a reminder now and then?) and details on other important information for community residents. Send your contact details (name, email, address and phone) to Carolyn at [email protected] and she will add you to our list. Also, don’t forget to visit our website: HighlandParkCommunity.ca and “like” our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.

January 21: Good Food Box order date at HPCA Hall, 6 pm to 7:30 pm. NOTE: we are looking for a new volunteer to coordinate orders for this program for our community. For more details, see the article about Highland Park Volunteer Opportunities else-where in this newsletter.

January 21: Senior’s Lunch 12pm, North Hall, HPCA

January 30: Good Food Box pick-up date at HPCA Hall, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

January 25 or 26: The Skate Shack will be delivered to the HPCA parking lot on January 25 or 26, near the sheds, so please ensure your vehicles are out of the lot in that area on those dates.

January 27 to 31: Approximately 200 Buchanan School stu-dents and staff will again be using our outdoor rink to skate for their phys. ed. classes from January 27 to 31. As we always do to support this program, we are looking for community vol-unteers who are willing to help make and serve hot chocolate and store-bought cookies to the students, at the end of their skating sessions, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Please contact HPCA’s volunteer coordinator, Anne at the email address above.

February 1: HPCA Family Skate Day, Saturday 1 to 3 pm. Come out to skate on our outdoor rink and socialize with other fami-lies and residents of Highland Park. If you don’t have your own skates, feel free to use one of the hundreds of pairs of skates in the Skate Shack. Let’s hope for decent weather!

February 18: Senior’s Lunch 12pm, North Hall, HPCA

February 25: Good Food Box order date at HPCA Hall, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

March 5: Good Food Box pick-up date at HPCA Hall, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

HIGHLAND PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT

by D. Jeanne Kimber, Email [email protected]

Over the past year, the Highland Park Community As-sociation has participated on the North Hill Communi-ties Local Growth Planning initiative. This project has piloted a new approach to Local Area Plans involving multiple communities. Other communities involved in the project are Capitol Hill, Mount Pleasant, Tuxedo Park, Rosedale, Crescent Heights, Renfrew, Winston Height-Mountview and Greenview Industrial Area. On November 30th, the City hosted an open house in High-land Park to provide local residents with the opportu-nity to review and comment upon the draft North Hill Communities Local Growth Plan. Online engagement fol-lowed subsequently. The City’s planning team will now be working on revisions over the next few months, in order to present a final version to Council in the first half of 2020. Work on the plan has also been informed by the recently released draft Guidebook for Great Commu-nities. The Guidebook represents a new framework for urban planning and development in Calgary. It is also undergoing additional review and will be brought for-ward to Council for adoption at the same time as the North Hill Communities Local Growth Plan You can learn more about the Guidebook by searching for “Guidebook for Great Communities” at www.calgary.ca. For more information about the North Hill Communities Local Growth Plan go to https://engage.calgary.ca/northhill

City Council passed amendments to the Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 on November 18th which will allow for second-ary suites in semi-detached dwellings as a permitted use. This bylaw change has a significant effect in High-land Park insomuch as it primarily affects R-C2 land use districts. There would be no change to the land use des-ignation (i.e. R-C2 stays R-C2). The bylaw amendments also involve rules about side entrances and parking. The Policy to Guide Discretion for Secondary Suites and Back-yard Suites is also to be amended to conform to these changes. Until May 31, 2020 the City is waiving devel-opment permit and secondary suite registry fees. You can learn more about this by searching for “secondary suites” on the City’s website.

A recent Development Permit application would see the property next to the Highland Mennonite Church being demolished and made into additional parking for the Church. The file reference is DP2019-5973.

A land use change application was approved by the Cal-gary Planning Commission (CPC) for the vacant parcel of land along 41st Avenue NE sloping down to 1 Street NE in allow for a multi-family residential structure. The file reference number is LOC2019-0115. The land use change now goes to Council for a public hearing on De-cember 16.

The land use change proposed for the west side of Centre Street, between 42nd and 43rd Avenues was approved on October 21 by City Council. This change allows for mixed residential and commercial uses (MU-1), with commercial uses at street level facing Centre Street. An additional parcel at the SW corner of 42nd Ave and Centre Street has now applied for a land use change to MU-1. The file reference number for this last application is LOC2018-0108.

A land use change application for 3827 Centre St. NE approved by the Calgary Planning Commission on No-vember 21, 2020. The application calls for a change from R-C2 to M-CG (Multi-residential, Contextual Grade Ori-ented) to permit a 4-plex residential structure. The ap-plication is now scheduled to go to Council on January 13, 2020. The file reference number is LOC2019-0099.

An application to change the land use designation at 204 40 Avenue NW to MU-1 is still under review by the City. This designation could potentially allow for mixed use (commercial and residential) in a multi-storey build-ing. The Community Association has suggested some other land uses that we believe would be more in keep-ing with the surrounding properties and streetscape.

Development Permit applications for two new semi-de-tached dwellings to replace an existing semi-detached at 4205 and 4207 2nd Street NW are still under review pending a change in land use designation to R-CG. This change would be required due to problems arising from the proposed subdivision into new lots. The land use change application will be going to the Calgary Plan-ning Commission at some date in the future. The file reference for this land use re-designation application is LOC2019-0130, and for the dwellings the file numbers are DP2019-2463 and DP2019-2464.

Status information can be found on any Develop-ment Permit or Land Use Change applications from the City’s Planning and Development map at https:// developmentmap.calgary.ca/#map.


HIGHLAND PARK PRESCHOOL UPDATE

Centrally located enroute to downtown in Highland Park Community Hall

Non-profit, parent operated, traditional preschool. Offering high quality programs for 3 & 4 year olds

with excellent teachers that love what they do! Morning Classes

Tues/Thur - $130 per month - 3 year oldsMon/Wed/Fri - $170 per month - 4 year olds

Afternoon ClassesTues/Thur - $130 per month 3 & 4 year old class

Register Now for 2018/2019Visit our website

www.highlandparkcommunity.ca

Call or email Carolyn for more information403-276-6969

[email protected]

Stop by to see the classroom, meet the teachers and learn more

about our preschool!

OPEN HOUSE January 17, 2019 5:30PM - 7:30PM

3716 2nd Street NWMorning Classes

Tues/Thur - 3 year olds Mon/Wed/Fri - 4 year olds

Afternoon Classes Tues/Thur - 3 & 4 year olds

Registration for Fall 2019 will open Jan. 17www.hpca.ca/preschool

[email protected] 403-276-6969









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Tues/Thur - 3 year olds Mon/Wed/Fri - 4 year olds

Afternoon Classes Tues/Thur - 3 & 4 year olds

Registration for Fall 2019 will open Jan. 17www.hpca.ca/preschool

[email protected] 403-276-6969

Stop by to see the classroom, meet the teachers and learn more about our

preschool!

OPEN HOUSEJanuary 23, 2020 5:30PM - 7:30PM

3716 2nd Street NW

Morning ClassesTues/Thur: 3-year-olds

Mon/Wed/Fri: 4-year-olds

Afternoon ClassesTues/Thur: 3- & 4-year-olds

Registration opens January 23, 2020 for classes starting September 2020.

www.hpca.ca/[email protected]

403-276-6969

We hope everyone is recharged after a lovely break, our teachers sure are!! We’ve got some very exciting things planned for the last half of our year!

Firstly, we’d like to invite you all to our Open House January 23 5:30-7:30PM. Take some time to see our preschool, meet our teachers and learn about the incredible learning that happens throughout the year! Our registration also opens this date for our 2020/2021 school year!

Thank you to our students who donated to the Calgary Food Bank! Our small school collected over 60lbs of non-perishable food items! We are striving to teach our children ways to be kind to others, help others and be accepting of everyone! Thanks also to those of you who partici-pated in December’s Kindness Challenge!

January marks the start of our Lending Library! We have been collect-ing children’s books throughout the first half of the year and will be sending books home for bedtime reading! This is an excellent tool for not only establishing a solid bedtime routine and bonding with your child, but also to develop speech, language and literacy!! Each child has an opportunity to exchange books during class time for family reading in the evenings!

We’ve also got some exciting parent learning seminars planned for later this spring, including kindergarten readiness! We are very excited to be not only educating the children of our community, but to provide opportunity for parents to educate themselves as well!

Lastly, we’d like to extend a very warm welcome to our Monday morn-ing TA, Mrs. Johnson. She will be taking Ms. Rubeen’s place while she

is at school Monday mornings, working towards her Level 2 ECE. Mrs. Johnson has been a big part of our preschool fam-ily since the start and we are so happy to have her part of our team!

YOUR CITY OF CALGARY

Watch for Your 2020 Property Assessment NoticeAssessment notices are now available. The City of Calgary mailed the notices Jan. 2, 2020 and they are also available on-line. The information contained in these assessment notices will be used to prepare the 2020 property tax bills. You can check, review and compare your notice online. Plus, sign up for eNotices.

Customer Review Period (Jan. 2 - March 10, 2020)If you have any questions about your property assessment, contact Assessment at 403-268-2888 during the Customer Re-view Period on now until March 10, 2020.

Our website can helpVisit calgary.ca/assessment to get more information, access As-

A New Year’s Resolution to Support Calgary Businesses and Buy LocalCalgarians love local businesses and The City of Calgary is help-ing these businesses get the word out to Calgarians to buy local. If you’re a Calgary business, show your roots with pride and use tools and resources from The City’s marketing toolkit to promote your local business—just visit calgary.ca/buylocal. If you’re a proud Calgarian, support Calgary’s comeback and spread the word about your favourite local businesses and post to #BuyLocalYYC.

sessment Search, and sign up for paperless eNotices. By log-ging into Assessment Search, you can review your assessment, compare it to other similar properties and more.


November’s Gather – Medicine Bags!by LJ Schlegel

November’s Gather was a huge hit and welcomed the biggest crowd ever! We mixed things up a bit by trying a new venue and a new food provider. Green-view Rise graciously of-fered a space for the event and we happily accepted.

The food was made by the Royal Canadian Legion Chapelhow Branch located just off Edmonton Trail and they impressed us with a fabulous beef stew and individu-al servings of bannock. The stew was so good some of the children (and adults) came up for seconds and even thirds! For dessert we served slices of pound cake dressed up with mixed berries and a dollop of Cool Whip. Delicious!

After dinner we were entertained by Cree elder Al-phonse Nepoose who told us a bit about himself as well as the meaning and use of the medicine bag. He then led us in the creation of our own medicine bag which we stitched together and decorated with beads. The craft was educational and fun, and we all came away with a delightful little leather bag.

December’s Gather will be held at Northminster United Church and will involve the creation of some sweet and funny Christmas crafts. A local Thorncliffe resident will be leading us in the construction of these cute crafts which are sure to be a lot of fun.

If you are interested in receiving information about up-coming Gathers, please contact Tannis at [email protected] or Jennifer at [email protected] to receive information containing details of the next event.

Gathers are held once a month, include a tasty meal, an entertaining or informative activity and an opportunity to meet new people. Gathers are family friendly, free of charge and offer a fun evening out.

You must register to attend.

We look forward to meeting you in 2020!

The TRC Community Collective of Thorncliffe Greenview and Highland Park Invites you to join us for…

An Evening of Traditional Song and Dance by PwatsimowinA light meal will be served after the entertainment.

DATE: Friday February 7, 2019TIME: 6:00-8:00 p.m.LOCATION: Northminster United Church (3311 Centre St N)RSVP: Northminster.ca (events tab) or Jennifer DiMarzo at [email protected]

Tickets are FREE (but required) space is limited.

More information: 403-476-7295

Sponsored by Northminster United Church and the City of Calgary.

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The Good Food BoxThe Good Food Box is a Community Kitchen initia-tive available to anyone, not just residents of High-land Park. Bring cash only to the address below on the payment date, then pick up your produce in the pick-up date. It’s an excellent deal on fresh produce! For more information call Mitch at 403-903-2769.

Large Family Size Box: 45-50 lbs $35Family Size Box: 35-40 lbs $30Single/Senior Box: 25-30 lbs $25Where: HPCA Hall, 3716 2 St. NWTime: between 6pm and 7:30pm

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Registration takes place every year in the fall but is also accepted year-round.

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New Year’s Greeting from Wing KeiOn September 9, 2019 Wing Kei Village received land use change approval from Calgary City Council to rede-velop, in three phases, the north-east corner of Centre Street and 40 Ave. N. However, the Wing Kei Nursing Home Association will not begin construction of the Vil-lage until financial support for Phase One is available, said Mr. Vincent Leung, Board Chair of the non-profit charity.

On November 8, 2019, Wing Kei also received a develop-ment permit from the City of Calgary to operate a day care centre in the existing building on site. An 11,000 sq. ft. space on the first level will accommodate children from toddlers to pre-school age. Wing Kei Day Care will be ready to open for September 2020.

Wing Kei Nursing Home Association wishes to thank our neighbours and friends for making 2019 an important milestone year. We look towards the year ahead with optimism and gratitude. Our wish for everyone in 2020 is that they experience the gifts of generosity, service and caring.

Wing Kei Village, embraced by Community and Unanimously Approved by City Council.


Outdoor Play for WinterWinter outdoor play is so much fun! All ages can get into the groove of doing some physical activity every-day. Just remember to dress for the weather (hat, mitts, boots, snow pants, jacket, scarf ). Watch the forecast and even if the weather is extremely cold, a little fresh air (10 minutes) can help keep us happy and healthy. It also fights off the winter blues!

Different types of free activities include: • make a snowman• make snow angels in the snow• build a snow fort• have a snowball fight (safety first of course)• go on a walk in the neighbourhood• snow painting (food colouring and water in a squeeze

bottle and make designs on the snow)• use those summer toys (shovels and buckets) and

make snow castles• blow ice bubbles (use regular bubbles and watch them

freeze)• sledding/tobogganing (remember to use proper head

gear for this activity)• be a snow detective (chill dark coloured fabric in the

freezer for 10 minutes and then bring it outdoors to catch snowflakes. The cold fabric will give your kids more time to examine their specimens before they melt)

• make bird feeders and hang them outside• animal track discovery (look in the backyard at the

various tracks and try to figure out what animal made them)

• winter photography (go for a walk and take pictures of the interesting parts of the winter)

• make a snow-obstacle course with tunnels, steps, and jumps

Enjoy the crispness and freshness of the winter season!

Coalitions Collaborating for Impact (CCI) consists of par-ents, community members, organizations and profes-sionals who are all working together to better the lives of young children and their families.

If you are passionate about children and their future, and would like more information about your closest early child-hood coalition visit http://ecdcoalitions.org/ecca-map/

Hello, Ward 4 Residents,

Think you don’t have a creative bone in your body? Think again! Everyone can be creative and programs with The City of Calgary (CoC) can help you find your inner artist. CoC is of-fering hundreds of artistic and creative programs for all ages, interests and abilities, allowing you to get more creative, more often. Registration is now open at calgary.ca/register.

Birthday wishes! Plan your next birthday party with The City of Calgary. The City’s many facilities offer an easy and afford-able way to gather with friends and family in a fun setting. Parties are tailored to the age group and available at City leisure centres, nature centres, aquatic and fitness centres, and art centres. Visit calgary.ca/birthdays for options.

Assessment notices are now available. The City of Calgary mailed the notices Jan.2, 2020 and they are also available online. The information contained in these assessment no-tices will be used to prepare the 2020 property tax bills. You can check, review and compare your notice online. Plus, sign up for eNotices.

If you have any questions about your property assessment, contact Assessment at 403-268-2888 during the Customer Review Period on now until March 10, 2020.

Our website can helpVisit calgary.ca/assessment to get more information, access Assessment Search, and sign up for paperless eNotices. By logging into Assessment Search, you can review your as-sessment, compare it to other similar properties and more.

Looking to experience a new sport or physical activity for the first time or renew an interest? Calgary Recreation is partnering with Sport Calgary to showcase some of our facility amenities and programs with a week of free activi-ties for adults. Get active, have fun and make some new friends. Online registration opens January 1, 2020. Visit sportcalgary.ca/all-sport-one-city.

Sir Winston Churchill Aquatic and Fitness Centre is shut down the end of June 2020 for facility maintenance and up-grades. You can continue to use your Tier 1 or 2 pass at any other City of Calgary Aquatic & Recreation Fitness Centres.

Visit calgary.ca/recreation for more information.

Happy January to everyone!

Councillor, Ward 4 Sean Chu

403-268-3727 [email protected] www.calgary.ca/ward4 www.seanchu.ca


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HIGHWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Community Meetings are held at 7:30pmon the second Tuesday of each month at the Highwood Community Hall 16 Harlow Avenue NW

HALL RENTAL RATES Please call Gloria at 403-289-3645 to enquire about 1-time or long-term rentals.

The Highwood Community is a bright welcoming facil-ity suitable for smaller weddings, parties, events, scrap-book retreats, meetings, fitness classes, sports team windups, dance groups and more.

•3-hour minimum on hourly rentals. Allrentalratesare+G.S.T.

• Monday to Thursday - $35.00/hr. + $400.00 deposit (non-members)

• Monday to Sunday - $30.00/hr. + $400.00 deposit (community members)

• Friday and Sunday all day, Saturday 8:00am to noon - $40.00/hr. + $400.00 deposit (non-members)

• Saturday Flat Rate (12 noon start, 1:00am end) - $400.00 + $400.00 deposit (non-members)

• Saturday Flat rate (12 noon start, 1:00am end) - $350.00 + $400.00 deposit (members)

• Meeting Room (seats maximum 20 people) - as per rates above.•Bereavement - The hall will be made available free of

charge to Highwood Community Members (rental • calendar permitting) for up to a 4-hour memorial

gathering or service.• Long-term Rental rates - Please call Gloria to enquire.

Community Website: http://highwoodcommunity.com

Hall Rental Calendar:http://localendar.com/public/Highwood

Highwood Outdoor Pool www.highwoodoutdoorpool.com

Highwood Community Playschool:https://highwoodplayschool.ca

HIGHWOOD BOARD MEMBER REPORT

Hello Neighbours.

I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are now relaxing and enjoying the New Year. I love this time of year and looking forward to all the year will bring. In my case we are welcoming a second daughter this spring! Life will sure change once again.

It will also be a year full of community activities, hang-ing out with your neighbours, and getting to know those around you. We are looking forward to movies at the hall, the Halloween dance and maybe an extra event or two. If you have any ideas or suggestions of events, please send us an email to [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

Enjoy your day!

Michelle Unrau

PRESIDENT Brody Todd 403-909-0892VICE PRESIDENT Dean Stewart [email protected] Bryan Seitz [email protected] Gail Fleck [email protected] DIRECTOR Janet Maclean [email protected] EDITOR Donna Stefura [email protected] RENTALS Gloria Kelly 403-289-3645MEMBERSHIP Michelle Unrau [email protected] COORDINATOR Gloria [email protected] Justin 403-467-3096WEBMASTER Dan Waldon [email protected] FACILITY DIRECTOR Justin Elton 403-467-3096C0-FACILITY DIRECTOR Mike NeufeldSENIORS GROUP Doreen Ratsoy 403-282-1030SNOW REMOVAL PROGRAM Joni Wright 403-284-5999 Cathy South 403-289-1264RINK RENOVATION COMMITTEE Brody ToddDIRECTOR AT LARGE Tuan Pham 403-202-3123McKNIGHT SPORTS REP. [email protected] CENTRAL BASKETBALL CLUB northcentralbball.com northcentralbball.com, 973-6665

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November was a busy month for our scout group. We held an all sections camp. The Beavers ex-

perienced being away from home and at camp. They worked on winter skills by going for a hike in the snow, building a fort out of snow and having a snow fight. The Cubs worked on their permits learning how to use a knife prop-erly, lighting fires with flint and steel, starting lanterns and stoves including how to look after them. The Scouts took on leadership positions, organizing section wide games, planning and cooking all the meals and setting up emer-gency shelters. We started off the weekend with a campfire, cooking hotdogs and s’mores. We had another fire where the Cubs led us in a couple of songs and some skits.

We had our popcorn delivered and thanks to all those who purchased popcorn from us. This is one of our major fundraising efforts. One of our Cubs was the top seller in all of Scouts Canada quite an accomplishment.

All sections are getting ready for their next ad-ventures. Being youth led the possibilities are only limited by the youths’ imagination.

Timothy Wallace

58th Thorncliffe Scouts

58TH THORNCLIFFE SCOUTS

Highwood Community Association

AGM and Chili Cook Off

Saturday, January 25 4:00 pm -7:00 pm

at 16 Harlow Ave NW

Email [email protected] to enter the Chili Cook Off.

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________ Postal Code: _______________

Phone: ___________________________________Email Address: ______________________________________

Highwood Community AssociationMEMBERSHIP FORM

Family $15 • Single $10 • Senior $5(circle one)Make Cheques payable to Highwood Community Association. Box 64245, 5628 - 4 St. NW Calgary T2K 6J1

Please call Michelle Unrau at 403 815-3217 or email at [email protected] to arrange pick-up

Programs Requiring Membership:Community Playschool • Pool Day Care Camps Snow Removal Program Youth Groups held • Community Sports Social Programs • Seniors Programs

Membership Discounts:Highwood Hall RentalBereavement (Funeral) Outdoor Pool • Swimming lessons

Membership Perks:Ice Skating • Hockey rink• The Summit newsletterCraft Sale• Community Parties

Highwood Community Membership Incentive!When Highwood Residents purchase a September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018 Highwood Membership Card they will also receive a Federation of Calgary Communities Club Member card. This card can be used at Cloverdale Paint when purchasing paint. Present this card and you will receive

25% off paint and 15% off paint accessories. Anyone who already has a current Highwood Membership Card and would like the Federation of Calgary Club Member card can phone Michelle at 403 815-3217 ([email protected] ) to make arrangements.


This holiday season, make sure your gift wrap, boxes and Christmas food scraps end up in the right cart. Better yet,

make even less waste to put in a bin by reducing and reusing more items this Christmas!

Reduce Reuse Recycle or compost

Gifts and wrapping

Give the gift of an experience – tickets, lessons, outdoor activities.

Wrap using:• Paper bags or gift boxes.• Jars or tins.• Fabrics or dishtowels.

Crumple wrapping paper into a ball, put in blue cart.

No metallic or foil gift wrap.

Cooking and entertaining

Check what you have at home before you shop.

Make a list and buy only what you need.

Skip the paper napkins in favour of cloth ones.

Use reusable containers for leftovers instead of plastic wrap or tin foil.

Save bones for soup stock.

Compost unusable food scraps, toothpicks, paper napkins and plates, put in green cart.

Recycle empty, clean and dry tin cans, glass and plastic containers.

Christmas cleanup

Keep clean wrapping paper and gift bags for next year.

Donate gently used household items like working electronics, furniture, clothing and toys to a local charity.

Take old electronics to an electronics recycling drop-off.

Put holiday waste in its placeFollow these tips and ideas to make your holiday season a little less wasteful.

For more holiday tips, visit calgary.ca/recycleright

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Right This Holiday Season

Cassowaries, large flightless birds native to rainforests in parts of Australasia, lay eggs in two colours: an unremark-able pale blue, or a vivid bright green.

(We could not find free stock images of green cassowary eggs, so pictured are swan eggs photoshopped to the right colour.)


BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS

For business classified ad rates call Great News Publishing at 403-263-3044 or [email protected]

OFFICIAL PLUMBING & HEATING: Small company, low overhead, excellent warranties, and great rates. Specializing in residential service and installs. Services include furnace service and replacement, hot water tank service and replacement, leaks, clogs, gas fitting, and more. Licensed and insured. Why wait? Call to-day and get it fixed today! Available 24/7, we accept debit/VISA/MasterCard. Call 403-837-4023 or email [email protected]; www. official-plumbing-heating.ca.

RIGHTWAY PLUMBING AND HEATING: Has been hap-pily serving the Highland Park / Highwood area with quality work, happy clients and fair pricing; with second generation experience, there is no job we can’t handle. Furnaces, softeners, garburators, appliances, humidi-fiers, faucets, water heaters, bathroom renos and gas lines also! Installed with great warranties. Call 403-968-6630.

NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community Media-tion Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no-cost mediation and conflict coaching service that can help you resolve problems and restore peace! We help neighbours be neighbours again! www.communitymediation.ca, 403-269-2707.


Compost Your Real Christmas Tree Option 1: Put your tree in your green cart• Cut your tree into smaller pieces to fit inside your

green cart (make sure the lid can close).• Put extra branches into paper yard waste

bags, roll closed and set one foot to the side of the

Trees that are not prepared this way will not be collected.

Option 2 – Bring to a tree drop-off from December 26 – February 2• Remove all lights, ornaments,

tinsel, string and tree stands.• Do not wrap or bag your tree.

Find a list of drop-off loca-tions at calgary.ca/christmastree.

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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect those of Great News Media and the Highland Park & Highwood Community and/or Residents’ Association. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate but is not warranted to be so.

Great News Media and the Highland Park & Highwood Community and/or Residents’ Association do not endorse any person or persons advertising in this newsletter. Publication of any advertisements should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services.

Highwood Shinny TourneyJanuary 18, 2020Call Justin Elton (403) 467-3096 for information

(This event fills up quickly)

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RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES

This year, Chinese New Year falls in the same month as the western calendar’s New Year, so I figured I’d take advan-tage of this unusual stroke of coincidence by talking about some of the mythology behind the Chinese New Year.

This year marks the Year of the Rat—an animal from the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac has twelve animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Mon-key, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each is assigned to a year rather than a month. There are some similarities to the Western zodiac in that being born in the year of a certain animal is supposed to determine aspects of your person-ality but that’s not what I’m going to focus on. Instead, let me tell you the story of how these animals were selected.

The Jade Emperor (a Daoist deity) made a decree that he would name the years after animals in the order that they reached him. And in order to reach him, they were required to cross a river. Thirteen animals answered the challenge. The cleverest were the Rat and the Cat, but neither were very good at swimming. Both decided to take advantage of the good-natured Ox by riding on its back, who agreed to take them across out of kindness. Halfway across the river, the cunning Rat pushed the Cat off the Ox’s back and it was swept away in the current. After they arrived at the far bank, the Rat jumped off the Ox’s back and ran up to the Jade Emperor. Thus, the Rat and the Ox were the first and second animals.

Next came the Tiger. While a very powerful animal, the Tiger had been pushed downstream by the currents, de-laying its arrival. Next, the Rabbit arrived. It had crossed the river by finding a spot where it could jump stone to stone. But it had slipped into the river and seized hold of a floating log, which drifted to the far bank. Fifth, was

Chinese Zodiac Mythology

the Dragon. The Jade Emperor asked why a flying crea-ture had taken so long to cross the river. The Dragon explained that it had stopped by a village to bring rain, and then on its way to the Emperor, it had seen the Rab-bit clinging to the log. Out of compassion, it brought a gust of wind to blow the log ashore.

Then the animals turned to see the Horse galloping up. As it did so, the Snake fell out of its hoof, where it had been hiding. Startled, the Horse leapt back, allowing the Snake to slither forth and beat the Horse to the Emper-or, making them the sixth and seventh animals.

Next, the Ram, Monkey, and Rooster arrived. They had worked together and made it across the river. The Rooster had found a raft, and the Ram and Monkey had pulled weeds out of the water to ease the crossing. The Ram, Monkey, and Rooster became the eight, ninth, and tenth animals respectively.

Lagging behind, the Dog came in eleventh. While it should’ve been a strong swimmer and a fast runner, it had gotten distracted by playing in the water.

Just as the Emperor was going to declare the race com-plete, the Pig trotted in. When asked, the Pig admitted that partway through the race, it had gotten hungry, and then fallen asleep after filling its stomach. It arrived in the nick of time.

The Cat never completed the race. Sadly, it had drowned in the river; it’s for this reason that cats hunt and kill rats and also why they hate water.

Happy Chinese New Year! May it be a prosperous Year of the Rat for you.

by Alexa Takayama


Highwood Senior WomenFour backpacks were delivered to Street Light in time for their Christmas dinner and party. Over the years, our group has given 92 backpacks to disadvantaged youth.

We thank the Highwood Community Association for their generous donation and also Jodene, Linnea, and Toni for responding to our Summit request for donations.

Activities during November included attendance at Lunch Box Theatre’s “In Flander’s Field” and a trip to Okotoks to view a collection of dresses, photographs and artifacts relating to the life of Blackfoot women. This was instigated by Pauline Dempsey, a long time Highwood resident and member of our group. The display was in a small museum (future Tea House) and hosted by Pauline’s daughter, Leah Koski. We viewed dresses spanning a period of over one hundred years with some of them be-longing to Pauline’s grandmother, Mrs. Jo Topikini. The original and unique designs indicated how these women progressed from working with buckskin adorned with bone, shells, quills and fur to fabric with jingly bells, brass, mirrors and thimbles. This display is Pauline’s salute to the Blackfoot women who merged old and new elegant dress designs.

We will continue to meet on Mondays from 1:00 to 3:00pm, and welcome those of you who are interested to join us for a cup of tea. Help us plan upcoming trips for January and February.


Be a Snow AngelThis winter, when you’re shovelling your sidewalk from yet another storm, look around your neighbourhood and see if there is anyone who may need your help. Maybe they are elderly, or disabled, or going through a serious illness that doesn’t allow them to shovel their sidewalks. Be a Snow Angel and shovel their walks for them. All residents are required to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice 24 hours after the snow stops falling. Those who fail to clear their sidewalks could face a hefty fine. Be a good neighbour and be a Snow Angel.

If your neighbour has been a Snow Angel to you, call 311 to let The City know and we will send you a letter to give them. If you are a Snow Angel, or have been visited by one, snap a photo, share it on the City of Calgary’s social media with #SnowAngelYYC.

Visit calgary.ca/snowangels for details.

Happy New Year!

As we welcome 2020, it’s the perfect time to stop and take a moment to reflect as we say goodbye to 2019. Edmonton has been filled with long hours in the house and travelling across the Province. My work on the Smoking & Vaping Reduction Task Force has been encouraging. Meeting with many Alber-tans and collaborating to protect our youth confirms just what a great province we live in. As we wrap up this important re-view, I am looking forward to being back in the Constituency and more available to the residents of Calgary-Klein.

The holidays can be very difficult time for many, especially for those who struggle with mental health. The Canadian Mental Health Association reports one in five Canadians suffer from a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Research confirms that ad-diction and mental health often go hand in hand. We all rec-ognize the serious nature of mental health and I fully support the Government’s commitment to providing the support and treatment necessary to help Albertans who are suffering. The recently established Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Council’s main focus will be improving access to mental health and addiction services for individuals in need. This mandate will align with the government’s recovery-oriented continuum of care, while harm reduction will remain a component of the panel’s approach. The hope is that the panel will produce an overview of pathways individuals can take toward recovery, similar to any other chronic disease like diabetes or cancer.

In addition, with the construction of the new Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Calgary scheduled to open in the fall of 2021, children and youth will be able to get ap-propriate care in a patient-centered, welcoming environment. This center will meet all treatment needs from a walk-in clinic ready to provide urgent mental health services, to intensive treatment services on the second floor, to a day program on the third floor to support patients transitioning from hospital.

I am looking forward to the new decade ahead and continu-ing to serve the people of Calgary-Klein.

Jeremy Nixon, MLA

Constituency Office

#201, 1055 20th Avenue NW Calgary, AB T2M 1E7Phone: 403.216.5430 Fax: 403.216.5432

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