St. Andrews Heights Community Association
2504 - 13th Avenue NW - Calgary, AB T2N 1L8
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We are looking for someone to fill our Secretary position.
The Secretary position requires approximately 2 hours of work per month, primarily note taking at our monthly board meetings and distribution of the monthly minutes.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the community and engage in various different initiatives in St. Andrew's Heights.
If you are interested in this position, please contact us at info@standrewsheights.ca
Our rink crew working hard this year! There is always an opportunity to learn and be engaged with the rink team. If you are interested in helping with our spectacular skating rink, please contact Dave Brown at ice@standrewsheights.ca
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Can you recycle clothing, shoes and textiles? Yes!
As you start your spring clean, don’t put textiles in the garbage! There are many ways to keep clothing, shoes and textiles out of the City landfills.
- Donate usable clothing and shoes to local charities or drop-off charity bins near you. Be sure to contact them first to find out what types are accepted. If the charity bin is full, don’t leave it outside - only materials in the bins are accepted. Instead, hang onto your donation or take it to another bin.
- Recycle clothing and textiles for free at a City landfill, even if it’s damaged. Our Throw ‘N’ Go accepts a variety of textiles including outerwear, shoes, reusable shopping bags, purses and backpacks, and more. Just make sure fabrics are clean and dry and place items in a bag before dropping off. If you bring other garbage in your load, landfill charges will apply.
- Repurpose old cotton shirts by cutting into rags for household chores such as cleaning or automotive work. Textiles also make great projects and crafts with many patterns available online: sew quilts from denim and flannel, handkerchiefs from old t-shirts, or cushion covers from curtains.
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Jason Copping
MLA, Calgary-Varsity
calgary.varsity@assembly.ab.ca
Unit 201, 1055 20th Avenue NW
403-216-5436
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Lives and Livelihoods
We have been dealing with COVID-19 for one year now. With many thanks to health professionals, we are now at the stage where Albertans are being vaccinated against this virus. This means we can protect the most vulnerable and look towards an end to restrictions and getting our economy back on track in the coming months.
It has been a challenging year; pandemic, global recession and a crash in energy prices. Alberta’s government has put lives and livelihoods first with implementing programs and supports for those who have been impacted. Our work is not yet done in battling the pandemic.
Vaccines are a critical way to limit the spread of the virus. They are effective, safe, and protect our health as well as the health of family and community members.
I am encouraging all of you, who are able, to get the vaccination when it is available to you. This will not only help to protect lives, but will allow Albertans to get back to work. For more details concerning the roll out, please visit www.alberta.ca.
I am optimistic that with Albertans continuing to do their part in following the guidelines and getting the vaccination, Alberta will see our province open up and we can work towards rebuilding our economy through Alberta’s Recovery Plan.
Thank you once again for continuing to follow health guidelines during these challenging times.
As always, if you need to get in touch with me on any provincial issue or have questions, please feel free to reach out to my office at Calgary.Varsity@assembly.ab.ca.
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A Downtown for the Next Generation
Calgary is facing a quadruple whammy of a multi-year recession, a structural shift in the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and youth leaving our city. The downtown represents a convergence of these urgent problems and also an area where we can make real progress.
Over-reliance on a single industry has been hard on Calgary and it has been particularly challenging for our downtown. Seven years into this recession, we know that we can’t simply wait for the good times to return. Office vacancy rates and job losses are high as focus shifts from oil and gas, with young people seeing less of a future here. But this is not a time to despair. This is a time to build a downtown, and a Calgary, for the next generation.
Many young people want walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly neighbourhoods with good access to restaurants, pubs, theatres, live music venues, and beautiful outdoor spaces to socialize with friends and neighbours. The downtown struggles on all of these fronts and, if we want youth to care about Calgary’s downtown, we cannot rely solely on the old days of office workers commuting into the core and leaving at the end of the work day. Youth are looking for a city that takes economic diversification, climate action, affordable housing, and social justice seriously. Our rejuvenation of downtown must embody those goals.
We need to think differently and creatively about a downtown that works for the next generation. I look to East Village as an example of what we can do to build a downtown community for people of all ages, abilities, and incomes to live, work, and play. We intentionally invested in that future for East Village and changing the downtown from a vertical office park to a vibrant neighbourhood will take the same intentional change.
Calgarians have demonstrated time and time again that we face challenges head-on by coming together to develop solutions. Our brightest days are still ahead and we can build a future city for the next generation, starting in our downtown.
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February in Fish Creek
The Fish Creek Community Terrace
The Friends would like to express our thanks to everyone who dedicated a brick along the 25th Anniversary brick pathway in front of the Cookhouse. There are close to 300 bricks here, that are engraved with the names of community members and positive messages to park visitors. People have dedicated bricks to show their support for Fish Creek, and to commemorate milestones like weddings, anniversaries, new family members, or memorials for those who have passed on.
Now that all of the bricks are installed along the pathway, we have begun planning the next area - the Fish Creek Community Terrace. The terrace will be installed in front of the Cookhouse near the kiosk and all who visit our office or pass by will see the bricks. Every brick tells a story and we invite you to leave a lasting legacy in Fish Creek Provincial Park by dedicating a brick along the Fish Creek Community Terrace. If you have a local business, consider having a brick inscribed for your business, it's great advertising in a very busy area and you will receive a tax receipt. Inscriptions can have 2 lines of text with 16 characters per line, and simple shapes like hearts and circles can be accomplished. Bricks are only $250 and you will receive a tax receipt for your contribution. For more information, contact the Friends or visit https://friendsoffishcreek.org/brick
Park Protectors Needed!
Become a Fish Creek Provincial Park Protector and help the Friends of Fish Creek uphold our vision of a sustainable Fish Creek Provincial Park that improves the quality of life for current and future generations. The Friends of Fish Creek invite you to become a Park Protector and help protect and preserve Fish Creek Provincial Park. As an alternative to annual membership renewals, the Park Protector program may suit your busy lifestyle a little better. As a Fish Creek Provincial Park Protector, you can make monthly donations to the Friends of Fish Creek, which are automatically withdrawn from a credit card. A steady, reliable source of funding will enable the Friends to continue with ongoing field work, raising awareness about the park, and organizing and participating in community outreach activities. Park Protectors never have to worry about keeping donations or membership up to date and will receive one tax receipt a year. For more info contact the Friends of Fish Creek at 403-238-3841 ext.1 or visit https://friendsoffishcreek.org/park-protector-signup
The February Fish Creek Speaker Series - Fish Creek Digital Mapping
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online using Zoom Video Conferencing Technology
Presented by Emma Stroud, Citizen Science & Stewardship Coordinator
In 2020 the Friends’ digital mapping project revolutionized the way we record and collect data in Fish Creek Provincial Park. Join us for this fascinating presentation to learn how we collected data using the digital app for the following programs: Riparian Restoration Monitoring, Weed Watchers and Weed Whackers, Beaver Coexistence, and Park Watch. The app has allowed us to streamline the collection process and greatly improved the efficiencies of these programs. Emma Stroud, Citizen Science & Stewardship Coordinator, will be creating Story Maps to summarize the success of the various programs, and offer a sneak peek into what is coming next year. Fish Creek Speaker Series programs are sponsored by Servus Credit Union. https://friendsoffishcreek.org/event/maps
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- Nik Rasula
About Wine features wines not typically on one’s shopping radar; unique wines with a story - of people, place or style. It tells of artisans making reasonably priced wines (under C$50 retail) while demonstrating careful Earth consideration.
2017 Domaine de Fontenille, FTLL Lubéron Red (domainedefontenille.com)
About the Backstory: After successful careers in luxury fashion, partners Frédéric Biousse and Guillame Foucher pivoted into historical property restoration, purchasing Domaine de Fontenille (DdF) in 2013. Built in 1638, the partners converted the DdF cháteau into a luxury spa, including Michelin-starred restaurant Le Champ des Lunes. Upgrading winemaking operations as well, the partners elevated the winery into a forward-thinking, earth-friendly dynamo.
About Foresight: To direct the elevation, Biousse and Foucher retained distinguished agronomist Laurence Bergemont. A Provence specialist, Bergemont replanted the estate with a mix of vineyards and vegetable gardens in harmony with the local ecosystem.
About the Region: Making wine for more than 2,000 years, the Lubéron Valley is relatively under-appreciated within French wine space. Situated in central Provence, the Lubéron connects the Alps in the east with the Rhône River Valley to the west, within the boundaries of UNESCO-listed Lubéron Regional Natural Park Reserve. It sits in the shadow of Mont Ventoux, the gruelling climb of the Tour de France’s 12th stage. A collection of picturesque hamlets and villages, the Lubéron forms the setting of Peter Mayle’s enchanting novel, A Year in Provence.
About Terroir: Featuring slightly steep, stony, clay/limestone slopes, the Lubéron Foothills offer drainage and prime sun exposure to local viticulture. Seventy kms inland, trademark Mistral winds impact the region’s Warm Mediterranean climate; serving to cool, aerate and discourage infestations.
About the Wine: A blend of 70 per cent Grenache Noir and 30 per cent Syrah, FTLL Red pours a pale ruby red; impressing with a bouquet of cloves, dark cherries and stewed red apples. Light-bodied and smooth in-mouth; flavours of liquorice, ripe plums and mulberries inspire and lead into a finish that’s fresh, clean and long.
About Pairing: Grilled lamb, baby-back ribs, Portugese Ovelha cheese.
About a Culinary Connection: Trufficulture - the craft of modern truffle farming - was developed in the nearby hamlet of Croagnes in 1808.
About Sustainability: Certified Organic and Biodynamic by Agriculture France. About Price: C$27
About Alcohol Level: 14% abv
About Availability: CSPC #827908. Check liquorconnect.com (call the listed store too) confirming availability.
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Speed Skating Update
We had a few successful sessions when the program was launched, with about a half dozen SAH families reaching out to us for the Learn to Speed Skate lessons for the younger kids (5-8ish). We also had a couple of inquiries from families whose boys are about 14-15 years old. Then the deep freeze hit, and we have not been able to hold outdoor lessons for the past 10 days or so. The Provincial Government has also just now revised/eased some of the restrictions for youth sport, and some of the club’s programming will resume at the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge. Having said that, the club would like to continue offering one session/week for SAH families. The club is proposing to keep the Saturday morning offering (9-10am) learn to speed skate lessons for younger kids, and then tag onto that a 30 min drop in for both older and younger kids (assuming any of the older kids are interested). The families who have indicated an interest or who have come out to the sessions have been notified of the change.
Due to family day weekend, there was no lesson, and the lessons for Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays will be cancelled going forward. The next lesson will take place next Saturday morning, and this will keep going on Saturday mornings as long as it is safe (weather permitting).
In short, the club has had a lot of fun, and all parents from the community who subscribed to the program were very enthusiastic and grateful to both the community and to the club for such a creative, safe, healthy and free offering to members of its community – especially during COVID-19.
If you would like to learn how to help us maintain the ice rink, please contact Dave Browne, the Ice Rink Coordinator, at ice@standrewsheights.ca , new volunteers are always welcome.
For the safety and enjoyment of all skaters, all personal items are to be removed from the rink after their use. This includes hockey nets.
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- Liz Murray
Review: The Faithful Spy
by Alex Berenson
Published in 2006
I went looking for a new series of books to read and stumbled upon Alex Berenson. I can’t remember how I came across Alex but ended up loading the John Wells series on my e-reader. This novel is the first in the series and won an Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel.
This story centres around the fallout from the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. John Wells is an American undercover agent with the CIA who is embedded in an Al-Qaeda group in Afghanistan. He left his wife and young child in the US and joined Al-Qaeda as a ‘sympathetic’ American looking to become a Muslim. He invests several years establishing his credibility with the terrorists and gaining their trust with no contact with the US. While on a mission with his group, he encounters some US Marines to whom he gives a message confirming his identity and alerting his CIA handler, Jennifer Exley, that he is alive and still loyal to the CIA. Up until then the CIA had lost track of him and did not know what he was doing.
John’s goal is to gain knowledge on any further attacks Osama bin Laden/Al-Qaeda may be planning on the US and provide that information to the CIA. He’s a valuable terrorist asset since he can easily re-enter the US and facilitate attacks on US soil. His chance arises when he is assigned a mission to return to the US to work with other terrorists to kill a general (a loyalty test) and blow up some targets. Of course it’s not all smooth sailing. The CIA is highly suspicious of him when he makes contact and they have a tough time giving him free reign in the US to pursue the terrorists he has been given instructions to connect with.
The story was predictable and a bit formulaic. The angst with having left his wife and son who have since moved on, his attraction to his female handler who he’s only been around for a short period of time, and his internal conflict with seeing the beauty of the Quran and the associated violence. That maybe because of the time when the book was written or the audience which it was likely targeted to. Having said that, it was well researched, quite believable and very entertaining. I can do without the strong woman essentially throwing herself at the emotionally unavailable man thing (pursued more in the second book of the series), but at least it wasn’t full of gratuitous sex.
Alex was a reporter with the New York Times and other organizations while writing the first four novels which explains the thoroughness of the details and the believability of the story. This was an e-book so it will not be in the Little Free Library. There are 12 books in this series so far.
Audio books: available through Audible and is around 12 hrs
Paperback Published by Random House
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Moose McGuires has relocated and is now open !! Our new location is 779 Northmount Drive NW. Situated on the Southwest corner of Northmount Drive and 14th Street NW, formerly the (Riverstone Pub). Happy Hour, Nightly Specials, Good Friends, and Good Times. Come enjoy our big screen Tv’s or cozy up beside the fireplace. See you soon !
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St. Andrew's Anglican - Your Community Church
These are not easy times. These are not particularly good times. Covid has made everything harder and that is especially true this winter. As we have all hunkered down with our own particular concerns and struggles, it can be hard to remember that pain is not a competition. Whether it's the mental health of students or seniors (or everyone in between); the struggle of parents or business owners or health care workers; missing loved ones near and far, or our traditional winter get-away, everyone is impacted by covid in one way or another.
Pain is not a competition. It doesn't help anyone to rank suffering or ration kindness and understanding. Empathy is not a zero-sum game. So-called "comparative suffering" only magnifies and multiplies our troubles. Instead, when we seek to understand another's experience and recognize our common cause in suffering, we can magnify and multiply love. It is through this practice of empathy that we will find our way to the other side of these hard times, together.
In peace, The Rev. Christine Conkin
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Thank you to Gwen, our membership co-ordinator, and her delivery volunteers, for initiating this year's membership drive. While there is a lot of confusion around where your dues go this year, please remember your annual dues work towards the betterment of the community, even in these restricted times.
During COVID-19, we have recreated our website, set up electronic processes and have commenced work on revamping our community hall. Your dues contribute to funding outdoor facilities such as the tennis courts and the skating rink, especially with their recent heavy use in the pandemic. Fees also help to cover our annual financial reporting obligation (audits) required by the province to maintain our society status.
To date, we have received approximately 43% of household dues.
Fees:
Family: $25/year
Senior: $15/year
If you have not had a chance to pay your membership dues, there are now multiple options for doing so.
1. Please write a cheque with your name, address and type of membership (family or senior) and deposit at the hall.
2. Please write a cheque with your name, address and type of membership (family or senior) and contact info@standrewsheights.ca for pick up
3. Please send an eTransfer, (password: Gwen20) to membership@standrewsheights.ca
Thank you for supporting our community.
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We are excited to announce SAHCA is in the process of applying for grants through the City and the Province to renovate our community hall. Further information will be provided as it becomes available.
The community hall will remained closed at this time in light of the current COVID-19 restrictions.
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We are continuing to monitor COVID-19 related restrictions on children's activities and team sports. As most of you are likely aware, the expected relaxations of the restrictions set to occur on February 8th will still not allow for any team sports. There is still some hope that matters will improve sufficiently quickly to allow for us to enjoy a 2021 season, but we're certainly not there yet. We will continue to monitor the restrictions (and what is and is not allowed) and send out a future notice when we know more. Hopefully that notice will be announce that we can proceed with registration!
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Play Ball with Bow Ridge Little League!
Spring is just around the corner, and that means returning for fresh air and baseball. Registration for the 2021 Bow Ridge Little League Baseball Season is currently open and runs until March 1st. Bow Ridge provides options for boys and girls between 5 and 16 years old, as well as all levels of experience.
Register online at www.bowridgebaseball.com. If you have questions, check our website or contact us at registrar@bowridgebaseball.com.
2021 Fee Schedule
Coach Pitch League (Age 5 and 6 year old) - $ 110.00
Machine Pitch League (Age 7 and 8 year old) - $ 170.00
Minor League (Age 9 and 10 year old) - $ 210.00
National/Major Intermediate League (Age 10, 11, 12 and 13 year old) - $210.00
Junior League (Age 13 and 14 year old) - $ 210.00
Senior League (Age 15 and 16 year old) - $ 210.00
Registering for Coach Pitch or Machine Pitch?
Our Coach Pitch and Machine Pitch teams play into July, and accommodations are made to account for summer holidays for both players and coaches so that teams can still play throughout that month.
Become a Volunteer
Bow Ridge is a volunteer run association that has always enjoyed the support of our member families. We can always use your help, and no experience is necessary! Get out and meet members from our great community by becoming a coach or by helping out in other ways. Check out the open positions and job descriptions on our website and contact vpadmin@bowridgebaseball.com for more information.
Shovelling
If you require shovelling services, please contact Liz Murray at info@standrewsheights.ca. Liz will provide a list of snow-shovellers.
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Newsletter Ad Deadline for March 2021: Monday March 15, 2021
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Please contact newsletter@standrewsheights.ca
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Be well,
Your SAHCA Board
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