Hello, Ward 4 Residents,
Call For Volunteers: Help Plan Calgary’s Future for Older Adults!
Do you have firsthand experience living as an older adult or caring for one? We need your insights and ideas! Volunteer for the Older Adult Advisory Table (OAAT) and help guide strategies for the Age-Friendly Calgary Steering Committee, action teams, and staff.
Your Role as A Volunteer
• Advise on the strategic and action planning of the Seniors Age-Friendly Strategy.
• Offer the perspective of older adults to make Calgary more age friendly.
• Share and gather ideas from your personal networks or social groups.
• Communicate OAAT ideas and perspectives back to your networks.
• Promote the Age-Friendly Calgary vision within your community.
Requirements
• Aged 45 or over.
• Live in Calgary.
• Passionate about your community.
• Understanding of older adults’ needs or experience as a caregiver.
• Comfortable sharing and providing feedback in group settings.
• Available for monthly meetings and a two-year term.
Benefits
• Help shape City programs and services.
• Connect with others and expand your network.
• Develop and enhance your skills.
Deadline for online applications is Tuesday, October 4. For more information visit calgary.ca/OAAT.
The City of Calgary is excited to introduce the Secondary Suite Incentive Program, designed to promote safe and accessible housing. As part of Home is Here: The City of Calgary’s Housing Strategy, this program offers up to $10,000 to qualifying homeowners to help cover construction costs for safe secondary suites within their main dwelling.
Incentive Details
• Applies to suites built within the main dwelling (not backyard or detached suites). One application per person; property must be owned throughout the process.
• Eligible for expenses like egress windows, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, protected exits, smoke-tight barriers, split heat/separate air, and additional funding for accessibility and energy efficiency.
• Applications are now open. Learn more about the program or apply at calgary.ca/suite-incentive.
Thank you for your attention.
Sean Chu
Ward 4 Councillor
Ward 4 – Councillor Sean Chu proudly serves the following Communities: Beddington Heights, Brentwood, Cambrian Heights, Charleswood, Collingwood, Dalhousie, Edgemont, Greenview, Greenview Industrial Park, Highland Park, Highwood, Huntington Hills, North Haven, North Haven Upper, Queens Park Village, Rosemont, Skyline West, Thorncliffe, Triwood
