At the writing of this President’s message, the City was under water use restrictions which impact our ability to maintain our two outdoor ice surfaces. We were also at the front end of a chinook weather system which negatively impacted our outdoor ice sustainability. We will however take what measures we can to maintain the ice surfaces for our annual Polar Party scheduled for Saturday, January 31. Our indoor food-focused Farmers Market will also kick-off on that Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and run every two weeks into early May. The winter market features vendors who participated in our market last summer, as well as new entries. The February 14 Farmers Market will feature live music to enjoy while shopping and mingling with neighbours. We hope our residents will continue to benefit from this opportunity to access fresh products while supporting local area merchants.
As we progress into the spring months, visit our revised website (www.cambrianheightscommunity.com) to learn about upcoming social activities. We’ll be planning another volunteer appreciation event sometime in March or April. You can also find the history of Cambrian Heights and useful planning and development messages on the website. In that regard we will be watching how our City Council and Ward 4 Councillor DJ Kelly progress in 2026 towards eliminating or modifying the R-CG zoning regulations enacted in 2024. These regulations allow the development of up to four units with secondary suites on what was a single-family residential lot. We encourage residents to review the Restrictive Covenant terms over a large area of Cambrian Heights which may protect against such development. The terms can be found on our website. All residents should check their land titles for Restrictive Covenants as there are a number of them in place throughout the community.
The Community Association funds its activities and operates our facilities from rental monies, memberships, and proceeds from our Casino dates. This year we have been assigned Casino dates of June 8 and 9. Over 40 volunteers are needed to meet our obligations and realize this critical funding source. While months away, it is never too early to begin planning. If you have volunteered before or wish to offer your time for a few hours on one of those days, please contact our Casino Director David Babich at [email protected] for more information.
We are always looking for participation and comments from residents. If you have ideas for new events, questions on developments on your street, hall rental for birthdays, anniversaries or weddings, please feel free to contact any of our Directors whose email addresses are on the website or in the monthly newsletter. We wish everyone to enjoy our parks and community activities through the winter months.
Daryl Connolly
President CHCA
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