The month of May witnessed a very successful Volunteer Appreciation evening which was well attended by our community residents and a visit by our MLA. On May 19 we held a Community Spring Cleanup Event in partnership with Rosemont and the City of Calgary at our hall grounds. We thank all the volunteers who help organize events like these.
On June 1 we will have held our third annual Family Bike Day at the Community Hall. This year the event is being held in association with similar bicycle maintenance clinics and bike skill courses with Rosemont, Capital Hill, and Banff Trail. We hope the weather cooperated with this all-ages program. We also will be holding our AGM on June 18 with invited guests Lizette Tejada, our MLA, and Sean Chu, Councillor for Ward 4. So please attend to review community plans as well as talk with your City and Provincial representatives on issues of concern. An informal reception will follow the election of directors and review of 2023 audited financials.
While we have no community wide plans for Calgary Neighbour Day on June 15 this year, we do continue to encourage block parties within the community by providing a $100 fund to defer the costs of organizing and running a block party in your neighbourhood any time of year. Simply email [email protected] for details.
This summer the hall grounds will welcome for the third year the Die Volksmesse car show on July 13. The hall also welcomes back for its third year the Between Friends summer camp.
Unfortunately, the hall experienced an act of extreme vandalism in May when the locked roof ladder was scaled, and damage and graffiti was wilfully inflicted on the exposed HVAC systems. This activity probably occurred on May 4, overnight. While reported to CPS, little can be done without eyewitnesses. Fortunately, no internal damage was done to the hall itself.
In past newsletter issues we have highlighted our intention to place a community identification sign in the park that is bounded by Cambrian and Northmount Drives. While development in Cambrian Heights started in 1956, there has never to our knowledge been a community identification sign. We are continuing our process of designing alternatives and in fact have designed a survey program to allow input on the sign design. You will find the survey connection in a poster within this newsletter issue. We hope you will consider participating in the survey.
The community has been confirmed with casino dates of November 4 and 5 this year. The funds accrued from the volunteers provided, in our case to Pure Casino Calgary for those two days, provides the major funding supporting the Community Association Hall upkeep and social activities. Should you be able to help out this year at our casino dates or any other of our activities, please contact us at [email protected].
Daryl Connolly
President CHCA
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