• Parade of Garage Sales – June 14 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
• Canada Day – July 1
• Cleanup Day – September 28 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Did you know that a current Parkland Community Association membership gives you a 30% discount at any Cloverdale paint store. All you have to do is show the sales associate your membership card and let them know the FCC (Federation of Calgary Communities) gets a discount for your community (Parkland).
Volunteer Tea
The Volunteer Tea was well received and coincidentally the weather Gods were smiling on us! We had about 35 people attend who enjoyed the food and company. Thank you to the organizer and helpers; Erika Diaz, Pat Teed, Janice Schneider, Karen Connolly, and Blake Robinson. The community association very much appreciates our volunteers; we couldn’t put on our events and our programs without you.
Canada Day Celebration – What Is Planned
July 1 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Come join us for our Annual Canada Day Celebration, there will be lots to see and do for all family members! We will be having the antique car and kids bike parade. Bring your decorated bike and join the bike parade leaving the Parkland Community Hall at 10:30 am (505 Parkvalley Road SE).
Other games and activities will be offered at the hall as well!
• Lawn games
• Prizes
• Spolumbo’s sausages
• Bouncy castle
• Pony rides
• Live music
Antique Car Parade Registered participants will be meeting at 14540 Parkland Blvd SE, Calgary, AB, T2J 6L5 (Latter Day Saints Church), preferably parking at the north side of the lot.
Time: Arrive any time after 9:30 am. Depart: 10:30 am. Return: 11:15 am or so.
Route: From the church parking lot, departing south (clockwise), and returning to the church. We will be accepting non-perishable food donations to support the Calgary Food Bank.
News – CPCA
Parkland Community Association will be having their AGM on June 26 at 7:00 pm and there will be changes to the CPCA bylaws in addition to election of officers. If you would like to join the board and make a difference in our community, please join us!
Parkland Community Association and Park 96… What’s the Difference?
Parkland is fortunate to have two associations that have independent boards and mandates that work for the benefit of all Parkland residents. To most community members, they see the Parkland Community Hall at the intersection of Parkland Blvd and ParkValley Drive, and the fenced in area on the other side, and believe they are the same entity. They actually operate independently, and the following describes how they came to be for the benefit of Parkland residents.
Parkland Community Association
The Calgary Parkland Community Association (CPCA), like many community associations in Calgary, represents the residents of Parkland at the neighbourhood and municipal level. The CPCA operates and maintains the community hall on land leased from the City of Calgary. The CPCA also has a volunteer board which is responsible for directing operations of the facilities and programs offered by the community association.
The CPCA is funded by facility rentals, an optional annual community membership ($25), the AGLC casino, and grants through various civic and provincial agencies. However, unlike Park 96, the CPCA can rent the hall facilities to any individual or group from anywhere in the city and is not restricted to Parkland residents. Some of the programs and events that the CPCA administers, and supports are the Community Garden, Canada Day Celebration, Winterfest, Soccer Programs, Halloween party, Parkland Cares, monthly Parkland newsletter, and various beautification projects such as the mural mosaic at the hall and the Boulevard planters.
Website and contacts for Calgary Parkland Community Association: www.calgaryparkland.ca and parklandca@telus.net.
Park 96
Park 96 is a parcel of land that was set aside and sold to the residents of Parkland by developer Keith Homes in 1975 to create a private gated recreational area for the residents of Parkland. Park 96 is governed by a non-profit volunteer board and owned by the property owners of Parkland. A mandatory annual tax is levied per household to maintain and operate the park and its events. The fees collected are used to staff, maintain, and improve the facilities inside the park, and include a water park, tennis, pickleball and basketball courts, playgrounds, skating rinks, cook houses, disc golf, and a community building.
Some of the annual events that occur at Park 96 are Summerfest, Movie in the Park, Summer Sunday Music, and skating events. The hall and cookhouse facilities within Park 96 are available for rental, however rentals are limited to Parkland residents only.
Website and contacts for Park 96: www.park96.com and park96@telus.net.
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