Discovery Ridge’s Year in Review
Special Events in Discovery Ridge
Stampede Roundup – June 28, 2025
The Stampede Roundup is always a highlight for families in Discovery Ridge — and this year was no exception! We celebrated western-style with fun games, lively line dancing, an adorable petting zoo, and talented face painters. To top it all off, everyone enjoyed some delicious eats from our food trucks.
Music in the Park Brought to You by the DRCA and David Pelletier – September 6, 2025
Music in the Park once again brought the community together with live performances highlighting the amazing talent within our local music scene. Neighbours relaxed on blankets and lawn chairs, enjoying a lively mix of classic rock, pop, and blues. The beer and wine garden, along with a selection of savoury food trucks, satisfied every craving and added to the festive event. We are grateful to our outstanding sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible.
Shirley’s Greenhouse Farm Stand
Every Saturday this summer, Shirley’s Greenhouse Farm Stand was set up by the DRCA recreation facilities, giving residents easy access to fresh, local produce.
Volunteers
We are incredibly grateful to all of the individuals who helped us throughout the year. Your time, energy, and enthusiasm made all of our events and fundraisers possible!
It was a busy year for our team. We completed 30 volunteer shifts for an AGLC casino, maintained the ODR with a dedicated ice crew, hosted the Stampede Roundup and the always-popular Music in the Park, and received tremendous volunteer support for this year’s membership campaign.
The impact of our volunteers is tremendous. Their participation in the casino netted your community close to $83,000 to be used for capital costs per the AGLC guidelines. The many events they helped bring to our neighbourhood made this one to envy.
We always welcome new volunteers with fresh ideas and vision of what activities would enrich their families. Please reach out if you are interested in joining our team.
Membership – Please See Additional Information Within This Issue
Your $25 DRCA membership makes a big impact. It funds our events, maintains facilities, and strengthens our ability to advocate for Discovery Ridge at the City and Province level.
Thanks to our volunteer-led October campaign, 381 households have already renewed for 2025/2026—thank you!
With 1,630 households in Discovery Ridge, we’re aiming even higher. If you haven’t renewed yet, please join us today and help keep our community strong.
Recreation Facilities
The Discovery Ridge recreation facilities continued to see very high usage in 2025. The outdoor rinks had a shorter than normal season due to weather challenges and an early melt but were in great shape through most of the winter season. The tennis and pickleball courts were busier than ever with a long season due to warmer fall weather. We were able to use the rink and court lights right through October given mild evening temperatures.
We completed maintenance on the facilities including full replacement of the rink board mesh on the north and south ends and replacement of hundreds of missing screws on the rink boards. It was a quiet year in terms of capital investment with the only notable project being the installation of new gates on the tennis courts with punch-code locks. The new locks will be activated in the spring, and the code will be sent to DRCA members when the courts open. This is part of our efforts to ensure the courts are available to members and one more reason to purchase your annual $25 membership for your household.
We continue to explore further facility enhancements given our casino funds available and expected in the coming years. Various options are being considered.
Environment
The DRCA was part of coordinating the annual community cleanup, which successfully removed 21,390 kg of waste from Signal Hill, Discovery Ridge, and Springbank Hill on May 31, 2025, demonstrating our collective commitment to a cleaner and safer environment.
Wildfire Committee
For well over a year, the DRCA and community volunteers have been advocating for wildfire safety support for Griffith Woods and our community. After many meetings with various relevant departments and organizations, we have built some positive relationships and have gained some traction and support.
Safety and Security
We hosted a valuable online information session with a representative of the Calgary Police Service for Discovery Ridge residents.
We continue to advocate for CPS support with the Ring Road street racing. We encourage residents to report specific concerns to the CPS non-emergency line as these reports do impact results.
Planning
It has been a busy year on the planning front!
Our committee highlighted three priorities at last year’s AGM: 1) pathway and park connections, 2) Clearwater Enmax Legacy Park, and 3) Ring Road/ Highway 8 issues.
Others have continued to pursue Ring Road noise and enforcement issues; however, the wider community needs to vigorously lobby the Province and our new City Council to make progress. Calls to the 3-1-1 line also help in the meantime.
We’ve pursued better connections to regional trail networks, restoring the Elbow Valley Wetlands to our east and delivering Clearwater Enmax Legacy Park to the west. We’ve partnered with the Elbow Park Residents Club (EVRC), Alberta Trailnet and others to encourage the City, Province, and Rocky View County to make things happen.
Our supportive Calgary West MLA Mike Ellis recently helped us arrange meetings with Parks Minister Todd Loewen and Alberta Transportation staff (Minister Devon Dreeshan).
Our request to Minister Loewen was to help the City of Calgary deliver Clearwater Park – alternatively take this over as a Provincial Park. A new group (Friends of Clearwater Park) is being formed to deliver this park, announced by Mayor Bronconnier in 2003.
Our request to Alberta Transportation was to protect and provide pedestrian/cycling access west along Highway 8. The current plan is to demolish the existing bridge and build a new (Eastbound) bridge with no allowance for safe walking and cycling. One option is to save the existing bridge for cyclist, pedestrian, emergency, fire, and service access.
Finally, the Taza development is taking shape east of Discovery Ridge. There will be pathways from Westhills Way to Glenmore Park, but the Elbow Valley Constructed Wetlands remain unresolved. We hope to work with Taza, the City, Calgary Parks Foundation and others to redesign and restore this area in 2026.
Finance
In 2025 fiscal year, DRCA received close to $83,000 in AGLC Casino funds, which will be used for capital projects and other costs in accordance with AGLC guidance. DRCA continues to be in a very solid financial position with sufficient cash on hand to continue to maintain our excellent facilities and offer exciting events.
We’re making great progress, but we still need your help. Consider joining the DRCA Board or volunteering as needed—your time and commitment help make Discovery Ridge even better.
Wishing you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and joy in 2026.
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