Calling all Glendale parents with young children. As our community grows and continues to welcome so many new families, we would like to know how to best serve Glendale families at our preschool facility at the Community Hall.
The current preschool program allows 3 and 4 year olds to attend morning or afternoon classes, 2, 3, or 5 days a week. We have heard anecdotally that some Glendale parents have not been taking advantage of our facilities and program because they require full-time childcare, not just a two-hour program.
We will be conducting a survey to find out just what parents’ needs are, whether preschool is still the best option, or if extended care is what Glendale families need. Community members can look for the survey in an e-mail from our Membership coordinator in March or join the Glendale/Glendale Meadows Community Association Facebook page to get access to the survey.
We will analyze results and make recommendations for programming for the 2021-22 school year that begins in September.
- Get tuned up for Turtle Hill Music Festival, June 20, in celebration of Neighbour Day 2020 with friends and family in our community and all those surrounding Glendale. Plans are underway for a folk-fest style event featuring the best local musicians in the west end of Calgary. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs and take a seat on the beautiful slopes of Turtle Hill. Don’t forget your dancing shoes as there is sure to be a lineup of booty shakin’ music to get you going. If you would like to volunteer to help out for the event, contact Chris Welner at [email protected]. We would also ask any resident who backs onto Turtle Park to email Chris to chat about the event.
- Our board welcomed Leta van Duin of the Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership to our February meeting. Leta is a Glendale resident and executive director of the organization that provides advice and programming for communities and homeowners looking to lessen the environmental impact of things like lawns and gardens. Leta will be making recommendations to see how we can make Glendale’s Community association property a little more environmentally friendly.
- The City of Calgary is planning communities in Calgary, so they offer more housing, shops, and service choices for the people who live, work and visit them. The Guidebook for Great Communities provides the foundation on which our communities can grow and develop to be vibrant and resilient, for generations to come. For a community to be a great place to live, it requires housing options; access to a variety of goods and services close by; and offers its residents and visitors areas to recreate and gather. When a community provides more opportunities, people can live in their neighbourhood regardless of age, income or stage in life. You can find more information, including dates for public hearings, on the Guidebook for Great Communities at calgary.ca/guidebook
