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COVID-19 Update
At the time of writing this column in early September, COVID-19 has not gone away so we have added new restrictions for those attending our Jazz night events:
- Face masks are required except if you are sitting and drinking a beverage
- All attendees are requested to be fully vaccinated
We are not starting Potlucks, Board Game Nights, or Trivia Nights at this time.
We will update on any changes through emails, etc.
Board Update and Recruiting
Due to family demands on her time, Kim Hoang has stepped down from the Board. We thank her for her contributions to the community.
As a couple other people are stepping down form the Board at the AGM on November 24, we are recruiting people to take on the Environment and Heritage Director roles. If you have an interest in exploring either of these, please contract me at [email protected].
There are also a couple of opportunities for Directors at Large who take on special projects and assist in other special events such as Mission Possible in June, Spring Fling fundraiser, Lilac Festival, Community Clean Up, etc.
We also need to recruit someone to manage the memberships, specifically issuing new and renewal memberships. This would be a once a month task.
Interested or curious? Contact me at [email protected].
Calgary’s Heritage Building Inventory
Heritage Calgary evaluates and adds/updates heritage resources to the Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources. Cliff Bungalow – Mission has many historic buildings on the Inventory. On June 25, 2021, they updated the evaluations on four heritage buildings in our community.
- Mary’s Cathedral
- Lang House
- House of Israel
- Sacred Heart Covent
There are a number of criteria used for the evaluations:
- Activity
- Event
- Institution
- Person / People
- Style
- Design
- Landmark
- Symbolic Value
To learn more about these and other historic buildings in Calgary, go to https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/blog.
For the record, the Lang name connected to the Lang House is not related to me. This building is possibly the least known of the four buildings on the list above. It is located at 228 – 26 Avenue SW. When I moved to Cliff Bungalow – Mission in 1978, this house was on its own lot with three adjacent vacant lots. A number of year’s later, there was a proposed redevelopment on these four lots which would have resulted in this house being destroyed. The community worked on saving this historic house and it was integrated into the new development. It is used as an amenity space for the residents of the Grandview condo building.
Our French Connection Has Moved
Suzanne de Courville Nicol has been a long-time connection between our community and the Francophone community in Calgary. The Mission side (east of 4th Street SW) of the community was originally called Rouleauville and was predominantly a French speaking community in the late 1800’s. It was integrated into Calgary in 1907. In contrast the Cliff bungalow side (west of 4th Street SW) of the community was land grant to the CPR for building the railway.
Suzanne has worked tirelessly on raising the awareness of the Francophone history in Calgary. We have worked with Suzanne and the Francophone community on many special projects over the years. In September, Suzanne moved to Kamloops to be closer to her family. She will continue her work, although remotely. We wish her well and thank her for her contributions to this community.
