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September Community Events
There are three community events in September. The first jazz event of the 2020-2021 season will take place on Wednesday, September 2. Tickets must be purchased online. There will be a small in-person audience. The rest of the audience will be online. People attending in person will need to wear a mask. Either bring your own or purchase one at the door for $1 cash. In addition to larger spacing between chairs, we have purchased a screen to be placed between the performers and the audience. If you live together, you can sit beside each other by moving two chairs together. More details elsewhere in this newsletter
The second community event is the Neighbourhood Watch meeting on September 29 that will be entirely online. Please register online: https://cbm_neighbourhood_watch.eventbrite.com. More details elsewhere in this newsletter.
The third community event is the postponed Spring Fling and now is call Fall Fling. Due to COVD-19 it has become an online silent auction. We have lots of great donations from local businesses. The link to the online auction is https: app.galabid.com/cbmcaonlineauction. Net proceeds will go towards making the community building wheelchair accessible.
Community Centre Update
During this COVID-19 period, we have not been renting our hall to outside rentals. We will continue that practice until at least December 31.
Seeking an Environment Director
Our Environment Director position is still vacant. So, we are seeking a volunteer to take over this position. If you would like to explore this opportunity to serve your community, please contact myself, Bob Lang, at [email protected]. I will set up a Zoom meeting with you.
300 Block 25 Avenue SW
In recent newsletters, we have noted that for the third time that an application has been submitted to the City for a land-use change covering 306 to 312 – 25 Avenue SW. The proposed Land Use District is MU-1 with a FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 4.5 and a height of 24 metres. This would allow up to seven stories. Current Land Use allows up to five stories. 3.5 FAR and a height of 15 metres. Four houses (three built in 1910 and one built in 1911) would be torn down to accommodate a new building. These houses currently have several suites each.
At some point, this proposed land-use change will go to a Public Hearing of City Council where anyone can submit written comments and can make a 5-minute verbal presentation. It may take place this fall. We will send out an email when we know the date and how you can voice your opinion on this matter. We are exploring other ways we can let you know what is happening and voice your opinion.
Other Inner-City Communities are also Under Redevelopment Pressure
City Council recently approved a 12-storey development in the heart of Inglewood. The proposed building is totally out of character from the historic streetscape of Inglewood. Former Development Director of Cliff Bungalow – Mission, Marika Styba, is a flower shop owner on 11th Street SW in Beltline. She posted the following on Facebook:
“Big buildings in commercial districts create no upshot for communities. They do not provide more business. They benefit the developer and the city by way of more taxes that don’t stay in the community of said larger project. As a small biz owner in the densest inner-city community for 25 years, we have watched a steady decline in walk-in business despite all the new towers. More density does not equal more benefits. When will people get this! So, discouraging to see developers pushing so hard to destroy our inner city.”
So, you see other inner-city communities are experiencing the same development pressures we are. Food for thought.
Bilingual Stop Signs Update and New Bilingual Face Masks
The bilingual stop signs that were graffitied this spring have all been replaced. The cleaning process to remove the black paint also removed the reflective material. They are now totally bilingual. See the bottom two lines on these new signs – Pas De Stationnement A Moins De 5m / No Parking Within 5m.
Suzanne de Courville Nicol, our liaison with the Calgary Francophone community, purchased bilingual face masks – Stop Arret Le Virus. See the picture of both the new bilingual stop signs and the bilingual face masks.
