President’s Message
The beautiful green spaces throughout Calgary and our wonderful surroundings with mature trees and great parks remind us all of our mission to preserve and enhance the character of our community.
With our vision and mission to guide us, we continue to monitor and advocate for reasonable developments that are appropriate for our community, recognizing that as Calgary grows all neighbourhoods will see development. Specifically, now, the green space surrounding Glenmore Landing s something we watch out for.
We are working to support the fall civic election, with two candidates each fielding questions at a candidate forum at the community hall. Rob Ward had his turn in April and Alex Williams came along this past week. Both were very open in sharing their platforms and answering questions. We’ll continue this approach if/as other candidates step forward.
Weekly, monthly, and special events continue, and grow. Watch for updates on movie nights, game nights, walking club, and other recreational and educational events over the summer. Mark your calendar for Sunday, July 27 for our Community Cleanup day, more information coming soon.
FYI, in keeping with the normal Calgary seasons of construction, there will be paving and roadworks this spring and summer on several roadways within and surrounding our neighbourhoods, including 90 Avenue, Southland Drive, 24 Street, and Glenmore between Crowchild and Elbow. As well there will be erosion mitigation on five spots along the shores of the reservoir where shoreline erosion is creating problems.
Please consult our website at pbpcommunity.ca for regular updates on community news and events. Community Association members also receive email notifications. We have only a small percentage of households in our community as members, it would be great to get that much higher so more people can be involved and informed about matters that concern us all. Easy and not expensive to join, see the note and an easy QR code in this newsletter.
“I said ‘somebody should do something about that’; then I realized I am somebody.” ― Lily Tomlin.
Please consider becoming a board member for the community association. We need a few more folks to share the work and to give a diverse perspective on our community issues.
Meetings aren’t onerous, monthly except summer. The other work is interesting and not excessive; it feels good to be involved. We particularly need a Treasurer right now; it is not an operational role as we have accounting support. If you have any finance or accounting background and can spare some time, or know of someone, please let me know.
By the time you read this, the PBP Community Association board will have recessed for the summer, but you can still reach us, see the board list in this newsletter for contact information.
Thank you and have a great summer!
Gill Basford
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