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Area Development Open House – Hosted by VRCA
The VRCA is hosting an Area Development Open House at the Wedding Chapel just east of Crestmont.
They invite all interested Valley Ridge & Crestmont Residents to attend. The goal is to present all the latest information on the area development plans around Crestmont & Valley Ridge to help residents understand the impact of these developments and get their feedback and understand their concerns. The development committees of the Crestmont Community Association and the Valley Ridge Community Association have been hard at work gathering and understanding this information. There is a lot of development planned over the next 5 – 10 years that you need to be aware of, including some significant changes to roads and access to our communities that may concern you.
VRCA Information Session
• Date: Tuesday January 14, 2014
• Location: Wedding Chapel
• Presentation at 7:00 pm (sharp)
• Doors Open at 6:30 pm
Please see the new Development Committee’s page for downloads from this event.
Notice to Community Members
Dear community members:
WinSport would like to thank you for your continued support in the creation of the World’s Leading Winter Sports Institute.
From time to time, major events are held at Canada Olympic Park that may or may not affect members of the surrounding community. WinSport would like to increase our communication with the community and provide regular updates when these events take place.
A major event is upcoming in less than two weeks, with the details provided below.
World Cup Freestyle:
Description: The world’s best mogul and halfpipe skiers will be competing at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park on January 3rd and 4th – and as one of the final qualifying events for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the competition will be more intense and exciting than ever. More than 130 athletes from 20 countries are expected to attend and Canada has some of the best medal prospects of all.
Date/Time:
– Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 (training)
– Jan. 3: 10:30 a.m. – training; noon to 2 p.m. – halfpipe finals
– Jan. 4: 8:30 a.m. – training; 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. – finals and awardsPotential disruption: Increased traffic near the park in what is typically a busy time of year. Competition is relegated to the halfpipe (west side of park) and the moguls course on east side of park. The East service road will be used to access venue, where parking is limited to VIPs and organizers.
A DJ, along with public address announcer will be used throughout the event. Noise will continued to be monitored. Attached is a copy of the noise exemption permit from the City of Calgary.WinSport truly appreciates your support and would invite all neighbours to take in the action and watch some of the world’s top athletes take part in a preview to the Sochi Olympics.
Should you have any questions, please contact Dale Oviatt, director of communications, at dale.oviatt@winsportcanada.ca
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——– Dale Oviatt
Director, Communications
WinSport
P: 403-247-5601
C: 403-461-9074
88 Canada Olympic Road S.W.
Calgary, AB T3B 5R5
Board Members Needed
Hi everyone! Due to some unforeseen circumstances the board is currently short some members. It has been an exciting year so far and coming up to the board AGM in March 2014 we would love to have a full board. If you ever thought about volunteering, this is a great opportunity for you. We are currently looking to fill a few positions including Secretary and Treasurer. Serving on the board would be from now until the March AGM and then if you wish to continue the board election at the AGM will decide.
I have been working with the CCA board for a number of years now and the current board is one of the most active and dynamic that I have seen so far. Please join us and share what you can offer and contribute to this wonderful community of Crestmont!
Are you handy with a hammer?
The Crestmont Community Association and the Crestmont Homeowner’s Association are looking for a team of handy people in our community to help re-build our hockey rink beside the Crestmont Hall. The Homeowner’s Association has organized a company with a water truck to lay down the temporarily liquid water in the appropriate layers as well as a special liner that is required to sit between the grass and the future ice. We also have a father & son team in the community that is excited and willing to help out with clearing the snow and maintaining the ice.
Until we can flood the rink and have a team to shovel and maintain the ice, we need to repair the boards. If you are handy with a hammer and can help out, please contact the board and let us know. The boards have been sitting beside the hall for years and have been totally neglected. We now have the opportunity to turn things around and have another great facility for the members of this community.
The Annual Qualico Communities Christmas Lights Competition
Its time for you to unleash your luminescent and festive creativity in the fine spirit of competition. Yes, it is the Qualico Communities Annual Christmas Light Competition. Click the image for more information, I look forward to seeing the entries!
New Calgary West ASP Open House
Hi everyone, the City will be hosting an open house on the Calgary West ASP amendment and the proposed applications again. It will be held on November 26 from 5-8 at the Valley Ridge Golf Club.
Fourth Annual Kids Halloween Party
It’s that time of year again where the leaves are falling and so is the temperature… but not the children’s spirit! Why? Because there is tons and tons of CANDY all for FREE HA HA HA!!!
It is time for the Fourth Annual Kids Halloween Party.
Dress up your little ghouls and goblins (I wonder why no one ever dresses like a goblin?) and come on down to the Crestmont Hall
Sunday, October 20th from 1pm – 5pm
There will be food, drinks, games, prizes, activities, crafts, music, fun and CANDY!!!
Entrance to this exciting event is FREE for Crestmont Community Association MEMBERS and $5 for everyone else.
(There will be a small fee of $2 cash only for a hot dog, drink, and chips)
*** WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help monitor each of the events/stations as well as setup & take down ***
Here is a link to Facebook for the images taken by Zed Davey (zestphotography.org)
Thanks to everyone involved for making this such a successful event!
Email Newsletter Corrections…
Well I knew I should have done a test send before I sent the real email… oh well, sorry about that.
The Newsletter needs a couple minor corrections…
First, the link that the city provided does not work. The correct link is as follows…
http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/PlanningDevelopmentAssessment/transcanada-west-corridor-study/
Also, the link to the Government of Alberta Budget 2014 Consultations Schedule should actually be as follows…
https://crestmontcommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Consultation-location-and-times-Final.docx
Finally I was also asked to note that we are currently looking for a new Treasurer for the Crestmont Community Association. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please contact us.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Al
West Calgary Trans-Canada Corridor: How this Development Affects Us
Hello friends,
Hope you have had a good summer.
We want to bring to your attention again to some significant developments that will be happening in our area in the next few years. The Calgary Planning Commission will be making the decision to approve 3 proposals for developing new housing, commercial buildings, and offices in the area west of COP. A few members of the board as well as some residents of our community will be going to City Hall on the appropriate day to voice our concerns and comments regarding those developments. This meeting have been postponed a few times, and we will let you know once we have a date from the City.
We want to make sure that our community’s views are represented well. Please provide your valuable input by:
1. [By Monday, October 14] Taking this survey to give us your opinion on some of the issues that we have identified as important, as well as other issues that you want to raise. (5-10 minutes)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7KXTQ8Q
2. [As Soon As Possible] Taking this official City of Calgary survey about the West Calgary Trans-Canada Corridor (5-10 minutes)
http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/PlanningDevelopmentAssessment/transcanada-west-corridor-study/
3. Signing up for our newsletter to be kept updated on new information regarding the developments and other community issues
4. Becoming a member and supporting us in our efforts to represent your voice.
If you have any questions please contact us at dev_committee@crestmontcommunity.org
Thank you,
Your Community Association
Related Links:
For an illustration and map of one of the proposals:
For a brief summary of the proposed developments and the process:
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/LUPP/Documents/Publications/transcanada-west-study-open-house.pdf
For more details on these proposals:
Don’t worry, you don’t have to read all of these to take the surveys (they don’t require detailed knowledge)! Just give us your honest opinion.