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President’s Report Hello Neighbours, Liz here filling in for Jacques while he is down under. Just a reminder, the communi- ty wine & cheese/AGM will be held Monday, June 19th at 7 p.m. The format has been revamped for this AGM to keep the formal business part of the meeting to one hour in length. That will be followed by a question and answer session. Look for the St. Andrews Heights Annual Report and AGM agenda being delivered to your mailbox with this newsletter. The next meeting of the Foothills Medical Centre Area Communities Working Group will be sometime in June. If you have been by the Lot 1 site recently you will see the structure of the parkade starting to take place. There is a lot of activity going on around the site. I send out regular picture updates for this project through the communitys information email – see the end of this report about how to sign up for these updates. (continued on page 3) June 2017 St. Andrews Heights Community Newsletter Summertime is finally here. Time to get out and explore! St. Andrews Heights Community Association Annual General Meeting Monday, June 19, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Andrews Heights Community Hall Look for your copy of our 2016-17 Annual Report delivered with this newsletter. Bring your copy to the meeting for reference. The meeting will be followed by our annual Wine and Cheese.

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President’s Report

Hello Neighbours,

Liz here filling in for Jacques while he is down under.

Just a reminder, the communi-ty wine & cheese/AGM will be held Monday, June 19th at 7 p.m. The format has been revamped for this AGM to keep the formal business part of the meeting to one hour in length. That will be followed by a question and answer session. Look for the St. Andrews Heights Annual Report and AGM agenda being delivered to your mailbox with this newsletter.

The next meeting of the Foothills Medical Centre Area Communities Working Group will be sometime in June. If you have been by the Lot 1 site recently you will see the structure of the parkade starting to take place. There is a lot of activity going on around the site. I send out regular picture updates for this project through the community’s information email – see the end of this report about how to sign up for these updates.

(continued on page 3)

June 2017 St. Andrews Heights

Community Newsletter

Summertime is finally here. Time to get out and explore!

St. Andrews Heights Community Association

Annual General Meeting

Monday, June 19, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.

at the St. Andrews Heights Community Hall

Look for your copy of our 2016-17 Annual Report delivered with this newsletter. Bring your copy to the meeting for reference.

The meeting will be followed by our annual Wine and Cheese.

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Community Executive 2016–17

Other Contact Information

St. Andrews Heights

Community Association

2504–13th Avenue NW

Calgary, AB T2N 1L8

StAndrewsHeights.ca

[email protected]

August 15

…is the deadline for submissions for the next issue of the newsletter.

This newsletter is delivered nine times a year (September through December, and

February through June) to over 400 homes. Download it at StAndrewsHeights.ca.

Please direct all requests for submissions and advertisements to the Editor at

[email protected].

Advertising Rates

Back Cover $150.00

Full page $100.00

Half page $55.00

Quarter page $40.00

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Classified ad $5.00 or 3 issues for $10.00 (280 characters & spaces)

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In this issue:

President’s Report 1

Parking Permits 4

Between the Pages 7

Between the Knife & Fork 8

About Wine 9

Origin of Father’s Day 10

University District 11

City Updates 12

Green Carts 13

Sudoku Place 14-15

Community Events 18

Classified Ads 18

President Jacques Gendron

[email protected]

403-283-5052

Past President

and VP Planning,

Non-Residential

Liz Murray

[email protected]

403-282-8309

Secretary Lea Meadows

[email protected]

Treasurer Ken Zdunich

[email protected]

403-289-8829

VP Sports Kevin Noakes

[email protected]

403-220-9195

VP Facilities Michael Fuchs

[email protected]

403-452-8311

VP Planning,

Residential

Adev Ahluwalia

[email protected]

403-701-6576

VP

Communication

David Cary

[email protected]

403-210-2641

Hall Rentals Rose Wong

[email protected]

Community Hall 403-282-5211

Membership

Coordinator

Gwen Schaefer

[email protected]

403-289-0625

Newsletter Editor David Cary

[email protected]

403-210-2641

Soccer Coordinator Simon Baines

[email protected]

403-870-1222

Tennis Coordinator Gwen Schaefer

[email protected]

403-289-0625

Website Administrator Gwen Schaefer

[email protected]

403-289-0625

Community Resource Constable James Dore 403-428-6300

Please recycle

this newsletter.

St. Andrews Heights Community Newsletter 2

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June 2017 3

President’s Report

(continued from page 1)

The South Shaganappi Area Strategic Planning Group (SSASPG) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. This group consists of the five sur-rounding communities (St. Andrews Heights, University Heights, Parkdale, Varsity and Mont-gomery), representatives from the City, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Infrastructure, the Uni-versity of Calgary, the Government of Alberta, and many of the other surrounding institutions. The purpose of the group is to work together to estab-lish a broad vision for the South Shaganappi area, form a strategic framework within which to evaluate future land uses and the resulting impact, and to develop a communication network to facilitate stakeholder engagement and information sharing. The group meets monthly to discuss development in the surrounding area.

In the last 15 years, over $2 billion of capital projects have been completed with the guidance and input of the SSASPG. Ongoing projects include the replacement of the Lot 1 parkade, redevelopment of Stadium Shopping Centre, ongoing development at University District (West Campus), and the new Calgary Cancer Project. At a recent celebration,

many past members spoke of the effectiveness of the group in helping shape development in the area. The SSASPG is seen as a best practice model for stakeholder engagement in complex development projects by the City and is a great example of how all groups can work collaboratively towards a common goal. St. Andrews Heights has two repre-sentatives at the SSASPG: Al Rasmuson, who was a founding member and is the current chair, and me, VP Non-Residential Planning for SAH. Thank you to Guy McLaughlin who represented the communi-ty for the first 13 years.

There is a lot going on in the community. We send out regular updates, crime notices, construction related information (sometimes on very short notice), etc. through the community information email address: [email protected]. Please send a note to this address if you would like to receive the updates. You will then receive an invitation that you need to respond to in order to join the distribution list.

Liz Murray for Jacques Gendron ([email protected])

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St. Andrews Heights Community Newsletter 4

Residential Parking Permits are Going Paperless

Calgary Parking Authority

On May 9, 2017, Calgary City Council approved changes to the Calgary Traffic Bylaw that allow the Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program to use electronic rather than physical permits.

The framework of the program is not being changed and residents will not be asked to pay any new fees.

Starting on August 1, 2017, residential zones will be transitioned to the online RPP system as zones come up for renewal. With this new permit system, permits will be valid for two years instead of one. During this first year while the program is being rolled out, you will be asked to register for an online account (or contact us so we can set one up for you) during your regular renewal time. As per usual, we will mail you a reminder notice when you are eligi-ble to renew your permit during this transition.

Once your zone has moved to the online system, there will be no more physical residential or visitor parking permits. These permits will be managed using the online RPP system. Enforcement of the residential parking zones will be done primarily by photo enforcement and supplemented by our mo-bile enforcement officers who will respond to re-quests from residents via our Customer Solutions Centre.

Benefits of the new RPP System include:

• A quick and easy online permit application and renewal process for residents.

• A two-year renewal period: you no longer will have to renew on an annual basis, and if you have not moved after the two-year period, you won’t have to submit new documentation when you request a permit renewal.

• More effective and efficient enforcement of residential parking zones.

• Permits are linked to license plates, which will eliminate lost or stolen permits.

Detailed instructions for how to set up an online account and how to manage your residential and visitor permits in the online RPP system will be provided to residents in advance of their renewal date.

For frequently asked questions about the change to an online RPP system, please visit the Calgary Parking Authority website at CalgaryParking.com.

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June 2017 5

After School Care Provider

Neighbourhood Montessori school is seeking

an after school care provider starting this

September. The position is for the calendar

school year from 3:15-6:15pm during all

school days. Applicants must have prior child

care/teaching experience and be caring,

creative and patient. Police Information

Check, First Aid and Child Care Certificate

are required. Competitive salary.

Please email resume to [email protected].

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Remembering Elsie Gorsline

Cora-Lea Gorsline

Long time resident Elsie Gorsline passed away on May 5, 2017. Elsie and her family have lived in St. Andrews Heights for more than 45 years. She was an active member of the community by volunteer-

ing her time can-vassing for vari-ous organizations, which she enjoyed while visiting with her neighbours. She also partici-pated in the week-ly Monday Fitness group. Elsie will be truly missed.

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Blind Run is the story of Ethan Decker who worked for the US government as a CIA secret agent. During a previous assignment, his young son was murdered by another government assassin (Ramirez) as payment for a mission gone wrong. The assassin had also threatened his wife Sydney so Ethan leaves her to protect her life. He then spends the next three years in isolation in the middle of the desert, trying to forget the loss of his previous life. One day his former co-worker Anna shows up at his trailer with two children, Danny and Callie, who are brother and sister. She has stolen them from the island where they have been living with a group of children in a controlled environ-ment. She abandons them with Ethan and turns up dead a short while later. Signs left on the body indicate that Ramirez is back and Ethan realizes the children are in danger. He also realizes Ramirez is likely going after his ex-wife as a way to draw him out from hiding. It turns out the children are “special” and their “Keepers” want them back. Ethan’s only choice is to get Sidney and run with the children to try and keep them all alive.

This is one of the styles of novels I normally read – action adventure/thriller with highly trained secret agents (think Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, or David Baldacci). If you don’t normally read these types of

Between the Pages

Our regular book review feature, this month by Liz Murray.

stories you may find Blind Run captivating. It’s fast paced with lots going on. But this story is not well written. It started well but as the story progressed, it became so far-fetched I had a hard time believing the author’s editor let this go to the publisher and that it got published. I was even more flabbergasted to see that it had made some bestseller lists. How can a down and out former secret agent who has spent the last three years dulling his pain with alcohol be in sufficient shape to protect three other people and to battle a highly trained assassin who is following him to finish him off? And the “special” children just

had me shaking my head, never mind the “Keepers” and their lame reason for creating these children.

This was Patricia Lewin’s first thriller. She has published previously under the names Patricia Keelyn and Pat Van Wie. Her normal genre is romance which explains the romance in this story. I didn’t realize when I loaded this book on my e-reader that it was as old as it was and it looks like there have been a few more suspense/thrillers from this author. I will

not be reading her other efforts. Since I read the elec-tronic version, I won’t be putting it in the Little Free Library in front of the community hall. Just as well since I don’t think it’s worth your time to read it.

Blind Run

Patricia Lewin

2003

352 pages, Ballantine Books

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How do you decide where to go when the “dinner out” urge strikes? I have two sources of infor-mation – my friends and the internet. In this case both sources did not encourage me to drive the short distance to Bowness to find The Coal Shed and White Rose (two restaurants at one address). Close friends who enjoy vegetarian dishes told me that White Rose was terrific although they would have appreciated being able to order from The Coal Shed to satisfy all the appetites at the table. Going to the internet I was even more confused. The Coal Shed (it really is a shed) is open for din-ner only from Thursday to Saturday, closing at 7

p.m., but you can or-der from the White Rose

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menu as well and this kitchen is open until 9 p.m. We decided to eat early at The Coal Shed and or-der a few items from the White Rose Kitchen to sample.

Upon arriving we were told that we could sit on either side and order from either kitchen. It is a work in progress. I hope the website catches up.

We started with a guacamole dip served with corn chips, $10. The Butter Leaf Lettuce Salad, $12, was big enough to share and a wonderful blend of organic butter leaf, yellow beets, cauliflower, pea shoots and crispy chickpeas in a white balsamic sesame vinaigrette. Salad Nirvana!

I chose the Beer Battered Fish and Chips served with French fries and cole slaw, $15. Batter was light and crispy. Fish was tender and piping hot and fries were crispy. The tartar sauce had a hint of dill which I did not expect. Delicious.

My companion had the Bison Burger served on a ciabatta bun with all the fixings, $12. He declared it the best burger he had eaten in a long while. Juicy, flavourful and requiring extra napkins! He also ordered a side of cornbread, $3, and cole slaw, $4. The cornbread was somewhat dry and crumbly and the cole slaw was unremarkable.

We finished with a dessert special, apple pie with a scoop of vanilla Fiasco gelato, a sweet ending.

Service was attentive and there is plenty of on street parking.

THE COAL SHED & WHITE ROSE KITCHEN, good food. Still working out the concept.

Editor’s Note: The Coal Shed now has extended summer hours – Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Between the Knife and Fork

In this monthly feature, our community diner (who prefers to stay anonymous) rates a local area restaurant.

The Coal Shed & White Rose

Kitchen

Address: 6512 Bowness Road NW

Phone: 403-455-8055

www.WhiteRoseKitchen.ca/Coal-Shed

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About Wine features wines not typically on one’s shopping radar. Special wines made from grapes or blends, regions or countries that may not be common or well known. About a wine, or winemaker, with a story to tell of place, process, climate, or style. Highlighting smaller, artisanal producers making unique, reasonably-priced (under $50 retail) wines, whilst demonstrating careful earth stewardship. Here is the May feature wine. Enjoy!

About Wine

Nik Rasula

ABOUT THE MAKER: Founded in 1967 by Sebas-tiano Jasci and wife Lucia Marchesani, sons Nicola and Ludovico now run day-to-day operations in collaboration with Mom and Dad.

ABOUT THE VINEYARD: Located in Abruzzo (halfway up the boot), J&M grow Pecorino in their Monteodor-isio vineyard near the town of Vasto on the Adriatic coast. Here, slope, aspect, soil, and sea influence this small-production white grape.

ABOUT THE GRAPE: Hav-ing no connection to the renown goat cheese of Sici-ly, Pecorino the grape is native to central Italy. Known by a myriad of syno-nyms, it is said local sheep had an affinity for grazing this particular berry.

‘Pecorino’ is now its most common name.

Jasci & Marchesani

Eco Pecorino Biologico Abruzzo

DOC Superiore

Vintage: 2015

Vineyard: Pecorino Monteodorisio Italy

JascieMarchesani.it

ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: Certified Organic.

Inspired to alter farming practices in 1978 when Nicola asked, “Why don’t we hear crickets at night anymore?” Convinced the use of artificial chemicals was harmful to their ecosystem, J&M embarked on the path of organic and good-to-the-earth practices long before it became a mainstream movement.

ABOUT THE WINE: A stunning golden, the aro-mas of flowers and yellow apples inspire, while cleansing flavours of ripe apple and nectarine

highlight the palate.

The finish concludes stoney, dry and long.

ABOUT CEPAGE: 100% Pecorino (white).

ABOUT PAIRING: Pair with medium cheeses, charcuterie, tuna tartare, or cream pastas.

ABOUT AVAILABILITY: Check liquorconnect.com. Call the listed store to confirm availability.

CSPC #773929

ABOUT PRICE: $24

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Right on the heels of Mother’s Day, we get Father’s Day 35 days later. Surprisingly, Father’s Day can also lend a bit of thanks to Anna Jarvis. If you read last month’s article entitled The Origin of Mother’s Day then you already know all about Anna Jarvis, but we’ll get to her in a moment.

The celebration of fatherhood dates back to about the 10th century during the Middle Ages in Catho-lic Europe where it was celebrated on March 19 as the feast day of Saint Joseph. Just in case you are not up on Western Christianity, Saint Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, thus making him the foster-father of Jesus. Known as the patron saint of workers, Joseph is also re-garded as a model for fathers and was referred to as the fatherly “Nourisher of the Lord”. To this day, Saint Joseph’s Day is a feast day of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church.

Let’s fast forward to the beginning of the 20th cen-tury where outside Catholic traditions, Father’s Day was not celebrated in North America. Sadly, it was a tragedy that brought about the first observance of “Father’s Day”. It was the Monongah Mining Disas-ter in Monongah, West Virginia in December 1907 that killed 361 men, 250 who were fathers, leaving nearly 1,000 fatherless children. At the time of the disaster, Grace Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her own father. This prompted her to suggest to her pastor that they honour all of those fathers.

Given Anna Jarvis’ successful promotion of Moth-er’s Day in 1908, not even two months later on July 5, 1908, Grace Golden Clayton’s “Father’s Day” was held at the Williams Memorial Methodist Epis-copal Church in Fairmont, West Virginia, less than 20 miles away from Jarvis’ first celebration of Moth-er’s Day in Grafton, West Virginia. Unfortunately, Clayton’s event was not celebrated or promoted out-side Fairmont and was not celebrated again.

A number of other attempts took place at establish-ing a Father’s Day without much success until Sono-ra Smart Dodd held a Father’s Day celebration on June 19, 1910 at the YMCA in Spokane, Washing-

ton. Her father was a civil war veteran and a single parent who raised his own six children. She pro-posed the idea to her church pastor after hearing a sermon about Jarvis’ Mother’s Day and felt fathers should be similarly honoured with a holiday. Local clergymen liked her idea and on June 19, sermons honouring fathers were preached throughout the city.

In the 1920s, Dodd was at-tending college and stopped promoting the celebration. As a result it faded away. When she returned to Spokane from studying, she started to pro-mote Father’s Day again and raised awareness to a national level through the help of trade groups that would bene-

fit the most from the holiday. This included manu-facturers of ties, tobacco pipes and other traditional products for men. Many Americans resisted Fa-ther’s Day for decades seeing it as nothing more than trying to capitalize on the commercial success of Mother’s Day. Even US Presidents tried to rec-ognize it as a federal holiday but Congress rejected the attempts fearing commercialization.

It was not until 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honouring fathers and declaring the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. It was made a permanent US national holiday in 1972, when it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.

Like Mother’s Day, Canadians seem to have inher-ited Father’s Day from our friends south of the border. Exact dates are hard to find, but given com-mercial trade between Canada and the United States, my guess is the tradition slipped across the border via travelers and corporations expanding their business north of the border.

The Origin of Father’s Day

David Cary, Newsletter Editor

Sonora Smart Dodd

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University District, a 200-acre development located west of the University of Calgary, is piquing the curiosity of the community. Neighbours are now anticipating what’s to come within the rolling natu-ral space - a rarity in a metropolitan city as large as Calgary. In March of 2017, University District caught the attention of the city when a beautiful, contemporary wood and steel building was erected. The Discovery Centre is where interested visitors learn about the growing community. Visit now, just north of the Alberta Children’s Hospital at 4410 University Avenue NW.

Here, the Discovery Centre’s friendly ambassadors share plans and updates about the master-planned

community using an interactive model table and by inviting people into stunning show suites from builders TRUMAN and Brookfield Residential. From maps of the network of pedestrian paths to impressive and accessible amenities, this Discov-ery Centre offers a glimpse of how easy life at University District can be.

Highlights of the retail places, green spaces and many nearby things to see and do are offered here. Neighbours and visitors alike can view University District’s design plans that include multiple parks, including a three-acre central park along the com-munity’s High Street.

The Discovery Centre’s interactive model table also shows visitors the location, benefits, features and artistic renderings of the community. In addi-tion, the University District is going to be connect-ed by design, through technology, transport, events and a know-your-neighbour philosophy within the community and extending to the well-established neighbourhoods nearby. This is essen-tial in weaving the neighbourhood’s strong social fabric.

The Discovery Centre will be open 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

Located in Calgary’s Northwest, University District is a new community being mindfully made in the heart of the city’s most established neighbour-hoods—bringing age-inclusive, sustainable design to compliment the legacy of Calgary’s longest standing communities. To learn more about University District’s progress, updates and oppor-tunities, you can join our online community at myuniversitydistrict.ca.

The construction program for 2017 will be de-ployed in June and updates are available online at wcdt.ca/construction.

University District’s Discovery Centre Welcomes You!

West Campus Development Trust

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16th Avenue and Home Road Upgrades

In an effort to help beautify the community while also addressing safety concerns, construction along 16th Avenue NW will begin in June. In addition to these improvements, work along Home Road will begin in the fall including pavement overlay, bike lanes and intersection redesigns. This work im-proves the experience for everyone on the network.

For more information, visit calgary.ca, call 311, or join The City at the below in-person session.

The City of Calgary: Project Updates and Upcoming Events

The City of Calgary

South Shaganappi Study

A transportation corridor study is continuing to explore the future design for the south end of Shaganappi Trail. As part of Phase 3: Preferred Concept Selection, The City is presenting the draft recommended short- and long-term plans for the study area and asking for input.

For more information, visit calgary.ca/southshaganappi, call 311, or join them at the be-low in-person session. Various drop-in events around the study area and an opportunity to pro-vide input online will be available around the same time as the event listed below.

• What? In-person session to discuss the above projects

• When? Wednesday, June 14 from 4 - 8 p.m.

• Where? Montgomery Community Association (5003 - 16 Avenue NW)

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Starting this June, green carts will be rolled out to all households for food and yard waste collection. Here are some details on the rollout.

Green cart collection start dates

Green carts will be rolled out by quadrant. Once all residents in a quadrant have their carts, collection will begin as follows:

Green Carts are Coming This Summer - July 3-Aug 12 for St. Andrews Heights

The City of Calgary

Three things to do when your cart arrives

1. Bring your cart up to your home.

Carts will be delivered to the front of your home. Bring your cart up to your home and store it in a safe place (e.g. garage, against the side of your house or back fence).

2. Look inside the green cart.

Everything you need to get started is inside the cart. This includes: - Kitchen pail and sample compostable bags. - Sample paper yard waste bags for extra yard

waste that doesn’t fit inside the cart. - Instruction guide and collection schedule.

3. Consult your collection schedule.

The collection schedule inside your cart ex-plains when green cart collection starts in your quadrant along with your new collection days and schedule. You can also find out your collec-tion days and sign up for free automated re-minders at calgary.ca/collection.

To learn more, visit calgary.ca/greencart.

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Sudoku Place

Two puzzles to challenge neighbourhood Sudoku lovers from OpenSky.ca (solutions on page 18)

Puzzle 1 - Easy Puzzle 2 - Medium

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Sudoku Place

Summer holidays are around the corner, so here are two more puzzles to enjoy (solutions on page 18)

Puzzle 3 - Hard Puzzle 4 - Very Hard

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June brings us the longest day of the year, the end of the school year for kids and the start of the sum-mer holiday season. Because there is no newsletter in July and August, and we really don’t think it is fair to leave out two of the best months of the year, here are the important dates for the summer months ahead. Don’t forget to show your Canadian pride on July 1!

June June 4 – Armed Forces Day June 5 – World Environment Day (Canada is the host country in 2017) June 8 – World Oceans Day June 11 – Canadian Rivers Day June 14 – World Blood Donor Day June 18 – Father’s Day June 19 – World Sauntering Day (slow down and enjoy life) June 21 – Summer Solstice (first day of summer) June 21 – National Aboriginal Day June 23 – National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism

June, July and August Calendar Dates to Remember

David Cary, Newsletter Editor

June 24 – St. Andrews Heights Canada 150 Birthday Celebration (buy your tickets)

July July 1 – Canada Day Happy 150th Birthday Canada! July 2 – World UFO Day July 7 – World Chocolate Day July 11 – World Population Day (over 7.5 billion and counting) July 23 – National Hot Dog Day July 28 – World Hepatitis Day

August Aug 4 – International Beer Day Aug 7 – Heritage Day Aug 8 – International Cat Day Aug 9 – National Peacekeepers’ Day Aug 12 – International Youth Day Aug 12 – World Elephant Day Aug 13 – International Lefthanders Day Aug 19 – World Humanitarian Day Aug 26 – Go Topless Day Aug 29 – International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Grassroots Grant Opportunities Available

Calgary Foundation

The Calgary Foundation offers a number of out-standing grant opportunities throughout the year. One section of granting falls under the Grassroots Grant opportunity. Currently there are TWO Grass-roots Grants open: Neighbour Grants and Stepping Stones. Both are great opportunities for individuals, communities and social recreation groups to apply for funding support. Here is a brief overview:

1. Neighbour Grants – meant to strengthen the fabric of neighbourhood and community life. Past examples of successful grant submissions include community gardens, neighbourhood murals and celebration of diversity and belong-ing. The neighbour grants offer up to $5,000 in funding assistance. Please note that you must either be a registered charity or partner with a

registered charity to receive this grant. Dead-line: August 8, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.

2. Stepping Stones – small grant meant to encourage active citizenship by helping residents undertake small, creative projects to benefit their local com-munity. The Stepping Stones grant ranges from $100 to $600. Deadline: Ongoing, midnight of the 1st of every month.

If interested in either of these grants, please visit the below link for more detailed information on each grant as well as the application form and tips for grassroots projects.

For more information on The Calgary Foundation and the full list of grant opportunities please visit TheCalgaryFoundation.org.

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Community Events

Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday!

Remember to purchase your tickets for our celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday on June 24. Tickets are being sold at the SAHCA Hall on Thurs., June 8 from 5-7pm and Sat., June 10 from 10am-12 noon. Contact Gwen Schaefer for more details at [email protected].

SAHCA Annual General Meeting and

Wine & Cheese

Join us for the St. Andrews Heights Community Association Annual General Meeting and Wine & Cheese on Monday, June 19 at 7:00 pm in the Community Hall.

St. Andrews Heights Artists’ Society

(SAHAS)

Following the summer break, SAHAS will resume meeting at the SAHCA Hall on Wednesdays, commencing September 13. For further information, please contact Laura at 403-289-6484.

Classified Ads

Music, Music, Music

Bring some music into your life. I teach students aged 7–77. Beginners and intermediate piano and guitar are my specialties. Lessons tailored to student interests. Community business run out of my home. References available upon request. Contact Catherine at [email protected] or 403-289-1853.

Do you require cleaning services?

With 23 years’ cleaning experience in St. Andrews Heights, I deliver professional, quality and depend-able residential cleaning services tailored to your needs and schedule. Limited spaces remain. Call Angelica at 403-273-3646.

Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2

We need your HELP please!

Chief Crowfoot School Time Capsule

We are looking for information regarding the time capsule interned at Chief Crowfoot School.

If you have any information regarding it’s location or other details, please contact Audrey at 403-289-7845 or [email protected].

Puzzle 3 Puzzle 4

Have a great summer!

The newsletter will be back in

September.

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Happy

Father’s

Day

Sunday

June 18

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