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Playground Update
Help Us Tell Our Highland Park Story!
Join our steering group for a cool community project!
North Hill Communities Local Growth Planning
Good Food Box Needs Your Help!
HP Golf Course - Request for Independent Review
Big Night In!
Put on some sweatpants and join us:
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You don’t need to dress up, hire a sitter, stay up late or brave the elements to take part in our biggest family fundraiser yet! You can simply write a cheque or make an online donation from the comfort of your living room. Our goal is to raise $10,000 from this initiative, which can be achieved by 100 families donating $100! An added incentive is that every donation of $100 or more is tax deductible—but we are more than happy to accept donations of ANY amount you see fit. Every dollar adds up!
a) Online: using a credit card or PayPal account. Visit parksfdn.com, click the DONATE NOW BUTTON from the Community-Led Projects Page. Specify 'Highland Park Community' in the PayPal payment page where it asks the question “Which project are you supporting?”
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b) By mail: mail in a completed donation form and cheque (donation form to be located at www.parksfdn.com)
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c) By phone: Parks Foundation Calgary accounting department
403-974-0751
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Please note: for donations of $100 or more, make sure you check the "share my address with the Parks Foundation" box in order to receive your tax receipt in the mail.
Spolumbo's Playground Fundraiser May 1 - 25
Spolumbo's is back!
Just in time for BBQ season, we have another Playground Fundraiser for you. Spolumbos sausages are in great demand and are awesome!! All of the sausage products come fresh, while the burger patties (chicken or beef) come frozen. It is recommended that you portion your sausages before freezing them.
All of Spolumbos sausages and patties contain NO: Gluten – MSG – Binders – Fillers – Preservatives – Eggs – Dairy – Nuts – Nitrates.
There are 2 trays in each case, so half orders are available for all sausages. What's changed this year is that you can order a half case without coordinating with someone else. Please note - Burger patties and Chicken burger patties are excluded from ordering a half case.
Please contact Carolyn at hallmanager@highlandparkcommunity.ca to get your order form via email. Bring your completed order form in (only one per family) along with payment (cash or cheque made out to Highland Park Community Association) to Carolyn at the Highland Park Community Association. Carolyn can be reached at hallmanager@highlandparkcommunity.ca or 403.276.6969.
This fundraising campaign will run from May 1 - 25. Orders will be ready for pick up on Saturday, June 9 (between 10:30am - 11:00am at the Community Hall) Please note that you must pick up your sausages or have someone pick them up for you. We cannot store them at the community hall.
Questions may be directed to:
Emma Taylor at events@highlandparkcommunity.ca
or Carolyn Bergen at hallmanager@highlandparkcommunity.ca
Happy selling!!!
Coco Brooks Playground Fundraiser!!!
As you may know, the Highland Park Community is currently fundraising for a much-needed playground overhaul. Our first-ever Coco Brooks Fundraiser is running from March 12 to March 31. Orders will be ready for pick-up at noon on April 14 at the Community Hall.
If you’d like to support this campaign by ordering some delicious products, please visit:
https://www.cocobrooks.com/fundraising/
Enter the invitation code: latke-bren
Please enter the website as a “seller” and sign up. Once you get to the campaign page, you can add order, view products, and invite additional customers. This process is all online and you can pay by credit card/debit.
Once you’ve signed up for an account, you will have your own unique customer invitation code (click the Invite Customers button to find it) to give out to your friends/family.
NOT INTERESTED IN PURCHASING FROM COCO BROOKS BUT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION? HERE IS HOW YOU CAN DO THAT:
a) Online: using a credit card or PayPal account. Visit parksfdn.com, click the DONATE NOW BUTTON from the Community-Led Projects Page. Specify 'Highland Park Community' in the PayPal payment page where it asks the question “Which project are you supporting?”
b) By mail: mail in a completed donation form and cheque.
c) By phone: Parks Foundation Calgary accounting department (403) 974-0751
Please note: for donations of $100 or more, make sure you check the "share my address with the Parks Foundation" box in order to receive your tax receipt in the mail.
Thanks for your continued support and happy fundraising!
Highland Park Food Conversations
LET'S DISCUSS "FOOD SECURITY"
Join Us for a conversation cafe about food security in Highland Park.
Free Dinner and childcare provided.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
For more information or to register:
Jennifer DiMarzo
The City of Calgary
403-476-7295
jennifer.dimarzo@calgary.ca
FIRST EVENT
WHEN:
Thursday January 18th from 5:30 - 8:30
WHERE:
Highland Park Community Association.
3716 2 Street NW
SECOND EVENT
WHEN:
Monday January 22th from 5:30 - 8:30
WHERE:
Centre Street Church
West Campus
4120 Centre Street NE
Community Dinner - January 24th at 6 PM
Join us for our first session to talk about FOOD
When: Tuesday, January 24th at 6:00pm
Where: 5600 Centre Street N.
Thorncliffe/Greenview Community Association
-Does the cost of food make it hard to meet all your needs?
-What are some tips and tricks to stretch your food budget?
-What are some resources to help when food is a challenge?
-Are there some creative solutions we can work on together to meet our food needs?
To reserve your spot, contact Jennifer DiMarzo Community Social Worker by January 18th.
Phone: 403-476-7295
Email: jennifer.dimarzo@calgary.ca
*Childcare available if needed – let us know when you call
Topic:
Food
In this session we will talk about food including:
strategies to make your food budget go further
the community
This session is suitable for anyone – whether you are experiencing challenges around basic needs or not.
40th AVE. Future LRT station Workshop - Please RSVP to attend
You are INVITED to the 40th AVE N LRT STATION WORKSHOP!
Location:
Centre Street Church West Campus
4120 Centre St. N.E. Calgary
YOU ARE ASKED TO RSVP:
To register for any or all of the days of this FREE event
which will be held at the Centre St Church West Campus, go to:
engage.calgary.ca/greenline/north/40-ave-tod-workshop/events
You can also provide your input online, whether you attend in person or not.
To provide feedback online, go to this link:
engage.calgary.ca/greenline/north/40-ave-tod-workshop/online
There will be a 4 day Transit Oriented Development (TOD) workshop taking place between October 17 and 22. This workshop is also known as a Design Charette. A charette is a multi-day, collaborative planning workshop led by a consultant team that brings together citizens, area business owners, developers, and policy makers to create a plan for the area surrounding the future LRT station that will be located at Centre St and 40 Ave N.
The intent is to create a plan for the station and the possibilities for development in the area around it that is feasible and that supports the community. You'll be able to contribute to building the future of your community -- both of the actual station and what type of buildings, businesses, and other infrastructure will surround it in future.
This is where community voices can be heard, and as per City Council's motion on July 5 in regards to the development of the golf course, we can "ensure coordination with the Green Line project."
Day 1 - Issues: Mon Oct 17 - 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Day 2 - Ideas: Tues Oct 18 - 6:30 to 9:00 pm (limited spots)
Day 3 - Concepts: Thur Oct 20 - 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Day 4 - Solutions: Sat Oct 22 - noon to 2:00 pm
Council delays debate on redevelopment of Highland Park golf course
City council has put off until January the controversial application to redevelop the former Highland Park golf course in the northwest...
Highland Park golf course development decision put off until January 2017
Faced with a tough choice and dozens of angry residents waiting in the wings to speak against a controversial proposal, Calgary city council took a vote Tuesday to delay its decision on the Highland Park Golf Course redevelopment...
Highland Park fighting planned development on former golf course
Residents in Highland Park are trying to make their voices heard as city council prepares to look at a new development in the northwest next Monday.
Elise Bieche, president of the Highland Park Community Association, said residents have major concerns about density, drainage, and the loss of trees in the former Highland Park Golf Course...
Letters of Support: Highland Park Golf Course
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Please consider sending this out to your mailing lists and community members, please stand in solidarity with Highland Park so that we can garner the necessary show of support on July 4 and in advance.
Thank you to everyone who has sent notes, come out to sessions, read our newsletter articles or got caught up to speed on the development of the Highland Park Golf Course.
We are now in official crunch time and we are hearing from the City and our Councillors office that there hasn't been much "public outcry" in regards to this development. We need to get more attention to this development and FAST! We need letters and voices- hundreds of them- every letter counts, even if you sent a letter already- please send another letter. Here is what I hope you will consider doing:
1. Write a letter/email and send it to every email address I have listed below. We have provided you with a list of items you might want to put in your personal letter. Its important that these letters not be a "form letter" but rather come from individuals who are speaking out against the current proposal. We need voices, many of them, to prove to Council that this development plan is NOT in the best interest of our community- if you are from Highland Park or anywhere else in the City. We should expect more from this development. We are taxpayers and deserve better planning. We are engaged and want to be treated as stakeholders. A proposal was shown to the community that demonstrated 2,100 units, before that the developer sought a plan of 1600 units --- now it has the potential to be over 4,000 Units. This is a colossal difference.
2. Come to Council in New City Hall on July 4th at 9:30 am. Speak up and have your voice heard. Council wants to know what the public thinks of the proposal, the process and the engagement. We desperately need people to give of their time on July 4 and be in the room and speak out. We will not win if we don't show that we care.
Again - if you need more information on the development don't hesitate to drop me a line. If you want help writing a letter/email don't hesitate to drop me a line.
To make the letters part of the public record for the hearing, they need to be submitted to the public clerk cityclerk@calgary.ca before 10 am this Thursday.
Below is the list of emails for all Councillors and relevant parties in City of Calgary Planning:
Highland Park golf course condo plan worries some north Calgary residents
People in some north Calgary neighbourhoods are fighting for changes to a proposed condo development on a former golf course...
NEIGHBOUR'S DAY- JUNE 18th!!!
Hosted by the Highland Community Board and Members. FREE pancake breakfast, games and entertainment.
So come join the fun as One GREAT community,
WE KICK OFF AT 9AM WITH JAZZ & MIMOSAS!
WE ARE EXCITED TO START OUR DAY WITH VANIER JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND
PLEASE BE ON TIME TO ENJOY THIS VERY TALENTED TEAM SHARP AT 9 AM
JAZZ WILL BE ENJOYED WITH...MIMOSAS, 2 DIFFERENT JUICES, NON-ALCOHOLIC VERSIONS AVAILABLE $5.00
FREE PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST
COOLS PRIZES TO BE WON, FORGE WESTERN MARITAL ARTS PERFORMING TWICE! 9:45 AM & 11 AM, DON’T MISS IT
CAPTURE THE DAY WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE PHOTO BOOTH!!
HERE WE GO, ONE COMMUNITY, TONS OF FRIENDS AND ALL US NEIGHBORS!!!
DROP YOUR BUSINESS CARD OFF IN OUR DRAW! All local Businesses are invited to bring their Business cards and leave them at our Welcome Table
located just beneath the breakfast tables, for the community to share.
Contact Salma Mitha, Events at hpcavolunteercoord@gmail.com to volunteer for Neighbors Day. Positions still available, volunteers are required for set up and take down
SEE EVERYONE THERE! SO MUCH FUN!!!
