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JULY 2016 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 6,400 HOUSEHOLDS THORNCLIFFE GREENVIEWHORIZON BRINGING THORNCLIFFE & GREENVIEW RESIDENTS TOGETHER Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association 5600 Centre St. N Calgary, AB – T2K 0T3 Phone:403.274.6840 [email protected] | www.tgcacalgary.com President's Message 5 Public Service 6 LOVE DENTAL Community Calendar 8 Recycle Depot 11 Friends of Nose Hill 22 My Babysitter List 24 NEWSLETTER AD SALES CONVENIENT HOURS! GREAT NEWS PUBLISHING HAS BEEN Mon: 7-4 Thu: 7-4 PROUDLY SERVING THORNCLIFFE-GREENVIEW Tue: 7-7 Fri: 9-4 Great News Publishing Ltd. Wed: 7-7 Sat: 9-4 403.720.0762 | 403.263.3044 FOR 14 YEARS! Call (403) 275 6424 [email protected] | www.great-news.ca Thorncliffe / Greenview Community Association PRESIDENT'S 5600 Centre Street North, Calgary T2K 0T3 • [email protected] • www.tgcacalgary.com MESSAGE placing our ice-resurfacing machine. It will be fun for all so do not miss out. September is around the corner and by Leslie DeGagne we should have an agenda of events planned for our TGCA COMMUNITY CENTRE Deerfoot United Cory Abel 403-650-1791 Sixtieth birthday celebration. Thank you to the sixtieth Main O ce 403-274-6840 Soccer Club The apjacks are ying’ The sausages are frying’ committee for working hard to come up with a week- Main O ce Fax 403-275-7310 North Central Barbara 403-973-6665 end of fun for the whole family. Basketball Ambrisko The music is playing O ce Email admin@ The residents are hooting an’ hollering. Nose Creek Fast Kelsey Claeys president@ As it is July, we realize that many of our residents and tgcacalgary.com Stampede time has arrived Pitch nosecreeksoftball.ca members are using the warm, hot months of July and Bowling, 403-274-5574 The party has begun. August to take a well-deserved holiday. The board wish- Racquetball Jerry Kwasnitza 403-293-2847 Racquetball & TG The Booster Club Breakfast, es you all a safe and happy summer and we will see you Lounge Slopitch Kevin Darrah 403-875-3469 A fun time for all! in September. Forbes Innes 403-274-1466 TG Hockey Jodie Cadman 403-312-4479 Yes, we are open for business! The ongoing construc- Arena TG Ice Skating Kari Woodman 403-471-9623 tion has made its way to the rear of the building and Lynn’s Beauty Spa O ce Manager Diana Christie 403-274-6840 Registrar we now have access through the front entry. Thank Acrylic Nails General Manager Kevin Kromm 403-274-6840 you to all our patrons for your understanding while this Gel Nails TGWL Yvonne Arkley 403-274-4906 Colour Gel Tips 403-274-1466 Yvonne 403-274-6720 project occurred. When we made plans to redo the ce- Tinting (eyebrow/eyelash) Facials EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Armstrong ment work around the building we were naive to the Eyebrow, Eyeliner and Lip Permanent Make-Up Manicures immensity of the project. We encountered things from Therapies Body Massage President Leslie DeGagne 403-669-6116 Thornview Seniors Sandy Staple 403-274-3257 Microdermabrasion Treatment Pedicures & Spa past Reno’s that caught us by surprise and delays to the Gift Skin Tag Removal Waxing Treasurer Brad Giddings 403-540-1533 Volleyball Dianne Stewart 403-295-3469 timeline occurred as we embraced new strategies. Our Certificates Birth Mark Removal Hot Stone Age Spot Removal Secretary Leona 403-275-0410 one-month project stretched out by a few weeks but and Insurance HORIZON NEWSLETTER Claims Available By appointment only McComish thankfully, we now have front stairs and a functional Distribution Canada Post Thornton Road NW Cell: 403 909-3936 Home: 403 275-4293 Vice Presidents Dot Jamieson 403-275-0083 ramp. The rear of the building is next. An access ramp Editorial TGCA Admin 403-274-6840 is being constructed that will make the building totally Derek 403-226-4021 O ce handicap accessible. It will be a brand new look for our Livingston sixtieth year of existence and we are ready for at least Publisher & Great News 403-263-3044 sixty more. Come to the community July 7th and join Marvin 403-277-3308 Advertising Publishing Quashnick news@ us outside for a Stampede Breakfast. You will get a rst- DIRECTORS AT LARGE great-news.ca hand look at the nished job. Alison Abbott 403-276-4997 Thank you to Tammy Dundas and her volunteers for Jason Bedard 403-910-0957 putting on another great community cleanup at the end of May. Users of this service were very happy with Mary LaCoste 403-274-8074 Complex closed July 1 to observe the community for thinking of them and taking the time Michelle Starzynski 403-401-5031 Canada Day to put together this function. Activities like the garage Stacey McDade 587-968-4990 sale and cleanup are what many residents are looking Administration O ce for from their community associations. Thanks to all our Sue Giddings 587-436-9852 Mon, Wed, Thurs 9:00 am – 9:00 pm volunteers for helping with the early winter sports reg- Vince Fraser 403-540-3360 Tues & Fri 9:00 am – 4:30 pm istrations also held in June. The organizers of our chil- SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS HOURS Saturday & Sunday Closed dren’s sport leagues are happy to get numbers early so of each month for the next 58th Scouting Jenn Riley 587-350-1364 Lounge & Rec Centre they can organize ice for early September. Gone are the Monday – Thursday 11:00am - 11:00pm month’s issue Bingo Evelyn Landry 403-274-6840 days when space was available in September for your Friday & Saturday 11:00am - 1:00am Co-ordinator child. Ringette has actually asked that we submit names Editorial Sunday 11am - 6pm to them before the end of June. Look for information Booster Club Bill Gray 403-275-6016 coming shortly about a party in February. Planning is Content Guides Jackie Fietz 403-295-2927 [email protected] TGCA HOURS BE MAY SUBJECTTO EARLY CLOSING under way for an event that will raise money toward re- 4 JULY 2016 I Great News Publishing I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities The Official THORNCLIFFE/GREENVIEW Community Newsletter I JULY 2016 5 line” (LRT) construction, the Golf Course is still a very, PUBLIC SERVICE very BIG DEAL. Movie in the Park On the southern border of Thorncli e sits the Highland The message TGCA has been getting pretty consistent- Golf Course. It was bought by a developer in 2013. Plans ly from our residents in the last 3 years has been one Despicable Me for its alteration & re-zoning are now making their way of general acceptance to redevelopment but with the quite reasonable concerns to: JULY 23, 9:00PM FREE ADMISSION through the nal stages of the planning process and will Bring a blanket or lawn chair and snacks to enjoy. Movie have a public hearing at City Council on JULY 4. • protect greenspace/mature trees & create a viable link between Confederation Park & the Nose Creek Valley will start at sun down (9:10-9:30) and will be in the elds Amongst the highlights of the current plan are: • manage storm water & ooding risk as part of greens- outside the Highwood Community Association. If it is • Several multi storey buildings (15-20) pace enhancement & storm water mitigation as noted raining the movie will be inside the Highwood Commu- New for the Summer Months • Removal of virtually all existing trees. There currently above, reinvigorate Confederation Creek. (it is current- nity Hall. are approximately 600 large calliper trees. (above ly contained in a “vault” just below grade level) 16 Harlow Ave NW. 200mm) This does not include a multitude of smaller • mitigate impacts from construction & additional tra c Badminton trees and shrubs. • integrate with existing neighbourhoods • The entire valley will be lled up to the existing grades • include retail/commercial segments to bene t current (4 Courts) at TGCA at Laycock Drive to the north & 44th Ave to the south. & future residents. FOLLOW THORNCLIFFE GREENVIEW COMMUNITY Wednesday & Thursday 4:30pm – 9:00pm (this could represent over 100k plus dump truck trips Earlier plans by the developer that were presented to $15 per court/hour (4 Person maximum per court) to the site) the public did appear to be an e ort to re ect com- Courts booked in advance 403-274-6840 • The 20 ha site will also largely be a construction zone munity concerns. The ultimate application that awaits for the next 15 years. approval by City Council is radically altered from initial Must bring own racquet/shuttlecock as not supplied by TGCA • In previous posts and Horizon articles I have labelled presentations & public perception. Like us on Follow us on Twitter Non marking gym shoes required this the biggest redevelopment since the inception of TG some 60 years ago. Even with the looming “Green- It is the opinion of TGCA that the above concerns can Facebook @tgcacalgary ***No badminton on July 27, 28*** be addressed while meeting the City’s goal to increase density along the proposed LRT line and the develop- SERIOUS FUN er’s goal to pro t signi cantly from its purchase of this Adults • Teens • Kids 3+ challenging site. Free TGCA • African • Tap • Indojazz • Lyrical • Modern It should be further noted the same above concerns are • Ballet • Hiphop • Breakdance • Jazz • Drumming • Musical Theatre • Boys Only generally considered best practices in urban planning. 1 4 6 • Highland • Bellydance • Flamenco Mysteriously although there are City policy & guidelines • Latin & Ballroom • Zumba • Aerial Fusion emphasizing these hallowed planning principles, the 5 6 4 9 • Gyrokinesis • Triple T• Body Balance development authority has chosen to recommend to • and more! City Council to approve this application.