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OUR COMMUNITY’S VOICE SEPTEMBER 2013 BBroughtrought ttoo yyouou bbyy yyourour TTuscanyuscany CommunityCommunity AssociationAssociation BBackack ttoo SSchool!chool! TTuscanyuscany HHarvestarvest FFestivalestival Saturday,SSaturdayatu day SeptemberS 21 FFallall UUsedsed TToyoy & CClothinglothing SSaleale TuscanyTuscany ClubCCllub SSeptembereptember 7 THE TUSCANY SUN SEPTEMBER 2013 3 In Our Community www.tuscanyca.ca Tuscany Community Association TCA President’s Report P.O. Box 27030 Tuscany RPO Calgary, Alberta T3L 2Y1 Just over two months ago, many and add to our tremendous community areas of our city and province were spirit! President ............................Kelli Taylor [email protected] devastated by the fl ooding. We were Vice President ................Darren Bender fortunate to be on higher ground, and This year’s event will be held from [email protected] many Tuscany residents assisted in 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the central Treasurer ..........................Lee Bardwell any way they could to help with the fi eld, kitty-corner from the Tuscany Executive Administrator recovery. I was proud to read of so Market. There will be something ......................................... Jamie Neufeld [email protected] many efforts by emergency responders for everyone, including food trucks who live in our community and those (yes!), giveaways, various community TCA Committees who took the time to volunteer. groups, face painting, music, and Youth Council more. For more details, please contact [email protected] Thank you to those who contributed me at [email protected]. Traffi c and Safety Committee .............................. traffi [email protected] to the donation table the TCA set up at the TRA’s Stampede Breakfast in July. - Kelli Taylor, President Elected Officials We were able to deliver those funds to Alderman: the Bowness Community Association, Dale Hodges and they were most appreciative of our 403-268-2445 support. [email protected] MLA: Sandra Jansen Local agencies, such as 403-826-1619 NeighbourLink, the Drop-In Centre, [email protected] and the Calgary Inter-Faith Food MP: Bank, were also heavily impacted this Rob Anders 403-292-6666 year as a result of so many needing www.robanders.ca their support. They do good work at all times, and their services were certainly Tuscany Sun Newsletter needed over the summer. Editor & Article Submissions: Darren Bender [email protected] The 2nd Annual Harvest Festival Associate Editor: Kelley Kissner will be held on Saturday, September Submission deadlines for this monthly publication are the 21. The TCA will co-host this event 5th of the month, prior to the distribution month. with Jeff Neustaedster and Associates, and we challenge all neighbours and Advertising Sales: merchants to participate in a food Phil 403-660-7324 drive. The Calgary Food Bank will [email protected] receive donations of non-perishable The ad booking deadline is the 14th of the month prior to the distribution month. food and cash, and will also accept our This publication is published 12 times a year fi nest fruits and vegetables from our by Suburban Journals Publishing and delivered to residents gardens. by Canada Post. This publication is also available for pickup from the Tuscany Club. Please note: the information and opinions in this newsletter A prize will go to the household are subject to change, and do not necessarily represent the that brings in the largest fresh food opinions of the publisher or editor. Content contained in this publication may not be reproduced without the written donation from a garden, the business consent of Suburban Journals Publishing. The information herein is believed accurate but not warranted so. Any that makes the most generous fi nancial advertisements, home businesses, babysitters & nannies, contribution, and the group that makes or other parties listed in the Tuscany Sun should not be interpreted as recommendations or endorsements by the the heftiest non-perishable donation. editor or the publisher. Please be a part of Tuscany’s festival THE TUSCANY SUN SEPTEMBER 2013 5 In Our Community Editor’s Message Want to Make a Did you know Tuscany has more kids Difference? than any other community in Calgary? TTuscanyuscany According to the 2011 Calgary Civic Citizens are invited to apply for Census, 30% of our residents are kids membership to the 2014 Subdivision and under the age of 15. And with almost HHarvestarvest Development Appeal Board (SDAB), 6,000 children in our community, and the Licence and Community you can be sure that heading back to FFestivalestival Standards Appeal Board (LCSAB). school is on the minds of many of us—kids and parents alike. 22013013 Applicants should have experience interpreting and applying laws, policies As the summer winds down, many and/or procedural rules, as well as: homes in Tuscany will be shifting • for the SDAB, experience in back to a more regular routine as our architecture, law, engineering/ thousands of kids head back to school. construction or urban planning/ This is an exciting time for children development in the community as thoughts turn to • for the LCSAB, an ability to read, entering a new class for another school understand, and interpret complex year. It is also a time to reconnect with municipal bylaws. old friends in the schoolyard and swap stories of summer adventures, for both For additional eligibility requirements children and parents. and further information, please call 403- While September is an exciting time 268-5888, or visit calgary.ca/cityclerks. If you have children returning to for kids to reconnect with friends Applications will be received from school this month, now is a great time following their summer vacation, it is Monday, September 23rd until 4:30 pm to start easing your family back into also an important time for the entire Friday, October 4th, 2013. the fall routine. Alberta Education community to come together and recommends that children, especially reconnect with our neighbours and Interested in applying? Please indicate the smaller ones, should “practice” friends. We hope everyone will join your interest in the SDAB and/or their school-night bedtime a few days us at the Tuscany Harvest Festival LCSAB and forward your application to in advance of their fi rst school day. on Saturday, September 21st from [email protected]. Only candidates Another great idea, especially if you 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This year’s selected for an interview will be have children going to a new school event will be held on the central fi elds contacted. this year, is to practice your travel in the community between Twelve route to school in advance, particularly Mile Coulee School and the Tuscany if you plan to walk or bike to school Market. The event is free, but we each day. encourage all families to bring a food item for the Calgary Food Bank. See In this month’s column on Parenting our website at www.TuscanyCA.ca for Your Preschooler, Betty Ann Chandler all the details. provides some great advice to parents regarding routine building and how to I hope everyone in the community had get your child back into a comfortable a great summer, and best wishes to school-day routine. Also in this issue, everyone this fall. Alberta Health Services has some great advice for everyone to help stay - Darren Bender safe on our streets at this busy time of Editor year. THE TUSCANY SUN SEPTEMBER 2013 7 In Our Community Girl Guides Tuscany Slo-Pitch League Welcome to another year of Girl Guides! Our meetings are scheduled to begin the second week of September. We currently have Sparks, Brownies, The Tuscany Community Association for keeping the teams fed during the Guides, Pathfi nder, and Ranger units Adult Slo-Pitch League has come day and to the Last Straw Pub for accepting registrations for the 2013– to a close for 2013. The year-end providing us food and entertainment 2014 program tournament was played on August 9th during our wind-up party. This was year. If you and 10th, and I wish to congratulate another great season for Adult Slo- are already “The Neighbours” on their fi rst place Pitch in Tuscany with 11 teams and registered fi nish (pictured below). I would also over 160 participants. We look forward for the year, like to recognize “B-Team” for their to another great season in 2014. Stay welcome! If 2nd place fi nish and “Crown Royals” tuned for league announcements in you have yet for placing 1st in the B-side pool. spring 2014. to register, please visit Special thanks to Domino’s Pizza - Brad Austin, League Coordinator www.girlguides.ca and join us. You don’t need to have any previous Guiding experience to join; you just need to have a willingness to have fun, want to try some new and exciting things, and be eager to make new friends. We are always looking for women to become leaders within units, and we have other volunteer positions such as camping advisor, treasurers and more available at a District level. You do not need to have a daughter in the program to be involved—we would love to have you join us! If you are interested in joining our organization or have any questions, please call Lauren at 403-710-5775 or e-mail [email protected]. THE TUSCANY SUN SEPTEMBER 2013 9 In Our Community NW LRT Extension Royal Oak/Rocky Ridge and Tuscany Project Update: September 2013 Park and Ride Construction Has Begun Construction on the Park and Rides began in July 2013. Residents can expect to see more construction traffi c in the community as construction gets underway. Construction on the Park and Rides has begun with site grading. The City of Calgary works with their contractors to ensure impacts, such as dust, noise, and other disruptions to the community, are kept to a minimum.