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6 april 2017 I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities DISCOVERY RIDGE I april 2017 7 Feeling at home means enjoying the things Feeling at home means enjoying the things you like to do. Which is why at Amica, you can you like to do. Which is why at Amica, you can always enjoy your day the way you like to – always enjoy your day the way you like to – read your book in a quiet corner or enjoy a read your book in a quiet corner or enjoy a snack when you want to. I didn’tI didn’t snack whenwhen you you want want to. to. You can expectexpect an an all-inclusive all-inclusive community community that that Stress & Aging expectexpect it it is personalized to to you you with with a arange range of of first-class first-class amenities, diningdining and and services. services. Dr. Alma Nenshi, Family Chiropractor body, which in the joints leads to reduced mobility and toto feel feel Independent Living Living • •Assisted Assisted Living Living Is it possible to stop aging? Of course not, but research in the blood vessels it leads to high blood pressure, re- TM TMTM shows you can slow and in some cases reverse the ag- duced oxygen and poor energy. Vitamin D3 is necessary likelike home. home. ExpectExpect More. More. ing process. First you need to identify and adapt well to for bone and joint health and slows osteoporosis and the physical, chemical, emotional and electromagnetic bone demineralization. Magnesium blocks the influx Bring Loved Ones Closer! stresses in your life and then you need to reduce inflam- of calcium into cells thereby slowing cell death. Do not Bring Loved Ones Closer! consume anything with MSG, aspartame or other artifi- Book aa 1-week1-week Staycation Staycation for for your your loved loved ones ones matory effects of stress in your brain and body! and get a 2nd week FREE! cial sweeteners as they will cause cellular damage and and get a 2nd week FREE! First, how many of these stressors do you have? accelerate aging. 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Too much exercise will create a t A s p e n Wo o d s amica.ca/aspenwoods neck and computer strain causing digital dementia? free radicals in the body that accelerate cell aging so be a t A s p e n Wo o d s South of Bow Trail SW, off 85th Street SW South of Bow Trail SW, off 85th Street SW Food colouring and additives, sugar, caffeine, nicotine mindful of the time and intensity of your workouts. and smoke, alcohol, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, pollu- Finally, incorporate regular chiropractic care into your tion, drugs (street or prescribed), poor nutrition, electro- lifestyle as a way of enhancing the electrical communi- magnetic frequencies and dehydration? cation pathways to and from your brain and your body. What about anxiety, worry, fear, loss of control, loneli- Recent studies show spinal manipulation reduced pain by activating anti-inflammatory proteins in the spinal Did you know that your restaurant can ness, depression, financial stress, time challenges, peer 3 7 put a menu in our newsletter? pressure, family stress, addictions, work stress, frustration cord, while a program of high-velocity, low-amplitude and disappointment, exhaustion, traffic and weather? spinal manipulation treatments twice weekly for 5 weeks showed increased health benefits and anti-oxi- 9 7 Here are four ways to help you slow down the aging dant and analgesic effects in the body. Chiropractic ad- YOUR INSERT process. justments also increase the activity of your pre-frontal 8 6 5 4 2 HERE First, stop eating crappy carbohydrates, it’s an addiction cortex (your executive centre for intelligence, reasoning that some believe is harder to shake than cocaine. Ex- and planning) and your hypothalamus (your centre for 5 1 cess glucose within a cell not only blocks the produc- hormone regulation, appetite, temperature, immunity, tion of ATP (cellular energy), it is linked to neurodegen- sleep, sex drive, memory and energy.) 5 8 6 4 Turn local residents into erative diseases like Alzheimers and dementia. Drinking Of the four strategies, getting regular chiropractic care local customers. soda pop everyday is as just as bad as smoking. But is the most important because you need healthy com- 8 4 Contact us: 403-263-3044 drinking orange juice or apple juice is worse than soda munication pathways for your brain to neutralize the [email protected] pop. Your daily sources of plant nutrition should be 75- harmful effects of constant, chronic, low levels of physi- 7 5 2 3 8 90% vegetables and only 10-25% fruits. cal, chemical, emotional and electromagnetic stress on Second, supplement your diet with essential vitamins your body’s tissues. Chiropractic enables you to enjoy 6 9 and minerals to protect the brain, specifically Omega- functional health as you age and the potential to heal tissues faster than they degenerate. 1 5 3’s, Vitamin D3 and Magnesium. The healthiest sources 91 Monthly Community Newsletters of Omega-3’s are from fresh water arctic fish like salm- Most insurance companies have coverage for chiroprac- 415,000 Households 152 Calgary Communities on. Omega-3’s reduce inflammation and fibrosis in the tic care. find solution on page 17

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Calling All BABYSITTERS Enroll free at mybabysitter.ca and choose the Calgary communities you would like to babysit in. Ask Charles I just spent $50,000 to finish my basement with The RMS provides a consistent means of measuring, and high-end finishings. Now, I’m listing my house for describing, residential property size in Alberta. sale, and my real estate representative says she Calling All Sellers, and their real estate representatives, are wel- GIRL GUIDES can’t include the basement square footage in the PARENTS come to include additional measurement information total size. Why not? in their listings, but the primary size listed in the listing Visit mybabysitter.ca and WANTS YOU! You developed your basement and it’s beautiful. You’re must be the size according to the RMS. find available babysitters in Were you in Brownies or Guides when you and around your sure any potential buyer would agree that it looks were a girl? Do you have fond memories of Sellers need to remember that size isn’t the only factor community. great, and is definitely livable space. But, your real es- playing games, selling cookies, going camp- that will affect a property’s list or selling price. Other tate professional is correct, the square footage of your ing, and having fun with your friends at Girl factors include location, condition, quality of finishing, basement cannot be included in the size of your home Guide meetings? layout, and even type of ownership. You may not be for listing purposes. able to include the square footage of your basement in If so, we invite you to consider coming back to the total square footage of your home, but the features Girl Guides as an adult! In Alberta, real estate professionals are required to fol- low the Residential Measurement Standard (RMS) when of your home will set it apart from other properties. Size Today, Girl Guides is still going strong and is listing a residential property for sale. The RMS contains matters, but it’s not the only thing that matters. Canada’s leading organization for girls and nine principles that enable real estate professionals, as “Ask Charles” is a monthly question and answer column by women, with over 80,000 members in com- well as buyers and sellers, to determine and compare Charles Stevenson, Director of Professional Standards with the munities all across the country. the size of residential properties. The RMS sets out the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA), www.reca.ca. RECA is Girl Guides is full of great women! Our adult specific parts of a residential property that can be in- the independent, non-government agency responsible for the members are wonderful role models who cluded in its size for listing purposes. regulation of Alberta’s real estate industry. We license, govern, support girls to achieve and succeed through and set the standards of practice for all real estate, mortgage brokerage, and real estate appraisal professionals in Alberta. To fun and adventures. Above grade levels are the levels of a residence that are entirely above grade. Below grade levels are the floor submit a question, email [email protected]. SARCEE HILLS GIRL GUIDES NEEDS SPARK, levels of a residence that are partly or fully below grade. BROWNIE, GUIDE, AND PATHFINDER LEADERS If any portion of a level is below grade, the entire level FOR FALL 2017! is considered below grade. Below grade spaces include We have over 60 great women volunteer lower levels and basements. The RMS size of a property Leaders in our Sarcee Hills District, and we is, essentially, the sum of its above grade levels. Below would love for you to join us! FUN is guaran- grade levels are not included in the RMS area. teed! What we call the sky is What we call the sky is Without the RMS in place, there would be little consis- merely the limit of our merely the limit of our Come back to Girl Guides! Interested in join- tency in how real estate professionals, and their sellers, vision into the atmosphere. vision into the atmosphere. ing us? Contact [email protected] measure and describe their property. Some may want to The sky, like the horizon, The sky, like the horizon, include their basement (unfinished or not), some may is always as far away is always as far away include an enclosed sunroom, while others may include as one can see. as one can see. the space created by a bow or bay window.

12 april 2017 I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities DISCOVERY RIDGE I april 2017 1 3 MP Calgary Signal Hill MLA Calgary - WEST Ron Liepert Mike Ellis #2216, 8561 8A Avenue SW Unit 234, 333 Aspen Glen Landing SW Calgary, Alberta T3H 0V5 Did you know that our newsletters reach Calgary, AB, Canada T3H 0N6 READY TO INCREASE Phone: 403-292-6666 Phone:403.216.5439 YOUR CURB APPEAL? 22% more households Fax: 403-292-6670 Fax:403.216.544 than flyer drops? Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected] Whether you need a border between your grass and existing Last October, Alberta Conservative Members of Parlia- garden or thinking of creating a new garden ment launched the Alberta Jobs Taskforce to deal with I want to thank the many of you that participated in my Kilbco can help. With a variety of colors, the jobs crisis in the province. Alberta’s unemployment pre-budget consultation. Whether your concerns are stamps and profiles, steel cable enforced rate rose from 4.6 % to 8.8 % in the last 18 months with for the economy, healthcare, education, or any others, landscape curbing is a cost effective and practical solution to Calgary having one of the highest rates in Canada at I appreciate you taking the time to share them with me. residential and commercial properties. over 10 %. The result has been a spike in the incidence Your feedback helps us as MLA’s frame our advice prior It will beautify your landscape and of crime and its severity as well as family violence. to the release of the budget and our feedback to the add value to your property. Kilbco has poured Minister of Finance after the budget is released. If you over 100,000 linear Target your audience by specific The objectives of the Task Force were two fold. First, lis- It will not rust, rot or shift, and there are haven’t already done so you can view the survey results feet of curbing in the community and grow your sales. no seams for weeds to grow through. ten to Albertans, employers, workers, families and other on my website, www.WEBURL.com. past 9 years. stakeholders affected by the job crisis and collect their feedback and ideas. Second, to collate that information The budget release always gives us a moment, as MLA’s, Locally Owned & into a report containing recommendations and in a few to pause and really evaluate if our work in Government Operated Call to book your Ad 91 Monthly Community instances budget requests of the Liberal Government. is offering a net benefit to Albertans. I always seek new Newsletters Delivered to 403-263-3044 415,000 Households Across ways to put more money in the pockets of Alberta fami- Free Estimates 403-875-8463 [email protected] 152 Calgary Communities The Calgary Signal Hill riding partnered with Calgary lies through tax reductions, and to ensure that those Confederation and hosting a round ta- services we rely on as Albertans are funded in a fashion ble discussion followed by an open meeting where con- that allows for the excellent service we have come to stituents brought forward their ideas and suggestions. expect. Calgary Signal Hill constituents also were given the op- portunity to participate by an email survey and close to There is no doubt that the Minister of Finance will face 2,000 responded. many challenges in drafting this budget. Mounting debt represents a serious issue for our province – an issue that Here are some of the task force’s recommendations: we will pass along to the next generation. As I watch • Elimination of the federal carbon tax my own children grow, the thought of passing them a • Reduction of the small business tax rate mounting debt is one that troubles me. Be that as it may, • Reversing the mandatory increase on CPP premiums we continue to press forward as an Opposition to ensure • Respecting the non-partisan decisions of the National that the voices of our constituents – you – are heard. Energy Board with respect to the construction of new pipelines Thank you again for your continued feedback. • Investments in programs and opportunities to en- hance youth employment in Alberta • Reviewing the equalization payment formula The • Advocating for Canadian resources and Canadian in- name Easter dustry abroad owes its origin from • Provide a clear plan to bring the federal budget back Eastre, the Anglo- into balance. Saxon goddess who symbolizes hare I am very proud to support the report and present it on and egg. behalf of the residents of Calgary Signal Hill and thank you for the input. To access the complete report, please go to http://albertajobstaskforce.ca/en/ or to request a copy of the report please call my office at 403 292-6666.

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Last 12 Months Discovery Ridge Ward 6 area that you can visit: Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 9 a.m. – Noon at SCA Com- MLS Real Estate Sale Price Update Griffith Woods Park munity Association, 277 Strathcona Drive SW Average Asking Price Average Sold Price The Elbow River flows unimpeded through this beauti- Ward 6 Open House February 2017 $827,475 $800,500 ful park in Discovery Ridge. Seldom can one experience Our biggest event of the year! Drop in and meet the Minerals January 2017 $0 $0 a “wild river” within a major city. The curves in this part of the river has left “oxbow” wetlands, with a rich variety various departments that make up The City of Calgary, December 2016 $614,900 $595,000 A diamond will not of aquatic ecosystems, along with one of only two large from Urban Forestry, Calgary Police Services, Waste & November 2016 $839,500 $817,500 strands of White Spruce in The City’s park system. Recycling, Planning, Water Resources, and more. Learn dissolve in acid. The only October 2016 $799,900 $765,000 about the services available to you in your area, and get thing that can destroy it is September 2016 $852,450 $829,000 Strathcona Ravine to know your community and what to look forward to! August 2016 $1,127,250 $1,052,500 Tucked away between the Strathcona and Christie Park intense heat. communities, these 23 hectares of ravines were set Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 5 – 8 p.m. at Glendale July 2016 $797,450 $777,500 aside as an environmental reserve during the 1970s. The Community Association, 4500 25 Avenue SW June 2016 $885,000 $880,000 boardwalk at the west end crosses a seasonal stream May 2016 $744,900 $725,000 and wetland, and is an excellent area for birdwatching. April 2016 $0 $0 If you want to experience a classic ravine in the wilds of March 2016 $924,000 $883,500 Calgary, this natural gem is the park to visit. Last 12 Months Discovery Ridge Battalion Park 2 3 5 8 4 7 6 9 1 CONCRETE SEALING Originally a World War 1 training camp known as Camp Kilbco offers concrete resealing to help protect and MLS Real Estate Number of Listings Update Sarcee in 1915, this Signal Hill park was built to com- enhance the appearance of exposed aggregate, colored No. New Properties No. Properties Sold memorate the Alberta soldiers who trained here. 16,000 6 4 9 2 3 1 5 7 8 and stamped concrete patios, walkways and driveways. February 2017 5 4 stones were placed here by members of the Calgary, We take pride in using the best sealing products Lethbridge, Central Alberta, and battalions, available which help repel salt and protect against January 2017 2 0 1 7 8 6 5 9 3 4 2 and were formed into their regiment numbers: 137, UV rays. December 2016 1 3 113, 151, and 51. Along with its historical significance, Please call Kilbco to maintain the value of your November 2016 5 6 4 2 3 5 1 6 7 8 9 investment. the park includes great views, pathways, and of course, October 2016 5 5 shopping opportunities in Westhills afterwards. FREE ESTIMATES September 2016 6 4 For more information, visit Calgary.ca/parks 5 8 7 3 9 2 1 6 4 August 2016 3 2 Want to send your kids on an action-packed nature ad- SEALED UNSEALED July 2016 3 4 venture this summer? Calgary Parks is offering Nature 9 1 6 7 8 4 2 3 5 June 2016 9 5 Day Camps in July and August, connecting children May 2016 5 6 with the natural world through hands-on activities and 7 5 4 9 2 3 8 1 6 Locally Owned & April 2016 4 0 outdoor play. Guided by experienced educators, camp- Operated March 2016 5 1 ers will explore bugs, birds, plants and animals while 8 6 1 4 7 5 9 2 3 gaining a better understanding of nature and their To view more detailed information that comprise the above place within it. 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