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NOVEMBER 2014 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 3,100 HOUSEHOLDS your EVANSTON BRINGING EVANSTON RESIDENTS TOGETHER BABYSITTER LIST INSIDE Great News Publishing Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities www.great-news.ca When winter hits, we’re ready. You can count on city employees Calgary’s city employees were prepared: to keep our neighbourhoods safe plowing streets and sidewalks, clearing and clear — in any weather. downed branches, trees and other debris, salting and sanding. Big storms often don’t give you much We’re your reliable, dedicated team. warning. A city like Calgary needs a So when some politicians talk about team in place that can hit the streets replacing experienced public employees with a few hours notice. with for-profit contractors, know that it Fortunately, that’s just what we have. comes at a price. When the snow flew early this year, When your family’s safety is on the line, cutting corners isn’t worth it. Evanston Community Association Box 47059, #20,12192 Symons Valley Rd. NW Calgary, AB – T3P 0B9 Phone: 403.538.2599 [email protected] | www.eccacalgary.com Mark Your Calendars 4 My Babysitter List 12 Evanston Real Estate Update 12 Friends of Nose Hill 13 Your Community Business of the Month 14 At a Glance 15-16 NEWSLETTER AD SALES 25 YEARS Great News Publishing Ltd. 403.720.0762 | 403.263.3044 [email protected] | www.great-news.ca YOUR EVANSTON I NOVEMBER 2014 3 YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS (F) Denotes French Immersion (Sp) Denotes Spanish Bilingual Program Collingwood K-4 (Sp) 403-777-6180 Georges P. 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Our Business Members have graciously extended spe- Volunteers cial off ers for card carrying ECCA residential members. This program was newly launched earlier this year, and will continue to grow as we partner with more local The Evanston-Creekside businesses. Association is continually We invite you to check in regularly for off ers on our com- munity website http://www.eccacalgary.com/business- looking for volunteers! directory/ecca-members-discounts/ We certainly understand that people are busy and The ECCA is continually striving to increase the benefi ts have many commitments. There is no pressure to and value of holding a current residential membership. 100% of membership fees go towards community pro- give up your time when you simply do not have it. gramming and future development projects. The goal would be to engage people when there is a need and reach out to our volunteer base in hopes that a few can fi t some volunteer time into their schedule from time to time. 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Used under licence. ©2011 Royal Bank of Canada. All rights reserved. YOUR EVANSTON I NOVEMBER 2014 7 CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Website: http://www.cbe.ab.ca • Email: [email protected] Community Update On New Schools Yielding to Emergency Vehicles The Calgary Board of Education is pleased to welcome Time is the enemy in any emergency. You can help EMS, more than 3,000 additional students this year. With police and fire get to the scene quickly and safely by fol- rapid growth comes the challenge of finding schools lowing the rules of the road. It is important for motorists for all these students. Funding for new school construc- to understand how to safely yield right of way to emer- tion hasn’t kept pace with growth, particularly in new gency vehicles with lights and siren activated, so that communities. As a result, we bus about a third of our everyone stays safe. students to schools where there is space. What to do when an emergency vehicle approaches To meet this pressing need, the CBE is planning the with lights and siren activated construction of 12 new schools, three major moderniza- • If you’re in the middle of an intersection when an tions and two replacement schools, all to open in 2016. emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren activated, safely clear the intersection. New K- Grade 4 schools for Panorama Hills, Tuscany, Au- • On a one or two lane road, motorists should move to burn Bay, New Brighton, Copperfield, and Evanston. the right side of the road, slow down, and then stop. Remember to signal. New Grades 5 – 9 schools for New Brighton–Copper- • On a road with three or more lanes, motorists should field, Evergreen, Mackenzie Towne, Saddle Ridge, Rocky move to the nearest side of the road and stop. If driv- Ridge–Royal Oak. ing in the centre lane, move to the right side of the Modernization of Bowness High School and Jack James road and stop. Remember to signal. High School, and turning the former Harold W. Riley • Come to a complete stop and wait for the emergency school into an Aboriginal learning centre. vehicle to pass. Shoulder check for more emergency vehicles (there is often more than one) before re-en- Replacement of Christine Meikle and Elbow Park tering traffic flow. Remember to signal. schools. • Remember, emergency vehicles may need to use any available road space to maneuver. This may include the The Province is also building a new northeast high use of shoulders and left hand turning lanes to pass school to open in 2016.