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MAY 2021 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,300 HOUSEHOLDS RIVERBEND CONNECTS THE OFFICIAL RIVERBEND COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Cover Photo by Halo Kisko www.riverbendcommunity.ca WE SELL IN RIVERBEND & QUARRY PARK AND WE LIVE HERE TOO! *Not intended to solicit property currently listed for sale. FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE 72 RIVERBIRCH CRESCENT 40 RIVERBIRCH BAY 439 QUARRY VILLAS $444,900 $389,500 SOLD SOLD SOLD RIVERBEND DRIVE RIVERBIRCH COVE RIVERBIRCH ROAD Thinking of selling? Inventory is low. Call us for your free home evaluation! TARRYN HAMILTON & BART LAMB Tarryn 403.478.5262 Bart 403.466.5262 REALTY PROFESSIONALS www.tarrynandbart.com EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED “Your roof is Our roof!” VARCOS ROOFING AND EXTERIORS LTD 403-861-7067 FREE ESTIMATES [email protected] www.varcosroong.ca RIVERBEND I MAY 2021 3 Riverbend Community Association Contacts @riverbendyyc DIRECTORS President Olga Maciejewski [email protected] Past President Christina Matisons christina@riverbend community.ca Treasurer Stuart Russell-Gibson [email protected] Secretary Pragna Chandrasekhar [email protected] Volunteer Resources Natalia Gonzalez [email protected] Community Beautification Patricia Medhurst [email protected] Communications Tiffanie Wong [email protected] Vice President VACANT Programs and Events VACANT Information Technology Ryan Munday [email protected] Capital Projects Ken Schultz [email protected] OTHER Communications & Marketing David Davidson communications@ Denelle Peacey riverbendcommunity.ca Ben Fisher Community Coordinator Rhonda Klaassen [email protected] Softball League Cody Halleran [email protected] Volleyball League Heather Brocklesby [email protected] Holy Angels School Liaison Lisa Fleece [email protected] Riverbend School Liaisons Olga Maciejewski [email protected] DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES Councillor Ward 12 Shane Keating [email protected] MLA Calgary Peigan Tanya Fir (UCP) [email protected] MP Calgary Shepard Tom Kmiec (PC) [email protected] Calgary Public School Board Ward 12 Trustee Mike Bradshaw [email protected] Calgary Catholic School Board Ward 12 Trustee Cathie Williams [email protected] Calgary Police- Community Liaison Officer John Mackenzie [email protected] Guides Canada Holly Sweeney [email protected] Scouts Canada-77th Troop Josh Grant [email protected] 4 MAY 2021 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Five Things to Know About in May! Stay connected to all things Riverbend at www.riverbendcommunity.ca, and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, @riverbendyyc each) with a truck to paint colourful activity stencils on PATHWAY the pathways. All supplies will be provided. Each team will have about 90 minutes to paint 5 to 6 stencils in two PAINTING locations. Great opportunity for some family weekend fun! Sign up via our website www.riverbendcommunity. PARTY ca. See photos of the awesome stencils on page 5. Volunteers needed to paint activity stencils in 10 Kids Summer Soccer Program locations in Riverbend! We partnered with SD Serbia Sports Club Association and Calgary Minor Soccer Association to bring the Kids Summer Soccer Program back to Riverbend! Program Saturday • June 5• Various shift times focuses on soccer skills development, will be run by qualified CMSA coaches and is available to kids age 5 to 15! Please check out all the details and register online at www.riverbendcommunity.ca. Riverbend All-Season Rink Makeover Project Our small but mighty team of volunteers has been working hard for the last several months. Even though there’s been no visible changes at the site a lot has happened in the background! We partnered with Three Peaks Consulting who are coordinating engineering design for the project. A geotechnical study of the site has been completed and provided important considerations for the engineering team working on More details and sign up on the design drawings for the concrete slab that will www.riverbendcommunity.ca replace the current warped asphalt surface. We solicited quotations from many vendors which were needed to Happy Anniversary RCA! submit four grant applications to secure funding for Riverbend Community Association was founded on the project. We are hoping to hear back about grant May 4, 1987. Next year, we will be celebrating our 35th applications by the end of June and are optimistic that anniversary! We would like to gather historical photos construction will be starting later in the summer. Stay of the community and the community centre and we tuned for regular project updates. are asking for your help! If you have any slides or old 18th Street Refresh Project photos that feature the community centre building, In early April we sent letters to 93 Riverbend residents our community, Carburn Park, any community events who own 18th Street fences to ask them to complete please send them our way at communications@ a survey whether they are interested in working with riverbendcommunity.ca. Please see page 8 for a glimpse other homeowners to get a group quote on painting or of history of our beloved Carburn Park. Thank you, Ken reconstructing their fence. We are collecting responses Schultz for sharing your historical photos! and compiling a contact list. If you own a fence on 18th Join Us for The Pathway Painting Party on Saturday Street and haven’t completed the survey, we would June 5! greatly appreciate your feedback (form.jotform.com/ We are very excited to add some fun on our community Riverbendyyc/fence-survey) pathways! We identified 10 locations around Riverbend Read more about the project online at www. and are looking for five volunteer teams (2 to 3 people riverbendcommunity.ca. RIVERBEND I MAY 2021 5 About Riverbend Community Association and the services and benefits it offers: Riverbend FYI • The ability to join the RCA Board of Directors and make a lasting impact on the community The RCA is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization. • Discount offers: Our mission is to create a vibrant, active community, and • 15% off of Riverbend Hall rentals to encourage participation and a spirit of belonging. • Discounts on community programs and events Values - Riverbend CONNECTS! • Priority registration for free community programs Community Oriented : We put our community needs first and events and provide opportunities to bring community together • One free materials drop off once a month at Ecco Recycling landfill • INtegrity: We are open, honest, and responsible in • 25% off burglary, smoke, panic, and medical alarm our dealings with our community stakeholders and monitoring fees with Stealth Alarms amongst ourselves • 25% off paint and 15% off paint supplies at Clover- • Nature: We value the proximity of green spaces, dale Paint pathways, and the river in our community • 10% off at Original Joe’s restaurant in Quarry Park • Engagement: We are committed to keeping our community informed about all things Riverbend, (some conditions apply) ensuring participation in programs, events, and volunteer Sounds Great! How do I renew? Where do I sign up? opportunities • Online: best option is to purchase your membership • Connection: We want to foster positive, supportive via our website riverbendcommunity.ca. connections for our community members • Teamwork : We work together to support our For those without computer access membership can be community stakeholders, and to address community still purchased: concerns • In person: at the Riverbend Community Centre • Sustainability: We take care of our resources responsibly • Via mail: cut out and complete the Membership form to ensure they can benefit future generations from Riverbend Review. Mail to Riverbend Community We are also excited about the new title of the newsletter Association: 19 Rivervalley Drive SE, Calgary AB T2C 3S1 ‘Riverbend CONNECTS’ Please note: Visit our Spirit Gear online store at https:// • overhead costs of processing membership applications riverbendcommunity.entripyshops.com. You can order NOT submitted online are high, therefore we strongly en- countless items and customize the design in an unlimited courage everyone to utilize our online portal number of ways. Let’s all show how We love Riverbend! • registrations that are mailed in take longer to process; you may not receive your membership confirmation right away. Stay connected to all things Riverbend at www. riverbendcommunity.ca and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @riverbendyyc Disclaimer: Published articles, reports or submissions What does an RCA membership get you? reflect the opinions of the author and should not be • The opportunity to participate in community gather- considered to reflect the opinions of Great News Media ings and build in-person relationships (GNM) and the the Riverbend Community Association • Supporting many programs and events that the RCA (RCA) and/or Residents’ Association. The information offers contained in this magazine is believed to be accurate • Enjoyment of recreational programs and activities but is not warranted to be so. GNM and RCA do not right in your neighborhood endorse any person(s) advertising in this newsletter. • Entitlement to vote at the RCA Annual General Meet- Advertisements are not an endorsement of any goods ing to choose the people you’d like to see on the Board or services of Directors 6 MAY 2021 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Memberships are valid for one year from the date of purchase. KEN’S RIVERBEND