Ward Sutherland Councillor, Ward 1 Historic City Hall P.O. Box 2100, Stn M, #8001A www..ca/ward1 T (403) 268-2430 Ward 1 Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 3 M a r c h 2 0 1 5

Special points Outcome of the Proposed Access from of interest: NW into Rocky Ridge/Royal Oak  Shaganappi Pedes- trian Bridge Up- date new access from Crowchild der to reduce traffic conges-  Haskayne Area Trail. Both councillors tion on Country Hills Boule- Structure Plan stressed at the time, that vard and to address con-  Bowfort Road/ the proposal was just that cerns about truck traffic, TransCanada – a suggestion put forward The City of Calgary is in ne- Interchange for consideration. gotiations with the Province  Roads Update– to develop several alternate 2015 Winter At the open house resi- truck route options to by- dents were given the op- pass the intersection at portunity to provide feed- Country Hills Boulevard and In light of the design proposal back, which was used in 85 Street. cost and community feedback, part to determine whether Inside this The City of Calgary has the project should pro- Councillor Sutherland is ex- i s s u e : decided not to proceed with the ceed. Residents were con- tremely pleased that the right-in only access from cerned that the congestion Province has come to the Engagement 2 Team Crowchild Trail. the feeling in and truck traffic problems table with this option. He my heart that I get when I’m existing on Country Hills believes that the re-routing Tuscany LRT 3 Boulevard would not be of truck traffic will provide With the closure of Rocky alleviated by the proposal. the best solution to the cur- Bowness Skat- 4 Ridge Road at Crowchild The residents closest to rent safety concerns that ing Party Trail, the communities of the proposed access road exist on Country Hills Boule- Bowfort Road 5 Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak voiced concern regarding vard and will reduce the Interchange asked for The City of Cal- increased noise, traffic and traffic congestion that the gary to provide an alterna- speeding, a reduction in access into Rocky Ridge Roads Update 6 tive access to the commu- their property values, as was meant to address. nities. well as the cost of the ac- Councillor Sutherland would Seniors Corner 6 cess road. On October 15, 2014, The like to thank Councillor City of Calgary and city In light of the design pro- Magliocca for his initiation Community 7 councillors Ward Suther- posal cost and community and negotiation of the extra Photos land and Joe Magliocca feedback, The City of Cal- truck route, which was in- sought feedback from gary has decided not to strumental in seeking an Ward 1 and Ward 2 resi- proceed with the ―right-in alternative solution for all dents as to whether or not only‖ access from Crow- parties. the communities wanted a child Trail. However, in or- Go online to view Ward 1‘s Newsletter http://www.calgary.ca/councillors/ward-1/Pages/

P a g e 2 Last call for volunteers to apply for Councillor Sutherland’s Engagement Committee

Councillor Sutherland would  Receive information and up- Interested applicants will be like to create an Engagement dates on upcoming events and sent the information of the time Committee composed of a di- initiatives, appropriately a maxi- and location of the meet and verse group of residents in mum once or twice per month; greet. At this time, the venue Ward 1 to provide him with and date is yet to be deter-  Provide your valuable input on feedback on a variety of mu- mined. a variety of topics. nicipal issues. Please note Invitations will be sent out to that equal representation from Information collected through the prospective committee mem- all backgrounds is desired. To Engagement Committee will be bers to attend an informal meet- name a few: seniors; parents used as one form of input for ing. Due to a limited number of with young families; single par- Councillor Sutherland‘s decision- spots, successful candidates will ents; and/or those on a fixed making on topical issues. be contacted via telephone after or low income. Please send a note of your inter- the meeting. As a member of the Civic Com- est, as well as your name, tele- Thank you for your interest and mittee, you can expect to: phone number, email and resi- desire to make Ward 1 an even dential address to communica- better place to live!  Participate in surveys, ap- tions and research analyst Chris- proximately a maximum of tine Louie at [email protected] once or twice per month via email or telephone;

Shaganappi Pedestrian Bridge Update

Originally, The City of Calgary planned to close rary closure of Shaganappi Trail will be postponed. Shaganappi Trail in January 2015 to lift the steel Lifting the bridge span will be postponed until March, span of the bridge. However, this was postponed date to be determined. While the postponement af- because the steel structure did not fit onto the fects the initial proposed lane closures, it does not pillars as expected. impact the scheduled opening timeline of spring 2015.

The contractor and consultant confirmed that The City is working with consultants and contractors there were two steel crossbeams that conflicted to solve these challenges. The budget pro- with the pre-constructed bridge ramps. As a re- ject remains at $5.9 million. Stakeholders will be not sult, there will be modifications required in order ified when the new lift date is scheduled, potentially to ensure a correct fit to secure the installation. in March, 2015. Until this work is completed, the second tempo- Volume 1, Issue 3 P a g e 3 Report on the Tuscany LRT Station public will invited to the launch Please note that 80% of people event for this piece. For more in- in the area must sign the peti- formation, please view the public tion. After the restriction is imple- art page. mented, each residence will get

The Automated Public Toilet, lo- two permits. cated in the Rocky Ridge Park and Enforcement of the parking re- Ride lot, has been painted by local striction is done by the Calgary artist, Roman L‘Abbee, with his Parking Authority. If there are is- three-sided mural titled sues with parking after the re- ‗Flotsam‘. Pictures are available striction is in place residents on the project web page will take should contact them at 403-537- place in 2015. 7100 or email at cpaenforce- [email protected] The Community Cultural Develop- ment will engage the community Construction in a yet-to be determined art pro- Landscaping and finishing work ject. Three community members at Tuscany station will be com- Tuscany Station – Passenger Counts have participated on the jury se- pleted this spring. While there lection for the artist for this pro- Passenger counts show that the Tus- are some repairs for concrete ject. Engagement will take place cany CTrain Station serves approxi- work, any work conducted will in 2015. mately 11, 000 weekday customers. not impact stations users. This figure exceeded the planning Kudos—Park and Ride Use estimate of 9,000 weekday custom- ers. Of particular note was the high Calgary Parking Authority ana- percentage of customers who walk, lyzed the percentages of cars cycle or who are dropped off at the registered to residents of Tus- station. Thirty-six percent of custom- cany, Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak ers take the bus, 26% were dropped and found that 88% of the total off, 10% park and ride, 25% walk parking is from local communi- and 3% cycle. A survey of 620 re- ties, indicating community cut spondents showed that 10% of cus- Residential Parking by the LRT through is at best, minimal. tomers were new transit users who Residential parking restriction Kudos to ‘s team: previously used a car to commute. zones have been established for Neil McKendrick; Doug Morgan; The statistics taken from the survey the areas around the station. Abdou Souraya; Minh Huynh; and is based on passenger counts con- Anyone interested in restricting Christopher Gusa for their in- ducted in mid-September 2014. parking needs to call 311 to ask house strategy. Thanks to Rocky for a petition. 311 will mail out the Ridge and Tuscany‘s CA presi- Art Update petition and residents can then dents, Pamela Davis and Kelli choose restrictions on hours, Bill Pechet‘s sculpture ―Roger That‖, Taylor for their contribution to the days, and times. will be installed in June 2015 and success of the park and ride at Tuscany Station. P a g e 4 Go online to view Ward 1‘s Newsletter http://www.calgary.ca/councillors/ward-1/Pages/Newsletter.aspx

Skating Party Success— Reopening of Bowness Park

It was heartwarming to see the ness Park in order to protect the hundreds of people who came vulnerable stage of grass growth. out on February 7th, 2015, to However, by doing so, the park is celebrate the reopening of now open, instead of the pro- Bowness Park. Bowness Park is jected year of 2016. one of the oldest parks in Cal- The City of Calgary and the Bow- gary, and skating at the lagoon ness Community Association did is a long tradition for thousands an amazing job hosting the skat- of people. ing party. Thank you to everyone Since the 2013 flood, it has who waited so patiently for the been a long struggle to reno- park to reopen. vate the park. Last year, The

City had to make a difficult de- Photo Credit: STS, 2015 cision to completely close Bow- Ward Sutherland Haskayne Area Structure Plan South Bearspaw Area Structure Plan (ASP) was re- named Haskayne Area Structure Plan due to the his- tory of the site and the many contributions made by long time area residents, the Haskayne Family.

Three open houses have occurred since the process has begun. If you missed any of the open houses, you can view the information and feedback summaries at www.haskayneasp.ca. The fourth open house, led by The City of Calgary, will be hosted on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Drop by anytime between 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Lynx Ridge Golf Course, located on 8 Lynx Ridge Blvd NW.

Come and view the draft Haskayne Area Structure Plan and provide your comments, questions and con- siderations. Visit www.calgary.ca/haskayne.

For more information, contact:

Chris Wolfe, Haskayne ASP Planner, (403) 268-3654 or email at [email protected].

Kathy Oberg, Consultant for Haskayne Landowner Group, (403) 692-4532 or email [email protected]. Volume 1, Issue 3 P a g e 5 Bowfort Road/TransCanada Interchange

Project Summary and Background Project Budget

The current intersection at Bowfort Road N.W. and  $71.7 million capital budget Trans Canada Highway (TCH) is a major highway commercial junction and a well-used stopping Public Engagement place and mustering point for travellers heading west out of the city. Bowfort Road is a major road A significant amount of stakeholder and public servicing Canada Olympic Park (COP) to the south engagement has taken place from 2007 to the and businesses and communities to the north. In present, and has included land owners, busi- July 2014, City Council approved the refined Bow- nesses, developers, Canada Olympic Park, com- fort Road/TCH Interchange functional plan includ- munity associations, and the general public. Fur- ing the updated roadway plans and property re- ther small group stakeholder meetings have been quirements. held in 2015 to provide more details on the con- struction of the interchange and associated road Project Scope works.

Construction of the Bowfort Road/TCH Interchange Impacts will be a highly complex undertaking. The project design includes a six-lane cross-section for the TCH • When construction activity and utility reloca- and a single-point urban interchange at Bowfort tions begin, this project will result in some road Road. The six-lane bridge accommodates dual left restrictions and closures. Detours will be estab- turns in all directions and two through lanes in lished for both local businesses and commuting each direction on Bowfort Road. Bowfort Road will traffic. be reconstructed into a four lane road with two • A six-lane detour roadway will be built adjacent roundabouts and 83 Street N.W. will be a two-lane to and north of the current TCH and will be used reconstructed roadway. Enhanced pedestrian and while the interchange is being constructed. This bicycle pathways will also be constructed as part of detour will accommodate traffic for approximately this project. 12 months. Access to Bowfort Road north of the TCH will be maintained during this time, while ac- Bowfort Road Interchange Project Schedule cess to COP and other southerly lands will be de- toured through a temporary intersection, 500 me- • Spring 2015 - Completion of detailed design tres west of the current intersection. Speed limit • Spring/Summer 2015 - Construction begins of on the Trans Canada Highway detour will be 50 TCH detour roads in preparation for building the km/hr. new bridge at Bowfort Road • During reconstruction of Bowfort Road, there • Fall 2015 - Excavation begins of existing TCH will be lane restrictions, however, access onto • Fall/Winter 2015 - Bridge construction begins Bowfort Road from the TCH will be maintained. along with relocation of utilities and other associ- • 83 Street N.W. will be closed for approximately ated work 9 – 12 months to allow for the reconstruction of • Late 2016 - Anticipated opening of the inter- that roadway. During this closure access will be change maintained for residents of Greenwood Village.  Summer 2017 - Final completion of project • Details road restrictions and closures will be publicized during construction.

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Winter Roads Update

City Road Crews Roads consider the safety of gravel throughout the winter the roadways a critical service months, such as safety at Councillor Sutherland‘s office to citizens. This means when intersections, and preventing has received questions from resi- road conditions are favourable, gravel and road salts from dents regarding city crews out crews are also conducting pot- flowing into catch basins. applying materials on the roads hole repairs, sweeping, and de- that appear to be clear. With the Winter Budget bris litter removal. warmer temperatures, some resi- The warmer and dryer dents may be confused as to The City is taking advantage of weather in 2015 has seen what crews are doing. above seasonal temperatures some savings. Roads has to work proactively to keep city Our office was informed that salt spent 9.3 million less than in streets well maintained before is often used on wet roadways 2014. However, it is still spring arrives by cleaning up prior to and during winter early in 2015, and March is gravel ahead of schedule. weather conditions as part of known to be one of the proactively managing ice and There are many benefits to be- snowiest months of the year. snow conditions. ing able to pick up left over

Seniors Corner - Inspiration for Seniors and the Aging

―Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don‘t mind, it doesn‘t matter‖ Mark Twain.

Aging can be difficult at times and at one Always remember, we are never too old to point or another, everyone goes through it. realize a new goal or dream. As we age, we It is important to remember that even have a lot left to offer to society and are though our physical appearance changes, able to accomplish a great many things in our spirit does not. Some people in their our remaining years. 70s, 80s and 90s are much younger in spirit than some people in their 20s or 30s. It all comes down to one thing and Submitted by Rocky Ridge Retirement that is our outlook on life. Community where vibrant seniors’ living is Everybody is looking for the fountain of our passion. youth, but what they often are unaware of is that the fountain of youth can be found by simply looking within oneself.

Want to share your inspiration for our Seniors Corner? Submit your thoughts to [email protected] P a g e 7

Community Photos by STS- Out and About in Ward 1

Want to share your photos taken in Ward 1? Send your jpeg image to [email protected] and you may just see it in our next issue.

Police officer on the bluff in the community of Varsity. Wagon ride at Shouldice Park on Family Day, February 16, 2015.

Romantic night at Bowness Park. Varsity Skate on Family Day, February 16, 2015.

Almost all of the photos contributed to this month‘s article are from Ward 1 resident and newsletter volunteer, STS. Thank you so much for your creativity and interest in community events.

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Executive Assistant, Marlene Deur. Responsible for electronic schedul- ing, city administration coordination and customer relation. If you would like to invite Councillor Sutherland to an event, request a meeting, birth- day or anniversary message, call Marlene at (403) 268-2430 or email [email protected].

Communication and Research Analyst, Christine Louie. Responsible for all channels of media, panel research, and positioning of papers. If there is an event or news you would like communicated on Councillor Suther- land‘s social media, website or newsletter, call Christine at (403) 268- 2430 or email [email protected].

Community Liaison, Ralph Smith. Community and club engagement, resi- dent resolution and development follow-up. Please note that The City of Calgary protocol requests that before a councillor becomes involved in a service request, the citizen must first go through 311. 311 effectively re- cords requests and serves as a permanent record for the city. If you are unsatisfied with the response provided to you by 311, our office would be happy to follow-up and investigate. Call Ralph with the reference number at (403) 268-2430 or email [email protected].