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Community Potluck/Brewfest Wrap-Up If you weren’t able to attend the Potluck Brewfest on Saturday, February 22, you missed a fun, free event. About 20 folks from our community came together to share some food (potluck) and a beer tasting of- fered by Mike de Jonge from our neighborhood brewery, Marda Loop Brewing Co. Mike is a member of the community and led the tasting of five different beers that his brewery has produced. Attendees went home with a souvenir beer glass in addition to tasting some good brew. The food was great. We had great music and good conversation. Thank you to everyone that was involved in making this event a success!

Are you interested in growing your own food, learning about gardening, and rubbing shoulders with your fellow community members? Do you have family or friends who would like to try their hand at gardening this summer? Book a gardening plot at the Community Association Grounds by contacting the RKHCA Community Garden Coordinators! There are a number of vacant garden plots for rent at the RKHCA for the summer of 2020. Every gardener is required to sign up and dedicate themselves for some of the mandatory volunteer tasks ensure the garden is well maintained for 2020 and future years. Volunteering helps you get to know one another at the same time. Plot rentals are $25/season and renters must have a current RKH- CA membership. Plots will be assigned on a first-come-first-serve Community basis. Plots will also only be officially granted once a gardener has an up to date membership to the community association and has paid the $25 plot rental fee. Garden Go to the Community Association website to sign up, http://www. richmondknobhill.ca, and contact the Community Garden Coordi- nators at [email protected] if you have any questions. Join us Plot Rentals 2020 for another great gardening season in 2020!

RICHMOND • K NOB H I L L I APRIL 2020 3 Flashing Speed Crowchild Signs Are Coming to Trail Noise Richmond/Knob Hill Todd Walker, Richmond/Knob Hill’s Mobility Director, has been Wall busy advocating for the community association over the past year and is excited to announce that the city will be installing temporary signs that flash motorist speeds at areas in our Construction community where we commonly have traffic issues. As part of the Crowchild Trail Upgrades proj- There will be a temporary speed signs installed both eastbound ect, construction crews will begin construc- and westbound on 26th Ave, near Richmond Elementary, in April tion of a new noise wall just south of 17th Ave or May 2020 for a period of three weeks, and residents should along the east side of Crowchild Trail, starting also expect to see these signs installed at 21st Street and 32nd near the end of March and ending near the Avenue, and 22nd Street and 30th Avenue at the playgrounds. end of April. Learn more about noise wall re- All these locations will have a reoccurring presence on an annual lated information that the City of Calgary has basis going forward. presented at public sessions over the past two years at www.calgary.ca/crowchild. Thanks, Todd, for advocating for our community and making it safer for everyone!

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4 A P R I L 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities RICHMOND • K NOB H I L L I APRIL 2020 5 Richmond/Knob Hill Community Association 2433 – 26 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 1Z6 • Ph: 403-249-8385 • Fax: 403-452-1690 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vice President Dennis Cant [email protected] Secretary Joan Faulk [email protected] Treasurer Peter Groubaur Director at large Laura Dunnigan Director- Communications Brent Lennox [email protected] Director- Rink Lloyd Bumstead [email protected] (403) 244-4153 Director-Traffic and Mobility Tom Walker [email protected] Director-Development Gary Sarohia [email protected] Director - Facilities Nancy Miller COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS Hall and Facilities Manager Lola [email protected] (403) 474-3845 Community Garden Tommy Clarke/Arthur Wong [email protected] (403) 229-3253 Timbits Soccer Coordinator Janice Radford [email protected] Kids Events Coordinator Jessica How [email protected] Richmond School Liason/Social Media Coordinator Heather Ganshorn [email protected] COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES City of Calgary Neighbourhood Partnership Coordinator James Runge [email protected] Calgary Police Service Liason Officer Cst. Rich Wall [email protected] (403) 567-6100 City of Calgary Councilor, Ward 8 P.O. Box 2100, Station M, Evan Woolley [email protected] (403) 268-2430 Calgary, AB T2T 1Z6 Member Legislative Assembly, Calgary-Currie 2108B - Nicholas Milliken (UCP) [email protected] (403) 246-4794 33 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2T 1Z6 Member of Parliament, Calgary Centre 950 6 Avenue SW, Greg McLean Calgary AB T2T 1E4 Volunteer Management Coordinator Jill Law [email protected] (403) 606-9864 BOARD MEETINGS The Board of Directors for the Knob Hill Community Association meet generally on the first Tuesday of every month at the Skate Shack starting at 7:00 pm except in July and August Mailing Address: 2106-33 Ave SW, P.O. Box 86031, Calgary, AB, T2T 1Z6 Website: www.richmondknobhill.ca Social Media: www.facebook/com/pages/Richmond-Knob-Hill-Community Association, Twitter: @RKHCA Community Newsletter Publisher: Great News Media (403) 720-0762 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name(s): ______Address: ______Email(s): ______Please circle one yearly membership option: Single $10 Senior $5 Family $20 Associate Member (Not in Community) $10 Mail a cheque and this page of the newsletter to the Richmond Knob Hill Community Association at 2106 – 33 Avenue SW, PO Box 86031, Calgary, AB, T2T 6B7 or join on-line at www.richmondknobhill.ca/membership If you do not have access to a computer, call Jill at 403-606-9864 for all of the necessary informaton.

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RICHMOND • K NOB H I L L I APRIL 2020 7 RASCAL OF THE MONTH Rousey Thank You, Have you ever thought to your- self: I would definitely be willing to get in shape, but only if there Rink Rats! were a dog at my fitness class to motivate me and keep me in line? Well, if that sounds like a fa- miliar thought, then you should get to know Rousey, a fitness fa- natic and our March Rascal of the Thank you, Lloyd Month. On Tuesday and Friday mornings, you can find and Sheldon, for Rousey and her mom running a group fitness class at the great skating the RKH community centre. Outside of her supporting season in 2020. fitness instructor role, Rousey is one for mountain ad- We appreciate you ventures, but also appreciates the quieter challenges in maintaining the life like balancing her enormous body on a small kitch- rinks and creating en chair. If she can get her body to balance on a small the new skating kitchen chair, imagine what fitness goals she can help pathways in 2020! you achieve!

Rousey is definitely one of a kind - she’s not one to brag, but RKH readers would be interested to know that Rous- ey is basically canine royalty. She is a purebred German Shepherd and her mom was able to trace her lineage back to the very first bred German Shepherd dog from the 1800s. It’s not clear if Rousey’s ancestors were as into fitness classes as she was, but outside of her teaching CONCRETE SEALING commitments, she’s working on researching her geneal- ogy to find any other fitness instructors in her lineage. Kilbco offers concrete resealing to help protect and enhance the appearance of exposed aggregate, colored When she’s not busy contemplating her royal family tree and stamped concrete patios, walkways and driveways. or prepping for her fitness classes, Rousey likes to spend We take pride in using the best sealing products her time playing with her squeezy toys, practicing her available which help repel salt and protect against UV rays. tricks and commands, and chomping on her favou- Please call Kilbco to maintain the value of your rite treats of beef trachea and duck feet. Don’t worry investment. though, Rousey only indulges in moderation, as would be expected from any canine fitness buff. FREE ESTIMATES

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8 A P R I L 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Local Growth Planning Become a Project Update: Member Today! East of Crowchild How a Richmond Knob Hill Community Membership Benefits you: by Brent Lennox • Members are the first to know about City of Calgary The Richmond/Knob Hill development committee has matters affecting our communities, upcoming events, been actively involved with providing input to the City volunteer activities, and the AGM. of Calgary regarding the local growth planning project • Membership allows you your say in local matters of im- portance (ie. traffic, safety, development and planning). to the west of Crowchild and is now working with the • Members receive a discounted rate on facility rentals. community association to work on a development plan • As a member, you are able to vote at the Annual Gen- for the east side of the community. The local growth eral Meeting. planning project on the east side of our community • As a member, you are able to share your opinion on will include the following other communities: Sunalta, how the RKH Community Association is run and what Scarboro, Bankview, Garrison Woods, South Calgary, programs and events you would like to see offered. Altadore, Mount Royal, Cliff Bungalow, Mission, Erlton, • Members receive free or discounted tickets for com- Elbow Park, and North Glenmore Park. munity programs and events. This engagement process over the next year and a half How your Membership Benefits our Communities: will lead to a new local area plan, which creates a future • By becoming a member, you are supporting afford- able, local programs that help keep your community vision for how land could be used and redeveloped healthy and engaged. in the area in the coming decades. Go to calgary. • When the communities of Richmond and Knob Hill are ca/Area2LAP to learn more about the local growth faced with a planning issue, the RKHCA can represent planning project for the east side of our community. the interests of the community. There will be opportunities for residents to provide • Members help with the cost of maintaining communi- input so please participate and have your voice heard! ty facilities, the website, events, and other direct costs. Ways to get your Community Membership: The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submis- sion reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect 1. Renew online at http://www.richmondknobhill.ca/ those of Great News Media and the Richmond-Knob Hill Community and/ Membership. or Residents’ Association. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate but is not warranted to be so. 2. If you don’t have access to a computer you can call Jill at 403-606-9864 and she will provide you with the Great News Media and the Richmond-Knob Hill Community and/or Resi- dents’ Association do not endorse any person or persons advertising in necessary information. this newsletter. Publication of any advertisements should not be consid- 3. New membership via the membership form in the ered an endorsement of any goods or services. Richmond Knob Hill Review Monthly Newsletter.

Many have heard that “April showers bring May flowers”, which was based on a proverb from 1886. This phrase is seen in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales; “Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droughte of March hath perced to the Roote, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.” I think I’ll stick with the 1886 version.

RICHMOND • K NOB H I L L I APRIL 2020 9 MLA, Calgary-Currie Councillor, Ward 8 Nicholas Milliken BA, BCom & JD Evan Woolley 211-1608 17 AVE SW T2T 0E3 P.O. Box 2100, Station M 403-246-4794 Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 2M5 [email protected] 403-268-2430

I would like to inform all Calgary-Currie Constituents that our Constituency Office has relocated. We are now located at 211- Community Clean Up Events 1608 17 AVE SW, T2T 0E3. To contact the Constituency Office City supported Community Cleanups will start running please email [email protected] or call 403-246-4794. in April and will continue through to the early fall. These popular events are hosted by community associations The office is located in the Scarboro Professional Building. Entrance with support from Calgary Community Standards and to the building is located at the north entrance at the back of the Waste & Recycling at The City. Calgarians can drop off building off of 16 Street where there is free parking for visitors. their stuff at any community clean up location, regard- Fair Deal Panel Town Hall less of where they live in the city. There is no charge for I co-hosted a Fair Deal Panel Town Hall on Wednesday Febru- putting items in City Waste & Recycling trucks. Keep in ary 19, 2020 at the Hellenic Centre with the Minister of Justice, mind, some community associations bring in additional the Hon. Doug Schweitzer MLA Calgary-Elbow, Minister of recycling services that may require a fee. Energy the Hon. Sonya Savage MLA Calgary-Northwest, and Muhammad Yaseen MLA Calgary-North. Thank-you to all of the Check calgary.ca/cleanup for the list of community as- 117 people that attended and participated in this important sociations hosting cleanup events and check the asso- conversation on a Fair Deal for Alberta. If you are interested in ciation website or Facebook page for full details on the other public consultations, please visit the https://alberta.ca event in each community. website regularly and click the Public Engagements Tab. Please don’t bring: Budget 2020 Was Tabled February 27 • Car batteries The Budget 2020 was presented at the end of February. This year’s budget will continue the commitment that our govern- • Glass (e.g. window panes, glass table tops) ment made to Albertans to find 3 cents on the dollar and reinvest • Household appliances with Freon (e.g. refrigerators, savings into improving services. Thousands of Albertans were freezers) consulted through the engagement process, allowing the public • Microwaves to share their priorities and concerns with our government. • Liquids (e.g. cooking oils) • Large metal items (e.g. lawnmowers, barbeques) Government Selling Crude-by-Rail Contracts • Railway ties In February, our government took important action and sold • Sod or dirt (other yard waste is OK) the crude-by-rail contracts. By transferring these contracts to • Household hazardous waste (see calgary.ca for drop- the private sector, not a government, is saving Alberta tax- payers $500 million. It will also add 120,000 barrels per day of off locations) takeaway capacity in the oil industry. The private sector, not a Visit calgary.ca/whatgoeswhere for items that are government, is in the best position to manage the crude ship- recyclable. ping process. By returning to an arrangement that works, we are all is acting in the best interest of Albertans. Congratulatory Scrolls: Order a Congratulatory Scroll from Nicholas Milliken, MLA for Calgary-Currie. Congratulatory Scrolls can be created for Grad- uations, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Retirements. Email [email protected] or call the Calgary-Currie Constituency Office at 403-246-4794 to place your order. Even though yellow is one of the most common Sign up for my email distribution list: colours for flowers, there are no yellow sweet pea If you would like to stay up to date on future Calgary-Currie Town Halls and MLA events please sign up for my email dis- blossoms. Just as horticulture enthusiasts have been tribution list for notifications, email calgary.currie@assembly. in pursuit of breeding a blue rose, there is a mission ab.ca. Your honest feedback and communication always help to breed a yellow sweet pea. No such luck yet! me better represent you as your MLA.

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