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The Official HOUNSFIELD HEIGHTS-BRIAR HILL Community Newsletter I MAY 2 0 1 5 3 Houns eld Heights – Briar Hill Community Association Board of directors COMMITTEE POSITION NAME PHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS President Robby Sidhu 403-605-9120 [email protected] 1st Vice President Carol Sandahl [email protected] 2nd Vice President Gunter Sammet [email protected] Treasurer Sarah Zhu [email protected] Secretary Laura Hunt [email protected] Director - Education VACANT [email protected] Director - Sears Plume Emmanuel Malterre [email protected] Director - Facilities Gunter Sammet [email protected] HANDYMAN GORD Director - Facilities Robby Sidhu [email protected] Serving Calgarians for 35 years. Director - Event Planning VACANT [email protected] I HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCE TO Director - Communications Nicole Bradac [email protected] TACKLE ALMOST ANY JOB AROUND YOUR Director - Land Use Terry Woods [email protected] Calendar HOUSE. Director - IT Jeﬀ Marsh [email protected] Carpentry, painting, leaky faucets and minor Director-at-Large Kevin Taylor [email protected] of Events plumbing, drywall repairs, windows and doors, Kindergarten Secretary/Treasurer Paul Grunau Send us information about your annual countertops and tiles, cabinets, minor electrical, or one-time event. deck and fence repairs, and alot more. Administrative Assistant Sue Munroe 587-716-5333 [email protected] Facility Manager Chris Lee 587-717-2665 [email protected] And new for 2015. Community Board Meetings Indoor Soccer Program Eve Miller [email protected] Second Thursday of the month at 7 pm in the Eavestrough cleaning service.

Outdoor Soccer Program Bart Hulshof/Jill Letal [email protected] Community Boardroom. All welcome! To be on Youth Badminton Program Alice Chan [email protected] the agenda, please contact Caroline or Robby at I can help you with your Beacon Newsletter Submissions vacant [email protected] least 2 weeks in advance. renovation project. Tots Time Children’s Program vacant [email protected] I only charge $45.00 per hour. Family Open Gym Night FREE ESTIMATES. Louise Riley Library Allison Thomson 403-221-2047 [email protected] Fridays 6:30 – 8 pm Community Gym Send me an email: [email protected]. Community Police Liaison Cst. John Kastamonitis 403-567-6300 Tots Time Playgroup Contact the HHBH Community Association at: Mondays 9:30 - 11:30 am Board Meetings Mailing Address: Box 65086, RPO North Hill Calgary, AB T2N 4T6 Board Meetings are held at 7pm Phone: 282-6634 (voice mail) (checked 1 - 2 times per week) on the second Thursday of each Email: [email protected] month in the Community Hall Beacon Submissions to: Beacon Editor – email: [email protected] HHBH Gym meeting room. Resident’s are Deadline for submissions for next issue: Fifth of the month Boardroom/Gym Bookings: [email protected] welcome and encouraged to Drop-in Programs Website: www.hh-bh.ca attend. To include an item on Boardroom/Gym 1922 – 14 Avenue N.W.Parking is west of the Louise Riley Library, Badminton: Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm the agenda, please contact the accessed via the library driveway.Hall/Gym is located NE of our parking lot, just across the Pickleball: Wednesday 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Board at least two weeks prior soccer eld. Rates: $4 per person, $3 for seniors (55+) to the meeting. The HHBH Gym and Boardroom schedule can be viewed online at www.hh-bh.ca.

4 MAY 2015 I Great News Publishing I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities The Official HOUNSFIELD HEIGHTS-BRIAR HILL Community Newsletter I MAY 2 0 1 5 5 The Hub Hounsfield Heights-Briar Hill LOUISE RILEY CALGARY 1904 14 Ave NW The Hub is the information headquarters of the Calgary PUBLIC 403-221-2046 • calgarylibrary.ca Queen Elizabeth School Police Service where you can receive news, stories and LIBRARY On Thursday June 11, 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm announcements at your ngertips. Name Age Contact Course Mon - Thur 10:00 am – 9 pm • Fri & Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm until May 12 then closed Sundays until mid-Sept. Queen Elizabeth will be hosting a Grade 9 Farewell. Alexandra 32 587-432-7977 Yes You can choose to be noti ed directly via voice message We use this opportunity to celebrate our grade 9 stu- to your phone, text message to your cellular phone, or Andrea 29 587-437-2048 Yes Drop-in Programs… dents as they move from junior high to senior high. by email. Ashley 19 403-808-0038 Yes 50+ Co ee and Conversation: Join us for co ee, conversation This is an evening of celebration and fun that involves and presentations of interest. Ages 50 and up. Mondays, May a dance, Grade 9 showcase, dessert bu et and more. Neighbourhood Alerts Carol 20 403-472-9002 No 4 to Aug. 31 (No program on May 18 and Aug. 3) 2 - 3:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to wear semi-formal attire and The Hub Messaging System will periodically send noti- Dayelle 31 587-755-1878 No No registration required. this year’s theme is Hollywood. This event is for Queen cations advising the public of speci c crime trends in Duncan 17 403-500-9826 Yes Drop-in Family Storytime: Drop in for stories, songs and n- Elizabeth’s grade 9 students only. No parents! Tickets a community such as, house break-and-enters, and car ger plays the whole family can enjoy. Ages 2 to 5 with a parent/ Faris 13 403-402-0950 Yes caregiver. Saturdays, May 2 to Aug. 29, 10:30 - 11 a.m. No regis- have been available since early April and cost $10 each. prowlings. Please inquire about tickets through the Main O ce at Grace 14 403-282-8823 Yes tration required. 403-777-6380. Major Crimes Janessa 13 587-830-6585 Yes Technology Programs… Sometimes, the Hub Messaging System will send out no- Finding Jobs Online and the Hidden Job Market: Learn Jennifer 38 587-888-3713 No On Tuesday, May 12, several Social Studies 30 and ELA 30 ti cations asking for the public’s help investigating a ma- about online job boards and discover tools for understanding classes from Queen Elizabeth H.S. will be joining many jor crime. Individual citizens are the eyes and ears of the Jonahley 50 403-837-6348 Yes and navigating the hidden job market. Wednesday, May 13. 11 other classes from both the Calgary Public and Catholic community and quite possibly can share valuable infor- Josephine 14 403-283-0478 Yes a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration required. Board High Schools in Calgary, in attending the Mount eBooks: A Library On the Go (Overdrive): Are you curious about mation that might help the police in their investigations. Lindsay 28 403-383-1474 No Royal University’s Annual Holocaust Education Sympo- ebooks? Library sta demonstrate how to download an ebook using sium. The Symposium, which has been o ered for over Missing Persons Madison 13 403-850-6001 Yes OverDrive. Saturday, May 23. 1:30 - 3 p.m. Registration required. thirty years now, enhances particular topics within the If a member of the public goes missing, the Hub Mes- Maria 44 403-818-0560 No Just for you… saging System may be used to send a noti cation to programs of studies for both Social Studies and English Miriam 13 403-774-8880 No Calgary’s Best Walks Walking Tour: Join Lori Beattie, intrepid Language Arts, as well, the Symposium provides the audi- communities giving a description of the person so that urban walker and author of Calgary’s Best Walks, for an urban Neil 13 403-991-6172 Yes ence with the real testimony of a Holocaust survivor. There the rest of the public can be on the look-out and report walkabout that follows one of the routes in her new book. The is no mistaking that there is a special impact on the audi- sightings. Sebastian 14 403-971-1986 Yes urban walkabout will last 1.5 hours and will be approximately 6-7 km. There will be hills and/or stairs. Tuesday, June 2, 6:30 - ence of teenagers, in listening to the stories of the sur- Community Events Shy-Lynn 14 403-966-1896 Yes 8:30 p.m. Registration required. vivors, who were only teenagers themselves, or younger, The Hub Messaging System will also be used to notify Sophie 15 403-283-0478 Yes when they were sent to live in the concentration camps. ESL Conversation Club (Intermediate): Practice your English Calgary residents of safety fairs and other special events Todd 43 403-585-8463 Yes As the number of survivors declines each year, their stories listening and speaking skills in this six-week program. occurring throughout the City, for example, Shred-It Wednesdays, May 20 to June 24, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. increase in importance, in the hope of ensuring that future events, community fairs, and the Diversity Cup. Registration begins Apr. 20 Registration required. generations continue to remember, and certainly to learn Calling All BABYSITTERS from, this far-reaching tragedy of not-so-long ago. Sign up for The Hub by visiting www.hiplink.calgarypolice.ca. Enroll free at mybabysitter.ca and choose the Calgary communities Law at Your Library: City of Calgary Bylaws: Learn about City you would like to babysit in. of Calgary bylaws including options in court. In partnership Calling All PARENTS with Calgary Legal Guidance. Thursday, May 14. 7 - 8:30 p.m. “GET READY FOR RETIREMENT” TRADESHOW Visit mybabysitter.ca and ﬁ nd available babysitters in and around Louise Riley - Main Floor - Program room. Registration required. your community. Camp re Cowboys and Cowgirls: Stampede to the Library Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Disclaimer: We recommend for your own peace of mind that references be checked for tales about cowboys, cowgirls and the Old West. Wear your 3:00 – 8:00 PM when choosing your babysitter. This babysitter list is provided as a service to the best western duds! Ages 2 to 5 with a parent/caregiver. Tues- West Hillhurst Community Association, TriviaEach king in a deck of community and is governed by the terms & conditions outlined at mybabysitter.ca. day, June 30, 2:30 - 3 p.m. Registration required. 1940- 6th Avenue NW Presented by CARP Calgary playing cards represents World War II and Canada’s Comic Books: The Second World War was the age of Captain Daring, Rover the Wonder Dog, and Products,Come learn aboutservices local and products, activities services to and enjoy activities during to enjoy your during retirement. your a great king from history: Enjoyretirement. the 8 Tao Notes Events Dixie Band Food and Truck Tao Events and 8 FoodNotes Truck Dixie will Band. also be on-site. Spades - King David, Clubs - MAY MOON ALENDAR Captain Future. This presentation explores these exciting years C when our uniquely Canadian comic book characters conveyed General public admission $2. Alexander the Great, Hearts *Free for CARP members *membership card must be presented. a sense of identity and captured the imagination. Presented - Charlemagne, Diamonds First Full Last New To learn more about the event please email us at [email protected] Quarter Moon Quarter Moon by Dennis Slater, guest lecturer at the U of C and the Glenbow - Julius Caesar. May 6 May 14 May 21 May 28 Museum. Tuesday, May 5. 7 - 8:30 p.m. Registration required.

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G R S F L Y U P D Q P P L D L I U H Mother's Day W U R Y C G L Y L F S E S A E L P M K O E Y R E Q C A R E H T O M I T F Crowchild Trail Corridor W N S F H N C H I L D R E N T D B F Houns eld Heights/Briar Hill Real Estate Update S O P A Y Q Z C C B Z A X N E Q O C Study T H E M A B F E E T H E E S W C F A Last 12 Months Houns eld Heights/Briar Hill The City of Calgary is restarting the transportation cor- F U C I N R L C P E P M S C Q A Y R ridor study for Crowchild Trail between 24 Avenue N.W. MLS Real Estate Sale Price Update I B T L T P B A S D D E A X N R T I and 17 Avenue S.W. The study will look at short-term Average Asking Price Average Sold Price G Z V Y M K B Q Q N L N P D H N J N improvements and the amount of space (right-of-way) March 2015 $1,449,950 $1,442,500 Z P E A D E W E A B C E P U K A W G required for the long-term upgrades needed to move February 2015 $2,269,000 $2,140,000 M O X D M R V M Q E J T R F T T Z E high volumes of vehicular tra c and accommodate Appreciate Family Mother January 2015 $0 $0 D E S E I O M C P V U S E H T I D V Blessed Forgive Obey pedestrians, transit users and cyclists while minimizing December 2014 $2,749,500 $2,687,500 Caring Gifts Pleases L Q B V L O Z I E I E I C N H O B M impacts to adjacent communities. The Study will also November 2014 $799,500 $770,000 Carnations Help Respect B P A O C Y E B O G Z L I J A N G Q look at the impacts of a no-build option for Crowchild October 2014 $799,900 $782,000 Trail—that is, what happens to travel along and across Children Holiday Special F U A T R K D D I R W U A M N S S O September 2014 $1,440,212 $1,418,612 Commandment Honour Thank the Crowchild Trail corridor if no changes are made. L R J E E N L S Q O O R T O K X M X August 2014 $1,389,166 $1,402,600 Devoted Listen Y J W D X Q U M A F F U E A J I U Z The City previously started the study in 2010 but was July 2014 $1,609,974 $1,448,750 Example Love Appreciate Family Mother directed by City Council to cease work until a Transpor- June 2014 $1,164,668 $1,101,857 Blessed Forgive Obey Caring Gifts Pleases tation Corridor Study Policy that guides how the public May 2014 $1,218,266 $1,186,666 Carnations Help Respect will be engaged on all corridor studies is developed. Children Holiday Special April 2014 $1,749,000 $1,725,000 Commandment Honour Thank Council approved the Policy July 2014 and directed Devoted Listen Example Love the project team to restart the Crowchild Trail Corridor Last 12 Months Houns eld Heights/Briar Hill Study. MLS Real Estate Number of Listings Update

The Crowchild Trail Corridor Study has a new six-phase No. New Properties No. Properties Sold study process. Phase 1 established an 18-person team March 2015 3 2

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10 MAY 2015 I Great News Publishing I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities The Official HOUNSFIELD HEIGHTS-BRIAR HILL Community Newsletter I MAY 2 0 1 5 11 MAY 22 TO JUNE 6 YOUR COMMUNITY/CITY EVENTS ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA IMPORTANT NUMBERS COMMUNITY Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka follows 1 ALL EMERGENCY CALLS 911 enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre 403.253.5250 ANNOUNCEMENTS Wonka as he stages a contest by 2 AT A GLANCE... Alberta Health Care 403.310.0000 hiding fi ve golden tickets in fi ve of his Deadline – 1st of each month for scrumptious candy bars. StoryBook 3 • January 31, 2015 to June 28, 2015 - Travelling AHS Addictions Hotline 1.866.332.2322 Theatre 403-216-0808 / www. ATCO Gas – 24 Hour Emergency 403.245.7222 the next month’s publication 4 Exhibition: Dinosaurs in Motion. TELUS Spark 403- storybooktheatre.org 817-6800 / www.sparkscience.ca Calgary HEALTH LINK 24/7 403.943.5465 Contact [email protected] 5 • February 28, 2015 to January 17, 2016 - Cabinets Calgary Police – Non Emergency 403.266.1234  Free announcements: lost/found, household items 6 of Curiosity. A strange world, inspired by 17th Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter 403.234.7233 for sale, wanted, garage sale, student/senior services, etc. century “wunderkammer,” or wonder rooms,” Child Abuse Hotline 1.800.387.5437  Forty word limit 7 is being showcased at the Glenbow. Glenbow Kids Help Line 1.800.668.6868 8 Museum 403-268-4100 / www.glenbow.org March Child Safe Canada 403.202.5900 Distress/Crisis Line 403.266.4357 25, 2015 to June 14, 2016 - Your Town is Our 9 ENMAX – Power Trouble 1.800.332.1414 Town. An exhibition of photographs from Swerve 10 Poison Centre - Alberta 403.944.1414 Magazine’s Our Town column. Lougheed House Suicide Crisis Line 1.800.784.2433 JUNE 11 403-244-6333 ext.103 JUNE 12 HOSPITALS / URGENT CARE address: 1908-20th Avenue NW • June 5 to June 28 -Shear Madness: Vertigo Theatre NOW OPEN! PURITY RING 12 Alberta Children’s Hospital 403.955.7211 Calgary, AB T2M-1H5 Purity Ring is an electronica duo hailing 403-221-3708 / www.vertigotheatre.com 403.542.0515 Foothills Hospital 403.944.1110 phone: [email protected] from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who 13 • June 7 to June 6 – Calgary Ukrainian formed in 2010. MacEwan Ballroom Peter Lougheed Centre 403.943.4555 email: [email protected] – 20th Avenue NW www.purityringthing.com 14 Festival: Acadia Recreation Complex www. Rockyview General Hospital 403.943.3000 Calgary, AB T2M-1H5 calgaryukrainianfestival.ca Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre 403.955.6200 15 • June 10 to June 11 - Pops In the Park: Heritage South Calgary Urgent Care Health Centre 403.943.9300 16 Park 403-571-0849 / www.cpo-live.com South Health Campus 403.956.1111 • June 18 - Behind The Curtain Artist Gallery OTHER 17 1 Pair 1/2 Leg and Trade Show: Standard Nightclub. www. Calgary Humane Society 403.205.4455 +GST 18 Calgary Parking Authority VOLUNTEERINGOnly $24.00 behindthecurtainev.wix.com With this coupon. Offer expires November 30, 2013 (Towed/Abandoned Vehicles etc.) 403.537.7100 is good for the soul JUNE 27 19 • June 19 to June 20 - Vintage With Flair: Visit artisans’ boutique booths at this summertime art Calgary Seniors’ Resource - SeniorConnect 403.266.6200 COLOR ME RAD 5K 20 Elder Abuse Resource Line (65+) 403.705.3250 We’re the only 5K that will send you fair. Priddis Community Hall www.vintagewith air. 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Heritage Ranch 1-888-817- Neighbour Mediation Hotline 403.269.2707 24 6784 / www.5kfoamfest.ca Road Conditions – Calgary 1.877.262.4997 • June 24 to June 28 – Sled Island: Annual four-day 25 Weather Information 403.299.7878 Proudly serving your community for 12 years! independent music and arts festival featuring over Gamblers Anonymous 403.237.0654 26 200 artists and bands throughout various venues in DISCLAIMER ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS NOW! the city. 403-229-2901 / www.sledisland.com REACHING OVER 378,000 HOUSEHOLDS 27 The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission • June 26 – TEDxYYC: Calgary’s best and brightest reﬂ ect those of the author and should not be considered to reﬂ ect those ACROSS 136 CALGARY COMMUNITIES 28 give thought-provoking lectures on a wide range of of the HH-BH Community Association and Great News Publishing. 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Call for a dows to meet re code for bedrooms, from cutting basement windows, doorways to supply and in- has been a hidden treasure in the historic North Hill Mall leaving happy and tanned! Customer satisfaction and safety complimentary estimate. Ask for Joshua 403-369- is most important. The sta is there to help customers along stall quality windows, window-well, weeping-tile, since 2003. Owner and Operator Nancy Lundell, takes great 7534 or visit www.calres.ca. the way to achieving a safe a beautiful tan. core drilling, excavation and anything concrete pride in owning this small business for the last nine years. NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community cutting. Call 403-570-0555 or text 403-680-0611. Raydiance Suntan Studio is pleased to o er its customers Happy tanning and thanks again from all of us at Raydiance Mediation Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no cost Email: [email protected]. with multiple choices to receive the most optimal tan pos- Suntan Studio. mediation and con ict coaching service that can sible. With three di erent types of beds, all with the highest help you resolve problems and restore peace! quality of tanning lamps, you are sure to nd something that We help neighbours be neighbours again! www. will suit your needs. We o er point packages, monthly pack- communitymediation.ca, 403-269-2707. ages, as well as drop in prices that allow access to each and every bed in the shop. Along with the many tanning packages o ered, Raydiance also has a variety of top of the line tanning lotions to help increase your tanning results even more. The sta at Raydiance realizes that tanning can at www.raydiancesuntanstudio.com times become costly, that is why we try to o er the most cost e ective specials on both tanning packages and lotions. We Alberta Guide Dog want to save you money! Raydiance Suntan Studio also of- fers custom airbrush spray tans and eye lash extensions at a Alberta Guide Dog Services is seeking volunteer Puppy Raisers to provide Raydiance Suntan Studio loving homes to puppies training to be Guide Dogs (for blind or visually im- great price. The custom air brush tans and lash extensions are applied only by the best trained professionals to ensure you is dedicated to exceeding paired individuals) and Autism Support Dogs (for children with moderate to leave looking and feeling awless. your expectations, severe autism and their families). This is a 24/7 commitment that involves th providing superior providing our pups with basic obedience and socialization skills, from the Raydiance Suntan Studio located at #1669- 1632 14 Avenue customer service and the NW, right inside of North Hill Mall. The studio is open Mon- time they are 7-8 weeks to 14-18 months old. Through scheduled visits and best looking tan possible. obedience classes, as well as guidance from a Puppy Raising Supervisor day through Friday 10 am - 9 pm, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 11 am - 5pm. Appointments, while appreci- and advice from existing volunteers, you will have a terri c support system • Bronzer Beds ated are not necessary, walk-in customers are more than wel- throughout this very rewarding experience. Volunteers must be available • Golden Beds come! You can contact us through a multitude of mediums; • VHR Stand-up Beds during the day. We provide food, vet care and other basic necessities for the phone: 403-338-1778, facebook: Raydiance Suntan Studio pup. If you are interested in raising a puppy that could grow up to change Inc., website: www.raydiancesuntanstudio.com, Instagram: someone’s life, please contact Alberta Guide Dog Services. (Or please call North Hill Shopping Centre raydiance_suntan. We are trying to make it easy and conve- 403-338-1778 Sandra at 403-616-3228 or email [email protected]). nient for our customers to stay in contact with us because we really do care what you think! Social media has also made it

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