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Welcome to February! Did Balzac Billy see his shadow on We hope you are to take advantage of our rinks through- Groundhog Day? A sunny day that allows the ground- out the winter. Each year it seems like the younger kids hog to see his shadow will send him scurrying back into are becoming regular users of the hockey rink. his burrow, a sign of six more weeks of winter. A cloudy Many individuals have donated skates to the SMCA and therefore shadow less day is a sign of spring en- Board, and we would like to pass them on to individu- couraging the groundhog to stay above ground. als who would like to skate. If you don’t know how to The Calgary teacher’s convention always aligns with Al- skate, we have a lifelong hockey family living in Sand- berta’s Family Day weekend. For many, this is an oppor- stone more than willing to provide a few skating lessons tunity to get away, the first since the Christmas break for free at either the pleasure rink or the hockey rink. and for others this is a day to reflect on the value of Contact us at [email protected] for more family and take advantage of the events that are held information. throughout Calgary. As I mentioned previously, our hockey rink/outdoor sports surface (355 Sandarac Drive NW) needs replace- Thank you for submitting your photo entries for our ment. Currently, it is used by community members of all SMCA Christmas light contest. The 2019 Winners: 1st ages, local sports teams, local schools, and members of place: 120 MacEwan Ridge Cl; 2nd place: 56 Sandring- neighbouring communities. We have a dedicated crew ham Cl; 3rd place: 47 Sandringham Way; and honorable of rink volunteers in the winter months. We host vari- mentions: 51 MacEwan Meadow Way and 36 MacEwan ous winter and summer events and have the potential Meadow Rise. We look forward to seeing more entries to host more throughout the year. next year! We are looking for your input. Do you use the rink/surface? Do you have any thoughts on the replacement? Please go to the online questionnaire at www.sandstonemacewan. com/rink-survey and add your comments. One of our SMCA sheds being used by the Scouts had the lock cut off by vandals who stole some equipment. The 224 Scouts collect bottles throughout the year to 7 1 3 purchase equipment for the kids and this is a loss for them. Please report any suspicious activity you see 8 3 2 in your neighbourhood to either 311 or 911. Your call could stop a crime in progress. 3 9 2 4 8 We thank all those who have purchased their SMCA 5 memberships! Please go to sandstonemacewan.com to purchase your membership online or email Carolyn 5 9 7 1 Gomez at [email protected]. Thank you so much for helping us grow our social me- 2 dia sites! We have over 830 Facebook likes, 400 Twitter followers and over 220 for email distribution! Thanks 8 3 4 5 9 to Trevor, we are now on Instagram; so far, we have 62 followers! Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/ 9 1 2 sandstonemacewan/ Happy Valentines Day! 7 4 3 Sue Coatham, President SMCA, [email protected] FIND SOLUTION ON PAGE 7

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Stay informed, Get involved! Submit pictures, community articles and upcoming events to newsletter@ sandstonemacewan.com. Front cover pictures must be at least 1MB in size. 300 DPI preferred. Every month we will select one SMCA picture for the cover page of our SMCA Newsletter and also include PHOTO several other pictures for inside the CONTEST newsletter that showcase talents in our great community.

SANDSTONE MACEWAN I FEBRUARY 2020 5 RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES

February has Valentine’s Day, and Val- So how did we go from bird people to sirens were under Poseidon; purifica- entine’s Day means romance. So, I’m fish people? That’s a bit muddled. One tory/cathartic sirens served Hades. taking that a step further and going source said that in Isidore of Seville’s The surviving sources seem to associ- to be talking about creatures of se- Etymologies (c. 615A.D. – 630 A.D.), he ate them more with the latter, as Ovid duction: sirens. Sirens in our contem- wrote that in addition to feathered si- wrote that sirens were companions porary imaginations are more or less rens, there were also winged serpents of Persephone, Hades’ wife. There mermaids whose voices allure people in Arabia called sirens. It is possible are two versions of why this is: one is to their deaths. But it didn’t start that that a snake/woman hybrid emerged that Persephone’s mother, Demeter, way. Once upon a time, sirens were which was either changed to or con- gave the sirens wings to help them actually bird women. fused with half-fish. As sirens are as- search for her daughter, then kid- sociated with oceans and seafaring, it napped by Hades. The other version In the Odyssey, Odysseus encounters would make sense for a half-woman, is that Demeter cursed the sirens to the sirens on his journey home. To re- half-snake to be mistaken as half- be the winged, singing seductresses cap: Odysseus commands his crew to woman, half sea-serpent/fish. because they failed to stop the ab- tie him to the ship’s mast because he There were once depictions of male duction. Hyginus wrote that sirens is curious about the sirens’ song. He sirens too, but they seemed to have would only live as long as those who orders the crew to fill their ears with been phased out around the 5th cen- were trapped in their songs remained wax and not to loose him until they tury B.C., which I think is unfortunate. ensnared. If they escaped, the sirens had sailed beyond the sirens’ voices. I don’t see male sirens being any less would die. Beyond the sirens’ irresistible song, appealing than female sirens. I’m a On a tangentially related note, the not much else is described. Scholars sucker for a baritone as it is. Given word siren, used in reference to a po- have suggested that it is because the that sirens are not the same as mer- lice or ambulance siren, was first re- audience already knew what sirens maids, I’m also arguing that male corded in 1879. But how we got from were and did not need to be remind- sirens are not the same as mermen. “hypnotically beautiful singing” to ed. But surviving images and litera- And I think male sirens should be “obnoxious cacophony” is an article ture from the period depict sirens brought back. #Feminism (and I only for a different time. as bird-like creatures with women’s mean that half-jokingly). Here’s some free advice: if your Tin- faces. This later evolved into women Beyond seducing sailors, sirens had der date has a beautiful voice from with bird legs—sometimes with or function within the Greek cosmol- which you can’t seem to pull your- without wings on their backs—hold- ogy. Proclus, a contemporary of self away, plays a lyre, seems fishy or ing musical instruments. At some Plato, relayed that Plato had divided perhaps likes birds a little too much, point, all bird attributes disappeared, sirens into three categories: celestial, maybe don’t fight your friends when and they looked like human women, generative, and purificatory/cathar- they tie you to a ship’s mast until that set apart only by their bewitching tic. Celestial sirens were under the ‘relation-ship’ has sailed. Happy Val- voices. authority of Zeus, while generative entine’s Day.

6 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities SCHOOL SHOUT-OUTS Queen Elizabeth High School BUSINESS It’s February! That means report cards for Junior High students have been posted on PowerSchool and our CLASSIFIEDS high school students are starting a new semester! Our Grade 12 students are in their last four months of their For business classified ad rates call Great News Publishing high school career. at 403-720-0762 or [email protected] To that end, Grade 12 students should be setting up ap- pointments with Student Services to see that they are RIGHTWAY PLUMBING AND HEATING: Has been hap- on track for graduation. While they are in the office, they pily serving the Sandstone/MacEwan area with quality should also look at scholarship information. work, happy clients and fair pricing; with second gen- eration experience, there is no job we can’t handle. Fur- Congratulations to our Knights’ Debaters! Our students naces, softeners, garburators, appliances, humidifiers, have received over a dozen debate awards so far this faucets, water heaters, bathroom renos and gas lines season. We wish all of our debaters the best of luck at also! Installed with great warranties. Call 403-968-6630. the Debate Regionals on Saturday February 29th, at Westmount Charter School. NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community Media- We are fundraising for our Spanish/Art students’ trip to tion Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no-cost mediation and Spain in October 2020! This is to help offset the individ- conflict coaching service that can help you resolve ual cost to parents and students. If there is anyone inter- problems and restore peace! We help neighbours be ested in helping out or contributing, please contact our neighbours again! www.communitymediation.ca, 403- parent coordinators at [email protected]. 269-2707. Stay tuned for more fundraising events at the school, including a tapas sale during parent-teacher conferences in March! Ms. Papadopoulos and her fabulous leadership students were busy over the Holiday season helping our seniors in the community. Thank you to the Bethany Care Cen- 2 5 4 7 8 6 9 1 3 ter for this continued relationship that is so valuable to our students. 1 6 8 3 4 9 7 2 5 We still wish to involve our community members in our teaching and learning. If you feel that you have some 3 7 9 2 1 5 4 6 8 expertise or unique experience to offer to our students and teachers, please contact Rachel Pruitt at rdpruitt@ 9 3 1 4 6 2 8 5 7 cbe.ab.ca. 6 8 5 9 3 7 1 4 2 Disclaimer: Published articles, reports or submissions reflect the opinions of the author and should notbe 4 2 7 1 5 8 3 9 6 considered to reflect the opinions of Great News Media (GNM) and the Sandstone MacEwan Community (SMCA) and/or Residents’ Association (SMRA). The information 8 1 3 6 2 4 5 7 9 contained in this magazine is believed to be accurate but is not warranted to be so. GNM and SMCA and/or 5 9 6 8 7 1 2 3 4 SMRA do not endorse any person(s) advertising in this newsletter. Advertisements are not an endorsement of any goods or services. 7 4 2 5 9 3 6 8 1

SANDSTONE MACEWAN I FEBRUARY 2020 7 YOUR CITY OF CALGARY 10 Tips to Recycle Right in 2020

Create new recycling habits for the 6. Bag your bags. Make it easier new year – this is one resolution to bag your bags by setting up you’ll want to keep! a spot in your home to collect them together. Hang a bag off 1. Bookmark the What Goes Where a hook inside a cabinet or clip a search tool on your computer/ bag off the side of your indoor smartphone. Visit calgary.ca/ recycling bin. Fill the bag up with whatgoeswhere to find out what all your stretchy bags as you get to recycle, compost or dispose of. them. Once the bag is full, tied 2. Know what not to put in your closed and then put in your blue Blue Cart. Batteries, loose plastic bin. Restart again with a new bag bags, clothing, food and liquid, and fill up. garden hoses, electrical cords, Sty- 7. Prepare your recyclables the rofoam, needles and yard waste do right way not belong in the recycling. a) Bundle your stretchy bags and 3. Group your bins together. Make wrap together into a single it easy for anyone in your house bag and securely tie closed. to recycle – just as easy as it is to b) Bag your shredded paper. throw something away. Put your c) Put the rest of your recycling inside recycling bin next to your loose into your blue cart. garbage can. For extra credit, add Make sure your recyclables are extra recycling and composting not packed in too tightly or bins in your kitchens, bathrooms, they will not fall out of the cart 10. Reduce, reuse, and rethink. and laundry room. Most of your during pickup. When it comes to sustainability, home’s recyclables and composta- 8. Download the Garbage Day reducing, reusing, and rethinking bles come from these three rooms. App. Never miss a collection day helps make an even bigger impact 4. Empty, clean and dry. Before you by downloading the Garbage Day for the environment. Find ways to toss your empty containers, cans, app onto your phone. View your change your daily consumption of jars, bottles, and cartons, make schedule on-the-go and set no- materials with these easy tricks: sure you rinse out liquids, food tifications to remind you of your • Reduce by saying no to single-use residue and such – then put these blue, black and green cart collec- items like straws, plastic grocery containers in your blue bin. tion days. bags and disposable coffee cups. 5. Keep electronics and batteries 9. Beyond the blue bin. Some items • Reuse by never leaving your house out of the recycling cart. While can’t be recycled or disposed of in without your reusables like your wa- these should be recycled, batteries any of the bins. This includes scrap ter bottle, coffee cup, canvas shop- and electronics do not belong in metal, household chemicals and ping bag and cutlery set (e.g. fork, your curbside recycling bin. These paint, used motor oil and cloth- spoon, chopsticks, straw). items can start fires at recycling fa- ing and textiles. The City offers • Rethink by buying items in eas- cilities and in the garbage trucks. drop-off programs for many of ily recyclable packaging like paper Visit calgary.ca/whatgoeswhere these items. Visit calgary.ca/what- and cardboard or choosing better to know where to safely recycle or goeswhere to learn where to safely options like using Tupperware con- dispose of electronics and batter- recycle or dispose of these items. tainers instead of plastic wrap. ies.

8 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Councillor, Ward 4 Sean Chu SANDSTONE 403-268-3727 [email protected] www.calgary.ca/ward4 MACEWAN www.seanchu.ca Hello, Ward 4 Residents, 300, 8120 Beddington Blvd. NW • Calgary, AB T3K 2A8 General Inquiries: [email protected] Grab your loved one and join us at Devonian Gardens from 5:30 sandstonemacewan.com – 9:00 p.m. on February 14th for a night of animal attraction! Tickets include a complimentary beverage, cocktail hour activi- EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ties, admission to a hilarious discussion about “inSex”, and a buf- President Sue Coatham fet dinner. You may be surprised what tips you’ll take home from 1st Vice-President Trevor Bacon the evening…Visit calgary.ca/nature for more information. 2nd Vice-President Phil Nantais Recreation Fee Assistance gives families or individuals living Treasurer Sharon Mazurkewich under the Low Income Cut Off limits the opportunity to partici- Secretary Willa Wu pate in recreational activities for discounted rates up to 90% off DIRECTORS a registered program and 75% off drop-in admissions or passes Membership Director Carolyn Gomez at City of Calgary Leisure Centres, Aquatic & Fitness Centres Casino Director Pinky Nantais and Arenas. Acceptance into the program also gives you access Newsletter Director Trevor Bacon to discounted rates at 28 partner organizations such as the Cal- Director at Large Shayne Chidlaw gary Zoo, Telus Spark, VIVO, WP Puppet Theatre and YMCA. For Director at Large Jennifer Bidlake Schroeder more information go to calgary.ca/fairentry/feeassistance. Director at Large Sarah Meagher Bromley Winter is fun, but make sure you stay safe! Ice-related incidents and countless others fall through ice, of- ten having a close brush with death! Girl Guides Leslie Jones 403-275-7098 Here are some helpful tips to help you stay safe: #224 Sandstone Steve Herz 403-262-2871 • Always stay a safe distance back from riverbanks and lake- Community Heather Gibbons [email protected] shores to avoid accidentally falling through the ice. Partnerships • Don’t walk on ice-covered bodies of water, including storm Calgary Police Const. Bruce Graham [email protected] ponds. It’s difficult to assess the thickness of the ice and whether it can hold the weight of a person or animal. • If a person or an animal falls through the ice into water, call 9-1-1. Don’t try to rescue them yourself. Encourage them to Sandstone/MacEwan Community kick, pull themselves up onto the ice and roll, rather than walk, towards the shore. Association Meetings • When skating outdoors, only skate on open ice surfaces specifical- are held the 2nd Thursday of the month ly designated for skating like City of Calgary or community rinks. at 7:00PM at the Berkshire Citadel-Sandarac Drive, NW If you fall through the ice: Everyone is welcome to attend. • Stay calm, try to keep your head out of the water and control No meetings July or August your breathing. • Try to pull yourself up onto the ice and onto your stomach then, roll towards the shore, where the ice may be thicker. • If you can’t get out of the water in less than 10 minutes, stop kicking and trying to pull yourself out, and anchor yourself to the ice shelf. Continue to call for help. If you witness a person falling through the ice stay back, do not go onto the ice. Call 9-1-1. Thank you for your attention, Councillor Sean Chu, Ward 4

SANDSTONE MACEWAN I FEBRUARY 2020 9 Sandstone MACEwan Real Estate News from the Update Friends of Nose Hill Last 12 Months SANDSTONE VALLEY by Anne Burke MLS Real Estate Sale Price Update When the City’s plan for paved pathways in Nose Hill was Average Asking Price Average Sold Price approved by City Council in July 2005, we understood, December 2019 $399,900 $388,000 during the public consultation, that user conflicts and November 2019 $0 $0 enforcement would remain issues in park management. October 2019 $455,000 $445,000 Some park users fear too many signs will inhibit enjoy- September 2019 $424,900 $415,000 ment of a prairie grassland natural environment park. Dogs off leash in on-leash zones disturb native vegeta- August 2019 $412,450 $399,500 tion and important wildlife habitat, such as foraging, July 2019 $492,900 $497,000 breeding, and nesting areas. Encounters between dogs June 2019 $418,450 $401,000 and wildlife can also mean injuries to wild animals, or May 2019 $549,900 $537,900 their being put down for public safety, during denning April 2019 $434,500 $428,500 season. March 2019 $483,000 $483,000 February 2019 $369,900 $363,000 In a recent Nose Hill Update, the Ward 4 Councillor an- January 2019 $0 $0 nounced some new measures, including: • Fences to stop cyclists from off-roading on the slopes Last 12 Months MACEWAN GLEN to prevent damage; • Updated entrance signs, additional garbage bins, and MLS Real Estate Sale Price Update wooden posts, to promote adherence to the Respon- Average Asking Price Average Sold Price sible Pet Owners Bylaw. December 2019 $514,900 $502,500 November 2019 $459,250 $444,500 Nose Hill Park supports some of the last remaining native fescue grasslands in Calgary. Foothills fescue grass- October 2019 $470,000 $457,500 land is one of the most threatened ecosystems on the September 2019 $445,000 $430,000 planet, and some of it is found on the slopes of Nose August 2019 $468,900 $465,000 Hill. The majority of the top of Nose Hill is off-leash, but July 2019 $429,900 $414,500 all remaining coulees, slopes, and escarpments are on- June 2019 $407,400 $394,000 leash areas. Under the bylaw, owners/handlers who do May 2019 $410,000 $394,000 not keep their dogs under control in these areas, and April 2019 $389,444 $378,250 who do not pick up and correctly dispose of waste, face March 2019 $460,000 $442,000 fines. February 2019 $0 $0 Check out Alberta Birds on Facebook for sighting black- January 2019 $349,900 $355,000 backed or downy woodpeckers; chickadees; osprey; To view more detailed information that comprise the above great horned, short-eared, snowy, or boreal owls; barn MLS averages please visit san.mycalgary.com or swallows; ruffled grouse; and bohemian waxwings. Join mac.mycalgary.com the bird count!

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